Deck 1: Basic Word Structure

Question 1

Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:

A) Cerebral
B) Cephalic
C) Renal
D) Cardiac
E) Neural

Answer 1

Cerebral

Question 2

Pain in a joint:

A) Ostealgia
B) Arthritis
C) Osteoarthritis
D) Arthroalgia
E) Arthralgia

Answer 2

Arthralgia

Question 3

Iatrogenic:

A) Pertaining to produced by treatment
B) Produced by the mind
C) Cancer producing
D) Pertaining to producing a tumor
E) Cutting into a tumor

Answer 3

Pertaining to produced by treatment

Question 4

Increase in numbers of malignant white blood cells:

A) Leukocytosis
B) Leukemia
C) Erythremia
D) Thrombocytosis
E) Erythrocytosis

Question 5

Gastrectomy:

A) Gastric resection
B) Intestinal incision
C) Tumor of the stomach
D) Incision of the stomach
E) Resection of the intestine

Question 6

Osteitis:

A) Incision of a bone
B) Removal of a bone
C) Incision of a joint
D) Inflammation of a joint
E) Inflammation of a bone

Question 7

Decrease in numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin within red blood cells:

A) Anemia
B) Erythrocytosis
C) Thrombocytosis
D) Leukemia
E) Leukocytosis

Question 8

Cystoscopy:

A) Study of cells
B) Visual examination of cells
C) Removal of a sac of fluid
D) Removal of the urinary bladder
E) Visual examination of the urinary bladder

Question 9

Cancerous tumor:

A) Hematoma
B) Adenoma
C) Carcinoma
D) Carcinogenic
E) Neurotomy

Question 10

A platelet:

A) Hematoma
B) Thrombosis
C) Leukocyte
D) Thrombocyte
E) Erythrocyte

Question 11

Hepatoma:

A) Incision of the kidney
B) Tumor of the liver
C) Blood mass
D) Inflammation of the liver
E) Red blood cell

Question 12

Inflammation of the nose:

A) Arthrosis
B) Hepatitis
C) Nephritis
D) Dermatosis
E) Rhinitis

Question 13

Pathologist is one who:

A) Examines x-rays
B) Operates on the urinary tract
C) Performs autopsies and reads biopsies
D) Operates on the kidney
E) Treats diseases with chemicals

Question 14

Removal of a gland:

A) Gastrotomy
B) Gastric
C) Hepatic resection
D) Nephric section
E) Adenectomy

Question 15

Microscopic examination of living tissue:

A) Incision
B) Pathology
C) Biopsy
D) Autopsy
E) Resection

Question 16

Diagnosis:

A) Made after the prognosis
B) A guess as to the patient's condition
C) A prediction of the course of treatment
D) Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient's condition
E) A treatment of the patient

Question 17

Abnormal condition of the mind:

A) Physchosis
B) Psychosis
C) Psychogenic
D) Encephalopathy
E) Adenoma

Question 18

Instrument to view the eye:

A) Ophthalmoscopy
B) Opthalmoscope
C) Opthalmology
D) Ophthalmoscope
E) Opthalmoscopy

Question 19

Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?

A) Thyroid gland
B) Adrenal gland
C) Ovary
D) Mammary gland
E) Pituitary gland

Question 20

Electroencephalogram:

A) Record of electricity in the brain
B) Record of electricity in the heart
C) X-ray of the brain
D) Record of sound waves in the brain
E) X-ray of the heart and brain

Question 21

Abnormal condition of the kidney:

A) Neurologic
B) Neuralgia
C) Nephrotomy
D) Neural
E) Nephrosis

Question 22

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Disease of the intestines:

A) entrapathy
B) interopathy
C) enteropathy

Question 23

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Resection of a nerve:

A) neruotomy
B) neurectomy
C) neurotomy

Question 24

Study of cells:

A) Pathology
B) Cytology
C) Cystology
D) Dermatology
E) Urology

Question 25

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
encephal/o:

A) electricity
B) brain
C) cell

Question 26

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
High blood sugar:

A) hypoglycemia
B) hyperglicemia
C) hyperglycemia

Question 27

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Pertaining to produced by treatment:

A) iatrogenic
B) iatragenic
C) itarogenic

Question 28

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Cancerous tumor:

A) carcinoma
B) carsinoma
C) karsinoma

Question 29

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Inflammation of the urinary bladder:

A) cytitis
B) cystitis
C) sistitis

Question 30

Incision of a bone:

A) Sarcoma
B) Pathogenic
C) Osteotomy
D) Ostectomy
E) Endoscopy

Question 31

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Instrument to examine within:

A) endoscope
B) endoskope
C) endoscopy

Question 32

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Membrane surrounding the heart:

A) perycardium
B) pericardium
C) pericardum

Question 33

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
cyst/o:

A) urinary bladder
B) cell
C) to secrete

Question 34

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Pertaining to the brain:

A) cerebrol
B) serebral
C) cerebral

Question 35

High level of sugar in the blood:

