RMA Medical Terminology 2

Question 1

Which prefix means 'within' or 'inside'?

Accepted Answer

Intra-

Answer

Ecto-

Answer

Exo-

Answer

Peri-

Question 2

The medical term 'tachycardia' is constructed from which components, and what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Tachy- (fast) + cardia (heart) = fast heart rate

Answer

Tachy- (slow) + cardia (heart) = slow heart rate

Answer

Tachy- (normal) + cardia (blood vessel) = normal blood pressure

Answer

Brady- (fast) + cardia (heart) = fast heart rate

Question 3

Which suffix means 'surgical removal of' (excision)?

Accepted Answer

-ectomy

Answer

-ostomy

Answer

-otomy

Answer

-plasty

Question 4

What does the abbreviation 'NPO' stand for and when is it used?

Accepted Answer

Nothing Per Os (by mouth) — used when a patient must abstain from all food and fluids

Answer

Normal Physiologic Output — used when recording urine output

Answer

No Prescribed Oral medication — used for non-oral drug administration

Answer

No Proven Outcome — used to flag experimental treatments

Question 5

The root word 'hepat/o' refers to which organ?

Accepted Answer

Liver

Answer

Heart

Answer

Kidneys

Answer

Stomach

Question 6

Which combining form refers to the urinary bladder?

Accepted Answer

Cyst/o

Answer

Ren/o

Answer

Ureter/o

Answer

Nephr/o