Ch. 1 Practice Quiz
Section: Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A platelet:
A.
Hematoma
B.
Thrombosis
C.
Leukocyte
D.
Thrombocyte
E.
Erythrocyte
Cystoscopy:
A.
Study of cells
B.
Visual examination of cells
C.
Removal of a sac of fluid
D.
Removal of the urinary bladder
E.
Diagnosis:
Visual examination of the urinary bladder
A.
Is made after the prognosis
B.
Is a guess as to the patient's condition
C.
Is a prediction of the course of treatment
D.
Is made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient's condition
E.
Is a treatment of the patient
Gastrectomy:
A.
Gastric resection
B.
Intestinal incision
C.
Tumor of the stomach
D.
Incision of the stomach
E.
Resection of the intestine
Incision of a bone:
A.
Sarcoma
B.
Pathogenic
C.
Osteotomy
D.
Ostectomy
E.
Endoscopy
6.
7.
8.
9.
Microscopic examination of living tissue:
A.
Incision
B.
Pathology
C.
Biopsy
D.
Autopsy
E.
Resection
Pain in a joint:
A.
Ostealgia
B.
Arthritis
C.
Osteoarthritis
D.
Arthroalgia
E.
Arthralgia
Removal of a gland:
A.
Gastrotomy
B.
Gastric
C.
Hepatic resection
D.
Nephric section
E.
Adenectomy
Study of cells:
A.
Pathology
B.
Cytology
C.
Cystology
D.
Dermatology
E.
Urology
10. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?
A.
Thyroid gland
B.
Adrenal gland
C.
Ovary
D.
Mammary gland
E.
Pituitary gland
Ch. 2 Practice Quiz
1. A disc is:
A.
Part of the hip bone
B.
A piece of cartilage between backbones
C.
A piece of bony tissue connecting the joints in the back
D.
An abnormal structure in the back
E.
A pad of fatty tissue between backbones
2. A histologist studies:
A.
Drugs
B.
X-rays
C.
Tissues
D.
The backbone
E.
The spinal cord
3. Adipose means pertaining to:
A.
Cartilage
B.
Bone
C.
Fat
D.
Skin
E.
Nervous tissue
4. Allows materials to pass into and out of the cell:
A.
Cytoplasm
B.
Cell membrane
C.
Chromosomes
D.
Mitochondria
E.
Nucleus
5.Genes are composed of:
A.
Chromosomes
B.
Ribosomes
C.
Hemoglobin
D.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
E.
Mitochondria
6. Part of a cell where catabolism primarily occurs:
A.
Cell membrane
B.
Nucleus
C.
Mitochondria
D.
Genes
E.
Endoplasmic reticulum
7. Structure in the trachea:
A.
Bronchial tube
B.
Pharynx
C.
Esophagus
D.
Larynx
E.
Tongue
8. Sum of the chemical processes in a cell:
A.
Anabolism
B.
Metabolism
C.
Protein synthesis
D.
Catabolism
E.
A and C
9.The process by which food is burned to release energy:
A.
Nuclear energy
B.
Anabolism
C.
Phagocytosis
D.
Catabolism
E.
Protein synthesis
10. Throat:
A.
Trachea
B.
Coccyx
C.
Larynx
D.
Esophagus
E.
Pharynx
Chapter 3 Practice Exam
1. A blood cell that produces antibodies:
A.
Erythrocyte
B.
Platelet
C.
Lymphocyte
D.
Monocyte
E.
Basophil
2. Acromegaly:
A.
Exocrine disorder of bone enlargement
B.
Enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem
C.
Abnormal growth of bones before puberty
D.
Endocrine gland problem in young children
E.
Fear of extremities (heights)
3. Amniocentesis:
A.
Incision of the abdomen
B.
Paracentesis
C.
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
D.
Puncture of the chest region
E.
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
4. Neutrophil:
A.
Lymphocyte
B.
Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
C.
Monocyte
D.
Agranulocyte
E.
Platelet
5. Opposite of -malacia is:
A.
-megaly
B.
-sclerosis
C.
-emia
D.
-plasia
E.
-lysis
6. Prolapse:
A.
-pathy
B.
-ptosis
C.
-trophy
D.
-plasty
E.
-plasm
7. Resembling:
A.
-osis
B.
-eal
C.
lith/o
D.
-oid
E.
-ic
8 Small artery is a(an):
A.
Capillary
B.
Arteriole
C.
Venule
D.
Lymph vessel
E.
Blood vessel leading from the heart
9. Surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body:
A.
-stomy
B.
-tomy
C.
-ectomy
D.
Section
E.
Resection
10. X-ray record of the spinal cord:
A.
Electroencephalogram
B.
Bone scan
C.
Myogram
D.
Myelogram
E.
Electromyogram
Chapter 4 Practice Quiz
1. Antibodies:
A.
Bacteria
B.
Protein substances made by leukocytes
C.
Phagocytes
D.
Produced by erythrocytes to fight disease
E.
Antibiotics
2 Dia-:
A.
Flow
B.
Down, lack of
C.
Complete, through
D.
Against
E.
Near
3. Excessive sugar in the blood:
A.
