Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology
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Name ________________________________________ Period _______
1. ______ Ferritin is responsible for storing what mineral?
a. iron b. calcium c. iodine d. fluorine
2. ______ What is happening to the gallbladder in a cholecystectomy?
a. repaired/sutured b. it ruptured
c. an incision was made into it d. it was removed
3. ______ Which eye is the oculo dextro?
a. right b. left
4. ______ What does an orthodontist make straight?
a. bone b. skin c. teeth d. branches
5. _______ An oligodendrocyte is a specialized neuroglia cell that contains few
a. feelings b. symptoms c. bands d. branches
6. _______ What does a bat use in echolocation to find his/her way?
a. light b. sound c. touch d. smell
7. _______ An anesthetic is given to decrease or dull one’s ability to
a. feel/sense b. react c. move d. think
8. _______ What is determined by the etiology of a disease?
a. cause b. spread c. treatment d. mortality
9. _______ In polydactylism, there are too many ....
a. teeth b. fingers c. bones d. hairs
10. _______ What process occurs during diuresis?
a. vomiting b. diarrhea c. urinating d. bleeding
11. _______ What term means pertaining to the back?
a. mental b. dorsal c. buccal d. celiac
12. _______ What is diplopia?
a. double vision b. earache c. excessive thirst d. diarrhea
13. _______ What color is an erythrocyte?
a. red b. blue c. yellow d. white
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