MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM 1
(SELF TESTS 1,2,3,4, & 6) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:
star-like tumor
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
worm-like tumor "invades with worm-like linear growths
none of the above - Answer-crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
mel/ano/carcin/oma
melano/car/cin/oma
melanocar/cinoma - Answer-melano/carcin/oma
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:
conveying toward the center
conveying away from the center
conveying both away from and toward the center
none of the above - Answer-conveying toward a center
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the
beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic Oath
Declaration of Geneva
Galenian Oath
Celsus Oath - Answer-Hippocratic Oath
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration
rapid change, slow progression, and short duration
little change, rapid progression, and short duration
rapid change, rapid progression, and short duration - Answer-little change, slow
progression, and long duration
An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):
fibroma
carcinoma
neoplasm
sarcoma - Answer-carcinoma
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):
fibrochondroma
melanoma
neochondroma
neoplasm - Answer-fibrochondroma
,The study of disease is referred to as:
oncology
pathology
immunology
physiology - Answer-pathology
Cancers of the circulatory system include:
capsulomas and neuromas
neuromas and lymphomas
leukemia and lymphomas
all of the above - Answer-leukemia and lymphomas
A fatty tumor is called a(n) :
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
neuroma
adenoma
leukemia - Answer-lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
The term "metastasis" means:
to confine or localize
to heal
to spread
to reduce - Answer-to spread
The term "hyperplasia" means:
to begin development
to stop development
decrease in development
increase in development - Answer-increase in development
The term "diagnosis" means:
limited knowledge
lack of knowledge
total knowledge
before knowledge - Answer-total knowledge
The term "Clinical" means:
to test
in the hospital
at patient's bedside
none of the above - Answer-at patient's bedside
The term "Prognosis" means:
full knowledge
no knowledge
after knowledge
before knowledge - Answer-before knowledge
The term "Graphy" means ________:
,procedure using an instrument to record something
A measurement on a graph
A recording such as a radiograph
none of the above - Answer-procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:
instrument to examine the tonsils
instrument to examine the eye
instrument to examine the ear
instrument to examine the chest - Answer-instrument to examine the chest
The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:
the procedure of viewing and examining the oral cavity
the procedure of viewing and examining the bronchi
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
the procedure of viewing and examining the alveol - Answer-the procedure of
viewing and examining the voice box
The term "Surgery" literally means:
to cut
procedure of working with instruments
procedure of working by hand
to record measurements - Answer-procedure of working by hand
The English word paternal, "fatherly," comes from the Latin word pater, "father."
Paternal is an example of a:
derivatives
cognates
loan words
Old English - Answer-derivatives
The English words hill and hearts both begin with /h/, whereas the corresponding
Latin words collis and cordia begin with /k/. These appear to be:
derivatives
cognates
loan words
doublets - Answer-cognates
The Hindi word for a loose fitting, legged garment is pajama. The English word
pajama for bedclothes is an example of a:
derivatives
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-loan word
The Latin phrase res publica is used to refer to the government or the state. The
English word republic is an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
, doublet - Answer-derivative
The English word ratio is identical with a Latin word ratio, which means variously
"reckoning, accounting, calculation." This makes English ratio an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-loan word
The Latin word ratio, means variously "reckoning, accounting, or calculation." The
English word rational, referring to someone who can reckon, calculate, and think
reasonably, would be an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-derivative
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining
vowel or vowels) is called:
fracturing
combining terms
structuring
diagramming - Answer-fracturing
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
viscer/o-
parietal
cardio-
ancone- - Answer-viscer/o
The abdominal cavity contains the:
lungs
trachea
liver
intercostal muscles - Answer-liver
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
cardio-
fiber
bone
muscle - Answer-muscle
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:
death and dying
an infection or disease
a painful condition
formation, growth or development - Answer-formation, growth or development
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:
eti/o
(SELF TESTS 1,2,3,4, & 6) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:
star-like tumor
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
worm-like tumor "invades with worm-like linear growths
none of the above - Answer-crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
mel/ano/carcin/oma
melano/car/cin/oma
melanocar/cinoma - Answer-melano/carcin/oma
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:
conveying toward the center
conveying away from the center
conveying both away from and toward the center
none of the above - Answer-conveying toward a center
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the
beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic Oath
Declaration of Geneva
Galenian Oath
Celsus Oath - Answer-Hippocratic Oath
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration
rapid change, slow progression, and short duration
little change, rapid progression, and short duration
rapid change, rapid progression, and short duration - Answer-little change, slow
progression, and long duration
An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):
fibroma
carcinoma
neoplasm
sarcoma - Answer-carcinoma
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):
fibrochondroma
melanoma
neochondroma
neoplasm - Answer-fibrochondroma
,The study of disease is referred to as:
oncology
pathology
immunology
physiology - Answer-pathology
Cancers of the circulatory system include:
capsulomas and neuromas
neuromas and lymphomas
leukemia and lymphomas
all of the above - Answer-leukemia and lymphomas
A fatty tumor is called a(n) :
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
neuroma
adenoma
leukemia - Answer-lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
The term "metastasis" means:
to confine or localize
to heal
to spread
to reduce - Answer-to spread
The term "hyperplasia" means:
to begin development
to stop development
decrease in development
increase in development - Answer-increase in development
The term "diagnosis" means:
limited knowledge
lack of knowledge
total knowledge
before knowledge - Answer-total knowledge
The term "Clinical" means:
to test
in the hospital
at patient's bedside
none of the above - Answer-at patient's bedside
The term "Prognosis" means:
full knowledge
no knowledge
after knowledge
before knowledge - Answer-before knowledge
The term "Graphy" means ________:
,procedure using an instrument to record something
A measurement on a graph
A recording such as a radiograph
none of the above - Answer-procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:
instrument to examine the tonsils
instrument to examine the eye
instrument to examine the ear
instrument to examine the chest - Answer-instrument to examine the chest
The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:
the procedure of viewing and examining the oral cavity
the procedure of viewing and examining the bronchi
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
the procedure of viewing and examining the alveol - Answer-the procedure of
viewing and examining the voice box
The term "Surgery" literally means:
to cut
procedure of working with instruments
procedure of working by hand
to record measurements - Answer-procedure of working by hand
The English word paternal, "fatherly," comes from the Latin word pater, "father."
Paternal is an example of a:
derivatives
cognates
loan words
Old English - Answer-derivatives
The English words hill and hearts both begin with /h/, whereas the corresponding
Latin words collis and cordia begin with /k/. These appear to be:
derivatives
cognates
loan words
doublets - Answer-cognates
The Hindi word for a loose fitting, legged garment is pajama. The English word
pajama for bedclothes is an example of a:
derivatives
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-loan word
The Latin phrase res publica is used to refer to the government or the state. The
English word republic is an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
, doublet - Answer-derivative
The English word ratio is identical with a Latin word ratio, which means variously
"reckoning, accounting, calculation." This makes English ratio an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-loan word
The Latin word ratio, means variously "reckoning, accounting, or calculation." The
English word rational, referring to someone who can reckon, calculate, and think
reasonably, would be an example of a:
derivative
cognates
loan word
doublet - Answer-derivative
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining
vowel or vowels) is called:
fracturing
combining terms
structuring
diagramming - Answer-fracturing
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
viscer/o-
parietal
cardio-
ancone- - Answer-viscer/o
The abdominal cavity contains the:
lungs
trachea
liver
intercostal muscles - Answer-liver
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
cardio-
fiber
bone
muscle - Answer-muscle
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:
death and dying
an infection or disease
a painful condition
formation, growth or development - Answer-formation, growth or development
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:
eti/o
