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5 Terminology of the Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Terminology of the Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

What does arthroscopy mean?

  1. A

    Surgical repair of a joint

  2. B

    Visual examination of a joint

  3. C

    Incision into a joint

  4. D

    Inflammation of a joint

02
True or false
1 point

True or false: In the term neuritis, the combining vowel is generally omitted because -itis begins with a vowel.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

The combining forms derm/o and dermat/o mean .

04
Choose one
1 point

A medical term contains myel/o. Which interpretation is supported by the material?

  1. A

    It always means bone marrow.

  2. B

    It always means spinal cord.

  3. C

    It can mean bone marrow or spinal cord, depending on context.

  4. D

    It means a joint.

05
Written response
1 point

What medical term means absence or deficiency of sweating?

06
Choose all
1 point

Select all combining forms that mean skin.

  1. A

    derm/o

  2. B

    trich/o

  3. C

    cutane/o

  4. D

    seb/o

  5. E

    dermat/o

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: The suffix -oma by itself establishes that a growth is cancerous.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

The combining form rhabd/o means .

09
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1 point

Which interpretation matches encephalitis?

  1. A

    Inflammation of the brain

  2. B

    Inflammation of the meninges

  3. C

    Inflammation of a tendon

  4. D

    Inflammation of cartilage

10
Written response
1 point

Which suffix means surgical removal?

11
Choose all
1 point

Select all correctly matched muscle types and descriptions.

  1. A

    Skeletal muscle — usually moves the skeleton voluntarily

  2. B

    Cardiac muscle — found in many internal organs

  3. C

    Smooth muscle — found in many internal organs

  4. D

    Cardiac muscle — found in the heart

  5. E

    Smooth muscle — the muscle that usually moves the skeleton voluntarily

12
Open ended
1 point

Explain how the central nervous system differs from the peripheral nervous system.

13
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1 point

Which interpretation best decodes subcutaneous?

  1. A

    Pertaining to the surface of the skin

  2. B

    Pertaining to under the skin

  3. C

    Pertaining to hair

  4. D

    Pertaining to oil-producing glands

14
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1 point

What does the term intercostal mean?

  1. A

    Around the skull

  2. B

    Between the ribs

  3. C

    Within a joint

  4. D

    Between the muscles

15
True or false
1 point

True or false: The combining vowel is generally omitted when a suffix begins with a vowel, as in neuritis.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

A note describes a medication as subcutaneous. Which interpretation best matches the word parts?

  1. A

    Pertaining to oil

  2. B

    Within the skin

  3. C

    Under the skin

  4. D

    Above the skin

17
Written response
1 point

Which combining form means hair?

18
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1 point

A clinician uses arthroscopy to examine a joint. Which meaning of the suffix -scopy supports this use?

  1. A

    Surgical repair of a joint

  2. B

    Inflammation of a joint

  3. C

    Surgical incision into a joint

  4. D

    Visual examination of a joint

19
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1 point

In osteomyelitis, which meaning of myel/o fits the term's skeletal context?

  1. A

    Bone marrow

  2. B

    Spinal cord

  3. C

    Joint

  4. D

    Cartilage

20
Written response
1 point

What does the suffix -plasty mean in a medical term?