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INSTRUCTORS RESOURCE MANUAL WITH TEACH LESSON PLANS FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A SHORT COURSE

Handout 1.1

Matching Exercises
A. Match the combining form in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column II A. head B. urinary bladder C. heart D. joint E. skin F. gland G. cell H. brain (largest part) I. cancerous J. life

Column I 1. aden/o 2. arthr/o 3. bi/o 4. carcin/o 5. cardi/o 6. cephal/o 7. cerebr/o 8. cyst/o 9. cyt/o 10. dermat/o B.

Match the combining form in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column II A. intestines (usually small intestine) B. blood C. stomach D. brain E. liver F. abdomen G. red H. electricity I. knowledge J. woman, female

Column I 1. electr/o 2. encephal/o 3. enter/o 4. erythr/o 5. gastr/o 6. gnos/o 7. gynec/o 8. hemat/o 9. hepat/o 10. lapar/o C.

Match the combining form in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column II A. disease B. bone C. white D. flesh E. tumor F. nose G. nerve H. clot I. kidney J. eye K. mind

Column I 1. leuk/o 2. nephr/o, ren/o 3. neur/o 4. onc/o 5. ophthalm/o 6. oste/o 7. path/o 8. psych/o 9. rhin/o 10. sarc/o 11. thromb/o

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Match the suffix in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column II A. inflammation B. cell C. process of study D. removal, excision E. record F. specialist in the study of G. pertaining to H. condition; process I. pain J. blood condition K. state of L. tumor, mass M. instrument to visually examine N. abnormal condition O. process of cutting; incision P. process of visual examination

Column I 1. -al, -ic 2. -algia 3. -cyte 4. -ectomy 5. -emia 6. -gram 7. -ism 8. -itis 9. -logist 10. -logy 11. -oma 12. -osis 13. -scope 14. -scopy 15. -sis 16. -tomy

E.

Match the prefix in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column II A. behind B. across, through C. outside D. below, less than normal E. within F. no, not G. before H. complete, thorough I. too much, excessive J. back

Column I 1. a-, an2. dia3. endo4. exo5. hyper6. hypo7. pro8. re9. retro10. trans-

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Name Handout 1.2

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice Quiz

1. A combining form is: A. the word ending B. the root plus combining vowel C. the prefix D. the prefix plus combining vowel E. the root and suffix 2. The combining form meaning joint is: A. aden/o B. -itis C. -algia D. arthr/o E. oste/o 3. A suffix meaning inflammation is: A. -itis B. -osis C. -ac D. -al E. -tomy 4. A prefix meaning under, deficient, or less than normal is: A. reB. hyperC. transD. -emia E. hypo5. A suffix meaning study of is: A. -pathy B. -logy C. -gram D. -scopy E. -osis

6. Tumor of a gland: A. arthrosis B. arthroscope C. adenoma D. nephroma E. hepatitis 7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder: A. cystoscopy B. cytology C. cystogram D. nephroscopy E. cystoscope 8. Prediction about the outcome of treatment: A. prognosis B. psychosis C. diagnosis D. biopsy E. pathology 9. Nerve pain: A. neural B. arthralgia C. cephalgia D. nueralgia E. neuralgia

10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean: A. heart B. liver C. blood D. kidney E. intestine

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11. Which term relates to the brain? A. anemia B. cerebral C. rhinitis D. thrombosis E. gastrotomy 12. A cancerous tumor is a(an): A. hematoma B. adenoma C. oncology D. gastralgia E. carcinoma 13. A red blood cell: A. platelet B. thrombocyte C. erythrocyte D. leukocyte E. resection 14. A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can be caused by: A. gastritis B. osteitis C. adenosis D. dermatitis E. thrombosis 15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(an): A. cystoscopy B. cystoscope C. gastroscope D. arthroscopy E. excision 16. Excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called: A. hypothyroidism B. hyperthyroidism C. hyperglycemia D. hypoglycemia E. hypodermic

17. A gastrectomy is a(an): A. gastric resection B. gastroscopy C. visual examination of the abdomen D. incision of the stomach E. incision of a gland 18. Glands that secrete hormones are: A. enteral B. endocrine C. exocrine D. adenomas E. neural glands 19. Cancerous condition of white blood cells with high numbers of immature cells: A. leukemia B. anemia C. adenosis D. hepatoma E. osteoma 20. Incision of the abdomen: A. laparoscopy B. rhinotomy C. laparotomy D. gastrotomy E. gastroscopy 21. A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh tissue: A. carcinoma B. sarcoma C. neuroma D. hepatoma E. nephroma 22. A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples: A. oncologist B. gynecologist C. hematologist D. endocrinologist E. pathologist

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23. A record of the electricity in the brain: A. arthrogram B. electrocardiogram C. resection D. electroencephalogram E. nephrectomy 24. Inflammation of the small intestine: A. osteitis B. hepatitis C. rhinitis D. adenitis E. enteritis 25. Blood protein found in red blood cells: A. sarcoma B. hemoglobin C. hematoma D. erythrocyte E. hepatoma

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Chapter 1
I. Spelling 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Spelling and Comprehension Quiz

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Comprehension: Match the terms listed above with their meanings below. white blood cell collection (mass) of blood inflammation of bone visual examination of the urinary bladder inflammation of the small intestine specialist in womens diseases high blood sugar incision of a nerve benign tumor of a gland condition of low level of hormone secreted by a gland in the neck red blood cell pertaining to through the urethra resection of a kidney removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope abnormal condition of the mind pain of a joint pertaining to under the liver cancerous tumor of connective (flesh) tissue deficiency of red blood cells or amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells platelet; clotting cell 10
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III. Matching: Match the combining form in Column I with its meaning in Column II. Column I 1. ophthalm/o 2. gastr/o 3. onc/o 4. cephal/o 5. rhin/o 6. aden/o 7. lapar/o 8. arthr/o 9. path/o 10. encephal/o Column II A. abdomen B. brain C. joint D. nose E. eye F. disease G. stomach H. head I. gland J. tumor

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Name Handout 1.4

Chapter 1

Review Quiz

I. Give meanings for the following combining forms: 1. cyt/o 2. rhin/o 3. hemat/o 4. glyc/o 5. aden/o 6. oste/o II. Give combining forms for the following words: 1. urinary bladder 2. nerve 3. liver 4. eye 5. woman, female 6. white 7. red 8. disease 9. stomach 10. small intestine 11. heart 12. mind 7. arthr/o 8. thromb/o 9. lapar/o 10. cephal/o 11. nephr/o

III. Give meanings for the following suffixes: 1. -ectomy 2. -oma 3. -logy 4. -emia 5. -tomy 6. -globin IV. Give meanings for the following prefixes: 1. hyper2. sub3. trans4. endo5. pro6. hypo7. retro8. exo9. dia10. dys11. a-, an12. aut7. -algia 8. -itis 9. -osis 10. -scopy 11. -scope

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