Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the prefix quadri- mean, as in “quadriceps”?

  1. AFive
  2. BTwo
  3. CFour
  4. DThree
2.Easy

What does the suffix -ostomy mean, as in “colostomy”?

  1. ASurgically creating an opening
  2. BAbnormal enlargement of an organ
  3. CInflammation of an organ
  4. DSurgically removing an organ
3.Easy

What does the root aden/o refer to, as in “adenoma”?

  1. ABone
  2. BGland
  3. CVessel
  4. DFat
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The new barcode system will enhance medication safety.”

  1. AMeasure exactly
  2. BSlow down
  3. CImprove
  4. DReplace completely
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse recorded the time of onset of the chest pain.”

  1. APeak
  2. BBeginning
  3. CEnd
  4. DCause
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse initiated CPR as soon as the patient collapsed.”

  1. AStopped
  2. BBegan
  3. CWatched
  4. DRefused
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Obesity is a predisposing factor for type 2 diabetes.”

  1. AMaking a person more likely to develop it
  2. BUnrelated to it
  3. CCuring it
  4. DPreventing it completely in every person who has it
8.Hard

What does the term hypoxia mean?

  1. AToo little sugar in the blood
  2. BVery fast and deep breathing
  3. CToo little oxygen in the tissues
  4. DToo much carbon dioxide in the blood

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Four
  2. 2. A · Surgically creating an opening
  3. 3. B · Gland
  4. 4. C · Improve
  5. 5. B · Beginning
  6. 6. B · Began
  7. 7. A · Making a person more likely to develop it
  8. 8. C · Too little oxygen in the tissues

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