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2 Chapter 1 ■ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Chapter One
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
In the box write the letter of the choice that is the definition of the term or best answers the question.
There is only one correct answer for each question.
1. Gastrectomy: ………………………………..
A. Gastric resection
B. Intestinal incision
C. Tumor of the stomach
D. Incision of the stomach
E. Resection of the intestine
2. 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
3. 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
4. Hepatoma: ……………………………………
A. Incision of the kidney
B. Tumor of the liver
C. Blood mass
D. Inflammation of the liver
E. Red blood cell
5. Which of the following is not
an endocrine gland? ……………………….
A. Thyroid gland
B. Adrenal gland
C. Ovary
D. Mammary gland
E. Pituitary gland
6. 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
7. 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
8. Diagnosis: ……………………………………
A. Is made after the prognosis
B. Is a guess as to a patient’s condition
C. Is a prediction of the course of treatment
D. Is made on the basis of complete
knowledge about a patient’s condition
E. Is a treatment of a patient
9. Cancerous tumor: ………………………….
A. Hematoma
B. Adenoma
C. Carcinoma
D. Carcinogenic
E. Neurotomy
10. Microscopic examination
of living tissue: ……………………………..
A. Incision
B. Pathology
C. Biopsy
D. Autopsy
E. Resection
11. Pertaining to the largest part of
the brain: ……………………………………
A. Cerebral
B. Cephalic
C. Renal
D. Cardiac
E. Neural
12. Removal of a gland: ……………………….
A. Gastrotomy
B. Gastric
C. Hepatic resection
D. Nephric section
E. Adenectomy
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13. Decrease in numbers of red
blood cells or hemoglobin within
red blood cells: ……………………………..
A. Anemia
B. Erythrocytosis
C. Thrombocytosis
D. Leukemia
E. Leukocytosis
14. Pathologist: ………………………………….
A. One who examines x-rays
B. One who operates on the urinary tract
C. One who performs autopsies and reads
biopsies
D. One who operates on the kidney
E. One who treats diseases with
chemicals
15. Pain in a joint: ………………………………
A. Ostealgia
B. Arthritis
C. Osteoarthritis
D. Arthroalgia
E. Arthralgia
16. Increase in numbers of malignant
white blood cells: …………………………..
A. Leukocytosis
B. Leukemia
C. Erythremia
D. Thrombocytosis
E. Erythrocytosis
17. Instrument to view the eye: ……………
A. Ophthalmoscopy
B. Opthalmoscope
C. Opthalmology
D. Ophthalmoscope
E. Opthalmoscopy
18. A platelet: …………………………………….
A. Hematoma
B. Thrombosis
C. Leukocyte
D. Thrombocyte
E. Erythrocyte
19. Abnormal condition
of the mind: …………………………………
A. Physchosis
B. Psychosis
C. Psychogenic
D. Encephalopathy
E. Adenoma
20. Inflammation of the
nose: …………………………………………..
A. Arthrosis
B. Hepatitis
C. Nephritis
D. Dermatosis
E. Rhinitis
21. Study of cells: ………………………………
A. Pathology
B. Cytology
C. Cystology
D. Dermatology
E. Gastrology
22. Pertaining to through the liver: ………..
A. Subrenal
B. Transdermal
C. Transhepatic
D. Subhepatic
E. Hepatoma
23. Abnormal condition of the
kidney: ………………………………………..
A. Neurologic
B. Neuralgia
C. Nephrotomy
D. Neural
E. Nephrosis
24. Incision of a bone: ………………………..
A. Sarcoma
B. Pathogenic
C. Osteotomy
D. Ostectomy
E. Endoscopy
25. High level of sugar in the
blood: ………………………………………….
