MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM (2026 EDITION) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES/GRADED A+/2026 UPDATE/100% CORRECT /INSTANT DOWNLOAD

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM
(2026 EDITION) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES/GRADED A+/2026
UPDATE/100% CORRECT
/INSTANT DOWNLOAD


Section 1: Word Roots & Combining Forms (Questions 1–
20)
1. The combining form cardi/o means:
a) Brain
b) Liver
c) Heart
d) Blood vessel
Rationale: Cardi/o refers to the heart. Encephal/o = brain, hepat/o = liver, angi/o =
vessel.

2. The root dermat refers to:
a) Bone
b) Skin
c) Kidney
d) Nerve
Rationale: Dermat (or derm/o) = skin. Oste/o = bone, nephr/o = kidney, neur/o =
nerve.

3. Nephr/o and ren/o both mean:
a) Lung
b) Stomach
c) Kidney
d) Bladder

, Rationale: Both combining forms indicate kidney. Pulmon/o = lung, gastr/o =
stomach, cyst/o = bladder.

4. The root oste/o is found in terms related to:
a) Muscle
b) Joint
c) Cartilage
d) Bone
Rationale: Oste/o = bone. My/o = muscle, arthr/o = joint, chondr/o = cartilage.

5. Hepat/o refers to:
a) Liver
b) Gallbladder
c) Spleen
d) Pancreas
Rationale: Hepat/o = liver. Cholecyst/o = gallbladder, splen/o = spleen, pancreat/o =
pancreas.

6. The root pulmon/o means:
a) Air sac
b) Lung
c) Breathing
d) Chest
Rationale: Pulmon/o = lung. Alveol/o = air sac, spir/o = breathing, thorac/o = chest.

7. Gastr/o is the combining form for:
a) Intestine
b) Esophagus
c) Stomach
d) Colon
Rationale: Gastr/o = stomach. Enter/o = intestine, esophag/o = esophagus, col/o =
colon.

8. The root encephal/o refers to:
a) Spinal cord
b) Meninges
c) Brain
d) Skull
Rationale: Encephal/o = brain. Myel/o (spinal
cord), mening/o (meninges), crani/o (skull).

9. Cyt/o means:
a) Nucleus
b) Tissue
c) Organ