Mastering Medical Word Structure

Which term refers to the largest part of the brain?

cerebr/o

What does the term 'leuk/o' refer to?

white

What does the suffix '-algia' indicate?

pain

What does the prefix 'exo-' mean?

outside Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is the correct definition of a combining form?

A combination of a root and a combining vowel Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is the correct rule for reading the meaning of medical terms?

Read from the suffix back to the beginning of the term Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is the correct word division for the term 'SUB/GASTR/IC'?

SUB: prefix, GASTR: root, IC: suffix Signup and view all the answers

Which body system is responsible for supporting the body and allowing it to move?

Musculoskeletal System Signup and view all the answers

Which body system brings food into the body and breaks it down for absorption into the bloodstream?

Digestive System Signup and view all the answers

Which body system is composed of glands that send chemical messengers called hormones into the blood?

Endocrine System Signup and view all the answers

Which body system produces the cells that join to form the embryo?

Female and Male Reproductive System Signup and view all the answers

Which body system includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels?

Circulatory System Signup and view all the answers

Which body system controls breathing?

Respiratory System Signup and view all the answers

Which body cavity contains the spinal column and nerves of the spinal cord?

Spinal Signup and view all the answers

Which plane divides the body or body part into front and back portions?

Frontal (coronal) plane Signup and view all the answers

What is the combining form for the neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus?

cervic/o Signup and view all the answers

What is the combining form for the liver?

hepat/o Signup and view all the answers

Which group of suffixes describes disease conditions or their symptoms?

Diagnostic suffixes Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-rrhea' indicate?

Flow or discharge Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?

Removal, resection, excision Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix means 'condition of urine'?

-uria Signup and view all the answers

Which group of suffixes means 'pertaining to'?

Adjective suffixes Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix means surgical repair or surgical correction?

-plasty Signup and view all the answers

Which suffix indicates a process of visual examination?

-scopy Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-therapy' mean?

Treatment Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form refers to the shoulder blade?

scapul/o Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'cardi/o' refer to?

heart Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form means 'membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen'?

peritone/o Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is the correct definition of the term 'bradycardia'?

A slow heartbeat Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ectopic pregnancy' refer to?

A pregnancy outside the uterus Signup and view all the answers

What do the parathyroid glands do?

Function separately from the thyroid gland Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition?

Syndrome Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'transurethral' mean?

When an instrument passes through the urethra Signup and view all the answers

What diagnostic technique uses ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue?

Ultrasonography Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'SIDS' stand for?

Sudden infant death syndrome Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form refers to the wrist bones?

carp/o Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'nat/i' mean?

birth Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form means 'membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen'?

peritone/o Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form refers to the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body?

urethr/o Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dys-' indicate?

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-gen' mean?

to produce Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a condition of fast, rapid heartbeat?

Tachycardia Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ultrasonography' refer to?

A diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'retroperitoneal' mean?

Pertaining to behind the peritoneum Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue?

Subcutaneous Signup and view all the answers

Mastering Medical Word Structure

Questions and Answers

Which term refers to the largest part of the brain?

What does the term 'leuk/o' refer to?

What does the suffix '-algia' indicate?

What does the prefix 'exo-' mean?

Which one of these is the correct definition of a combining form?

Which one of these is the correct rule for reading the meaning of medical terms?

Which one of these is the correct word division for the term 'SUB/GASTR/IC'?

Which body system is responsible for supporting the body and allowing it to move?

Which body system brings food into the body and breaks it down for absorption into the bloodstream?

Which body system is composed of glands that send chemical messengers called hormones into the blood?

Which body system produces the cells that join to form the embryo?

Which body system includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels?

Which body system controls breathing?

Which body cavity contains the spinal column and nerves of the spinal cord?

Which plane divides the body or body part into front and back portions?

What is the combining form for the neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus?

What is the combining form for the liver?

Which group of suffixes describes disease conditions or their symptoms?

What does the suffix '-rrhea' indicate?

What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?

Which suffix means 'condition of urine'?

Which group of suffixes means 'pertaining to'?

Which suffix means surgical repair or surgical correction?

Which suffix indicates a process of visual examination?

What does the suffix '-therapy' mean?

Which combining form refers to the shoulder blade?

What does the combining form 'cardi/o' refer to?

Which combining form means 'membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen'?

Which one of these is the correct definition of the term 'bradycardia'?

What does the term 'ectopic pregnancy' refer to?

What do the parathyroid glands do?

Which term refers to a group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition?

What does the term 'transurethral' mean?

What diagnostic technique uses ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue?

What does the term 'SIDS' stand for?

Which combining form refers to the wrist bones?

What does the combining form 'nat/i' mean?

Which combining form means 'membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen'?

Which combining form refers to the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body?

What does the prefix 'dys-' indicate?

What does the suffix '-gen' mean?

Which term refers to a condition of fast, rapid heartbeat?

What does the term 'ultrasonography' refer to?

What does the term 'retroperitoneal' mean?

Which term refers to a lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue?

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