MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM
QUEATIONS AND ANSWERS
Cancerous tumor - ANS -carcinoma
opposite of supine - ANS -prone
arthr/o - ANS -joint
record of electricity in the brain - ANS -electroencephalogram
a combining vowel (usually an O) links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids
pronunciation: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -TRUE
a combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel: TRUE or FALSE - ANS
-TRUE
epi - ANS -above, upon, on
craniotomy - ANS -incision of the skull
iatrogenic - ANS -Pertaining to produced by treatment
cyst/o - ANS -cyst, urinary bladder, sac of fluid
,the process by which food is burned to release energy - ANS -catabolism
the pituitary gland is in the __________ body cavity - ANS -cranial
genes are composed of - ANS -deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
the space in the chest between the lungs - ANS -mediastinum
cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs - ANS -thoracic
when defining the meaning of a medical term, the general rule states to read the medical term
from the root to the suffix and back to the beginning: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -FALSE you should
read the suffix first then back to the beginning
viscer/o - ANS -internal organs
gastrectomy - ANS -excision of the stomach
trans- - ANS -across, through
ren/o - ANS -kidney
a histologist studies - ANS -tissues
a photograph of an individual's chromo - ANS -karyotype
, -eal - ANS -pertaining to
medical term for hernia of the urinary bladder - ANS -cystocele
the suffix meaning pertaining to:
-tic
-y
-ia
-oid - ANS --tic
the prefix meaning bad:
- mal-
- meta-
- pre-
- para- - ANS -mal-
the suffix that means disease condition - ANS --pathy
the suffix meaning process of visual examination - ANS --scopy
what does endotracheal mean - ANS -pertaining to within the trachea
a lymphocyte is a blood cell that produces antibodies: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -TRUE
the word meaning protrusion of an eyeball - ANS -exophthalmos
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM
QUEATIONS AND ANSWERS
Cancerous tumor - ANS -carcinoma
opposite of supine - ANS -prone
arthr/o - ANS -joint
record of electricity in the brain - ANS -electroencephalogram
a combining vowel (usually an O) links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids
pronunciation: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -TRUE
a combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel: TRUE or FALSE - ANS
-TRUE
epi - ANS -above, upon, on
craniotomy - ANS -incision of the skull
iatrogenic - ANS -Pertaining to produced by treatment
cyst/o - ANS -cyst, urinary bladder, sac of fluid
,the process by which food is burned to release energy - ANS -catabolism
the pituitary gland is in the __________ body cavity - ANS -cranial
genes are composed of - ANS -deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
the space in the chest between the lungs - ANS -mediastinum
cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs - ANS -thoracic
when defining the meaning of a medical term, the general rule states to read the medical term
from the root to the suffix and back to the beginning: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -FALSE you should
read the suffix first then back to the beginning
viscer/o - ANS -internal organs
gastrectomy - ANS -excision of the stomach
trans- - ANS -across, through
ren/o - ANS -kidney
a histologist studies - ANS -tissues
a photograph of an individual's chromo - ANS -karyotype
, -eal - ANS -pertaining to
medical term for hernia of the urinary bladder - ANS -cystocele
the suffix meaning pertaining to:
-tic
-y
-ia
-oid - ANS --tic
the prefix meaning bad:
- mal-
- meta-
- pre-
- para- - ANS -mal-
the suffix that means disease condition - ANS --pathy
the suffix meaning process of visual examination - ANS --scopy
what does endotracheal mean - ANS -pertaining to within the trachea
a lymphocyte is a blood cell that produces antibodies: TRUE or FALSE - ANS -TRUE
the word meaning protrusion of an eyeball - ANS -exophthalmos