Hypodermic
B.
Hypoglycemia
C.
Glycosuria
D.
Hematuria
E.
Hyperglycemia
4. Percutaneous:
A.
Within a vein
B.
Through a vein
C.
Through the skin
D.
Surrounding cartilage
E.
Surrounding a bone
5. Pertaining to between the ribs:
A.
Intracostal
B.
Infracostal
C.
Costochondral
D.
Mediastinal
E.
Intercostal
6. Protrusion of an eyeball:
A.
Cystocele
B.
Inguinal hernia
C.
Exopthalmia
D.
Ectopic
E.
Exophthalmos
7. 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
8. Retroperitoneal:
A.
Region of the stomach
B.
Within the chest
C.
Behind the abdomen
D.
Within the abdomen
E.
Below the pelvis
9. Symbiosis:
A.
Parasitism
B.
Symmetrical organs
C.
Biopsy
D.
Group of symptoms
E.
Neonatal
10. Tachycardia:
A.
Bad, painful swallowing
B.
Inability to swallow
C.
Near the windpipe
D.
Rapid breathing
E.
Rapid heartbeat
Study Tips for Exam 1
Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure
Basic Word Structure begins your study of medical terminology and introduces you to analysis of medical terms.
Remember, your goal is not to memorize terms but to master the tools to understand terminology so that when you
encounter a new word you can figure it out on your own. Once you learn how to divide words into component parts
and understand the meanings of the word parts, you can decipher the most complex medical terms on your own!
I give you my personal guarantee that if you follow these steps (in each chapter) you will master the medical
language!
Step-by-step study tips:
1.
Carefully read the first two sections of the chapter, Objectives in Studying the Medical Language
and Word Analysis.
Notice the terms in boldface and italics. They indicate important terms or concepts. Use a highlighter to
easily identify these terms or concepts or write them down as notes in a separate notebook ("Notes to
remember"). Pay particular attention to the boxed material, which reviews important information.
2.
Write the meanings of the terms in Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes.
If you are using this book in a classroom setting, your instructor will teach these terms in class. Click on
Answers to Terminology Lists from the main Student Station menu to check your responses. Click on Latin
and Greek derivations from the main menu of this student website to find interesting information about the
origin of the word parts.
You may find it helpful to consult a medical dictionary for additional explanations of terminology. In
selecting a dictionary for your personal use, compare two or three by looking up the same word in each and
see which dictionary EXPLAINS the term in a manner that is easy for you to understand.
3.
Answer the Practical Applications matching questions about medical specialists.
This section takes you a step further in your study. (Answers are found at the end of the Answers to
Exercises section.)
4.
Complete Exercises and carefully check each answer in Answers to Exercises.
This is one of the most important aspects of your work in this chapter and all the chapters that follow. You
will learn from checking your answers! The answers contain detailed explanations that will help you
remember and learn the terminology.
Don't forget that the key to remembering terms is to WRITE them over and over again! Many of my
students copy the exercises and practice doing them multiple times.
5.
Complete the meanings in Pronunciation of Terms.
Typically, you will find meanings for these terms on your CD. For this chapter, they are also found on the
Answers to Terminology List (Chapter 1) on this website. Listen to the correct pronunciation of each term
by using the CD. You may want to cover the meanings and see if you can write them again while listening
to the pronunciation on the CD. Check your spelling by writing each term as you hear it pronounced!
If you have purchased the audio study companion, you will also be able to hear each term defined.
6.
Write meanings of the combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes on the Review Sheet.
This is your last step in completing the chapter and your most important step. Check your answers with the
Glossary of Medical Word Parts—English at the end of the book.
Make flash cards of medical word parts (one side of the card) and their meanings (other side of the card)
so that you can test yourself! As a final test, cover the word part and write its meaning on a separate paper
or cover the meaning and write the word part on a separate piece of paper.
7.
Review of the study tips and some additional pointers:
o WRITE, WRITE, WRITE. Although nowadays there are many ways to learn and review
material electronically, it's important to practice medical terms by writing them. You can't write
these words and their meanings too many times! Each time you write terms imagine that you are
writing the term on your brain! Make sure that you spell words correctly each time that you write
them. Spelling counts! If you make a spelling error, write the term correctly on a separate spelling
sheet. This way you can become more aware of difficult terms.
o TEST YOURSELF. Cover terms or meanings and test yourself to see if you really know them.
o LISTEN to terms on the CD. Pronunciation counts!
o ISOLATE DIFFICULTIES by making a separate hard-word list and list of difficult problems
(such as all the different suffixes that mean "pertaining to.") If you make a spelling error, write the
term correctly on a separate spelling sheet. This way you can be more aware of these difficult
terms.
o STUDY EARLY AND A LITTLE EACH DAY. Don't leave your work for the last minute
before class or before a quiz. You will retain the information better if you do a little work each day
and start several days before your class!
o MAKE FLASH CARDS to help you study.
Chapter 2: Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
This chapter will orient you to the body as a whole. It shows you how the body is organized from its smallest
elements, cells, to entire body systems. Not only do you see where these body structures are located, but you
understand how they function as well.
