This trivia quiz Questions on Medical Terminology and Human Anatomy is perfect for someone who wants to test out their understanding on some of the common words they will come across in the hospital. If that is you, do give it a shot and remember to keep an eye out for others like it to expand your vocabulary.
Back (of body), behind, posterior
Gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
Ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
Near, nearer
Far, farthest
Down, below
Next to, beside
Black, dark
Blue
Yellow
Green
Lumb/o
Thorac/o
Femor/o
Pelv/o
Destruction of tissue or part by freezing or burning
Used to describe a computerized image by modality or by structure
Ultrasound technique that is used to measure blood flow velocity and direction
Diagnostic technique that uses a tracer that is introduced into the body and a specialized camera to produce images of organs and structures
Front, before
Back, behind
Distant, away
Near, close
Meter
Graph
Metry
Graphy
Anastomosis
Biopsy
Emesis
Dehiscence
Discharge, flow
Resistance
Rupture
Vomiting
After, behind
Excess, beyond
Over, above
Under, beneath
Rupture
Suture
Incision
Excision
Arteriostenosis
Arteriostomy
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriosepsis
Surgical repair
Herniation
Swallowing, eating
Formation, growth
Different
Same
Backward
All of the above.
-esis
-ectasis
-emesis
-emia
Tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic
Destruction of a path or part by freezing, burning or cutting
visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument
-iasis
-esis
-emesis
-genesis
Ablation
Inflammation
Aggrivation
Homeostasis
Dissection
Radical excision
Resection
Ectomy
Process of recording
Instrument for recording
Record, writing
None of the above.
Fixation of four
Fixation of two
Paralysis of two
Paralysis of four
Groin
Hip
Joint
Thigh
Below, under
Inside, within
Above, upon
Inner, within
Under, below
Over, above
Before, in front
Inguin/o.
Umbilic/o.
Cervic/o.
Pelv/o.