A) Hematoma
B) Hypodermic
C) Hypoglycemia
D) Hyperglycemia
E) Hypogastric

Question 36

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
aden/o:

A) brain
B) gland
C) joint

Question 37

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
cyt/o:

A) cerebrum
B) urinary bladder
C) cell

Question 38

Pertaining to through the liver:

A) Subrenal
B) Transdermal
C) Transhepatic
D) Subhepatic
E) Hepatoma

Question 39

Select the term that is spelled correctly:
Collection of blood:

A) hepatoma
B) hematoma
C) hepitoma

Question 40

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
arthr/o:

A) gland
B) red
C) joint

Question 41

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
trans-:

A) across; through
B) surrounding; around
C) before; forward

Question 42

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-opsy:

A) instrument to visually examine
B) process of viewing
C) tumor; mass; swelling

Question 43

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
ur/o:

A) disease
B) tumor
C) urine or urinary tract

Question 44

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
hypo-:

A) surrounding; around
B) deficient; below; under; less than normal
C) excessive; above; more than normal

Question 45

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
hepat/o:

A) liver
B) blood
C) kidney

Question 46

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
cerebr/o:

A) cerebrum, largest part of the brain
B) head
C) cancer

Question 47

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
cephal/o:

A) intestines
B) head
C) cell

Question 48

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
carcin/o:

A) cancer
B) to secrete
C) heart

Question 49

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-gram:

A) protein
B) blood condition
C) record

Question 50

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
enter/o:

A) flesh
B) stomach
C) intestine, usually small intestine

Question 51

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-oma:

A) tumor; mass; swelling
B) condition
C) process of viewing

Question 52

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
hyper-:

A) deficient; below; under; less than normal
B) surrounding; around
C) excessive; above; more than normal

Question 53

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-scopy:

A) excision; removal
B) instrument to visually examine
C) process of visual examination

Question 54

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
peri-:

A) before; forward
B) surrounding; around
C) across; through

Question 55

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
dia-:

A) through; complete
B) self; own
C) behind

Question 56

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
ped/o:

A) bone
B) child
C) disease

Question 57

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms:
ren/o:

A) nose
B) kidney
C) liver

Question 58

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-itis:

A) blood condition
B) inflammation
C) excision; removal

Question 59

Select the correct meaning for each of the following suffixes:
-logy:

A) process of study; study of
B) condition
C) protein

Question 60

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes:
epi-:

A) into; in
B) outside of; outward
C) above; upon

Question 61

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms:
X-rays:

A) radi/o
B) path/o
C) onc/o

Question 62

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Urinary tract

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 63

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Disease

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 64

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Clotting

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 65

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms:
Sugar:

A) gnos/o
B) leuk/o
C) glyc/o

Question 66

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms:
Flesh:

A) derm/o
B) rhin/o
C) sarc/o

Question 67

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Tumor

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 68

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
X-rays

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 69

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms:
Skin:

A) derm/o
B) erythr/o
C) sarc/o

Question 70

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Mind

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 71

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
To cut

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 72

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Flesh

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 73

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Bone

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 74

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Kidney

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 75

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms:
Heart:

A) carcin/o
B) cardi/o
C) crin/o

Question 76

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Nose

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 77

Match the terms with the correct definitions:
Inflammation of bone

A)adenopathy
B)arthralgia
C)biopsy
D)carcinogenic
E)cystoscopy
F)erythrocyte
G)gastrotomy
H)hematoma
I)hyperglycemia
J)iatrogenic
K)leukemia
L)leukocytosis
M)nephrectomy
N)neuralgia
O)oncologist
P)ophthalmoscope
Q)osteitis
R)pathologist
S)prognosis
T)thrombocyte

Question 78

Match the terms with the correct definitions:
Prediction about the outcome of treatment

A)adenopathy
B)arthralgia
C)biopsy
D)carcinogenic
E)cystoscopy
F)erythrocyte
G)gastrotomy
H)hematoma
I)hyperglycemia
J)iatrogenic
K)leukemia
L)leukocytosis
M)nephrectomy
N)neuralgia
O)oncologist
P)ophthalmoscope
Q)osteitis
R)pathologist
S)prognosis
T)thrombocyte

Question 79

Match the terms with the correct combining forms:
Eye

A)psych/o
B)ophthalm/o
C)path/o
D)ren/o
E)rhin/o
F)radi/o
G)onc/o
H)sarc/o
I)thromb/o
J)ur/o
K)oste/o
L)sect/o

Question 80

Match the terms with the correct definitions:
Pain of nerves

A)adenopathy
B)arthralgia
C)biopsy
D)carcinogenic
E)cystoscopy
F)erythrocyte
G)gastrotomy
H)hematoma
I)hyperglycemia
J)iatrogenic
K)leukemia
L)leukocytosis
M)nephrectomy
N)neuralgia
O)oncologist
P)ophthalmoscope
Q)osteitis
R)pathologist
S)prognosis
T)thrombocyte