A. Hematoma
B. Hypodermic
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Hyperglycemia
E. Hypogastric
4 Chapter 1 ■ EXERCISE QUIZ
Chapter One
EXERCISE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Give meanings for the following combining forms:
1. arthr/o _____________________________ 4. aden/o ________________________________
2. cyst/o ______________________________ 5. cyt/o _________________________________
3. encephal/o __________________________ 6. carcin/o _______________________________
B. Give meanings for the following suffixes:
7. -gram ______________________________ 10. -oma _________________________________
8. -itis ________________________________ 11. -scopy ________________________________
9. -opsy _______________________________ 12. -logy _________________________________
C. Using slashes, divide the following terms into parts and give the meaning of the entire term:
13. cerebral ______________________________________________________
14. electrocardiogram ______________________________________________
15. dermatitis _____________________________________________________
16. cephalic ______________________________________________________
D. Complete the medical term from its meaning given below:
17. red blood cell: ___________________ cyte 19. white blood cell: ____________________ cyte
18. mass of blood: __________________ oma 20. pain of nerves: neur _____________________
E. Underline the suffix in each term and give the meaning of the entire term:
21. nephrectomy ________________________ 24. renal _________________________________
22. osteotomy __________________________ 25. psychosis ______________________________
23. oncology ____________________________ 26. carcinogenic ___________________________
F. Give the meanings for the following prefixes:
27. hyper– ______________________________ 30. trans- _________________________________
28. peri- ________________________________ 31. hypo- _________________________________
29. epi- ________________________________ 32. dia- ___________________________________
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G. Underline the prefix and give the meaning of the entire term:
33. subhepatic _______________________________________________________________________
34. hyperglycemia ____________________________________________________________________
35. pericardium ______________________________________________________________________
36. resection ________________________________________________________________________
37. prognosis ________________________________________________________________________
38. hypodermic ______________________________________________________________________
H. Match the English term in Column I with its combining form in Column II:
Column I Column II
English Term Combining Form
39. kidney ______________________________ onc/o
40. disease _____________________________ ophthalm/o
41. eye ________________________________ oste/o
42. nose _______________________________ path/o
43. flesh _______________________________ psych/o
44. bone _______________________________ radi/o
45. mind _______________________________ ren/o
46. tumor ______________________________ rhin/o
47. clotting _____________________________ sarc/o
48. urinary tract _________________________ sect/o
49. x-rays ______________________________ thromb/o
50. to cut ______________________________ ur/o
6 Chapter 1 ■ DICTATION AND COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Chapter One
DICTATION AND
COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Dictation of Terms
1. ____________________________________ 11. ______________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 12. ______________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 13. ______________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 14. ______________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 15. ______________________________________
6. ____________________________________ 16. ______________________________________
7. ____________________________________ 17. ______________________________________
8. ____________________________________ 18. ______________________________________
9. ____________________________________ 19. ______________________________________
10. ____________________________________ 20. ______________________________________
B. Comprehension of Terms: Match number of the above term with its meaning below.
______ Pain of nerves
______ Inflammation of bone
______ Prediction about the outcome of treatment
______ Microscopic examination of living tissue
______ Blood cell that carries oxygen
______ Physician who specializes in drug treatment of cancerous tumors
______ Disease of a gland
______ Resection of a kidney
______ A platelet
______ Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
______ Pertaining to an abnormal condition produced by a treatment
______ Incision of the stomach
______ Pertaining to producing cancer
______ An instrument to visually examine the eye
______ High blood sugar: diabetes mellitus
______ A physician who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death
______ Pain of a joint
______ Mass or collection of blood
______ Slight increase in numbers of white blood cells as response to infection
______ Increase in abnormal, immature white blood cells; a malignant condition
Chapter 1 ■ SPELLING QUIZ 7
Chapter One
SPELLING QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Circle the term that is spelled correctly and write its meaning in the space provided:
1. luekocyte leukocyte __________________________________________________
2. neuralgia nueralgia __________________________________________________
3. biospy biopsy _____________________________________________________
4. gynocology gynecology _________________________________________________
5. erythrocyte erthyrocyte ________________________________________________
6. opthalmoscopy ophthalmoscopy ____________________________________________
7. pathogenic pathojenic _________________________________________________
8. thrombocyte thrombocyt ________________________________________________
9. sacroma sarcoma ___________________________________________________
10. psychology physcology _________________________________________________
B. Circle the term that is spelled correctly. The meaning of each term is given.
11. resection of a nerve …………………………….. neruotomy neurectomy neurotomy
12. pertaining to produced by treatment …….. iatrogenic iatragenic itarogenic
13. pertaining to the brain ………………………… cerebrol serebral cerebral
14. cancerous tumor ………………………………… carcinoma carsinoma karsinoma
15. collection of blood ………………………………. hepatoma hematoma hepitoma
16. high blood sugar …………………………………. hypoglycemia hyperglicemia hyperglycemia
17. membrane surrounding the heart ………… perycardium pericardium pericardum
18. instrument to examine within ……………… endoscope endoskope endoscopy
19. disease of the intestines ……………………….. entrapathy interopathy enteropathy
20. inflammation of the urinary bladder …….. cytitis cystitis sistitis
8 Chapter 1 ■ PRONUNCIATION QUIZ
Chapter One
PRONUNCIATION QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Underline the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia, diagnosis,
endocrine):
1. arthrotomy 4. endocrinology 7. ophthalmoscope 10. cytology
2. cystoscopy 5. neuralgia 8. hepatoma
3. gastrectomy 6. pericarditis 9. retrogastric
B. Match the term in Column I with its meaning in Column II:
Column I Column II
1. encephalopathy _______ A. Low levels of blood sugar
2. carcinogenic _______ B. Treatment of the mind
3. oncology _______ C. Study of tumors
4. dermatosis _______ D. Excision of the stomach
5. psychiatry _______ E. Pertaining to producing cancer
6. leukemia _______ F. Abnormal condition (slight increase) of white blood cells
7. hypoglycemia _______ G. Brain disease
8. iatrogenic _______ H. Abnormal condition of the skin
9. gastric resection _______ I. Cancerous condition of white blood cells
10. leukocytosis _______ J. Pertaining to produced by treatment
C. Complete the following medical terms:
1. pro ____________________________ Prediction about the outcome of a disease;
“before knowledge.”
2. _____________________________ itis Inflammation of the kidney.
3. patho __________________________ Pertaining to producing disease.
4. ____________________________ ology Study of women and female diseases.
5. electro _________________________ Record of electricity in the brain.
6. thrombocyt _____________________ Abnormal condition of clotting cells.
7. bi _____________________________ Examination of living tissue under a microscope.
8. ______________________________ al Pertaining to the largest part of the brain.
9. ____________________________ oma Tumor of a gland (benign).
10. _________________________ arthritis Inflammation of bone and joint.
Chapter 1 ■ REVIEW SHEET QUIZ 9
Chapter One
REVIEW SHEET QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Give meanings for the following combining forms:
1. cephal/o ________________________ 6. hepat/o _________________________________
2. cerebr/o ________________________ 7. ped/o ___________________________________
3. cyt/o ___________________________ 8. ren/o ___________________________________
4. encephal/o ______________________ 9. ur/o ____________________________________
5. enter/o _________________________ 10. cis/o ____________________________________
B. Give combining forms for the following meanings:
1. heart __________________________ 5. x-rays ___________________________________
2. skin ___________________________ 6. mind ___________________________________
3. sugar __________________________ 7. nose ____________________________________
4. woman, female __________________ 8. flesh ____________________________________
C. Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes
1. hypo- ___________________________ 6. trans- ___________________________________
2. dia- ____________________________ 7. sub- ____________________________________
3. -scopy __________________________ 8. retro- ___________________________________
4. -gram __________________________ 9. epi- ____________________________________
5. -globin _________________________ 10. end-, endo- ______________________________
10 Chapter 1 ■ MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Chapter One
MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Name: ______________________________
Unscramble the letters to form medical terms from the clues. Use the letters in squares to complete
the bonus term.
1. Clue: Complete knowledge of a patient’s condition
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ S I G O A D S N I
2. Clue: Outermost layer of skin
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ S R E M E I D P I
3. Clue: Collection of blood below the skin
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ M A T E H O A M
4. Clue: Pertaining to treatment of the mind
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ I C A I T S H Y R P C
5. Clue: Study of malignant tumors
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ O C L O Y G N O
BONUS TERM: Clue: A condition marked by deficiency of hemoglobin or decreased erythrocytes.
Chapter 1 ■ CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11
Chapter One
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Name: ______________________________
Fill in the crossword puzzle below using the clues listed underneath it.
Across Clues Down Clues
1. Process of cutting back (removal). 2. Inflammation of the small intestine.
3. Complete knowledge. 4. Removal of the stomach.
7. Red blood cell. 5. Study of nerves.
8. Pertaining to above the stomach. 6. Blood condition of low numbers of
10. Study of women’s diseases. erythrocytes or deficient hemoglobin
13. White blood cell. in the red blood cell .
15. Pertaining to produced by treatment. 9. Before knowledge (prediction about the
16. Inflammation of the liver. outcome of treatment).
17. Pertaining to under the skin. 10. Inflammation of the stomach.
18. Pertaining to below the liver. 11. Process to cut into a part of the body.
12. Study of the kidney.
14. Mass of blood under the skin.
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Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology Sections
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