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This document contains a collection of medical terminology multiple-choice questions and answers. The questions cover a range of medical topics, such as anatomical structures, medical terminology, body systems, and diseases. It is suitable for medical students studying medical terminology.

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 Terminology 1st Lecture: 1. The inflammation of the lungs mean: a) Lungities b) Pneumonia c) Appendicitis 2. The plural of the word "cervix" is: a) Cervices b) Cervixes c) Cervaces 3. The word "mucous" means: a) Fluid b) Sticky c) S...

 Terminology 1st Lecture: 1. The inflammation of the lungs mean: a) Lungities b) Pneumonia c) Appendicitis 2. The plural of the word "cervix" is: a) Cervices b) Cervixes c) Cervaces 3. The word "mucous" means: a) Fluid b) Sticky c) Solid 4. The word root "Entero" means: a) Instine b) Teeth c) Gums 5. The suffix "ism" means: a) study of b) condition c) To visualize 6. The word root "Pulmo" is pertaining to: a) Rib b) Lung c) Kidney 7. The medical word that means full of nerves is: a) Neurology b) Neuritis c) Nervous 1 Alpha Team 8. The word "pharyngeal" means: a) Pertaining to the larynx b) Pertaining to the throat c) Pertaining to the chest 9. The word "thoracotomy" means: a) Tumor of the thorax b) Inflammation of chest c) An incision into the chest 10.The word root "cost/o" means: a) Lung b) Chest c) Ribs 11.The plural of "lipoma": a) Lipomae b) Lipomata c) Lipomic 12.Nephro refers to: a) Liver b) Stomach c) Kidney 13.Appendicitis means: a) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix b) Inflammation of thyroid c) Condition of the vermiform appendix 14.The singular of thoraces is: a) Thorax b) Thorix c) Thorex 2 Alpha Team 15.Glosso refers to: a) Brain b) Liver c) Tongue 16.The descriptive category of medical terms deal with all except: a) Color b) Function c) Name of founder 17.The word root gingiva means: a) Tongue b) Gum c) Teeth 18.The root "Reno" refers to: a) Nose b) Artery c) Kidney 19.The term gastritis means: a) Inflammation of gum b) Inflammation of stomach c) Removal of stomach 20.Abnormal fear of water means: a) Hydro phobia b) Hydro therapy c) Hydro appendix 21.All of these mean condition except: a) -ia b) -sis c) -ous 22.Dextrocardio is an example for: a) Shape b) Position c) Size 3 Alpha Team 23.Epi is classified as: a) Suffix b) word root c) Prefix 24."A" in "Arrythm" means: a) Condition b) Abnormal c) Not  Terminology 2nd Lecture: 25.Cutline running from up downwards and divides the body into right and left halves: a) Sagital b) Coronal c) Anterior 26.The opposite of "Dextro" is: a) Sinstro b) Superior c) Sagital 27.Back and middle: a) Postero/lateral b) Antero/medial c) Postero/medial 28.The opposite of "Ventral" is: a) Lateral b) Posterior c) Superior 29.Movement towards the midline is: a) Adduction b) Abduction c) Coronal 4 Alpha Team 30.Nose is to the ears: a) Superior b) Inferior c) Medial 31.Back and side: a) Postero/lateral b) Antero/lateral c) Postero/medial 32.Membrane around bones means: a) Perosteum b) Periosteum c) Infraosteum 33.It comes at the beginning of the word: a) Prefix b) Suffix c) word root 34.Cut plain divides the body into anterior and posterior: a) Sagittal b) Transverse plane c) Coronal plane 35.The word "percutaneosous" means: a) Through the cranium. b) Through the skin c) Under the cranium 36.The peritoneum between the intestinal loops is: a) Mesentry b) Mesoderm c) Periosteum 37.The hip is......... to the foot. a) Anterior b) Posterior c) Distal 5 Alpha Team 38.The knee is......... to the foot. a) Anterior b) Posterior