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54 Chapter 4 ■ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Chapter Four
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. Pertaining to between the ribs: ………..
A. Intracostal
B. Infracostal
C. Costochondral
D. Mediastinal
E. Intercostal
2. Pertaining to the opposite side: ………..
A. Bilateral
B. Contralateral
C. Unilateral
D. Contraindication
E. Ipsilateral
3. Protrusion of an eyeball: …………………
A. Cystocele
B. Inguinal hernia
C. Exopthalmos
D. Ectopic
E. Exophthalmos
4. A congenital anomaly: …………………….
A. Cerebral ischemia
B. Prosthesis
C. Hemiglossectomy
D. Syndactyly
E. Acromegaly
5. Symbiosis: …………………………………..
A. Parasitism is an example
B. Symmetrical organs
C. Biopsy
D. Group of symptoms
E. Prolapse of the uterus
6. Signs and symptoms precede
an illness: …………………………………….
A. Apnea
B. Syndrome
C. Euphoria
D. Prodrome
E. Prognosis
7. Before meals: ……………………………….
A. Prenatal
B. Anti cibum
C. Postpartum
D. Antenatal
E. Ante cibum
8. Antibodies: …………………………………..
A. Bacteria
B. Protein substances made by leukocytes
C. Phagocytes
D. Produced by erythrocytes to fight disease
E. Antibiotics
9. Symphysis: …………………………………..
A. Bifurcation
B. Symptoms occur together
C. Living organisms grow together for
mutual benefit
D. Bones grow together, as in the pelvis
E. Synthesis of substances
10. 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
11. Metamorphosis: …………………………….
A. Paralysis of limbs
B. Spread of a cancerous growth
C. Precancerous
D. Change in shape or form
E. After death
12. Hypertrophy: ………………………………..
A. Underdeveloped
B. Poor development
C. Increase in cell size; increased
development
D. Increase in cell numbers
E. Newborn
13. Excessive sugar in the blood: …………..
A. Hypodermic
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Glycosuria
D. Hematuria
E. Hyperglycemia
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14. Retroperitoneal: …………………………….
A. Region of the stomach
B. Within the chest
C. Behind the abdomen
D. Within the abdomen
E. Below the pelvis
15. Antigens: ……………………………………..
A. Streptococci
B. Antibiotics
C. Antitoxins
D. Produced by antibodies
E. Penicillins
16. Return of disease symptoms: …………..
A. Prolapse
B. Relapse
C. Syndrome
D. Prodrome
E. Remission
17. Dia-: ……………………………………………
A. Flow
B. Down, lack of
C. Complete, through
D. Against
E. Near
18. 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
19. Dyspnea: ……………………………………..
A. Abnormal formation
B. Difficult breathing
C. Not able to sleep
D. Condition of lack of water
E. Not able to breathe
20. Brady-: ………………………………………..
A. Fast
B. Bad
C. Short
D. Slow
E. Large
21. 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
22. Recombinant DNA: ………………………..
A. Pregnancy that is out of place
B. Artificial kidney machine
C. Backward development
D. Antibodies are made against normal tissue
E. Gene from one organism is inserted into
another organism
23. Tachycardia: …………………………………
A. Bad, painful swallowing
B. Inability to swallow
C. Near the windpipe
D. Rapid breathing
E. Rapid heartbeat
24. 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
25. Percutaneous: ………………………………
A. Within a vein
B. Through a vein
C. Through the skin
D. Surrounding cartilage
E. Surrounding a bone
56 Chapter 4 ■ EXERCISE QUIZ
Chapter Four
EXERCISE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Give meanings for the following prefixes:
1. ante- _______________________________ 6. contra- _______________________________
2. anti- _______________________________ 7. bi- ___________________________________
3. ana- _______________________________ 8. ad- ___________________________________
4. brady- ______________________________ 9. dys- __________________________________
5. con- _______________________________ 10. dia- __________________________________
B. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
anoxia antisepsis congenital anomaly
anteflexion apnea contralateral
antepartum bilateral ipsilateral
11. against infection _____________________ 14. condition of no oxygen ___________________
12. not breathing ________________________ 15. irregularity at birth _____________________
13. before birth _________________________ 16. pertaining to opposite side ________________
C. Give meanings of the following prefixes:
17. epi- ________________________________ 21. inter– _________________________________
18. eu- _________________________________ 22. hypo- _________________________________
