QR Challenge: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. The foundation of medical terms is	Greek and Latin
2. The science of the origin and development of words is called	etymology
3. _________ are words named after people	Eponyms
4. The main part of the medical term is the	word root
5. _________________ tell “how, why, where, when, how much, how many, position, direction, time. or status”	prefixes
6. __________ tell us what is happening with a specific body part or system	suffixes
7. The combination of a word root with the combining vowel is called the	combining form
8. The three elements of a medical term are the	word root, prefix, and suffix
9. A part of the small intestine is the	ileum
10. ____________ is part of the pelvic or hip bone	ilium
11. The two tubes leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder are called the	ureters
12. In medical terms the ch sounds like	k
13. The plural form for appendix is	appendices
14. The plural form for axilla is	axillae
15. The plural form of phalanx is	phalanges
16. The term epigastric means	pertaining to above the stomach
17. The term pericarditis means	inflammation around the heart
18. The word root for artery is	arteri/o
19. The word root for bone is	oste/o
20. The word root for muscle is	my/o
21. The prefix brady- means	slow
22. The prefix intra- means	between
23. The prefix tachy- means	fast
24. The suffix meaning enlarged is	-megaly
25. The suffix -plasty means	surgical repair
26. The suffix meaning the surgical removal of is	-ectomy
27. The abbreviation NPO means	nothing by mouth
28. The abbreviation for twice a day or two times a day is	bid
29. The abbreviation for whenevery necessary is	prn

 

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