Quiz 1

Question 1

Which of the following terms means first pregnancy?

Answer 1

primigravida

Question 2

Discharge from the nose would be called:

Answer 2

rhinorrhea

Question 3

A prefix:

Answer 3

is a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

Question 4

Oximetry refers to:

Answer 4

measuring oxygen levels

Question 5

Which of the following prefixes means around?

Answer 5

circum-

Question 6

Which of the following elements is not a combining form

Answer 6

angi

Question 7

Which of the following words means rupture of an artery

Answer 7

arteriorrhexis

Question 8

The suffix -itis means:

Answer 8

inflammation

Question 9

The termventriculotomy refers

Answer 9

the incision of a ventricle

Question 10

A surgical puncture of the chest is called:

Answer 10

thoracocentesis

Question 11

A combining form

Answer 11

is created when a root word is combined with a vowel

Question 12

A therm/o/meter is an instrument for measuring temperature. In this word, -meter is a(n):

Answer 12

suffix

Question 13

The prefix homo- means:

Answer 13

same

Question 14

dys-

Answer 14

bad, painful, difficult

Question 15

endo-

Answer 15

in, within

Question 16

mono-

Answer 16

one

Question 17

retro-

Answer 17

backward, behind

Question 18

What does the suffix -edema mean

Answer 18

swelling

Question 19

The prefix dia- means

Answer 19

through, across

Question 20

The foundation of a medical term that contains the primary meaning is

Answer 20

word root

Question 21

Hepatomegaly refers to

Answer 21

enlargement of the liver

Question 22

Paralysis of the pharnyx would be termed

Answer 22

pharyngoplegia

Question 23

The plural form of cervix is

Answer 23

cervices

Question 24

The singular form of the word bacteriais:

Answer 24

bacterium

Question 25

The plural form of thrombus is ________________.

Answer 25

thrombi

Question 26

Arthralgia means

Answer 26

pain in the joints

Question 27

Hypothyroidism refers to a condition where the thyroid gland is under-functioning.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

All of the following are singular terms EXCEPT:

Answer 28

diagnoses

Question 29

What is the term that means without a breast?

Answer 29

amastia

Question 30

Surgical repair of the skin is called

Answer 30

dermoplasty

Question 31

The visual examination of the stomach is called

Answer 31

gastroscopy

Question 32

Esophagostenosis refers to the enlargement of the esophagus

Answer 32

false

Question 33

What does the suffix usually indicate

Answer 33

condition

Question 34

The plural form of vertebra is:

Answer 34

vertebrae

Question 35

The term postoperative refers to the period of time

Answer 35

after surgery

Question 36

The correct word to describe the excision or removal of the colon is:

Answer 36

colonectomy

Question 37

Which of the following words means surgical fracture of a bone?

Answer 37

oste/o/clasis

Question 38

In medical terms, "ch" (as in cholera) is usually pronounced:

Answer 38

"k"

Question 39

In the word arthrocentesis

Answer 39

arthr/o is the combining form of the word root

Question 40

An instrument used to make an incision in the stomach would be called a(n)

Answer 40

gastrotome

Question 41

Phleborrhaphy refers to

Answer 41

suture of a vein

Question 42

When pn is in the middle of a word (example: orthopnea) or, the p is not pronounced

Answer 42

false

Question 43

Microcytic anemia refers to a condition where red blood cells are:

Answer 43

smaller than normal

Question 44

Neutropenia refers to an decrease in neutrophils

Answer 44

true

Question 45

-cele

Answer 45

hernia, swelling

Question 46

-osis

Answer 46

. | abnormal condition

Question 47

-emia

Answer 47

blood condition

Question 48

-oma

Answer 48

tumor

Question 49

-rrhage

Answer 49

bursting forth

Question 50

Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate:

Answer 50

long sound