Medical Terminology Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers
What is the plural rule for "-a?" - Answer-Retain -a and add -e
What is the plural rule for "-ax?" - Answer-Drop x and add ces
What is the plural rule for "-en?" - Answer-Drop -en and add - ina
What is the plural rule for "-is?" - Answer-Drop -is and add -es
What is the plural rule for "-ix?" - Answer-Drop -ix and add -ices
What is the plural rule for "-ex?" - Answer-Drop -ex and add -ices
What is the plural rule for "-ma?" - Answer-Retain -ma and add -ta
What is the plural rule for "-on?" - Answer-Drop -on and add -a
What is the plural rule for "-um?" - Answer-Drop -um and add -a
What is the plural rule for "-us?" - Answer-Drop -us and add -i
What is the plural rule for "-y?" - Answer-Drop - y ...
What is the meaning of the suffix "-genesis?" - Answer-forming, producing, origin
What is the medical term for narrowing/stricture of an artery? - Answer-
arteriostenosis
What is the prefix for the term "through/across?" - Answer-dia-
What is another prefix for "one?" - Answer-mono
What is the combining form for "near, beside; beyond?" - Answer-para-
What is the meaning of the prefix "tachy-?" - Answer-rapid
What is the prefix for "in, within?" - Answer-en-
end-
endo-
intra-
What is the medical term for "around the tonsils?" - Answer-
What is the medical term for "slow heartbeat?" - Answer-bradycardia
, What is the medical term for "behind the peritoneum?" - Answer-retroperitoneal
What is the meaning of the medical term "heteromorphous?" - Answer-of abnormal
shape or structure
What is the medical term for "paralysis of all 4 extremities?" - Answer-quadriplegia
What is the meaning of the medical term "hypodermic?" - Answer-of or relating to the
region immediately beneath the skin
What is the meaning of the medical term "suprarenal?" - Answer-above the kidney
What is the anatomical position? - Answer-Body is erect, face and palms faced
forward
Where is epithelial tissue located? - Answer-Covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities
and canals, forms tubes and ducts, provides the secreting portions of glands, and
makes up the epidermis of the skin.
What is the meaning of the medical term "prone?" - Answer-With the front (or
ventral) surface faced downward.
What is the meaning the medical term "peristalsis?" - Answer-The wavelike muscular
contractions of the intestine or other tubular structure that propel the contents
onward by alternate contraction and relaxation.
Is "malaise" a sign or symptom? - Answer-Symptom
What type of disease is diabetes? - Answer-Metabolic
What is the medical term for "fever?" - Answer-Febrile or pyrexia
What is the medical term for "oil glands?" - Answer-Sebaceous glands
What is sebum? - Answer-An oily secretion of the sebaceous glands. It is
responsible for keeping the skin and hair moisturized. Sebum is a light yellow, oily
fluid.
What is the combining form for "nail?" - Answer-onych/o
ungu/o
What is the combining form for "gallbladder?" - Answer-cholecyst/o
What is the combining form for "mouth?" - Answer-or/o
stomat/o
What is the combining form for "chest?" - Answer-pector/o
steth/o
thorac/o
Questions and Answers
What is the plural rule for "-a?" - Answer-Retain -a and add -e
What is the plural rule for "-ax?" - Answer-Drop x and add ces
What is the plural rule for "-en?" - Answer-Drop -en and add - ina
What is the plural rule for "-is?" - Answer-Drop -is and add -es
What is the plural rule for "-ix?" - Answer-Drop -ix and add -ices
What is the plural rule for "-ex?" - Answer-Drop -ex and add -ices
What is the plural rule for "-ma?" - Answer-Retain -ma and add -ta
What is the plural rule for "-on?" - Answer-Drop -on and add -a
What is the plural rule for "-um?" - Answer-Drop -um and add -a
What is the plural rule for "-us?" - Answer-Drop -us and add -i
What is the plural rule for "-y?" - Answer-Drop - y ...
What is the meaning of the suffix "-genesis?" - Answer-forming, producing, origin
What is the medical term for narrowing/stricture of an artery? - Answer-
arteriostenosis
What is the prefix for the term "through/across?" - Answer-dia-
What is another prefix for "one?" - Answer-mono
What is the combining form for "near, beside; beyond?" - Answer-para-
What is the meaning of the prefix "tachy-?" - Answer-rapid
What is the prefix for "in, within?" - Answer-en-
end-
endo-
intra-
What is the medical term for "around the tonsils?" - Answer-
What is the medical term for "slow heartbeat?" - Answer-bradycardia
, What is the medical term for "behind the peritoneum?" - Answer-retroperitoneal
What is the meaning of the medical term "heteromorphous?" - Answer-of abnormal
shape or structure
What is the medical term for "paralysis of all 4 extremities?" - Answer-quadriplegia
What is the meaning of the medical term "hypodermic?" - Answer-of or relating to the
region immediately beneath the skin
What is the meaning of the medical term "suprarenal?" - Answer-above the kidney
What is the anatomical position? - Answer-Body is erect, face and palms faced
forward
Where is epithelial tissue located? - Answer-Covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities
and canals, forms tubes and ducts, provides the secreting portions of glands, and
makes up the epidermis of the skin.
What is the meaning of the medical term "prone?" - Answer-With the front (or
ventral) surface faced downward.
What is the meaning the medical term "peristalsis?" - Answer-The wavelike muscular
contractions of the intestine or other tubular structure that propel the contents
onward by alternate contraction and relaxation.
Is "malaise" a sign or symptom? - Answer-Symptom
What type of disease is diabetes? - Answer-Metabolic
What is the medical term for "fever?" - Answer-Febrile or pyrexia
What is the medical term for "oil glands?" - Answer-Sebaceous glands
What is sebum? - Answer-An oily secretion of the sebaceous glands. It is
responsible for keeping the skin and hair moisturized. Sebum is a light yellow, oily
fluid.
What is the combining form for "nail?" - Answer-onych/o
ungu/o
What is the combining form for "gallbladder?" - Answer-cholecyst/o
What is the combining form for "mouth?" - Answer-or/o
stomat/o
What is the combining form for "chest?" - Answer-pector/o
steth/o
thorac/o