c) Proximal 39.The word root "Caud" means: a) Brain b) Head c) Tail 40.The prefix sub means.......... and supra means...........: a) Below & Right b) Below & Above c) Above & Below 41.The prefix "peri" means: a) Through b) Around c) Inside 42.The root cutane/o means: a) Skin b) Bone c) Blood 43.The sagittal plane divide the body into upper and lower parts: a) True b) False 44.The direction of front middle means : a) Anterolateral b) Anterosuperior c) Anteromedial 45. The prefix meta means: a) Above b) White c) After 6 Alpha Team 46.Ankle is...... to elbow. a) Distal b) Proximal c) Coronal 47.Front and top is: a) Anterosuperior b) Anterolateral c) Posteromedial 48.The prefixes "Epi" and "Sub" have the same meaning: a) True b) False 49. Extra uterine means upon the uterus: a) True b) False 50.Front and side means anterolateral: a) True b) False 51.Ankle is proximal to the hip: a) True b) False 52. Dextrocardia means that the heart isn’t in his normal place: a) True b) False  Terminology 3rd Lecture: 53.Leukocytes means: a) Black cells b) white cells c) Red cells 7 Alpha Team 54.Choose the best prefix of negation for : (...../hidrosis ) a) An b) Contra c) A 55.Dys- and ………. have the same meaning a) Homo- b) Pseudo- c) None of the above 56......... Means without: a) Contra b) Homo c) A 57.Ipsi lateral means Homo lateral: a) True b) False 58........means difficult breathing: a) Apnea b) Dysapnea c) Autopnea 59. Melanoma means tumor: a) True b) False 60.If we can't sleep for a long time, we take: a) Hypnotic b) Narcotic c) Diabetic 61.Weakness of one longitudinal half of the body is called: a) Quadriplegia b) Hemiparesis c) Hemisphere 8 Alpha Team 62.The word that means "has one shape" is: a) Mononuclear b) Monocyte c) Monomorphic 63.The woman who is "primigravida" is: a) Nullipara b) Unipara c) Multipara 64."Microcephalus" means: a) Small tongue b) Small neck c) Small head 65."Anticoagulant" means: a) Against depression b) Against blood clotting c) Against convulsions 66."Dyspepsia" means: a) Difficult swallowing b) Indigestion c) Difficult breathing 67...........in Latin means two. a) Di b) Bi. c) Tri 68.Chloro refers to: a) Blue b) Green c) Red 69.Homo means: a) Different b) Across c) Same 9 Alpha Team 70.Onco refers to: a) Cancer b) Tumor c) Stone 71.Brady cardia means: a) Fast heart rate b) Slow heart rate c) None of them 72.The expression of primigravida means that the woman is pregnant for the first time: a) True b) False 73.The compound term multipara means of having many pregnancies: a) True b) False 74.The word hyperemesis means: a) Inc. In temperature b) Inc. In vomiting c) Inc. in heart rate 75.When you see ( -em-) in term it means: a) Skin b) Blood c) Temperature 76.Pseudocyesis means: a) Difficult in swallowing b) Difficult in digestion c) False cyst 10 Alpha Team 77.The inflammation of bone marrow is called: a) Myeloma b) Osteomyelitis c) Osteitis 78.Removal of a part of lamina is called: a) Laminaotomy b) Laminaectomy c) Lamiaoma 79.Decreased bone density is called: a) Osteomalacia b) Osteoma c) Osteoporosis 80.A small serous sac between a tendon and a bone is called: a) Burs b) Cost c) Tendon 81.Perichondrium means: a) Around stomach b) Around head c) Around cartilage 82.Lithiasis is best described by which of the following: a) Constriction of tissues b) Dissolving c) Abnormal condition of stones 83.A permanent opening in the trachea: a) Tracheostomy b) Tracheotomy c) Tracheoectomy 11 Alpha Team 84.A patient has thrombocytosis must take: a) Antipyretic b) Antitoxin c) Anticoagulant 85.Xerostomia is a medical condition in which: a) The tongue gets wet b) The tongue gets dry c) The mouth is