01
True or false
1 point
When decoding an unfamiliar medical term, the recommended strategy is to start with the suffix, then identify the root or combining form, and finally check the prefix.
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8 Terminology of the Endocrine and Sensory Systems Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 8 Terminology of the Endocrine and Sensory Systems, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
A clinician describes a gland as having hyposecretion. Which interpretation best matches the meaning of this term?
- A
Release of an excessive amount of a substance
- B
Release of too little of a substance
- C
Inflammation of a gland
- D
Measurement of a gland
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
In the term otalgia, the word-part meanings combine to indicate .
04
Written response
1 point
Enter either combining form that means tears or tear duct.
05
Choose one
1 point
A patient’s diagnosis is conjunctivitis. Which description correctly interprets the term?
- A
Clouding of the lens
- B
Disease of the retina
- C
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
- D
Double vision
06
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1 point
Select all the combining forms that are correctly matched with their meanings.
- A
audi/o — hearing
- B
cochle/o — cochlea
- C
staped/o — stapes
- D
opt/o — hearing
- E
mastoid/o — cochlea
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
The medical term for the process of measuring or testing hearing is .
08
Written response
1 point
What is the full name represented by the endocrine abbreviation TSH?
09
True or false
1 point
The term cataract can be reliably decoded by combining the common eye word parts listed in the material, so its definition can be inferred from those parts alone.
- A
True
- B
False
10
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1 point
Select all statements supported by the description of the endocrine system.
- A
The endocrine system includes glands and other tissues that release hormones.
- B
Hormones travel in the bloodstream and help regulate processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
- C
The endocrine system consists only of glands and excludes other hormone-releasing tissues.
- D
The ovaries and testes also produce hormones.
11
Choose one
1 point
Which sequence best describes how sound vibrations are converted into signals that reach the brain?
- A
Vibrations go first to the retina, where they become signals for the brain.
- B
Vibrations pass through the outer and middle ear to the cochlea, where sensory cells convert them into signals carried to the brain.
- C
Vibrations reach the optic nerve, which carries them from the inner ear to the brain.
- D
Vibrations are converted into signals in the eardrum, which carries them directly to the brain.
12
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1 point
A patient reports diplopia. Which description matches the meaning of this term?
- A
Double vision
- B
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
- C
Disease of the retina
- D
Pain in the ear
13
Written response
1 point
Which combining form means iris? Enter either accepted form.
14
Open ended
1 point
Explain how the parts of hyperthyroidism contribute to its meaning. Identify the meaning of each part and state why the combined word-part meaning should still be checked against the full clinical definition.
15
Choose one
1 point
A term combines conjunctiv/o, meaning conjunctiva, with -itis. What condition does the term describe?
- A
Pain in the conjunctiva
- B
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
- C
Measurement of the conjunctiva
- D
Enlargement of the conjunctiva
16
Choose one
1 point
A gland releases too little hormone. Which description best characterizes this pattern?
- A
Release of an excessive amount
- B
Measurement of a secretion
- C
Release of too little
- D
Inflammation of a gland
17
Choose one
1 point
A test uses the word parts audi/o and -metry. What is the test measuring?
- A
Measurement or testing of hearing
- B
Inflammation of the ear
- C
An incision into the eardrum
- D
A disorder of the retina
18
Choose one
1 point
When tracing the route of hearing, which structure receives sound vibrations in the inner ear and contains sensory cells that convert them into signals?
- A
The retina, where sound vibrations become signals
- B
The optic nerve, which carries sound signals from the cochlea
- C
The vestibule, which converts sound into signals
- D
The cochlea, where sensory cells convert vibrations into signals
19
Written response
1 point
Which combining form means “gland” in endocrine terminology?
20
True or false
1 point
A procedure described as a myringotomy involves making an incision into the eardrum. Is this description accurate?
- A
True
- B
False