Deck 13: Medical Terminology

Question 1

Osteo- means which of the following?

A)Spinal cord
B)Joint
C)Bone
D)Nerve

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Arthro- means which of the following?

A)Rib
B)Joint
C)Bone
D)Head

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Robert is a graduate support worker.He reads his client's chart and sees that the client has been experiencing tachycardia.Robert is able to identify this term because he knows the prefix and root and understands that tachycardia means which of the following?

A)Abnormal heart rate
B)Healthy heart rate
C)Slow heart rate
D)Fast heart rate

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Gluco- means which of the following?

A)Blood
B)Water
C)Stone
D)Sweetness

Question 5

Derma- means which of the following?

A)Water
B)Stone
C)Tongue
D)Skin

Question 6

Gastro- means which of the following?

A)Stomach
B)Large intestine
C)Small intestine
D)Intestines

Question 7

Cyano- means which of the following?

A)Heart
B)Skin
C)Sugar
D)Blue

Question 8

The suffix -plegia means which of the following?

A)Paralysis
B)Swallowing
C)Speaking
D)Sagging

Question 9

Angio- means which of the following?

A)Heart
B)Artery
C)Vein
D)Vessel

Question 10

Don's care plan states BRP.The support worker knows this abbreviation stands for which of the following?

A)Twice a day
B)Blood pressure
C)Bathroom privileges
D)Bowel movement

Question 11

Which term means located at or toward the front of the body or body part?

A)Anterior
B)Distal
C)Medial
D)Posterior

Question 12

Hemo- means which of the following?

A)Artery
B)Heart
C)Vein
D)Blood

Question 13

What does prefix dys- mean?

A)Without, not, lack of
B)Slow
C)Bad, difficult, abnormal
D)Inner, inside

Question 14

Doctor's orders for a preop patient may include NPO.The support worker understands that this is the abbreviation for which of the following?

A)Negative pressure option for the patient's room
B)No persons allowed visiting
C)Do not eat or drink anything
D)Night privacy allowed

Question 15

Poly- means which of the following?

A)Many, much
B)Before, in front of
C)Around
D)Large

Question 16

Which statement about a suffix is correct?

A)It is placed at the beginning of a word.
B)It is the main part of the word.
C)It is placed at the end of a word.
D)It is a shortened form of a word or phrase.

Question 17

Olig- means which of the following?

A)Half
B)Under, decreased, less than normal
C)Small, scant
D)Many, much

Question 18

Myo- means which of the following?

A)Spinal cord
B)Eye
C)Muscle
D)Straight, normal, correct

Question 19

How would the support worker abbreviate height?

A)h
B)H
C)ht
D)Hgt

Question 20

Hydro- means which of the following?

A)Bladder
B)Water
C)Kidney
D)Air

Question 21

The abbreviation po means which of the following?

A)By mouth
B)Per oral
C)Postoperative
D)Preoperative

Question 22

The suffix -stomy refers to which of the following?

A)Removal of
B)Cutting into
C)Stomach
D)Creation of an opening

Question 23

How many regions is the abdomen divided into?

A)Two
B)Six
C)Eight
D)Four

Question 24

Proximal refers to which of the following?

A)At or near the front of the body or body part.
B)The farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment.
C)Away from the midline.
D)The part nearest to the centre or to the point of origin.