dry 86.Scleroderma condition of having: a) Soft skin b) Wet skin c) Hard skin 87.Someone has a frequent noisy cough can be one of the symptoms of tracheomalacia disease: a) True b) False  Terminology 4th Lecture: 88.Pyloric stenosis means: a) Largening the opening of the pyloric sphincter b) Narrowing the opening between intestine and stomach c) Brain tumor 89.Tissue perfusion occurs in: a) Arteries b) Arterioles c) Capillaries 90.When blood is pumped into the circulatory system this phase is called: a) Systolic pressure b) Diastolic pressure c) Arrhythmia 12 Alpha Team 91.When there is an arrhythmia this means that there is a: a) Systolic dysfunction b) Diastolic dysfunction c) A and b 92.Venipuncture is equivalent to: a) Phlebotomy b) Phlebectomy c) Phlebostomy 93.Haemophilia may be caused due to: a) Thrombocytopenia b) Thrombocytosis c) Leukocytosis 94.Sphincter is a: a) Ring of muscles b) Pertaining to spinal cord c) Pertaining to gallbladder 95.The outer layer of the heart is called: a) Epicarditis b) Epicardium c) Epidermis 96. The instrument used to record "Ecg" is called: a) Hydrocardiogram b) Electrocardiogram c) Electrocardiograph 97.Abnormal heart rate and rhythm is called: a) Arrhythoma b) Dysrhythosis c) Dysrhythmia 98.The syllable "ia" in leukemia means: a) Condition b) Blood c) White 13 Alpha Team 99.Inflammation of the internal layer of the heart is called: a) Endocarditis b) Infracarditis c) Endocardium 100. Entercolitis is the: a) Inflammation of small intestine and large intestine b) Inflammation of liver c) Inflammation of the brain 101. Telomere is the: a) Firs part of the chromosome b) Terminal part of the chromosome c) Middle part of the chromosome 102. Intercostal between: a) Lungs b) Muscles c) Ribs 103. Lack of oxygen in the blood leads to: a) Cyanosis b) Xanthoma c) Melanoma 104. White patches in the mouth: a) Leukocyte b) Leukoplakia c) Leucoplast 105. Colonitis is the inflammation of the: a) Large intestine b) Common bile duct c) Mouth 106. …………… backflow of contents through an opening: a) Sphincter b) Regurgitation c) Venule 14 Alpha Team 107. The heart is composed of ………… distinct tissue layers. a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 108. Another word means Arrhythmia is: a) Anrrhythmia b) Dysrhythmia c) Antiarrhythmic 109. Plasma forms ……………. of total blood volume: a) 45% b) 50% c) 55% 110. Monocyte , lymphocyte , basophil and are examples of leukocytes: a) True b) False 111. Erythrocytopenia means increase in red blood cells: a) True b) False 112. Electrocardiography is the process of making a recording of EKG/ECG using electricity: a) True b) False 113. myocarditis means inflammation of the muscle coat of the heart: a) True b) False 114. The heart has 3 chambers: a) True b) False 15 Alpha Team  Terminology 5th Lecture: 115. To replace amputated body parts is called: a) Diagnosis b) Prognosis c) Prosthesis 116. Which of the following refers to the uterus: a) My/o b) Myel/o c) Metrium 117. Which of the following refers to swelling: a) Malacia b) Edema c) Hypn/o 118. Which of the following refers to death of: a) Narc/o b) Necrosis c) Xerosis 119. Transverse hooks are extended from myosine filament to join actine during muscle contaction in the: a) Rhabdomy b) Leiomy 120. From causes of blood agglutination may be: a) Pachyemia b) Thrombocytosis c) Leukemia 121. Tumor in the muscles of the humerous can be considered: a) Leiomyoma of the humerous b) Rhabdomyoma of the humerous 16 Alpha Team 122. Each bone has a/an: a) Origin b) Insertion c) A and b 123. Drugs maybe described for people with tachy cardio or extra heartbeats: a) Antiarrhythimcs b) Acls c) Murmur 