Chapter 2 Flashcards
anatomic/al position
When a person is standing upright, facing forward, arms at his sides, palms facing forward, legs parallel, and feet slightly apart with the toes pointing forward, he or she is in the stand position called the ___________.
anter/ior verntr/al
front of the body
poster/ior dors/al
back of the body
Three Basic Rules for Building Medical Words
- Word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel 2. CF (root + o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant 3. CF (root + o) links a root to another root to form a compound word. This rule holds true even if the next root begins with a vowel.
medi/ad
toward the middle
To indicate a structure below another structure, use the directional term _______
infer/ior
To indicate the lower part of a structure, use the directional term _______
infer/ior
The legs are _______ to the trunk.
infer/ior
The eyes are _______ to the nose.
later/al
cephal/ad
toward the head
ab-
from, away from
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
ab/duction
movement away from the body
ad/duction
movement toward the body
abdomen/o
abdomen
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
crani/o
cranium (skull)
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
inguin/o
groin
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
spin/o
spine