THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ adip/o. Answer: fat
◉ anter/o. Answer: front
◉ bol/o. Answer: to cast (throw)
◉ ceruic/o. Answer: neck
◉ chondr/o. Answer: cartilage
◉ chrom/o. Answer: color
◉ coccyg/o. Answer: coccyx (tailbone)
◉ crani/o. Answer: skull
◉ cyt/o. Answer: cell
,◉ dist/o. Answer: far, distance
◉ dors/o. Answer: back portion of the body
◉ hist/o. Answer: tissue
◉ ili/o. Answer: ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
◉ inguin/o. Answer: groin
◉ kary/o. Answer: nucleus
◉ later/o. Answer: side
◉ lumb/o. Answer: lower back
◉ medi/o. Answer: middle
◉ nucle/o. Answer: nucleus
◉ pelv/i. Answer: pelvis hip region
, ◉ poster/o. Answer: back, behind
◉ proxim/o. Answer: nearest
◉ sacr/o. Answer: sacrum
◉ spin/o. Answer: spine, backbone
◉ thel/o. Answer: nipple
◉ thorac/o. Answer: chest
◉ trache/o. Answer: trachea, windpipe
◉ umbilic/o. Answer: navel, umbilicus
◉ ventr/o. Answer: belly side of the body
◉ vertebr/o. Answer: vertebra(e), backbone(s)
◉ viscer/o. Answer: internal organs
ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ adip/o. Answer: fat
◉ anter/o. Answer: front
◉ bol/o. Answer: to cast (throw)
◉ ceruic/o. Answer: neck
◉ chondr/o. Answer: cartilage
◉ chrom/o. Answer: color
◉ coccyg/o. Answer: coccyx (tailbone)
◉ crani/o. Answer: skull
◉ cyt/o. Answer: cell
,◉ dist/o. Answer: far, distance
◉ dors/o. Answer: back portion of the body
◉ hist/o. Answer: tissue
◉ ili/o. Answer: ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
◉ inguin/o. Answer: groin
◉ kary/o. Answer: nucleus
◉ later/o. Answer: side
◉ lumb/o. Answer: lower back
◉ medi/o. Answer: middle
◉ nucle/o. Answer: nucleus
◉ pelv/i. Answer: pelvis hip region
, ◉ poster/o. Answer: back, behind
◉ proxim/o. Answer: nearest
◉ sacr/o. Answer: sacrum
◉ spin/o. Answer: spine, backbone
◉ thel/o. Answer: nipple
◉ thorac/o. Answer: chest
◉ trache/o. Answer: trachea, windpipe
◉ umbilic/o. Answer: navel, umbilicus
◉ ventr/o. Answer: belly side of the body
◉ vertebr/o. Answer: vertebra(e), backbone(s)
◉ viscer/o. Answer: internal organs