BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

                                           MOCK TEST PT1


Name:..............................................................................................
...        Date: ............................         Group: .................

                                                                                     FULL SCORE: 50


1) Complete the phrases by the correct grammatical form of adjectives derived from the nouns in
brackets. (5 points)

Ex.: ruptura arteriae ……………………. (tempus) > temporalis

arteriae …………………………….. (corona)

pars …………………………….. (orbita)

ligamentum …………………………….. dentis (apex)

systema …………………………….. centrale (nervus)

processus ossis …………………………….. (tempus)

2) Put the phrases to plural using opposites of the adjectives give. (10 points)

Ex.: arteria profunda > arteriae superficiales

ramus inferior ……………………………………………………………

fractura complicata     ……………………………………………………………

trama leve                   ……………………………………………………………

foramen majus            ……………………………………………………………

lamina medialis           ……………………………………………………………


3) Write down the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives/prepositions and complete the
phrases using one of these in correct grammatical form. (15 points)

magnus, a, um            ……………………………………cornu _____________ ossis hyoidei

infra                ………………………………………… nervus splanchnicus ______________

acutus, a, um              …………………………………st.p. operationem _________________

longus, a, um              ……………………………………. periodus ___________________

brevis, e          ……………………………………………………os __________________


4) Divide the following compound terms into components. Explain the meaning of the whole term with
respect to the prefixes/suffixes used. (20 points)

Ex.: endometrium: endo- (inside) + metrium (uterus) > the innermost lining of uterus

periosteoma


hypertensio


capitulum


oligodactylia


surdomutitas


hemiparesis


peraciditas


dyspepsia


carcinomatosus


subluxatio



                                   BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

                                   MOCK TEST PT1 CORRECT ANSWERS


Name:..............................................................................................
...        Date: ............................         Group: .................

                                                                                     FULL SCORE: 50


1) Complete the phrases by the correct grammatical form of adjectives derived from the nouns in
brackets. (5 points)

Ex.: ruptura arteriae ……………………. (tempus) > temporalis

arteriae CORONARIAE

pars ORBITALIS

ligamentum APICALE dentis

systema NERVOSUM centrale

processus ossis TEMPORALIS

2) Put the phrases to plural using opposites of the adjectives give. (10 points)

Ex.: arteria profunda > arteriae superficiales

ramus inferior             RAMI SUPERIORES

fractura complicata     FRACTURAE SIMPLICES

trama leve                   TRAUMATA GRAVIA

foramen majus            FORAMINA MINORA

lamina medialis           LAMINAE LATERALES


3) Write down the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives/prepositions and complete the
phrases using one of these in correct grammatical form. (15 points)

magnus, a, um   MAJOR, MAJUS – MAXIMUS, A, UM cornu MAJUS ossis hyoidei

infra                  INFERIOR, IUS – INFIMUS/IMUS, A, UM nervus splanchnicus IMUS

acutus, a, um     ACUTIOR, IUS – ACUTISSIMUS, A, UM st.p. operationem ACUTAM/ACUTIOREM/ACUTISSIMAM

longus, a, um    LONGIOR, IUS – LONGISSIMUS, A, UM periodus LONGA/LONGIOR/LONGISSIMA

brevis, e    BREVIOR, IUS – BREVISSIMUS, A, UM os BREVE


4) Divide the following compound terms into components. Explain the meaning of the whole term with
respect to the prefixes/suffixes used. (20 points)

Ex.: endometrium: endo- (inside) + metrium (uterus) > the innermost lining of uterus

periosteoma

              peri- (=around) + oste- (=bone) + -oma (=tumour)

              > a tumour in the membrane surrounding the bone

hypertensio

              hyper- (=excessive) + -tensio (=blood pressure)

              > high blood pressure

capitulum

              capit- (= head) + -ulum (= small)

              > small head

oligodactylia

              oligo- (= less, few) + -dactyl- (= finger)

              > congenital disorder of having less fingers than normal

surdomutitas

              surd- (=deaf) + mut- (= mute) + -itas (= state, condition)

              > deaf-muteness

hemiparesis

              hemi- (= half) + paresis (=partial paralysis, weakness)

              > partial paralysis of the half (left or right) of body

peraciditas

              per- (=excessive) + acid- (=acid) + -itas (= condition, state)

              > excessive acidity

dyspepsia

              dys- (= wrong, bad) + pepsia (=digestion)

              > bad digestion

carcinomatosus

              carcinom- (=malignant tumour of epithelial cells) + osus (=full of, many)

              > full of carcinomata, many carcinomata

subluxatio

              sub- (=partial, incomplete) + luxatio (= dislocation)

              > partial dislocation