Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Which body part does the root mamm/o or mast/o refer to?

  1. AMuscle
  2. BStomach
  3. CHip
  4. DBreast
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Washing your hands will reduce the number of germs.”

  1. AKeep the same
  2. BCount exactly
  3. CMake smaller
  4. DMake larger
3.Easy

What does the root spondyl/o or vertebr/o refer to?

  1. ASkull
  2. BPelvis
  3. CVertebra (spine)
  4. DRib
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The surgeon will excise the mole.”

  1. APhotograph
  2. BExamine
  3. CCut out
  4. DFreeze
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After the stroke, the patient was bedridden for weeks.”

  1. ARecovering at home
  2. BSleeping most of the day
  3. CWaiting for a hospital bed
  4. DUnable to leave bed
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Turn the patient to the prone position for the back examination.”

  1. ASitting up in bed
  2. BStanding upright
  3. CLying face down
  4. DLying face up
7.Hard

What does the term pneumothorax mean?

  1. ABlood in the chest cavity
  2. BAir in the chest cavity around the lung
  3. CInflammation of the lung tissue
  4. DFluid filling the tiny air sacs of the lung
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s mood was euphoric despite the bad news.”

  1. ACalm and flat
  2. BIntensely happy
  3. CAngry and irritable
  4. DDeeply sad

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Breast
  2. 2. C · Make smaller
  3. 3. C · Vertebra (spine)
  4. 4. C · Cut out
  5. 5. D · Unable to leave bed
  6. 6. C · Lying face down
  7. 7. B · Air in the chest cavity around the lung
  8. 8. B · Intensely happy

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