medical quiz

apnea is a lower level of

The prefix epi- means what?

• epinephrine

• outside

• around

• upon

Oh,no! He swallowed a chicken bone and he is_____!

• choking

• respirating

• sweating

• vomiting

When defining a medical term, which of the following

would be the first step:

• Define the suffix

• Define the prefix

• Define the middle

• Define the combining vowel

• Define the compound word

Which suffix means to repair or suture?

• -tomy

• -stomy

• -rraphy

• -tripsy

The most common combining vowel is:

• "o"

• "a"

• "e"

• "i"

• "u"

What does the anatomy term inguinal mean?

• groin

• navel

• belly

• skull

What does the anatomy term buccal mean?

• thigh

• groin

• abdomen

• cheek

A prefix should not indicate which of the following:

• Direction

• Sense of negation

• Surgical procedure

• Number

• Position

The right lobe of the lung has two sections where as the left side has three sections?

• True

• False