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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:....................................... 7. Electroencephalogram:........................
A. Gastric resection A. Record of electricity in the brain
B. Intestinal incision B. Record of electricity in the heart
C. Tumor of the stomach C. X-ray of the brain
D. Incision of the stomach D. Record of sound waves in the brain
E. Resection of the intestine E. X-ray of the heart and brain
2. Osteitis:.............................................. 8. Diagnosis:...........................................
A. Incision of a bone A. Is made after the prognosis
B. Removal of a bone B. Is a guess as to a patient’s condition
C. Incision of a joint C. Is a prediction of the course of treatment
D. Inflammation of a joint D. Is made on the basis of complete
E. Inflammation of a bone knowledge about a patient’s condition
E. Is a treatment of a patient
3. Cystoscopy:.........................................
A. Study of cells 9. Cancerous tumor:................................
B. Visual examination of cells A. Hematoma
C. Removal of a sac of fluid B. Adenoma
D. Removal of the urinary bladder C. Carcinoma
E. Visual examination of the D. Carcinogenic
urinary bladder E. Neurotomy
4. Hepatoma:........................................... 10. Microscopic examination
A. Incision of the kidney of living tissue:....................................
B. Tumor of the liver A. Incision
C. Blood mass B. Pathology
D. Inflammation of the liver C. Biopsy
E. Red blood cell D. Autopsy
E. Resection
5. Which of the following is not
an endocrine gland?............................. 11. Pertaining to the largest part of
A. Thyroid gland the brain:...........................................
B. Adrenal gland A. Cerebral
C. Ovary B. Cephalic
D. Mammary gland C. Renal
E. Pituitary gland D. Cardiac
E. Neural
6. Iatrogenic:...........................................
A. Pertaining to produced by treatment 12. Removal of a gland:.............................
B. Produced by the mind A. Gastrotomy
C. Cancer producing B. Gastric
D. Pertaining to producing a tumor C. Hepatic resection
E. Cutting into a tumor D. Nephric section
E. Adenectomy

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13. Decrease in numbers of red 20. Inflammation of the

blood cells or hemoglobin within nose:...................................................
red blood cells:.................................... A. Arthrosis
A. Anemia B. Hepatitis
B. Erythrocytosis C. Nephritis
C. Thrombocytosis D. Dermatosis
D. Leukemia E. Rhinitis
E. Leukocytosis
21. Study of cells:.....................................
14. Pathologist:......................................... A. Pathology
A. One who examines x-rays B. Cytology
B. One who operates on the urinary tract C. Cystology
C. One who performs autopsies and reads D. Dermatology
biopsies E. Gastrology
D. One who operates on the kidney
22. Pertaining to through the liver:............
E. One who treats diseases with
A. Subrenal
chemicals
B. Transdermal
15. Pain in a joint:..................................... C. Transhepatic
A. Ostealgia D. Subhepatic
B. Arthritis E. Hepatoma
C. Osteoarthritis
23. Abnormal condition of the
D. Arthroalgia
kidney:................................................
E. Arthralgia
A. Neurologic
16. Increase in numbers of malignant B. Neuralgia
white blood cells:................................. C. Nephrotomy
A. Leukocytosis D. Neural
B. Leukemia E. Nephrosis
C. Erythremia
24. Incision of a bone:..............................
D. Thrombocytosis
A. Sarcoma
E. Erythrocytosis
B. Pathogenic
17. Instrument to view the eye:................ C. Osteotomy
A. Ophthalmoscopy D. Ostectomy
B. Opthalmoscope E. Endoscopy
C. Opthalmology
25. High level of sugar in the
D. Ophthalmoscope
blood:..................................................
E. Opthalmoscopy
A. Hematoma
18. A platelet:............................................ B. Hypodermic
A. Hematoma C. Hypoglycemia
B. Thrombosis D. Hyperglycemia
C. Leukocyte E. Hypogastric
D. Thrombocyte
E. Erythrocyte
19. Abnormal condition
of the mind:........................................
A. Physchosis
B. Psychosis
C. Psychogenic
D. Encephalopathy
E. Adenoma

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4 Chapter 1    ■    EXERCISE QUIZ

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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

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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

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 Chapter 1    ■    SPELLING QUIZ 7

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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

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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 7.0 ophthalmoscope 10. cytology
2. cystoscopy 5. neuralgia 8.0 hepatoma
3. gastrectomy 6. pericarditis 9.0 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.

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 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- _______________________________

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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

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ MATEHOAM

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

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ OCLOYGNO

BONUS TERM: Clue: A condition marked by deficiency of hemoglobin or decreased erythrocytes.

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 Chapter 1    ■    CROSSWORD PUZZLE 11

Chapter One

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Name: _______________________________

Fill in the crossword puzzle below using the clues listed underneath it.

1 2 3 4

6 7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

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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