Ch 5 Medical Terminology Flashcards
Motion of a limb away from the midline
abduction
Motion of limb toward the midline
adduction
the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position
anterior
the pointed extremity of a conical structure
apex (plural: apices)
a body part or condition that appears on both sides of midline
bilateral
a vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix
combining vowel
farther inside the body and away from the skin
deep
farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
distal
the posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand
dorsal
the straightening of a joint
extension
the bending of a joint
flexion
an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
fowler position
below a body part of nearer to the feet
inferior
parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
lateral
parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures
medial
the forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position
palmar
the bottom surface of the foot
plantar
the back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position
posterior
part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term
prefix
lying face down
prone
closer to trunk
proximal
describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas
quadrants
the part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term
suffix
closer to or on the skin
superficial
