SLCC Medical Terminology Exam
Questions and Answers
#1
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iiword iiending?
root, iiprefix, iisuffix, iicombining iivowel ii- iiAnswers ii-suffix
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iifoundation iiof iithe iimedical iiterm?
root, iiprefix, iisuffix, iicombining iivowel ii- iiAnswers ii-root
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iimeans iistomach iipain?
hepatitis, iirhinitis, iiarthritis, iigastralgia ii- iiAnswers ii-gastralgia
The iiterm iitrans iimeans iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing?
across, iiunder, iiupon, iibelow ii- iiAnswers ii-across
The iiterm iipath iimeans iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing?
bone, iistomach, iidisease, iicrazy ii- iiAnswers ii-disease
The iiterm iihemat iimeans iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing?
liver, iitreatment, iiblood, iieye ii- iiAnswers ii-blood
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iitrue iiabout iimedical iiterms?
- iiinterpret iithem iifrom iithe iisuffix iiback ii| iimay iicontain iia iiroot, iisuffix iiand iiprefix ii| ii
-spelling iidoes iinot iimatter iias iiit iiwill iinot iichange iithe iimeaning iiof iithe iiword iiwhen
iicombining, ii
- iiif iithere iiare iitwo iivowels, iione iiis iidropped. ii- iiAnswers ii-spelling iidoes iinot iimatter iias
iiit iiwill iinot iichange iithe iimeaning iiof iithe iiword
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iimeans ii"nose"?
rhin, iihepat, iihemat, iiped ii- iiAnswers ii-rhin
,Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iibone iitumor?
neuroma, iimyeloma, iiosteoma, iicarcinoma ii- iiAnswers ii-osteoma
What iidoes iithe iiterm iimammogram iimean?
record iiof iithe iivessels, iirecord iiof iithe iidigestive iisystem, iirecord iiof iithe iibreast, iirecord
iiof iithe iiesophagus ii- iiAnswers ii-record iiof iithe iibreast
arthr ii- iiAnswers ii-joint ii-- iias iiin iiarthritis, iiinflammation iiof iithe iijoints
arthritis ii- iiAnswers ii-inflammation iiof iithe iijoints
carcin ii- iiAnswers ii-cancer ii-- iias iiin iicarcinoma, iia iicancerous iitumor
carcinoma ii- iiAnswers ii-a iicancerous iitumor
hepat ii- iiAnswers ii-liver ii-- iias iiin iihepatitis, iiinflammation iiof iithe iiliver iior iias iiin
iihepatomegaly, iia iilarge iiliver
hepatitis ii- iiAnswers ii-inflammation iiof iithe iiliver
path ii- iiAnswers ii-disease ii-- iias iiin iipathology, iithe iistudy iiof iidisease
pathology ii- iiAnswers ii-the iistudy iiof iidisease
oste ii- iiAnswers ii-bone ii-- iias iiin iiosteoma, iia iibone iitumor
osteoma ii- iiAnswers ii-bone iitumor
hemat ii- iiAnswers ii-blood ii-- iias iiin iihematology, iithe iistudy iiof iiblood
hematology ii- iiAnswers ii-the iistudy iiof iiblood
ped ii- iiAnswers ii-child ii-- iias iiin iipediatrics, iipertaining iito iichildren
pediatrics ii- iiAnswers ii-pertaining iito iichildren
neur ii- iiAnswers ii-nerve ii-- iias iiin iineurology, iithe iistudy iiof iinerves
neurology ii- iiAnswers ii-the iistudy iiof iinerves
rhin ii- iiAnswers ii-nose ii-- iias iiin iirhinitis, iiinflammation iiof iithe iinose
rhinitis ii- iiAnswers ii-inflammation iiof iithe iinose
,radi ii- iiAnswers ii-x-rays ii-- iias iiin iiradiology, iithe iistudy iiof iix-rays
radiology ii- iiAnswers ii-the iistudy iiof iix-rays
gastr ii- iiAnswers ii-gastr iiis iithe iiroot iimeaning iistomach
itis ii- iiAnswers ii-itis iiis iithe iisuffix iiand iimeans iiinflammation ii-- iias iiin iiarthritis, iiwhich iiis
iiinflammation iiof iithe iijoints
ic ii- iiAnswers ii-ic iiis iithe iisuffix iiand iiit iimeans iipertaining iito
epi ii- iiAnswers ii-epi iiis iithe iiprefix iiand iiit iimeans iiabove iior iiupon
trans ii- iiAnswers ii-trans iiis iithe iiprefix iiand iiit iimeans iiacross
mamm ii- iiAnswers ii-mamm iiis iithe iiroot iiword iimeaning iibreast
gram ii- iiAnswers ii-gram iiis iithe iisuffix iimeaning iirecord
dermatitis ii- iiAnswers ii-inflammation iiof iithe iiskin
derm ii- iiAnswers ii-skin
gastralgia ii- iiAnswers ii-stomach iiache
opthalmologist ii- iiAnswers ii-eye iidoctor
cardi ii- iiAnswers ii-cardi iiis iithe iicombining iiform iiand iiit iimeans iiheart
Rules iiand iiHints iifor iiWorking iiwith iiMedical iiTerminology ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiRead iithe
iimeaning iiof iithe iimedical iiterms iifrom iithe iisuffix iiback iito iithe iifirst iipart iiof iithe iiword.
