WORD PARTS MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

WORD PARTS MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+

◉ Medical terms built from word parts are defined by:
Answer: the meaning of the word parts


◉ The word part arthr/ means:
Answer: joint


◉ The word part that means liver is:
Answer: hepat


◉ The word part -ic means:
Answer: pertaining to


◉ The word part that means inflammation is:
Answer: -itis


◉ The word part that means under is:
Answer: sub-

,◉ The medical term osteitis means inflammation of the:
Answer: bone


◉ The word part that completes the medical term meaning disease
of the joint, arthr/o/________, is:
Answer: -pathy


◉ The word part that completes the medical term meaning
inflammation of the bone and joint, oste/__/arthr/itis, is:
Answer: o


◉ The combining vowel connects the root to the ________ or to
another root.
Answer: combining form


◉ A ________ is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify
its meaning.
Option A
suffix
Answer: prefix


◉ The cell could best be described as:

, Answer: the basic unit of all living things


◉ The control center of a cell, a round structure containing
chromosomes, is the:
Answer: nucleus


◉ the regions within chromosomes are called:
Answer: genes


◉ Nerve tissue could best be described as:
Answer: conducting impulses to and from the brain


◉ A group of two or more kinds of tissue that together perform
special body functions is called a(n):
Answer: organ


◉ he space in the body containing the urinary bladder, certain
reproductive organs, parts of the large and small intestines, and the
rectum is the:
Answer: pelvic cavity


◉ The chest cavity is also called the:
Answer: thoracic cavity