Deck 4: Prefixes

Question 1

Retroperitoneal:

A) Region of the stomach
B) Within the chest
C) Behind the abdomen
D) Within the abdomen
E) Below the pelvis

Answer 1

Behind the abdomen

Question 2

Abductor muscle:

A) Bending forward
B) Located proximally
C) Pertains to both sides
D) Carries a limb toward the body
E) Carries a limb away from the body

Answer 2

Carries a limb away from the body

Question 3

Dia-:

A) Flow
B) Down, lack of
C) Complete, through
D) Against
E) Near

Answer 3

Complete, through

Question 4

Symptoms preceding an illness:

A) Apnea
B) Syndrome
C) Euphoria
D) Prodrome
E) Prognosis

Question 5

Antibodies:

A) Bacteria
B) Protein substances made by leukocytes
C) Phagocytes
D) Produced by erythrocytes to fight disease
E) Antibiotics

Question 6

Return of disease symptoms:

A) Prolapse
B) Relapse
C) Syndrome
D) Prodrome
E) Remission

Question 7

Symbiosis:

A) Parasitism is an example
B) Symmetric organs
C) Biopsy
D) Group of symptoms
E) Prolapse of the uterus

Question 8

Excessive sugar in the blood:

A) Hypodermic
B) Hypoglycemia
C) Glycosuria
D) Hematuria
E) Hyperglycemia

Question 9

Pertaining to the opposite side:

A) Bilateral
B) Contralateral
C) Unilateral
D) Contraindication
E) Ipsilateral

Question 10

Dyspnea:

A) Abnormal formation
B) Difficult breathing
C) Inability to sleep
D) Condition of lack of water
E) Inability to breathe

Question 11

A congenital anomaly:

A) Cerebral ischemia
B) Pseudocyesis
C) Hemiglossectomy
D) Syndactyly
E) Acromegaly

Question 12

Symphysis:

A) Bifurcation
B) Symptoms occurring together
C) Living organisms that grow together for mutual benefit
D) Bones that grow together, as in the pelvis
E) Synthesis of substances

Question 13

Pertaining to between the ribs:

A) Intracostal
B) Infracostal
C) Costochondral
D) Mediastinal
E) Intercostal

Question 14

Hypertrophy:

A) Underdeveloped
B) Poor development
C) Increase in cell size; increased development
D) Increase in cell numbers
E) Newborn

Question 15

Before meals:

A) Prenatal
B) Anti cibum
C) Postpartum
D) Antenatal
E) Ante cibum

Question 16

Brady-:

A) Fast
B) Bad
C) Short
D) Slow
E) Large

Question 17

Protrusion of an eyeball:

A) Cystocele
B) Inguinal hernia
C) Exopthalmos
D) Ectopic
E) Exophthalmos

Question 18

Antigens:

A) Streptococci
B) Antibiotics
C) Antitoxins
D) Produced by antibodies
E) Penicillins

Question 19

Metamorphosis:

A) Paralysis of limbs
B) Spread of a cancerous growth
C) Precancerous
D) Change in shape or form
E) After death

Question 20

Ultrasonography:

A) X-ray recording of sound waves
B) Amniocentesis
C) Sound waves and echoes are used to create an image
D) Radioactive material is injected and sound waves are recorded
E) Abdominal x-ray recording

Question 21

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
ad-:

A) away from
B) toward
C) with, together

Question 22

Slow heartbeat:

A) bradicardia
B) bradycardia
C) bradicardea

Question 23

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
brady-:

A) slow
B) fast
C) with, together

Question 24

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
ante-:

A) against
B) before
C) after

Question 25

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
ana-:

A) in, within
B) up, apart
C) before, forward

Question 26

Recombinant DNA:

A) Pregnancy that is out of place
B) Artificial kidney machine
C) Backward development
D) Antibodies made against normal tissue
E) Insertion of gene from one organism into another organism

Question 27

Epithelium:

A) Surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin
B) Membrane surrounding bone
C) Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones
D) Adipose tissue
E) Above the stomach

Question 28

Both sides:

A) bilateral
B) bilaterel
C) bilataral

Question 29

Through the skin:

A) pericutaneus
B) percutaneous
C) percutanous

Question 30

Not breathing:

A) apnea
B) aphnea
C) afpnea

Question 31

Against infection:

A) antesepsis
B) antisepsis
C) antisespsis

Question 32

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
con-:

A) out, outside
B) against
C) with, together

Question 33

Foreign substance:

A) antigene
B) antigen
C) antegen

Question 34

Before birth:

A) antipartum
B) antipartem
C) antepartum

Question 35

Percutaneous:

