A/P And Medical Terms

Question 1

PMH

Answer 1

Past Medical History

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Top, above

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Bottom, below

Question 4

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 4

Front

Question 5

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 5

Behind

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

Closer to point of attachment

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

Further away from point of attachment

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Close to midline

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Far from midline

Question 10

Axial

Answer 10

Head, trunk- part of chunk check!

Question 11

Appendicular

Answer 11

Arms, legs

Question 12

Midline plane

Answer 12

Divides the body into left and right

Question 13

Transverse plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into top and bottom at umbilicus

Question 14

Frontal plane

Answer 14

(Imaginary line) divides the body into anterior and posterior

Question 15

Visceral pleura

Answer 15

Lines the outer surface of the lungs

Question 16

Parietal pleura

Answer 16

Lines the inside surface of the chest cavity

Question 17

Gyne

Answer 17

Female reproductive system

Question 18

ASA

Answer 18

Aspirin

Question 19

Dys-

Answer 19

Painful, difficult

Question 20

Ulcerated

Answer 20

develop into or become affected by an ulcer.

Question 21

Decubitis

Answer 21

Lying down. A decubitus ulcer is a bed sore, the consequence of lying or sitting in one position too long.

Question 22

Incontinence

Answer 22

Inability to retain urine or feces

Question 23

Somatic

Answer 23

Also called the voluntary nervous system

Question 24

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 24

Also know as the involuntary nervous system

Question 25

Ventilation

Answer 25

The mechanical process that moves air in and out of the lungs

Question 26

Glucagon

Answer 26

a hormone formed in the pancreas which promotes the breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver

Question 27

Classification of rib bones

Answer 27

Flat

Question 28

Respiration.

Answer 28

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 29

Arachnoid layer

Answer 29

A meningeal layer of the central nervous system Between (middle of) the pia mater and the dura mater These are all protective coverings

Question 30

Peritoneal layer

Answer 30

The serous layer of tissue that surrounds the abdominal organs

Question 31

Gravid

Answer 31

Pregnant

Question 32

Parity

Answer 32

Live birth