AHP105 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. **Which term refers to a membrane?**
- a) Amnio
- b) Arteri(o)
- c) Cyst(o)
- d) Derm(ato)
**ANSWER:** a) Amnio
2. **What does "angi(o)" refer to?**
- a) Heart
- b) Vessel
- c) Skin
- d) Bone
**ANSWER:** b) Vessel
3. **The term "arteri(o)" is related to which of the following?**
- a) Brain
- b) Heart
- c) Artery
- d) Cell
**ANSWER:** c) Artery
4. **Which term is associated with a joint?**
- a) Arthr(o)
- b) Oste(o)
- c) Crani(o)
- d) Hepat(o)
**ANSWER:** a) Arthr(o)
5. **What does the term "ather(o)" signify?**
- a) Bone
- b) Yellowish plaque, fatty substance
- c) Nerve
- d) Liver
**ANSWER:** b) Yellowish plaque, fatty substance
6. **Which prefix relates to life?**
- a) Bio
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- b) Glyco
- c) Nephro
- d) Glosso
**ANSWER:** a) Bio
7. **The term "bronch(o)" refers to what?**
- a) Bronchus (windpipe passages)
- b) Lungs
- c) Kidney
- d) Liver
**ANSWER:** a) Bronchus (windpipe passages)
8. **What does "bucc(o)" relate to?**
- a) Tongue
- b) Cheek
- c) Stomach
- d) Skin
**ANSWER:** b) Cheek
9. **The term "calc" refers to which of the following?**
- a) Skin
- b) Calcium, stone
- c) Heart
- d) Muscle
**ANSWER:** b) Calcium, stone
10. **What does "capn(o)" signify?**
- a) Oxygen
- b) Nitrogen
- c) Carbon dioxide
- d) Hydrogen
**ANSWER:** c) Carbon dioxide
11. **The term "carcin(o)" is related to which condition?**
- a) Cancer
- b) Diabetes
- c) Arthritis
- d) Hypertension
**ANSWER:** a) Cancer
12. **Which term is associated with the heart?**
- a) Cardi(o)
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- b) Hepat(o)
- c) Nephr(o)
- d) Oste(o)
**ANSWER:** a) Cardi(o)
13. **What does "caus(o)" refer to?**
- a) Burning
- b) Cooling
- c) Swelling
- d) Healing
**ANSWER:** a) Burning
14. **The prefix "cephal(o)" is related to which part of the body?**
- a) Arm
- b) Leg
- c) Head
- d) Foot
**ANSWER:** c) Head
15. **Which term refers to the brain?**
- a) Hepat(o)
- b) Cardi(o)
- c) Cerebr(o)
- d) Nephr(o)
**ANSWER:** c) Cerebr(o)
16. **The term "chem(o)" refers to which of the following?**
- a) Blood
- b) Cells
- c) Chemicals
- d) Bones
**ANSWER:** c) Chemicals
17. **What does "chol(e)" signify?**
- a) Blood
- b) Bile, gallbladder
- c) Heart
- d) Lungs
**ANSWER:** b) Bile, gallbladder
18. **Which term relates to cartilage?**
- a) Chondr(o)
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