124. Study of blood means: a) Haemology b) cardiology c) Gastroenterology 125. Suffix -osis means condition of decreased number: a) True b) False 126. Leukemia is happened in: a) white blood b) red blood c) platelets 127. Athero sclerosis causes narrowing of arteries: a) true b) false 128. The word "regurgitation" means: a) cavity b) circular muscle c) back flow 129...................treat peripheral vascular diseases. a) Diuretics b) Analgesic c) Vasodilators 17 Alpha Team 130. Destruction of RBCs is called: a) Anemia b) Hemorrhage c) Hemolysis 131. "murmer" is: a) abnormal rhythm b) abnormal heart sound c) blood pressure 132. "Diuretics" is used for those who suffers from: a) hypotension b) hypertension c) arrhythmia 133. In the blood vessel there is the lumen which is: a) the inner layer of vessel b) the outer layer of vessel c) the space in which the blood moves 134. Vasodilation cause widening of the lumen so, low blood will reach the organ: a) true b) false 135. the process of recording the waves given off by the heart is called: a) electrocardiogram b) electrocardiography c) electrocardiograph 136. the abnormal heart rate is called: a) arrhythmia b) antiarrhythmic c) murmur 18 Alpha Team 137. the contrast dye is important in process: a) electrocardiography b) angiography c) electroencephalography 138. The rate of heart par 1minute is …... a) 50:100 b) 100:200 c) 75:150 139. …...is Record of Electrical Waves given off by the heart. a) ECG b) EHG c) ERC 140. …...... move through angie. a) Leukocyte b) Thrombocytes c) All of them 141. One with leukocytosis may be a leukemia patient: a) True b) False 142. Leukemia patient has white blood: a) True b) False 143. Myocardiitis is inflammation of the middle layer of heart: a) True b) False 19 Alpha Team 144. Capillaries are: a) Small vessels b) Large vessels c) Microscopic vessels 145. Widening of the lumen of a blood vessel is called: a) Viscosity b) Vasodilation c) Vasoconstriction 146. Valves are made by: a) Myocardium b) Epicardium c) Endocardium 147. "EKG" refers to: a) Lectrocardiograph b) Electrocardiogram c) Electrocardiograph 148. "Murmur" refers to: a) Abnormal heart rate b) Abnormal heart rhythm c) Abnormal heart sound 149. Angiography means Radiographic imaging of the heart and blood vessels........... injection of a contrast dye: a) Before b) After 150. "Malacia" means: a) Hardening b) Softening c) Narrowing 151. "Rhabdomy" muscle type is: a) Striated b) Smooth c) Involuntary 20 Alpha Team 152. "Leiomy" muscle type is: a) Smooth b) Visceral c) A&B 153. "Phalangectomy" is: a) Incision of a phalanx b) Excision of a phalanx c) Phalanx tumor 154. "Prosth" means: a) Replacement b) Artificial body c) A&B 155. The word myometrium refers to: a) Muscle of stomach b) Muscle of uterus c) Muscle of heart 156. The type of muscle that covers the humerus bone is called: a) Leiomy b) Rhabdomy c) Myocardia 157. The condition of softening the bone is called: a) Osteitis b) Osteon c) Osteomalacia 158. The root refers to joint is called: a. Athero b. Arthr c. Arterio 21 Alpha Team 159. The membrane that surrounds the cartilages is called: a) Periosteum b) Perichondrium c) Peritoneum 160. Corpus is best described by which of the following: a) Abdomen b) Body c) Head 161. Which of the following refers to surgical removal: a) –ectomy b) –tomy c) –stomy 162. Surgical procedure in which patient depends only on one kidney: a) Colectomy b) Colitis c) Nephrectomy 163. A patient scheduled for echoencephalography will undergo a study on which of the following: a) Abdomen b) Brain c) Heart 164. Which of the following refers to eating: a) Phagia b) Pepsia c) Phasia 