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Chapter 1
1. The combining form aden/o means
a. inflammation
a. adenoid
b. urine displacement
b. gland
c.
c.
d. skin abnormal condition
nerve
d. joint
2. The combining form hemat/o means
blood disease
10. The suffix -plasty refers to
a. surgical fixation
a. male
b. surgical suturing
b. blood
c.
c.
d. surgical repair
to cut
d. heart
3. The prefix dys- means
a surgical break
11. The prefix a- means
a. without
a. upon
b. with
b. below
c.
c.
d. before
without
d. painful
4. Retro- is a prefix meaning
both
12. The prefix anti- means
a. for
a. toward the left side
b. around
b. backward, behind
c.
c.
d. against
toward the right side
d. in front of
5. The combining form gastr/o means
before
13. The prefix brady- means
a. rapid
a. intestines
b. around
b. ileum
c.
c.
d. over
esophagus
d. stomach
6. The combining form ophthalm/o means
slow
14. The suffix that means “an instrument for
recording” is
a. ear
a. -graph
b. eye
b. -graphy
c.
c.
skin
d. head
7. Pseudo- is a prefix meaning
-gram
d. -graft
15. The prefix hyper- means
a. backward
a. over
b. against
b. under
c.
c.
false
d. across
8. The combining form nephr/o means
within
d. out
16. The prefix inter- means
a. kidney
a. above
b. nerve
b. under
c.
c.
disease
d. clot
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9. -iasis is a suffix that means
within
d. between
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17. The foundation of a medical term is the
25. The suffix -logy means
a. combining vowel
a. presence of
b. prefix
b. pertaining to
c.
c.
suffix
d. word root
18. -megaly is a suffix that means
relating to
d. study of
26. The suffix -gram means
a. abnormal softening
a. record
b. drooping
b. instrument
c.
c.
abnormal enlargement
d. abnormal hardening
19. The prefix trans- means
a. around
recording
d. person
27. The suffix that means “the process of visually
examining” is
b. under
a. -graphy
c.
b. -scopy
across
d. over
20. The prefix peri- means
a. under
c.
-metry
d. -plasty
28. The suffix -malacia means
b. over
a. abnormal hardening
c.
b. abnormal softening
across
d. around
21. The suffix -algia means
a. pain
c.
abnormal narrowing
d. abnormal enlargement
29. The suffix -stenosis means
b. disease
a. hardening
c.
b. narrowing
allergy
d. fungus
22. The suffix -ectomy means
a. surgical cut
c.
softening
d. rupture
30. The suffix -uria means
b. surgical removal
a. condition of the blood
c.
b. surgical puncture
surgical opening
d. surgical repair
23. The suffix -otomy means
a. cutting into
b. surgical removal
c.
puncture to withdraw fluid
d. surgical repair
24. The suffix -itis means
a. destruction
c.
involuntary muscle movement
d. condition of the urine
31. The part of a medical term that often
indicates a condition, disease, or procedure is
the
a. combining form
b. prefix
c.
suffix
d. word root
b. presence of
c.
inflammation
d. disease
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32. The medical record document written by a
physician who studies tissue removed from a
patient is a(n)
a. surgical report
34. An organization that contracts with a group
of physicians and other health care workers
to provide care exclusively for its members is
known as a(n)
b. pathology report
a. preferred provider organization
c.
b. specialty care provider
ancillary report
d. consultation report
33. A comprehensive outline of a patient’s entire
hospital stay is found in the
a. history and physical
b. nurse’s notes
c.
consultation report
d. discharge summary
c.
health maintenance organization
d. primary care provider
35. A health care setting that typically provides
services to diagnose and treat diseases for a
short period of time is known as a(n)
a. acute care hospital
b. ambulatory care center
c.
rehabilitation center
d. specialty care hospital
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Chapter 2
1. Posterior is similar in meaning to
a. dorsal
b. anterior
c.
ventral
c.
sagittal
2. The opposite of caudal is
a. inferior
b. cranial
c.
cephalic
d. ventral
3. The body is divided into right and left sides
by which of the following planes?
