medical terminology quiz 1

Question 1

a-, an, non

Answer 1

without, not
ex: apnea (not breathing)
anuria (without urine)
nonstriated (muscle not striated)

Question 2

ab-, ef-

Answer 2

away
ex: abductor muscle (muscle pulling away from midline)
efferent neuron (carrying info away from the brain)

Question 3

ad-, af-

Answer 3

toward
ex: afferent neuron (carrying info towards the brain)
adductor muscle (muscle pulling toward midline)

Question 4

adi-, lip(o)-

Answer 4

fat
ex: adipose (fat tissue)
liposuction (removing fat from the body)

Question 5

-alg

Answer 5

pain
ex: neuralgia (nerve pain)
fibromyalgia (muscle pain)

Question 6

ana-

Answer 6

up
ex: anabolic reaction (building up molecules)

Question 7

ang(i)-

Answer 7

vessel
ex: angiogenesis (making of new blood vessels)
vasodilator (medicine that widens a blood vessel)

Question 8

ante-, pre-, pro-

Answer 8

before
ex: prenatal (before birth)
antebrachial (before the upper arm)
promomocyte (before the monocyte is mature)

Question 9

anti-, contra-

Answer 9

against, resisting
ex: antibody (resisting a foreign body)
contraception (against conception)

Question 10

aqua(e)-, hydr

Answer 10

water
ex: aqueous (water solution)
hydrocephalus (water on the brain)

Question 11

arthr(o), artic-

Answer 11

joint
ex: arthritis (joint inflammation)
articulation (joint)

Question 12

-ase

Answer 12

enzyme
ex: maltase ( enzyme breaking down maltose)
lipase (enzyme breaking down lipids/fats)

Question 13

audi-

Answer 13

hear
ex: auditory nerve ( nerve connecting the ear to the brain)

Question 14

aut(o)

Answer 14

self
ex: autoimmunity (self immunity)