Component 3/Unit 1
Self-Assessment Questions with Answer Key
1. Which of the following is a prefix?
a) abdomen
b) abdomino
c) tomy
d) hyper
Answer: d) hyper
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1b, Objective: 3. Identify the most common prefixes and
suffixes, Slide 3
2. Which of the following is a word root?
a) nephr
b) nephro
c) nephros
d) tomy
Answer: a) nephr
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1a, Objective: 2. Recognize word roots and combining
forms, Slide 11
3. The term for above the kidney is
a) intrarenal
b) pararenal
c) suprarenal
d) infrarenal
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Answer: c) suprarenal
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1b, Objective: 2. Recognize word roots and combining
forms, and 7. Define directional and positional terms, Slide 5
4. Macroglossia means large tongue. In this word, macro is a
a) suffix.
b) word root.
c) prefix.
d) combining form.
Answer: c) prefix
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1b, Objective: 3. Identify the most common prefixes and
suffixes, Slide 4
5. In the word therm/o/meter, -meter is a(n)
a. adjective.
b. prefix.
c) combining form.
d) suffix.
Answer: d) suffix.
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1b, Objective: 3. Identify the most common prefixes and
suffixes, Slide 11
6. Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
a) Combining vowel
b) Word root
c) Suffix
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d) Prefix
Answer: b) Word root
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1a, Objective: 1. Discuss the four parts of medical words,
Slide 4
7. Which suffix means narrowing?
a) -sclerosis
b) -rrhexis
c) -stenosis
d) –ptosis
Answer: c) -stenosis
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1b, Objective: 3. Identify the most common prefixes and
suffixes, Slide 8
8. Which type of tissue is designed to produce body movement?
a) muscular
b) connective
c) epithelial
d) nervous
Answer: a) muscular
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1c, Objective: 6. Identify regions of the body, Slide 2
9. What organ is contained in the cranial cavity?
a) spinal cord
b) heart
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c) brain
d) stomach
Answer: c) brain
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1c, Objective: 6. Identify regions of the body, Slide 8
10. Which directional term means more toward the head or above another structure?
a. superior
b. medial
c. ventral
d. caudal
Answer: a) superior
Objective/Reference: Lecture 1c, Objective: 7. Define directional and positional terms,
Slide 9
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