Medicalterminologyquizlist 2014 2015

Medical Terminology Quiz List 2014­2015

**Please note: all quizzes are cumulative**
September 1, 2014
Quiz 1
Abbreviations (21)

@ at ā before abd abdomen, abdominal ac before meals ad lib as desired
AMA
against medical advice
AP
apical pulse as tol as tolerated
ASA
aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) AU both ears
BID
twice a day
BM
bowel movement
BP
blood pressure
BRP
bathroom privileges
CBC
complete blood count
CHF
congestive heart failure cl liq clear liquids
CNS
central nervous system co, ℅ complains of
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA
cerebrovascular accident, (or cerebral vascular accident) (stroke)

September 08, 2014
Quiz 2

September 15, 2014
Quiz 3

September 22, 2014
Quiz 4

Body Planes, Directional Terms (26)
Roots
cyt/o cell epitheli/o epithelium fibr/o fibrous hist/o tissue lip/o fat myo muscle neur/o nerve viscer/o internal organs anter/o front caud/o tail or downward cephal/o head or upward dist/o away from (distant) point of origin dors/o back infer/o below later/o side medi/o middle poster/o back or behind proxim/o near to (proximity) point of origin super/o above ventr/o front or belly

Suffixes
­cyte cell
­genic producing, causing
­oma tumor or swelling
­pathy disease
­plasm growth or formation
­sarcoma malignant tumor

Integumentary System (27)
Roots

aden/o gland adip/o fat alb/o, albin/o white aut/o self bi/o life carcin/o carcinoma (cancer) caus/o burn cutane/o skin cry/o cold cyan/o blue derm/o, dermat/o skin erythem/o red leuk/o white lip/o fat melan/o black necr/o death (body or cell) py/o pus

Prefixes
epi­