In this chapter you learn about body cavities and the regions and quadrants of the abdomen and back, as well
terminology related to the position, direction, and planes of the body.
This will enhance your ability to understand radiologic reports and charts in which doctors are describing test results
and patient conditions.
Let me give you a special tip about this chapter: pay close attention to the five study sections to help you review and
master the material. These identify the terms you need to know. Here's the key: take time to write these terms with
their meanings, and test yourself on them.
Step-by-step study tips: (more detailed information can be found in the study tips for Chapter 1):
1.
Read all material in sections Structural Organization of the Body, Body Cavities, Abdominopelvic
Regions and Quadrants, Divisions of the Back, Positional and Directional Terms, and Planes of the
Body and label the diagrams carefully.
Spell each term correctly as you write it on the diagram.
2.
Study the words in the Study sections.
Write the terms and their meanings on a separate piece of paper and test yourself to see if you know them.
3.
Write meanings of terms in Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes.
Check your answers with the Answers to Terminology Lists from the main menu of the Student Station.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Answer the Practical Applications matching questions and check your answers at the end of the
Answers to Exercises.
Complete the Exercises section and check your answers in the Answers to Exercises section.
Write meanings on the Pronunciation of Terms list.
Listen to the pronunciation of terms on the CD.
Write the terms and their meanings on a separate piece of paper and test yourself to see if you know them.
8.
Fill in meanings for combining forms, prefixes, suffixes and other activities on the Review Sheet.
Check your answers! And don't forget to test yourself to make sure you know the word parts!
Chapter 3: Suffixes
This chapter is devoted to the basic suffixes you need to know to master medical terminology. Because all medical
terms contain suffixes, once you learn these, your vocabulary will increase dramatically. While reviewing the
suffixes you learned in Chapters 1 and 2, you learn many important new suffixes here in Chapter 3 as well. Suffixes
such as -itis (inflammation) and -sclerosis (hardening) describe abnormal conditions, whereas other suffixes describe
diagnostic or treatment procedures such as -plasty (surgical repair), -ectomy (cutting out), and -graphy (process of
recording). All these suffixes make up the core understanding of the terminology that will follow in the book.
Pay particular attention to the appendices contained in the chapter. These include additional explanations and
illustrations that will make it easier for you to remember the terminology.
As you work through this chapter you'll notice many suffixes have similar or even the same meanings (for example,
the suffixes -ic, -tic, -ar, and -ary all mean pertaining to). Often students ask me for rules to guide them in knowing
which suffix to use with a particular combining form. Don't worry about that. Actually, your job is to identify and
understand medical terms as they exist and to recognize the suffix and its meaning in any given term.
Step-by-step study tips:
1.
Look over the list of Combining Forms section.
You will see these combining forms used with the suffixes on the Suffixes and Terminology list. Refer to
them as you complete the meanings of the terms on the list.
2.
Write the meanings of the terms in Suffixes and Terminology.
Check your answers with the Answers to Terminology List for Chapter 3 on the Answers to Terminology
Lists.
3.
Read (highlight and/or take notes on) the information in the Appendices.
This information will help you understand the terminology more fully. Pay particular attention to
Appendix D: Blood Cells so that you remember the different types of white blood cells.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Answer the Practical Applications matching questions and check your answers at the end of the
Answers to Exercises.
Complete the Exercises section and check your answers in the Answers to Exercises section. Pay close
attention to spelling!
Write meanings in Pronunciation of Terms.
Listen to the pronunciation of terms on the CD.
Fill in meanings for combining forms and suffixes on the Review Sheet.
Chapter 4: Prefixes
This chapter will teach you many common prefixes and review the prefixes you have learned in Chapters 1 and 2.
Since there are many prefixes with similar meanings, think of an English term that contains the prefix. This will help
you to remember its meaning. For example, I think of "ante up" (putting money into the pot before the cards are
dealt in poker) to remember that the prefix "ante-" means before. Three particularly difficult prefixes to remember
are intra- (within), infra- (below) and inter- (between). Think of intrastate commerce (within a state), infrastructure
(an underlying base or foundation of an organization or system), and intermission (a pause between two parts or acts
of a play).
Don't forget to pay particular attention to the appendices in this chapter. They provide valuable additional
information and illustrate the terminology in the chapter.
Step-by-step study tips:
1.
Look over the list in the Combining Forms and Suffixes section. You will see these used with the next
section.
Refer to them as you complete the meanings of the terms on the list.
2.
Write the meanings of the terms in the Prefixes and Terminology list.
Check your answers with Answers to Terminology List for Chapter 4 from the Student Station main menu.
3.
Read (highlight and/or take notes on) the information in the Appendices.
This information will help you understand the terminology.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Answer the Practical Applications matching questions and check your answers.
Complete the Exercises section and check your answers in the Answers to Exercises section.
Write meanings in Pronunciation of Terms.
Listen to the pronunciation of terms on the CD.
Complete the activities for Chapter 4 on the CD.
Fill in meanings for combining forms and suffixes on the Review Sheet. Check your answers in the
Glossary of Word Parts. Don't forget to test yourself to make sure you know each word part!