Health Science
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Event Specifications
SCOPE OF CONTEST
Contestants will be evaluated on their knowledge of medical terms relating to medical terminology – prefixes,
suffixes, combination words, compound words, anatomy, physiology, and will be asked to label a drawing of the
human body.
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS
Individual event, limited to 60 competitors. Four competitors per school site.
Fresno ROP reserves the right to modify enrollment due to limited spaces available.
RULES AND PROCEDURES
1. There will be two test taking sessions, 9:00 am and 10:15 am. Each test taking session will last one hour.
Contestants will be placed in one session during registration process. Contestants will report to assigned room
10 minutes prior to their session. Each session will be limited to 30 contestants.
2. A multiple choice/written test on commonly found medical word roots, prefixes and suffixes will be provided with
100 questions.
3. Contestants will label a diagram identifying the gross anatomy of the abdominal and/or thoracic cavity using
correct medical terms.
JUDGING CRITERIA
1. Accuracy of written test and labeling of diagram.
2. Contestants with the three highest scores will win.
3. In the event of a tie, the order will be based on two tie-breaker questions.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
1. Supplied by the Career Skills Challenge:
a. #2 pencil
b. #882E Scantron Form