{"id":"medical-terminology-free","timeLimitSec":225,"questions":[{"id":"mtf-001","section":"parts","q":"Which word means 'inflammation of the stomach'?","options":["Gastritis","Gastralgia","Gastrectomy","Gastromegaly"],"answer":0,"explain":"Gastr/o means stomach and -itis means inflammation, so gastritis is inflammation of the stomach. Gastralgia is stomach pain and gastrectomy is removal of the stomach."},{"id":"mtf-002","section":"systems","q":"What is the myocardium?","options":["A valve of the heart","The heart muscle","The lining inside the heart","The sac around the heart"],"answer":1,"explain":"My/o means muscle and cardi/o means heart, so the myocardium is the muscle layer of the heart. The lining is the endocardium and the sac is the pericardium."},{"id":"mtf-003","section":"anatomy","q":"Which term means 'toward the midline of the body'?","options":["Proximal","Lateral","Superficial","Medial"],"answer":3,"explain":"Medial means toward the midline (medi/o = middle). Lateral means toward the side, proximal means nearer to the trunk and superficial means toward the surface."},{"id":"mtf-004","section":"proc","q":"Which term means 'visual examination of the colon with a scope'?","options":["Colectomy","Proctoplasty","Colonoscopy","Colostomy"],"answer":2,"explain":"Colon/o means colon and -scopy means visual examination. A colostomy is a new opening, a colectomy is removal and proctoplasty is repair of the rectum and anus."},{"id":"mtf-005","section":"abbr","q":"On a medication order, what does b.i.d. mean?","options":["Twice a day","Every other day","Before meals","At bedtime"],"answer":0,"explain":"b.i.d. comes from the Latin bis in die, 'twice a day'. Three times a day is t.i.d. and four times a day is q.i.d."}]}