2. iiDrop iithe iicombining iivowel ii(usually iio) iibefore iia iisuffix iiwith iia iivowel. ii(gastric iiNOT
iigastroic)
3. iiRetain iithe iicombining iivowel iibetween iitwo iiroot iiwords, iieven iiif iitwo iivowels iiare
iipresent iiat iithe iijunction iifor iiease iiof iipronunciation. ii(osteoarthritis iiNOT iiostearthritis)
4. iiPronunciation iiand iispelling iiare iicrucial iiin iimedical iiterminology. ii(ch ii= iiK iias iiin
iichromatin/chronic, iips ii= iiS iias iiin iipsychiatry/psychology, iipn ii= iiN iias iiin iipneumonia)
#2
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iimedical iiterms iifor iiinternal iiorgans?
viscera, iitissue, iiperitoneum, iiepithelial ii- iiAnswers ii-viscera
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iifundamental iiunit iiof iievery iiliving iithing?
cells, iitissues, iiviscera, iisystems ii- iiAnswers ii-cells
, What iiis iithe iiname iiof iithe iicavity iithat iicontains iithe iiheart, iilungs, iiesophagus iiand
iitrachea?
thoracic, iispinal, iicranial, iiabdominal ii- iiAnswers ii-thoracic
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiterms iidoes iiNOT iibelong iiwith iithe iiothers?
kidneys, iiureters, iigallbladder, iibladder ii- iiAnswers ii-gallbladder
What iiis iithe iiname iiof iithe iidouble-folded iimembrane iithat iisurrounds iithe iiabdominal
iicavity?
Pancreas, iiLarge iiintestine, iiViscera, iiPeritoneum ii- iiAnswers ii-Peritoneum
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iia iibody iicavity?
lower iiextremity, iicranial, iiabdominal, iipelvic ii- iiAnswers ii-lower iiextremity
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iisystems iiregulates iiand iicoordinates iibody iiactivity?
nervous, iiendocrine, iiurinary, iidigestive ii- iiAnswers ii-nervous
Which iisystem iiis iiresponsible iifor iicreating iioffspring?
respiratory, iicirculatory, iireproductive, iinervous ii- iiAnswers ii-reproductive
What iiis iithe iiname iiof iithe iiindividual iiwho iispecializes iiin iithe iistudy iiof iitissues?
radiologist, iihistologist, iitissuologist, iiphlebotomist ii- iiAnswers ii-histologist
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iian iiorgan?
heart, iitrachea, iilungs, iiendocrine ii- iiAnswers ii-endocrine
cell ii- iiAnswers ii-the iifundamental iiunit iiof iievery iiliving iithing ii(animal iior iiplant)
epithelial ii- iiAnswers ii-skin
lymphocyte ii- iiAnswers ii-white iiblood iicell
tissue ii- iiAnswers ii-a iigroup iiof iisimilar iicells iiworking iitogether iito iido iia iispecific iijob
the iiprimary iitissues ii- iiAnswers ii-epithelial, iiconnective, iiskeletal, iimuscular, iiglandular,
iiand iinervous