Ch. 3 and Nervous System Quiz
1. The suffix -osis means:
A) inflammation
B) tumor
C) pain
D) abnormal condition
E) visual examination
2. The suffix -stomy means:
A) hardening
B) new opening
C) enlargement
D) surgical procedure to remove fluid
E) bursting forth (of blood)
3. The suffix -megaly means:
A) hardening
B) new opening
C) enlargement
D) surgical procedure to remove fluid
E) bursting forth
4. Enlargement of the liver is called:
A) hepatomegaly
B) nephritis
C) hepatitis
D) cardiomegaly
E) nephromegaly
5. A condition that lasts for a long time is called:
A) acute
B) septic
C) lateral
D) coccygeal
E) chronic
6. A benign tumor of muscle is a(n):
A) adenoma
B) adenocarcinoma
C) myoma
D) myosarcoma
E) myocardial infarction
7. The combining form for spinal cord is:
A) myel/o
B) my/o
C) neur/o
D) spin/o
8. The combining form for cerebrum is:
A) cerebell/o
B) neur/o
C) scler/o
D) cerebr/o
9. The combining form for nerve is:
A) my/o
B) neur/o
C) spin/o
D) myel/o
10. What is the combining form for brain:
A) encephal/o
B) myel/o
C) neur/o
D) cephal/o