8. Which is a visceral organ located in the
thoracic cavity?
a. stomach
b. spleen
c.
pancreas
d. heart
9. The endocrine system consists of
a. bones
b. muscles
c.
glands
d. nerves
10. Another name for the coronal plane is
a. coronal
a. posterior plane
b. sagittal
b. transverse plane
c.
c.
transverse
d. angular
4. The belly side of the body is
sagittal plane
d. frontal plane
11. Lateral refers to the
a. dorsal
a. back
b. ventral
b. sides
c.
c.
posterior
d. inferior
5. The basic structural and functional unit of all
living things is a(n)
front
d. midsection
12. Which medical specialty deals with the
digestive system?
a. organ
a. otolaryngology
b. nerve
b. gastroenterology
c.
c.
tissue
d. cell
6. Build a medical term meaning “the study of
tissue.”
endocrinology
d. gynecology
13. A structure located farthest from the surface
of the body is
a. cellology
a. deep
b. pathology
b. distal
c.
c.
biology
d. histology
7. Which is NOT an example of connective
tissue?
proximal
d. superficial
14. Which region is located in the upper middle
abdomen near the stomach?
a. stomach lining
a. hypochondriac
b. bone
b. hypogastric
c.
c.
cartilage
d. adipose
inguinal
d. epigastric
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15. Which region is located in the central
abdomen near the navel?
22. The combining form that pertains to the chest
is
a. lumbar
a. thorac/o
b. hypogastric
b. somat/o
c.
c.
umbilical
d. epigastric
16. Which of the following is NOT included in a
dorsal cavity?
a. lungs
b. brain
c.
spinal cord
d. spinal cavity
17. The area between the lungs is called the
a. diaphragm
b. esophagus
c.
trachea
d. mediastinum
18. The anatomical division of the abdomen
located in the middle region below the navel
is the
cervic/o
d. dist/o
23. A prefix that means around or about is
a. intrab. interc.
post-
d. peri24. The combining form chondr/o means
a. cranium
b. coccyx
c.
cartilage
d. muscle
25. A prefix that means above is
a. suprab. pan-
a. epigastric
c.
b. umbilical
d. infra-
c.
hypogastric
d. hypochondriac
19. Which of these terms describes a body lying
horizontally and facing downward?
a. inversion
b. eversion
c.
prone
d. supine
20. Which of the following is not located in the
abdominopelvic cavity?
a. stomach
b. lungs
c.
colon
d. uterus
21. The prefix intra- means
retro-
26. Which organ is NOT in the urinary system?
a. uterus
b. bladder
c.
urethra
d. ureters
27. A coronal plane is a vertical field that divides
the body into
a. right and left halves
b. anterior and posterior portions
c.
superior and inferior portions
d. unequal right and left portions
28. Which is NOT part of the integumentary
system?
a. skin
b. tendons
a. between
c.
b. within, inside
d. nails
c.
hair
behind
d. above
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29. Which organ is NOT found in the respiratory
system?
33. Which choice below does NOT describe the
anatomical position?
a. lungs
a. lying prone
b. larynx
b. arms to the side
c.
c.
thymus
d. trachea
30. Which organ is NOT in the gastrointestinal
system?
palms facing forward
d. legs parallel to the feet
34. Which organ is found in the LUQ?
a. gallbladder
a. mouth
b. stomach
b. stomach
c.
c.
d. kidney
liver
d. urethra
31. Which type of physician specializes in eye
disorders?
ovary
35. Which quadrant of the abdominopelvic
region contains the appendix?
a. RUQ
a. endocrinologist
b. LUQ
b. ophthalmologist
c.
c.
d. LLQ
urologist
RLQ
d. internist
32. Which type of physician specializes in
disorders of the female reproductive system?
a. urologist
b. gynecologist
c.
neurologist
d. proctologist
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