NHI Anatomy and Medical Terminology 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The combining form 'oste/o' refers to:
- Muscle
- Bone (Correct answer)
- Nerve
- Blood vessel
Correct answer: Bone
The combining form 'oste/o' refers to bone, as seen in osteoporosis and osteoblast.
Question 2: Which directional term means 'toward the midline of the body'?
- Lateral
- Medial (Correct answer)
- Superior
- Inferior
Correct answer: Medial
Medial means toward the midline of the body, while lateral means away from the midline.
Question 3: What does the suffix '-scopy' mean?
- Surgical fixation
- Visual examination using a scope (Correct answer)
- Surgical creation of an opening
- Recording of electrical activity
Correct answer: Visual examination using a scope
The suffix '-scopy' means visual examination using a scope, as in colonoscopy or endoscopy.
Question 4: The term 'hematuria' indicates:
- Blood in the urine (Correct answer)
- Excessive urination
- Painful urination
- Scanty urination
Correct answer: Blood in the urine
'Hemat/o' means blood, and '-uria' refers to urine condition, so hematuria means blood in the urine.
Question 5: Which organ system is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Urinary system (Correct answer)
- Endocrine system
Correct answer: Urinary system
The urinary system, including the kidneys, filters blood and produces urine to eliminate waste.
Question 6: The medical term 'tachycardia' means:
- Slow heart rate
- Rapid heart rate (Correct answer)
- Irregular heart rate
- Absent heart rate
Correct answer: Rapid heart rate
'Tachy-' means rapid and 'cardi/o' means heart, so tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate.
Question 7: Which combining form refers to the stomach?
- enter/o
- gastr/o (Correct answer)
- colon/o
- hepat/o
Correct answer: gastr/o
The combining form 'gastr/o' refers to the stomach, as in gastritis or gastroscopy.
NHI Anatomy and Medical Terminology 4
The combining form 'oste/o' refers to: