Question

33. The plural ending for the suffix -ix is: B. -aces C. -ices D. -nges The combining form that means away (from the point of attachment) is: A. caud/o B. cephal/o C. dist/o D. dors/o 34. 35. The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position, meaning he was lying: A. on his abdomen, facing downward B. sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows C. on his back with his head facing upward D. on his back with his head lower than his feet 36. The prefix meaning through, across, beyond is: A. epi- B. hypo- C. intra- D. trans- The singular form of the plural ending -ses is: A. -ix B. -um C. -is D. -sis 37. A. anter/o B. infer/o C. poster/o D. super/o Parkinson disease is an example of what type of medical term? A. eponynm B. acronym C. medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts D. modern or technologic language 39.

Answer 1

33.

C.-ices

34

C. dist/o- distant

caud/o- tail/lower part of the body

cephal/o- head

dors/o- back of the body

35

D. on his back with his head lower than his feet

36.

D. trans- through, across, beyond

epi-on, upon, on top of, against

hypo- low, beneath

intra-on the inside, within

37

D.-sis

38.

C. poster/o -at the back of

anter/o -before/ earlier

infer/o- downward / below

super/o-above

39.

A. eponym ( a name formed after a person) named after James Parkinson, an english surgeon

acronym -an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word