| Question | Answer |
| What is the correct abbreviation for a fracture? | Fx |
| Which of the following roots refers to arrangement, order, coordination?
carp/o
kinesi/o
spondyl/o
tax/o
ton/o | Tax/o |
| Which syllable receives the emphasis in the medical term arthrogram?
Syllable 1: ar
Syllable 2: thro
Syllable 3: gram | Syllable 1: ar |
| Which medical term means rib pain?
Arthralgia
Cervicodynia
Costalgia
Osteodynia
Tibialgia | Costalgia |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term chondroplasty?
chondro (cartilage) + plasty (incision) = incision into cartilage
chondro (cartilage) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of cartilage | chondro (cartilage) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of cartilage |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myasthenia? | my (muscle) + asthenia (weakness) = muscle weakness |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term osteoporosis? | osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition) = bone pore condition (loss of bone density) |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polymyositis? | poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of many muscles |
| Identify the correct pronunciation for the term costochondritis.
KAW-stoh-chon-DRAI-tis
KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis
SAW-stoh-chon-DRAI-tis
SAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis | The correct pronunciation for the term costochondritis is KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis. The "c" says /k/ after a, o, and u; "ch" is pronounced /k/. |
| Choose the correct translation for the root ankyl/o.
Arm
Ankle
Joint
Stiff, bent
Wrist | Ankl/o means "stiff, bent." |
| Build a medical term that means "incision into fascia."
Fasciectomy
Fasciodesis
Fascioplasty
Fasciorrhaphy
Fasciotomy | Fasciotomy breaks into fascio (fascia) + tomy (incision) = incision into fascia. |
| Build a medical term that means "puncture of a joint."
Arthrocentesis
Arthrogram
Arthrogram
Arthroscope
Arthroscopy | Arthrocentesis breaks into arthro (joint) + centesis (puncture) = puncture of a joint |
| Build a medical term that means "tendon inflammation."
Arthritis
Bursitis
Dactylitis
Fasciitis
Tendonitis | Tendonitis breaks into tendon (tendon) + itis (inflammation) = tendon inflammation. |
| A drug that relieves pain is called a(n):
analgesic.
antiarthritic.
anti-inflammatory.
antipyretic.
open reduction. | Analgesic. |
| Translate the medical term hyperkinesia as literally as possible.
Bad movement
Fast movement
Over movement
Slow movement
Under movement | Over movement |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia? | dys (bad) + phas (speech) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking) |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ganglioma | gangli (nerve bundle) + oma (tumor) = tumor of the ganglion (nerve bundles) |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis? | poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves |
| Which root refers to the entire membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
mening/o, meningi/o
dur/o
gangli/o
myel/o
phren/o | Dur/o |
| Which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?
myel/o
dur/o
gangli/o
mening/o, meningi/o
phren/o | Myel/o refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow. |
| Which syllable receives the emphasis in the term neurasthenia?
Select all that apply.
1: neur
3: thee
2: as
4: i
5: a | 1: Neur
3: thee |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic? | an (not) + esthestic (feeling, sensation) = a drug that causes loss of sensation |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy? | a (not) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling or emotion |
| Translate the medical term cerebral thrombosis as literally as possible. | "Pertaining to brain - clot condition": blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot |
| Identify and define the root in the term hypnotic.
hypno - sleep
hyp–over
pnot - mind
not - know
ic - pertaining to | hypno - sleep |
| Build a medical term that means "large head condition."
Macrocephaly
Cerebellitis
Cerebral atrophy
Encephalocele
Microcephaly | Macrocephaly |
| A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:
paresthesia.
dysesthesia.
hyperesthesia.
pseudesthesia.
synesthesia. | Paresthesia. |
| A loss or decline in mental function is called:
dementia
aphasia.
catatonia.
dyslexia.
dyskinesia. | Dementia |
| Identify the correct pronunciation for the term meningocele
meh-NIN-goh-seel
meh-NIN-goh-keel
meh-NIN-joh-keel
meh-NIN-joh-seel | meh-NIN-goh-seel
Meningocele is pronounced "meh-NIN-goh-seel." The g is hard (/g/) before a, o, or u. The c is soft (/s/) before e, i, or y. |
| Translate the root esthesi/o.
Feeling, sensation
Arrangement, order, coordination
Know
Slight or partial paralysis
Weakness | Feeling, sensation |
| A metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia is known as:
diabetic ketoacidosis.
dysmetabolic syndrome.
insulinoma.
diabetes mellitus.
congenital adrenal hyperplasia. | diabetes mellitus. |
| Choose the correct translation for the root cortic/o.
Inner surface
Hormone
Adrenal gland
Outer surface
Stimulating hormone | Outer surface |
| Choose the correct translation for the roots adren/o, adrenal/o.
Pituitary gland
Gland
Hormone
Adrenal gland
Gonads | Adrenal gland |
| Identify the correct pronunciation of the term glycolysis.
glee-KOH-lai-sees
glai-KOH-lee-sis
glai-KAW-lih-sis
glee-KOW-lai-sis
glai-KAW-lai-sis | glai-KAW-lih-sis |
| The abbreviations BS and FBS both have to do with:
bodily secretions.
subinsulin.
blood sugar.
sucrose byproducts.
bithyroid substances. | blood sugar. |
| Translate the medical term adenopathy as literally as possible.
"Gland disease"
"Adrenal cortex cancer tumor," cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland
"Gland cancer tumor," cancerous tumor of a gland | Gland Disease |
| Translate the medical term hypoglycemic as literally as possible.
Pertaining to low sugar
Disease with low blood count
Pertaining to low blood sugar
Condition of low sugar
Condition of low blood sugar | Pertaining to low blood sugar |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term acromegaly?
acro (extremities) + megaly (united) = united extremities
acro (extremities) + megaly (abnormally large) = abnormally large extremities | acro (extremities) + megaly (abnormally large) = abnormally large extremities |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term endocrine?
endo (inside) + crine (secretion) = to secrete internally (i.e., into the bloodstream)
endo (outside) + crine (hormone) = hormones outside the body | endo (inside) + crine (secretion) = to secrete internally (i.e., into the bloodstream) |
| Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term pancreatolithiasis? | pancreato (pancreas) + lith (stone) + iasis (presence) = presence of a stone in the pancreas |
| Which medical term means "calcium in the urine"?
Polyuria
Calciuria
Calcemia
Kenonuria
Chloremia | Calciuria breaks into calci (calcium) + uria (urine condition) = calcium in the urine |
| Which medical term means "removal of the thymus"?
Thyromegaly
Thymoma
Thymectomy
Thyrotoxicosis
Thyrocele | Thymectomy |
| Which of the following roots means "sugar"?
glyc/o
none of these
gluc/o
all of these
glucos/o | All of these |
| Which of the following roots refer to sex organs?
ket/o
crin/o
adren/o
hypophys/o
gonad/o | Gonad/o |
| Which of the following statements is true regarding the abbreviation TFT?
It is a part of the treatment and therapies that assist in getting a patient euthyroid.
It stands for thyroid function test.
All of these. | All of these |
