EMT Chapter 5 Medical Terminology
1. Which of the following anatomic terms is synonymous B. Posterior
with the word "dorsal"?
A. Palmar
B. Posterior
C. Medial
D. Anterior
2. The root word cirrh/o means: B. yellow-orange
A. kidney.
B. yellow-orange.
C. liver.
D. blood cell.
3. A patient is diagnosed with nephritis. This means: D. inflammation of the kid-
A. dysfunction of the liver. ney
B. enlargement of the liver.
C. disease of the kidney.
D. inflammation of the kidney.
4. A young male jumped from a tree and landed feet A. Plantar
first. Which aspect of his body has sustained the initial
injury?
A. Plantar
B. Ventral
C. Palmar
D. Dorsal
5. You would expect a patient who is experiencing diffi- C. Fowler
culty breathing to be in which of the following posi-
tions?
A. Recovery
B. Supine
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C. Fowler
D. Prone
6. A newborn has four anatomic abnormalities of the C. Tetra-
heart. What prefix is used to describe this?
A. Dipl-
B. Uni-
C. Tetra-
D. Multi-
7. A physician who specializes in diseases of the nervous A. neurologist
system is called a:
A. neurologist.
B. radiologist.
C. nephrologist.
D. cardiologist.
8. The medical term for painful or difficult urination is: D. dysuria
A. anuria.
B. polyuria.
C. oliguria.
D. dysuria.
9. A proximal humeral fracture is one that is located: B. at the upper part of the
A. at a point closest to the elbow. humerus
B. at the upper part of the humerus.
C. at a point closest to the body.
D. between the shoulder and elbow.
10. A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would B. distal humerus fracture
be described as a:
A. proximal humerus fracture.
B. distal humerus fracture.
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1. Which of the following anatomic terms is synonymous B. Posterior
with the word "dorsal"?
A. Palmar
B. Posterior
C. Medial
D. Anterior
2. The root word cirrh/o means: B. yellow-orange
A. kidney.
B. yellow-orange.
C. liver.
D. blood cell.
3. A patient is diagnosed with nephritis. This means: D. inflammation of the kid-
A. dysfunction of the liver. ney
B. enlargement of the liver.
C. disease of the kidney.
D. inflammation of the kidney.
4. A young male jumped from a tree and landed feet A. Plantar
first. Which aspect of his body has sustained the initial
injury?
A. Plantar
B. Ventral
C. Palmar
D. Dorsal
5. You would expect a patient who is experiencing diffi- C. Fowler
culty breathing to be in which of the following posi-
tions?
A. Recovery
B. Supine
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C. Fowler
D. Prone
6. A newborn has four anatomic abnormalities of the C. Tetra-
heart. What prefix is used to describe this?
A. Dipl-
B. Uni-
C. Tetra-
D. Multi-
7. A physician who specializes in diseases of the nervous A. neurologist
system is called a:
A. neurologist.
B. radiologist.
C. nephrologist.
D. cardiologist.
8. The medical term for painful or difficult urination is: D. dysuria
A. anuria.
B. polyuria.
C. oliguria.
D. dysuria.
9. A proximal humeral fracture is one that is located: B. at the upper part of the
A. at a point closest to the elbow. humerus
B. at the upper part of the humerus.
C. at a point closest to the body.
D. between the shoulder and elbow.
10. A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would B. distal humerus fracture
be described as a:
A. proximal humerus fracture.
B. distal humerus fracture.
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