165. …............. may be caused by drinking much coca. a) Osteoporosis b) Leukemia c) Poor pf sight 22 Alpha Team 166. Inflammation of joint is called: a) Atheritis b) Oastitis c) Arthritis 167. A famous tennis player justified losing in the final by the effect of ….... he had in arm last month. a) Tenditis b) Osteoporosis c) Erythropnia 168. The poor boy put his finger in a machine. His finger was badly injured and he had to have an immergency: a) Phalangitis b) Phalangectomy c) Metacarplectomy 169. The pleural of (thorax): a) Thoraces b) Thorices 170. ”Stomato” means: a) Stomach b) Mouth 171. ”Fallopian tube” is a/an ………term. a) Descriptive b) Eponym 172. Navel is on …..surface of the body. a) Ventral b) Dorsal 173. Heel is ……..to the toes. a. Anterior b. Posterior 23 Alpha Team 174. Knee is ……to the ankle. a. Proximal b. Distal 175. Wrist is ……to elbow. a. Proximal b. Distal 176. (V.I.M.)Navel is …….to femur. a. Superior b. Proximal 177........... Controls the movements of gases. a) Rhabdomyo b) Leiomyo c) Myocardio 178........... Is the dentist who specializes in straightening teeth. Dentist a) Psychologist b) Orthodontist c) Pathologist 179. Phalangectomy refers to: a) Excision of phalanx. b) Inflammation of phalanx. c) Science of phalanx. 180. The epiphyses are the enlarged.... ends of a long bone. a) Proximal b) Distal c) Proximal and distal 181. Epiphysis is the growth upon the end of a.........bone. a) Short b) Long c) Short and long 24 Alpha Team 182......../thyroid/ism: Underactive thyroid. a) Hyper b) Hypo 183. muscle tumor is called: a) Myoid b) mypathy c) myoma 184......means inflammation of the bone. a) Osteoma b) Osteitis c) Ostomalacia 185. smooth muscle is rhabdomyo: a) True b) False 186. Humerous is a short bone: a) True b) False 187. Master gland which of these a. Adrenal gland b. Thyroid gland c. Pitutary gland 25 Alpha Team Answers:  Lecture 1: 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10.(C) 11.(B) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(A) 15.(C) 16.(C) 17.(B) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(A) 21.(C) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(C)  Lecture 2: 25.(A) 26.(A) 27.(C) 28.(B) 29.(A) 30.(C) 31.(A) 26 Alpha Team 32.(B) 33.(A) 34.(C) 35.(B) 36.(A) 37.(C) 38.(C) 39.(C) 40.(B) 41.(B) 42.(A) 43.(B) 44.(C) 45.(C) 46.(A) 47.(A) 48.(B) 49.(B) 50.(A) 51.(B) 52.(A)  Lecture 3: 53.(B) 54.(A) 55.(C) 56.(C) 57.(A) 58.(B) 59.(A) 60.(B) 61.(B) 62.(C) 63.(A) 64.(C) 65.(B) 66.(B) 27 Alpha Team 67.(B) 68.(B) 69.(C) 70.(B) 71.(B) 72.(A) 73.(A) 74.(B) 75.(B) 76.(C) 77.(B) 78.(A) 79.(C) 80.(A) 81.(C) 82.(C) 83.(A) 84.(C) 85.(C) 86.(C) 87.(A)  Lecture 4: 88. (B) 89.(C) 90.(A) 91.(C) 92.(A) 93.(A) 94.(A) 95.(B) 96.(C) 97.(C) 98.(A) 99.(A) 100. (A) 101. (B) 102. (C) 28 Alpha Team 103. (A) 104. (B) 105. (A) 106. (B) 107. (C) 108. (B) 109. (C) 110. (A) 111. (B) 112. (A) 113. (A) 114. (B)  Lecture 5: 115. (C) 116. (C) 117. (B) 118. (B) 119. (A) 120. (B) 121. (B) 122. (C) 123. (A) 124. (A) 125. (B) 126. (A) 127. (A) 128. (C) 129. (C) 130. (C) 131. (B) 132. (B) 133. (C) 134. (A) 135. (B) 136. (A) 137. (B) 138. (A) 29 Alpha Team 139. (A) 140. (C) 141. (A) 142. (A) 143. (A) 144. (C) 145. (B) 146. (B) 147. (C) 148. (C) 149. (B) 150. (B) 151. (A) 152. (C) 153. (B) 154. (C) 155. (B) 156. (B) 157. (C) 158. (B) 159. (B) 160. (B) 161. (A) 162. (C) 163. (B) 164. (A) 165. (A) 166. (C) 167. (A) 168. (B) 169. (A) 170. (B) 171. (B) 172. (A) 173. (B) 174. (A) 175. (A) 176. (A) 177. (B) 178. (B) 30 Alpha Team 179. (A) 180. (C) 181. (B) 182. (B) 183. (C) 184. (B) 185. (B) 186. (B) 187. (C) 31 Alpha Team

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