19. intra- _______________________________ 23. hyper– _________________________________
20. de- _________________________________ 24. mal- __________________________________
D. Complete the following terms by supplying the word part that is called for:
25. pregnancy that is out of place: ____________________________________________________topic
26. good feeling (well-being): ______________________________________________________ phoria
27. condition of abnormal formation (of cells): dys ___________________________________________
28. pertaining to within the windpipe: endo ________________________________________________
29. pertaining to below the ribs: infra _____________________________________________________
30. blood condition of less than normal sugar: _______________________________________ glycemia
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E. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
dialysis exophthalmos malignant metastasis ptosis
diarrhea malaise metamorphosis pancytopenia
31. condition of change of shape or form ___________________________________________________
32. vague feeling of bodily discomfort _____________________________________________________
33. deficiency of all blood cells ___________________________________________________________
34. separation of wastes from the blood ____________________________________________________
35. spread of a cancerous tumor to a secondary organ or tissue _________________________________
36. eyeballs that bulge outward ___________________________________________________________
F. Give meanings for the following prefixes:
37. peri-_____ ___________________________ 41. neo- __________________________________
38. poly- _______________________________ 42. meta- _________________________________
39. per– ________________________________ 43. para- __________________________________
40. syn- ________________________________ 44. post- __________________________________
G. Underline the prefix and give the meaning of the entire term:
45. retroperitoneal ____________________________________________________________________
46. transurethral _____________________________________________________________________
47. subcutaneous _____________________________________________________________________
48. tachypnea ________________________________________________________________________
49. unilateral ________________________________________________________________________
50. prosthesis ________________________________________________________________________
H. Match the terms with their meanings below:
neoplasm parathyroid relapse syndactyly
paralysis prodrome remission syndrome
51. loss of movement in muscles ________________________________________________________
52. signs and symptoms that appear before an illness ________________________________________
53. symptoms lessen __________________________________________________________________
54. disease or symptoms return _________________________________________________________
55. webbed fingers or toes ______________________________________________________________
56. new growth (tumor) _______________________________________________________________
58 Chapter 4 ■ DICTATION AND COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Chapter Four
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.
______ Pertaining to below a rib
______ New growth (tumor)
______ Membrane surrounding a bone
______ Condition of slow heartbeat
______ Pertaining to under the skin
______ Condition of deficiency of all (blood cells)
______ Carrying away from (the body)
______ Two endocrine glands each above a kidney
______ Condition of “no” oxygen (deficiency)
______ Pertaining to through the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body
______ A substance that acts against a poison
______ Pertaining to within the windpipe
______ Rapid breathing
______ Pertaining to the opposite side
______ Four endocrine glands in the neck region
______ Feeling of well-being
______ Removal of half of the tongue
______ Pertaining to between the ribs
______ Harmless, noncancerous
______ Subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient
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Chapter Four
SPELLING QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Circle the term that is spelled correctly and write its meaning in the space provided:
