IVY TECH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
MIDTERM EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2026)
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
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1. The term bradycardia means:
A. Fast heart rate
B. Slow heart rate
C. Irregular heart rhythm
D. No heart rhythm
Answer: B
Rationale: Brady- = slow; -cardia = heart rate.
2. The suffix -itis means:
A. Tumor
B. Infection
C. Inflammation
D. Pain
Answer: C
Rationale: -itis indicates inflammation (e.g., arthritis).
3. The prefix hyper- means:
A. Below
B. Excessive
C. Slow
D. Deficient
Answer: B
Rationale: Hyper- means above normal or excessive.
,4. The term nephrectomy means:
A. Kidney inflammation
B. Kidney stone
C. Surgical removal of a kidney
D. Kidney disease
Answer: C
Rationale: Nephr- = kidney; -ectomy = surgical removal.
5. The combining form cardi/o refers to:
A. Lung
B. Blood
C. Heart
D. Vessel
Answer: C
Rationale: Cardi/o = heart.
6. The term osteoporosis describes:
A. Bone infection
B. Bone tumor
C. Porous bones
D. Broken bone
Answer: C
Rationale: Oste/o = bone; -porosis = porous condition.
7. The term hematuria means:
A. Blood in stool
B. Blood in urine
C. Blood in lungs
D. Blood in heart
Answer: B
Rationale: Hemat- = blood; -uria = urine condition.
,8. Hepatomegaly means:
A. Liver tumor
B. Enlarged liver
C. Liver infection
D. Liver removal
Answer: B
Rationale: Hepat/o = liver; -megaly = enlargement.
9. The abbreviation “BP” stands for:
A. Blood Platelet
B. Blood Pressure
C. Body Pulse
D. Breathing Pattern
Answer: B
Rationale: BP = blood pressure.
10. The term cyanosis refers to:
A. Yellow skin
B. Red skin
C. Blue discoloration
D. Pale skin
Answer: C
Rationale: Cyan/o = blue.
BODY SYSTEM QUESTIONS
11. The organ that produces insulin is the:
, A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Kidney
D. Stomach
Answer: B
Rationale: The pancreas produces insulin.
12. The term myalgia means:
A. Muscle inflammation
B. Muscle pain
C. Muscle tumor
D. Muscle removal
Answer: B
Rationale: My/o = muscle; -algia = pain.
13. Dyspnea means:
A. Normal breathing
B. Painful breathing
C. Difficult breathing
D. No breathing
Answer: C
Rationale: Dys- = difficult; -pnea = breathing.
14. The term tachypnea means:
A. Slow breathing
B. Rapid breathing
C. No breathing
D. Difficult breathing
Answer: B
Rationale: Tachy- = fast; -pnea = breathing.
MIDTERM EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2026)
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWRES|| NEWEST!!
1. The term bradycardia means:
A. Fast heart rate
B. Slow heart rate
C. Irregular heart rhythm
D. No heart rhythm
Answer: B
Rationale: Brady- = slow; -cardia = heart rate.
2. The suffix -itis means:
A. Tumor
B. Infection
C. Inflammation
D. Pain
Answer: C
Rationale: -itis indicates inflammation (e.g., arthritis).
3. The prefix hyper- means:
A. Below
B. Excessive
C. Slow
D. Deficient
Answer: B
Rationale: Hyper- means above normal or excessive.
,4. The term nephrectomy means:
A. Kidney inflammation
B. Kidney stone
C. Surgical removal of a kidney
D. Kidney disease
Answer: C
Rationale: Nephr- = kidney; -ectomy = surgical removal.
5. The combining form cardi/o refers to:
A. Lung
B. Blood
C. Heart
D. Vessel
Answer: C
Rationale: Cardi/o = heart.
6. The term osteoporosis describes:
A. Bone infection
B. Bone tumor
C. Porous bones
D. Broken bone
Answer: C
Rationale: Oste/o = bone; -porosis = porous condition.
7. The term hematuria means:
A. Blood in stool
B. Blood in urine
C. Blood in lungs
D. Blood in heart
Answer: B
Rationale: Hemat- = blood; -uria = urine condition.
,8. Hepatomegaly means:
A. Liver tumor
B. Enlarged liver
C. Liver infection
D. Liver removal
Answer: B
Rationale: Hepat/o = liver; -megaly = enlargement.
9. The abbreviation “BP” stands for:
A. Blood Platelet
B. Blood Pressure
C. Body Pulse
D. Breathing Pattern
Answer: B
Rationale: BP = blood pressure.
10. The term cyanosis refers to:
A. Yellow skin
B. Red skin
C. Blue discoloration
D. Pale skin
Answer: C
Rationale: Cyan/o = blue.
BODY SYSTEM QUESTIONS
11. The organ that produces insulin is the:
, A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Kidney
D. Stomach
Answer: B
Rationale: The pancreas produces insulin.
12. The term myalgia means:
A. Muscle inflammation
B. Muscle pain
C. Muscle tumor
D. Muscle removal
Answer: B
Rationale: My/o = muscle; -algia = pain.
13. Dyspnea means:
A. Normal breathing
B. Painful breathing
C. Difficult breathing
D. No breathing
Answer: C
Rationale: Dys- = difficult; -pnea = breathing.
14. The term tachypnea means:
A. Slow breathing
B. Rapid breathing
C. No breathing
D. Difficult breathing
Answer: B
Rationale: Tachy- = fast; -pnea = breathing.
