Deck 3: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Question 1

Most medical terms are derived from which of the following languages?

A) Latin and Greek
B) Mandarin and Hebrew
C) Greek and Mandarin
D) Latin and Hebrew

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Medical terms are formed with one or more of which of the following parts?

A) Word root
B) Suffix
C) Prefix
D) Combining form
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

What is placed before the combining form?

A) Suffix
B) Word root
C) Prefix
D) All of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ____ form is the word that results when the prefix, suffix, and word root are combined.

A) Prefix
B) Combining
C) Suffix
D) Root

Question 5

A _____ is a word part that is found at the beginning of the medical term.

A) Suffix
B) Root
C) Prefix
D) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following are common prefixes?

A) anti-
B) circum-
C) uni-
D) All of the above

Question 7

What is the word part that is found at the end of a medical term?

A) Suffix
B) Prefix
C) Word root
D) Combining term

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a common suffix?

A) -ad
B) -emia
C) pre-
D) -ostomy

Question 9

What usually identifies a structure or anatomy and is the foundation of the word to which the suffix or prefix is added?

A) Combining form
B) Word root
C) Medical term
D) Definition

Question 10

A combining form is a word root that has what added to the end to help connect other parts of the word to it?

A) Consonant
B) Vowel
C) Prefix
D) Suffix

Question 11

What is the first step to take when breaking a medical term down?

A) Identify the suffix
B) Identify the prefix
C) Identify the word root
D) None of the above

Question 12

What is the first step to take when building a medical term?

A) Identify the word root
B) Identify the prefix
C) Identify the suffix
D) Identify the combining form

Question 13

_________ is the study of the structures of the human body and its organs.

A) Physiology
B) Anatomy
C) Psychology
D) Endocrinology

Question 14

What is the study of the function and physical and chemical processes that take place in cells, tissues, and organs?

A) Physiology
B) Anatomy
C) Homeostasis
D) Pathophysiology

Question 15

Using anatomic positions, anterior (ventral) means what?

A) Back
B) Front
C) Towards the head
D) Towards the midline

Question 16

_______ means away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a part.

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

Question 17

How many planes can the human body be divided in to?

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

Question 18

What are the two main cavities found in the human body?

A) Posterior and anterior
B) Upper abdominal and lower pelvic
C) Coronal and sagittal
D) Axial and median

Question 19

_________ are the most complex components of the human body.

A) Organs
B) Systems
C) Cells
D) Tissues

Question 20

Skin is divided into how many layers?

A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five

Question 21

Which of the following are the involuntary muscles found in the heart?

A) Skeletal
B) Smooth
C) Cardiac
D) Tendons

Question 22

The heart is surrounded by connective tissue that is called the:

A) Endocardium
B) Pericardium
C) Myocardium
D) Epicardium

Question 23

The ____________ system breaks down food and fluids into small components that can be readily absorbed into the bloodstream and used by the body for energy production, for protein synthesis, and as enzymes for essential metabolic reactions.

A) Renal
B) Reproductive
C) Cardiovascular
D) Gastrointestinal

Question 24

Which of the following systems is the body's control center?

A) Central nervous
B) Cardiovascular
C) Musculoskeletal
D) Endocrine

Question 25

What system protects the body by attacking and destroying invading pathogens?

A) Endocrine
B) Sensory
C) Immune
D) Gastrointestinal