Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which body part does the root derm/o or dermat/o refer to?

  1. ABlood
  2. BSkin
  3. CNerve
  4. DMuscle
2.Easy

Which body part does the root pod/o refer to, as in “podiatrist”?

  1. AFoot
  2. BHand
  3. CHead
  4. DKnee
3.Easy

What does the suffix -sclerosis mean, as in “arteriosclerosis”?

  1. AHardening
  2. BInflammation
  3. CNarrowing
  4. DSoftening
4.Medium

What does the root pulmon/o refer to?

  1. ALungs
  2. BBlood vessels
  3. CMuscles
  4. DPulse
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse delegated the bed bath to a nursing assistant.”

  1. ACompleted it alone
  2. BRefused to do it
  3. CPut it off until later in the shift
  4. DAssigned it to another person
6.Medium

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

  1. AAfter
  2. BWithin
  3. CHalf
  4. DOutside
7.Hard

What does the term haematoma mean?

  1. ABleeding from the nose
  2. BA collection of blood in the tissues
  3. CThe presence of blood in the urine
  4. DA tumour made of many small blood vessels
8.Hard

What does the term bradykinesia mean?

  1. AComplete loss of movement
  2. BSlowness of movement
  3. CA slow heart rate
  4. DSlow and shallow breathing

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Skin
  2. 2. A · Foot
  3. 3. A · Hardening
  4. 4. A · Lungs
  5. 5. D · Assigned it to another person
  6. 6. B · Within
  7. 7. B · A collection of blood in the tissues
  8. 8. B · Slowness of movement

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