1. neonatal neonatel ___________________________________________________
2. postmortum postmortem ________________________________________________
3. metastasis metastesis _________________________________________________
4. symdrone syndrome __________________________________________________
5. biforcation bifurcation _________________________________________________
6. antebody antibody ___________________________________________________
7. antibiotic antebiotic _________________________________________________
8. diarrhea diarhhea __________________________________________________
9. symbiosis symbyosis _________________________________________________
10. benign beningn ___________________________________________________
B. Circle the term that is spelled correctly. The meaning of each term is given.
11. slow heartbeat …………………………………….. bradicardia bradycardia bradicardea
12. both sides …………………………………………… bilateral bilaterel bilataral
13. lack of water ……………………………………….. dehydrashun dehidration dehydration
14. without oxygen …………………………………… anoxia aoxyia anocksia
15. against infection …………………………………. antesepsis antisepsis antisespsis
16. before birth ………………………………………… antipartum antipartem antepartum
17. not breathing ……………………………………… apnea aphnea afpnea
18. foreign substance ………………………………… antigene antigen antegen
19. feeling of well being…………………………….. euforia uforea euphoria
20. through the skin …………………………………. pericutaneus percutaneous percutanous
60 Chapter 4 ■ PRONUNCIATION QUIZ
Chapter Four
PRONUNCIATION QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Underline the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia, diagnosis,
endocrine):
1. symbiosis 4. congenital anomaly 7. polyneuritis 10. bifurcation
2. endotracheal 5. hyperplasia 8. antitoxin
3. metamorphosis 6. symphysis 9. malaise
B. Match the prefix in Column I with its meaning in Column II:
Column I Column II
1. inter– ________ A. Together; with
2. intra- ________ B. Toward
3. infra- ________ C. Away from
4. contra- ________ D. Within
5. ad- ________ E. Surrounding
6. para- ________ F. Below
7. peri- ________ G. Above
8. per– ________ H. Against
9. syn- ________ I. Before
10. pro- ________ J. Between
K. Abnormal; near, beside
L. Through
C. Complete the following terms from their definitions:
1. ___________________________ natal Pertaining to after birth.
2. __________________________ cardia Slow heart rate.
3. ec _______________________________ Out of place.
4. inter ____________________________ Pertaining to between the ribs.
5. ________________________ cytopenia Deficiency in all (blood) cells.
6. ________________________ glycemia Condition of increased blood sugar.
7. supra ___________________________ Pertaining to above the kidney.
8. ___________________________ plasia Bad (abnormal) formation.
9. __________________________ partum Before birth.
10. re ______________________________ Return of disease symptoms.
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Chapter Four
REVIEW SHEET QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Give meanings for the following prefixes:
1. ab- ____________________________ 9. poly- ___________________________________
2. ante- ___________________________ 10. post- ___________________________________
3. cata- ___________________________ 11. syn-, sym- _______________________________
4. contra- _________________________ 12. retro- ___________________________________
5. epi- ____________________________ 13. supra- __________________________________
6. eu- ____________________________ 14. intra- ___________________________________
7. hyper– __________________________ 15. endo- ___________________________________
8. hypo- __________________________
B. Give prefixes for the following meanings:
1. two ____________________________ 6. half ____________________________________
2. no, not, without _________________ 7. between _________________________________
3. all _____________________________ 8. small ___________________________________
4. new ___________________________ 9. fast _____________________________________
5. surrounding ____________________ 10. false ____________________________________
C. Give meanings for the following prefixes:
1. dys- ___________________________ 6. con- ____________________________________
2. dia- ____________________________ 7. mal- ____________________________________
3. brady- __________________________ 8. meta- ___________________________________
4. pro- ___________________________ 9. para- ___________________________________
5. ultra- __________________________ 10. anti- ____________________________________
D. Give meanings for the following combining forms and suffixes:
1. necr/o _____ _____________________ 6. -rrhea __________________________________
2. carp/o _____ _____________________ 7. -plasa ___________________________________
3. gloss/o _________________________ 8. -pnea ___________________________________
4. seps/o _____ _____________________ 9. -partum _________________________________
5. cost/o _____ _____________________ 10. -trophy _________________________________
62 Chapter 4 ■ MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Chapter Four
MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Name: ______________________________
Unscramble the letters to form a medical term from the clues. Use the letters in squares to complete
the bonus term.
1. Clue: Bodily discomfort
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ I S A M E L A
2. Clue: Well-being
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ R H U A E P O I
3. Clue: Difficult breathing
____ ____ ____ ____ N A Y D E P S
4. Clue: Loss of movement
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Y S A L S A I P R
BONUS TERM: Clue: Examples are carpal tunnel, Down, Reye, and toxic shock.
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Chapter Four
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Name: ______________________________
Fill in the crossword puzzle below using the clues listed underneath it.
Across Clues Down Clues
1. thyr/o (Greek, thyreus) means _____. 1. -ptosis means prolapse or to _____.
5. -trophy means development and _____. 2. seps/o means _____.
6. -plasia means formation and _____. 3. -partum means _____.
8. contra- means opposite and _____. 4. trans- means across or _____.
10. trache/o means _____. 7. infra- means below or _____.
12. morph/o means form or _____. 9. peri- means _____.
13. para- means near, beside and _____. 11. furc/o means forking or _____.
15. intra- means in or _____. 14. -blast means immature or _____.
17. dactyl/o means toes or _____. 16. con- means with or _____.
18. -rrhea means flow or _____.
1
6
10 11
12
13
14
17
18
15 16
78 9
23
5
4
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Answers to Terminology Section
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