Trivia Quizzes, Facts, Daily & Hourly Games

Forums

About Us

FAQ

Links

Add to Google

Trivia Quiz Categories

	Animals

	Brain Teasers

	Celebrities

	Entertainment

	For Kids

	General

	Geography

	History

	Hobbies

	Humanities

	Literature

	Movies

	Music

	People

	Religion & Faith

	Science & Technology

	Sports

	Television

	Video Games

	World

More Trivia Fun

	New Quizzes

	Popular Recent Quizzes

	Most Highly Rated Quizzes


	Write a Quiz

Monthly Tournament

	Today's Easy Trivia

	Today's Hard Trivia

	Easy Hourly Trivia

	Hard Hourly Trivia

Trivia Facts

	Browse Trivia Facts

	Submit a Trivia Fact

Statistics

	Website - Who's online? 67 playing now - Quizzes served 4,866,763

	Players - Most points Kniclan - Registered members 39221 - Just registered! masterpeace2013

	Teams - Most points NY's Strongest !!!!

	Quiz Of The Day - Tournament Leader alyce - Last Tournament Champ alyce

You are here: Home » Quizzes

Medical Terminology: Breaking Down The Terms

written by: tricki11

This quiz focuses on medical terms. We will explore the origin and usage of some very common medical terms.

Question 1:

The medical term "cardio", deriving from a Greek word, refers to which organ of the human body?

Brain
Lungs
Heart
Liver

Question 2:

The term "arthro" is of Greek origin. It refers to which part of the body?

Skin
Bone
Joint
Head

Question 3:

"Gastro" is a common medical prefix, derived from the Greek word "gastros" which means what?

Brain
Cell
Gas
Stomach

Question 4:

The word "hepato", which derives from Greek, refers to the kidney.

True
False

Question 5:

Erythrocytes are a type of blood cells, consisting mainly of hemoglobin. What does the word "erythro" mean?

Red
White
Knowledge
Cell

Question 6:

The term "thrombo", which comes from Greek, refers to a blood clot.

True
False

Question 7:

Name the science which studies the human mind and behavior. (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Question 8:

The word "adeno", deriving from Greek, refers to which to what body part?

Gland
Kidney
Flesh
Brain

Question 9:

The two terms "nephro" and "ren" both refer to the kidneys.

False
True

Question 10:

"Onco", coming from the Greek word "onkos" refers to what?

Nerve
Eye
Ear
Tumor

Report errors (will not interfere with your quiz)


Conditions of Use \| Privacy policy \| Disclaimer \| Copyright \| Add to Google	© 2005-2012 123facts.com. All Rights Reserved.

Page loaded from cache in 0.100105047226 seconds