ALHS 1040 FINAL EXAM REVIEW STUDY
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1. What is the primary purpose of medical terminology?
a) To confuse new healthcare workers
b) To provide a standardized language for clear communication
c) To make documentation longer and more complex
d) To replace the need for common English
Answer: b) To provide a standardized language for clear communication
2. The prefix "sub-" means:
a) Above
b) Below
c) Around
d) Within
Answer: b) Below
3. The root word "cardi" refers to which organ?
a) Brain
b) Stomach
c) Heart
d) Kidney
Answer: c) Heart
4. The suffix "-itis" means:
a) Removal of
b) Inflammation of
c) Disease of
d) Study of
Answer: b) Inflammation of
,5. What does "hepatomegaly" mean?
a) Inflammation of the liver
b) Enlargement of the liver
c) Removal of the kidney
d) Disease of the heart
Answer: b) Enlargement of the liver
6. In the term "osteopathy," "osteo" is a:
a) Prefix
b) Suffix
c) Root word
d) Combining vowel
Answer: c) Root word
7. The combining vowel, most often an 'o', is used to:
a) Change the meaning of the root word
b) Connect two root words or a root word and a suffix
c) Make the word plural
d) Indicate a surgical procedure
Answer: b) Connect two root words or a root word and a suffix
8. What is the correct breakdown of the word "electrocardiogram"?
a) Electro (electric) + cardio (heart) + gram (record)
b) Electro (brain) + cardio (vein) + gram (picture)
c) Electro (nerve) + cardio (chest) + gram (measurement)
d) Electro (muscle) + cardio (lung) + gram (graph)
Answer: a) Electro (electric) + cardio (heart) + gram (record)
9. The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is the:
a) Sagittal plane
b) Frontal plane
c) Transverse plane
d) Midsagittal plane
Answer: c) Transverse plane
, 10. The term "superior" means:
a) Toward the tail
b) Away from the body surface
c) Closer to the head
d) Farther from the point of attachment
Answer: c) Closer to the head
11. The cranial cavity contains the:
a) Spinal cord
b) Lungs
c) Brain
d) Heart
Answer: c) Brain
12. The abdominal cavity is ______ to the thoracic cavity.
a) Superior
b) Inferior
c) Posterior
d) Lateral
Answer: b) Inferior
13. The term "proximal" refers to a point:
a) Farther from the point of attachment
b) Closer to the body's midline
c) Closer to the point of attachment
d) On the opposite side of the body
Answer: c) Closer to the point of attachment
14. The four primary types of tissues in the body are:
a) Skeletal, cardiac, smooth, nervous
b) Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
c) Vascular, osseous, neural, dermal
d) Hard, soft, liquid, gaseous
Answer: b) Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
1. What is the primary purpose of medical terminology?
a) To confuse new healthcare workers
b) To provide a standardized language for clear communication
c) To make documentation longer and more complex
d) To replace the need for common English
Answer: b) To provide a standardized language for clear communication
2. The prefix "sub-" means:
a) Above
b) Below
c) Around
d) Within
Answer: b) Below
3. The root word "cardi" refers to which organ?
a) Brain
b) Stomach
c) Heart
d) Kidney
Answer: c) Heart
4. The suffix "-itis" means:
a) Removal of
b) Inflammation of
c) Disease of
d) Study of
Answer: b) Inflammation of
,5. What does "hepatomegaly" mean?
a) Inflammation of the liver
b) Enlargement of the liver
c) Removal of the kidney
d) Disease of the heart
Answer: b) Enlargement of the liver
6. In the term "osteopathy," "osteo" is a:
a) Prefix
b) Suffix
c) Root word
d) Combining vowel
Answer: c) Root word
7. The combining vowel, most often an 'o', is used to:
a) Change the meaning of the root word
b) Connect two root words or a root word and a suffix
c) Make the word plural
d) Indicate a surgical procedure
Answer: b) Connect two root words or a root word and a suffix
8. What is the correct breakdown of the word "electrocardiogram"?
a) Electro (electric) + cardio (heart) + gram (record)
b) Electro (brain) + cardio (vein) + gram (picture)
c) Electro (nerve) + cardio (chest) + gram (measurement)
d) Electro (muscle) + cardio (lung) + gram (graph)
Answer: a) Electro (electric) + cardio (heart) + gram (record)
9. The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is the:
a) Sagittal plane
b) Frontal plane
c) Transverse plane
d) Midsagittal plane
Answer: c) Transverse plane
, 10. The term "superior" means:
a) Toward the tail
b) Away from the body surface
c) Closer to the head
d) Farther from the point of attachment
Answer: c) Closer to the head
11. The cranial cavity contains the:
a) Spinal cord
b) Lungs
c) Brain
d) Heart
Answer: c) Brain
12. The abdominal cavity is ______ to the thoracic cavity.
a) Superior
b) Inferior
c) Posterior
d) Lateral
Answer: b) Inferior
13. The term "proximal" refers to a point:
a) Farther from the point of attachment
b) Closer to the body's midline
c) Closer to the point of attachment
d) On the opposite side of the body
Answer: c) Closer to the point of attachment
14. The four primary types of tissues in the body are:
a) Skeletal, cardiac, smooth, nervous
b) Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
c) Vascular, osseous, neural, dermal
d) Hard, soft, liquid, gaseous
Answer: b) Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
