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Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Newest Version
Chapter Title / Topic
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Language
Chapter 2 Body Structure
Chapter 3 Directional Terms and Body Planes
, Chapter Title / Topic
Chapter 4 Integumentary System
Chapter 5 Respiratory System
Chapter 6 Urinary System
Chapter 7 Male Reproductive System
Chapter 8 Female Reproductive System
Chapter 9 Obstetrics and Neonatology
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 11 Blood, Immune, and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 12 Digestive System
Chapter 13 Nervous System and Behavioral Health
Chapter 14 Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 15 Endocrine System
Chapter 16 Special Senses: Eye and Ear
1. The prefix hyper- means:
A) under
B) between
C) excessive
D) above normal
Hyper- means excessive or above normal.
2. What is the combining form for “kidney”?
A) cyst/o
B) nephr/o
C) hepat/o
D) cardi/o
Nephr/o is the combining form for kidney.
,3. The term hepatomegaly means:
A) inflammation of the liver
B) enlargement of the liver
C) hardening of the liver
D) tumor of the liver
-megaly means enlargement; hepat/o means liver.
4. Which suffix means “surgical removal”?
A) -otomy
B) -stomy
C) -ectomy
D) -graphy
-ectomy refers to excision or surgical removal.
5. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is:
A) gastritis
B) gastritis
C) gastrocele
D) gastrosis
Gastr/o means stomach, and -itis means inflammation.
6. The term cyanosis means:
A) red skin
B) yellowing of the skin
C) bluish discoloration
D) whitening of the skin
Cyan/o means blue; -osis means abnormal condition.
, 7. Which term means “pertaining to the heart”?
A) nephric
B) dermal
C) gastric
D) cardiac
Cardi/o means heart; -ac means pertaining to.
8. The suffix -logy means:
A) condition of
B) study of
C) inflammation of
D) pain in
-logy means the study of.
9. The prefix brady- means:
A) fast
B) none
C) above
D) slow
Brady- means slow.
10.What does dermatoplasty mean?
A) excision of the skin
B) surgical repair of the skin
C) inflammation of the skin
D) hardening of the skin
Dermat/o means skin; -plasty means surgical repair.
Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Newest Version
Chapter Title / Topic
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Language
Chapter 2 Body Structure
Chapter 3 Directional Terms and Body Planes
, Chapter Title / Topic
Chapter 4 Integumentary System
Chapter 5 Respiratory System
Chapter 6 Urinary System
Chapter 7 Male Reproductive System
Chapter 8 Female Reproductive System
Chapter 9 Obstetrics and Neonatology
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 11 Blood, Immune, and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 12 Digestive System
Chapter 13 Nervous System and Behavioral Health
Chapter 14 Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 15 Endocrine System
Chapter 16 Special Senses: Eye and Ear
1. The prefix hyper- means:
A) under
B) between
C) excessive
D) above normal
Hyper- means excessive or above normal.
2. What is the combining form for “kidney”?
A) cyst/o
B) nephr/o
C) hepat/o
D) cardi/o
Nephr/o is the combining form for kidney.
,3. The term hepatomegaly means:
A) inflammation of the liver
B) enlargement of the liver
C) hardening of the liver
D) tumor of the liver
-megaly means enlargement; hepat/o means liver.
4. Which suffix means “surgical removal”?
A) -otomy
B) -stomy
C) -ectomy
D) -graphy
-ectomy refers to excision or surgical removal.
5. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is:
A) gastritis
B) gastritis
C) gastrocele
D) gastrosis
Gastr/o means stomach, and -itis means inflammation.
6. The term cyanosis means:
A) red skin
B) yellowing of the skin
C) bluish discoloration
D) whitening of the skin
Cyan/o means blue; -osis means abnormal condition.
, 7. Which term means “pertaining to the heart”?
A) nephric
B) dermal
C) gastric
D) cardiac
Cardi/o means heart; -ac means pertaining to.
8. The suffix -logy means:
A) condition of
B) study of
C) inflammation of
D) pain in
-logy means the study of.
9. The prefix brady- means:
A) fast
B) none
C) above
D) slow
Brady- means slow.
10.What does dermatoplasty mean?
A) excision of the skin
B) surgical repair of the skin
C) inflammation of the skin
D) hardening of the skin
Dermat/o means skin; -plasty means surgical repair.
