This document contains 24 multiple choice questions testing medical terminology knowledge at CEFR level B1 and higher. The questions cover anatomy, medical conditions, diagnostic tests, medications, body systems, medical prefixes and suffixes, symptoms, vital signs, and phobias related to health.
This document contains 24 multiple choice questions testing medical terminology knowledge at CEFR level B1 and higher. The questions cover anatomy, medical conditions, diagnostic tests, medications, body systems, medical prefixes and suffixes, symptoms, vital signs, and phobias related to health.
This document contains 24 multiple choice questions testing medical terminology knowledge at CEFR level B1 and higher. The questions cover anatomy, medical conditions, diagnostic tests, medications, body systems, medical prefixes and suffixes, symptoms, vital signs, and phobias related to health.
1) Answers: a) vertebrae b) foramina c) apices d) bacteria e) irides f) sarcomata
2) Answers: a) phalanges b) ganglia c) bronchi d) thoraces e) diagnoses f) ova 3) Answers: a) ABDUCT – to draw away from midline; ADDUCT – to draw towards the midline b) DYSPHAGIA – difficulty in swallowing; DYSPHASIA – difficulty in understanding spoken language c) ILEUM – portion of small intestine; ILIUM – a pelvic bone d) AGONIST - a drug that stimulates the activity of cell molecules in a way they would be stimulated by naturally produced substances, ANTAGONIST - a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of another substance e) ANURESIS – complete lack of urine, ENURESIS - bedwetting 4) Answers: varicella – chickenpox, pertussis – whooping cough, herpes – cold sore, cephalgia – headache, pharyngitis – sore throat 5) Answers: conjunctivitis – sore/ pink eye; pyrexia – fever; gastroenteritis – stomach flu; contusion – bruise; dysmenorrhea – menstrual cramps 6) Answers: abdomen – stomach, clavicle – collar bone; intestine – bowel; uterus – womb, digit – finger/ toe 7) Answers: trachea – windpipe; patella – knee pan; axilla – armpit; erythrocyte – red cell; scapula – shoulder blade 8) Answers: a) kidney; b) stomach (navel); c) liver; d) lungs; e) windpipe 9) Answers: a) womb; b) teeth; c) stomach; d) mouth; e) ear 10) Answers: bone – osseous; brain – cerebral; backbone – spinal; heart – cardiac; forehead – frontal 11) Answers: breast – mammary; chest – thoracic; ear – otic; eye – optic; kidney – renal 12) Answers: fat – adipose; kidney – nephron; knee – genual; bladder – urinary; Fallopian tube – tubal 13) Answer: a) Patient has got a temperature of 37 degrees, pulse 80, respiration rate 20 and blood pressure 130 over 90. b) Ms. Wallace was admitted to the emergency room due to chief complaint of upset stomach. Her vital signs were: temperature 98.6, pulse 78, respiration rate 19, blood pressure 130 over 95. Nurse practitioner reported patient’s not known allergies. The doctor said to discontinue antibiotics, but the patient refused and left the emergency room against medical advice.\ 14) Answers: adeno- gland, adenocarcinoma; angio- vessel, angiography; viscera-internal organs, visceral cavity; leuko- white cells, leukaemia; myo- muscle; myositis; cardio- heart, cardiology 15) Answers: trans- across, transfusion; peri- around; periorbital fracture; intra- inside, intracranial pressure; dextro- right, dextrocardia; super/supra- above, supraventricular; sub- below, subcutaneous 16) Answers: -ase – enzyme, lipase; -centesis – puncture, amniocentesis; -cidal – kill, bactericidal; -dynia – pain, pleurodynia; -itis – inflammation, bronchitis; -megaly – enlargement, cardiomegaly 17) Answers: a) Amoxyciline 500 mg, one tablet, 3 times a day; b) Ibuprofen 400 mg as needed; c) temazepam 10 mg tablet orally at bedtime/ every evening; d) Olextra intravenous infusion 18) Answers: a) integumentary; b) skeletal; c) muscular; d) nervous; e) circulatory; f) reproductive 19) Answers: a) infection; b) malignant; c) congenital; d) redness; e) fever 20) Answers: a) gastro-oesophagal reflux disease; b) chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease; c) atrial fibrillation; d) cystic fibrosis; e) congestive heart failure 21) Answers: a) maternity; b) imaging; c) intensive care unit, ICU; d) ENT; e) oncology 22) Answers: a) alert and oriented to person, place, time and date; b) history of; c) not known allergies; d) symptoms; e) diagnosis 23) Answers: a) Buerger’s disease; b) Munchausen’s syndrome; c) Creuzfeld-Jakob disease 24) Answers: a) hydrophobia; b) pathophobia; c) haemophobia; d) cancerophobia; e) microphobia