Chapter 5-Medical Terminology

Question 1

What do root words usually stand for?

Answer 1

Body parts

Question 2

What does the prefix usually refer to?

Answer 2

Amount, location, or speed

Question 3

What does the suffix usually refer to?

Answer 3

Procedure, process, disease or condition

Question 4

Cardi-

Answer 4

Heart (RW)

Question 5

Hepat-

Answer 5

Liver (RW)

Question 6

Nephr-

Answer 6

Kidney (RW)

Question 7

Neur-

Answer 7

Nerve (RW)

Question 8

Psych-

Answer 8

Mind (RW)

Question 9

Thorac-

Answer 9

Chest (RW)

Question 10

Gastr-

Answer 10

Stomach (RW)

Question 11

Arthr-

Answer 11

Joint (RW)

Question 12

Oste-

Answer 12

Bone (RW)

Question 13

Pulmon-

Answer 13

Lung (RW)

Question 14

When are combining vowels used?

Answer 14

To connect a RW to another RW or a suffix that starts with a consonant

Question 15

What is the combining form of a word?

Answer 15

The RW followed by a slash and the combining vowel (e.g. pulmon/o)

Question 16

Hyper-

Answer 16

High, over (P)

Question 17

Hypo-

Answer 17

Low, under (P)

Question 18

Tachy-

Answer 18

Fast (P)

Question 19

Brady-

Answer 19

Slow (P)

Question 20

Pre-

Answer 20

Before (P)

Question 21

Post-

Answer 21

After (P)

Question 22

Cyano

Answer 22

Blue (P)

Question 23

Melen-

Answer 23

Black (P)

Question 24

Uni-

Answer 24

One (P)

Question 25

Dipl-

Answer 25

Two, double (P)

Question 26

Null-

Answer 26

None (P)

Question 27

Primi-

Answer 27

First (P)

Question 28

Multi-

Answer 28

Many (P)

Question 29

Bi-

Answer 29

Two (P)

Question 30

Tri-

Answer 30

Three (P)

Question 31

Quad-

Answer 31

Four (P)

Question 32

Tetra-

Answer 32

Four (P)

Question 33

Quint-

Answer 33

Five (P)

Question 34

Sexti-

Answer 34

Six (P)

Question 35

Septi-

Answer 35

Seven (P)

Question 36

Oct-

Answer 36

Eight (P)

Question 37

Nona-

Answer 37

Nine (P)

Question 38

Deca-

Answer 38

Ten (P)

Question 39

Semi-

Answer 39

Half, partial (P)

Question 40

Ambi-

Answer 40

Both (P)

Question 41

Pan-

Answer 41

All (P)

Question 42

What two words mean front?

Answer 42

Anterior and ventral

Question 43

What two words mean back?

Answer 43

Posterior and dorsal

Question 44

What word means closest to the head?

Answer 44

Superior

Question 45

What word means closest to feet?

Answer 45

Inferior

Question 46

What word means farthest from attachment?

Answer 46

Distal

Question 47

What word means closest to attachment?

Answer 47

Proximal

Question 48

What word means farthest from the midline?

Answer 48

Lateral

Question 49

What word means closest to the midline?

Answer 49

Medial

Question 50

What word means closest to the surface of the skin?

Answer 50

Superficial

Question 51

What word means farthest from the surface of the skin?

Answer 51

Deep

Question 52

What movement word means flexing of a join?

Answer 52

Flexion

Question 53

What word means straightening of a joint?

Answer 53

Extension

Question 54

What word means bringing closer to the body?

Answer 54

Adduction

Question 55

What word means moving away from the body?

Answer 55

Abduction

Question 56

Describe Fowler’s position

Answer 56

Seated almost upright at a 90 degree angle

Question 57

Describe semi-Fowler’s position

Answer 57

Reclining somewhere between 90 and 180 degrees but closer to supine

Question 58

Supine

Answer 58

Face up

Question 59

Prone

Answer 59

Face down

Question 60

Left Lateral Recumbent

Answer 60

Lying on left side so you don’t choke on your vomit

Question 61

My/o

Answer 61

Muscle (RW)

Question 62

Pneum/o

Answer 62

Lung (RW)