A) Within a vein
B) Through a vein
C) Through the skin
D) Surrounding cartilage
E) Surrounding a bone

Question 36

Tachycardia:

A) Bad, painful swallowing
B) Inability to swallow
C) Near the windpipe
D) Rapid breathing
E) Rapid heartbeat

Question 37

Located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck:

A) Pituitary gland
B) Parathyroid glands
C) Adrenal glands
D) Mammary glands
E) Salivary glands

Question 38

Lack of water:

A) dehydrashun
B) dehidration
C) dehydration

Question 39

Feeling of well-being:

A) euforia
B) uforea
C) euphoria

Question 40

Without oxygen:

A) anoxia
B) aoxyia
C) anocksia

Question 41

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
hypo-:

A) above, excessive
B) deficient, under
C) surrounding

Question 42

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
carp/o:

A) wrist bones
B) to cut
C) rig

Question 43

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
Half:

A) hemi-
B) bi-
C) dia

Question 44

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
necr/o:

A) rule, order
B) to bind, tie, connect
C) death

Question 45

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
poly-:

A) many, much
B) through
C) abnormal, beside, near

Question 46

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
epi-:

A) above
B) between
C) beneath

Question 47

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
New:

A) macro-
B) para-
C) neo-

Question 48

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
intra-:

A) between
B) above
C) within

Question 49

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
gloss/o:

A) sugar
B) tongue
C) shape, form

Question 50

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
Between:

A) infra-
B) intra-
C) inter-

Question 51

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
ab-:

A) beneath
B) away from
C) toward

Question 52

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
cata-:

A) down
B) up
C) before, forward

Question 53

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
meta-:

A) bad
B) beyond, change
C) large

Question 54

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
Fast:

A) tachy-
B) brady-
C) hypo-

Question 55

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
para-:

A) surrounding
B) abnormal, beside, near
C) all

Question 56

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
Small:

A) micro-
B) pre-
C) supra-

Question 57

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
All:

A) pan-
B) para-
C) per

Question 58

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
dys-:

A) through, complete
B) against, opposite
C) bad, painful, difficult

Question 59

Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
endo-:

A) out, away from
B) in, within
C) out, outside

Question 60

Select the correct prefix for the following meanings.
Surrounding:

A) pre-
B) peri-
C) per

Question 61

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
New growth (tumor)

A)abduction
B)adrenal
C)anoxia
D)antitoxin
E)benign
F)bradycardia
G)contralateral
H)endotracheal
I)euphoria
J)hemiglossectomy
K)hypodermic
L)infracostal
M)intercostal
N)neoplasm
O)pancytopenia
P)parathyroid
Q)retroperitoneal
R)tachypnea
S)transurethral

Question 62

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
seps/o:

A) poison
B) protection
C) infection

Question 63

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
Pertaining to below a rib

A)abduction
B)adrenal
C)anoxia
D)antitoxin
E)benign
F)bradycardia
G)contralateral
H)endotracheal
I)euphoria
J)hemiglossectomy
K)hypodermic
L)infracostal
M)intercostal
N)neoplasm
O)pancytopenia
P)parathyroid
Q)retroperitoneal
R)tachypnea
S)transurethral

Question 64

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
-trophy:

A) stop, control
B) nourishment, development
C) to measure

Question 65

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
-partum:

A) birth, labor
B) to grow
C) to measure

Question 66

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) neonatal
B) neonatel

Question 67

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
Condition of slow heartbeat

A)abduction
B)adrenal
C)anoxia
D)antitoxin
E)benign
F)bradycardia
G)contralateral
H)endotracheal
I)euphoria
J)hemiglossectomy
K)hypodermic
L)infracostal
M)intercostal
N)neoplasm
O)pancytopenia
P)parathyroid
Q)retroperitoneal
R)tachypnea
S)transurethral

Question 68

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
-pnea:

A) breathing
B) drooping, sagging, prolapse
C) flow, discharge

Question 69

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) antebody
B) antibody

Question 70

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) biforcation
B) bifurcation

Question 71

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) benign
B) beningn

Question 72

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) symbiosis
B) symbyosis

Question 73

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) symdrone
B) syndrome

Question 74

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) postmortum
B) postmortem

Question 75

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
cost/o:

A) wrist bones
B) ribs
C) to cut

Question 76

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) diarrhea
B) diarhhea

Question 77

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
-plasia:

A) stop, control
B) breathing
C) development, formation

Question 78

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) metastasis
B) metastesis

Question 79

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
Select the term that is spelled correctly:

A) antibiotic
B) antebiotic

Question 80

Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
-rrhea:

A) flow, discharge
B) nourishment, development
C) structure, formation