CHAPTER 5

Question 1

Motion of a limb away from the midline

Answer 1

Abduction

Question 2

Motion of a limb toward the midline

Answer 2

Adduction

Question 3

The dront surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

Answer 3

Anterior

Question 4

A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

Answer 4

Bilateral

Question 5

The vowel used to combine two roots or a word root and suffix

Answer 5

Combining Vowel

Question 6

Farther inside the body and away from the skin

Answer 6

Deep

Question 7

Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

Answer 7

Distal

Question 8

The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

Answer 8

Dorsal

Question 9

The straightening of a joint

Answer 9

Extension

Question 10

The bending of a joint

Answer 10

Flexion

Question 11

An inclined position in which the hed of the bead is raised

Answer 11

Fowler Position

Question 12

Below a body part or nearer to the feet

Answer 12

Inferior

Question 13

Part of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

Answer 13

Lateral

Question 14

Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures

Answer 14

Medial

Question 15

Forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

Answer 15

Palmar

Question 16

The bottom surface of the foot

Answer 16

Plantar

Question 17

The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

Answer 17

Posterior

Question 18

Part of a term that appears BEFORE a word root, changing the meaning of the term

Answer 18

Prefix

Question 19

Lying face down

Answer 19

Prone

Question 20

Closer to the trunk

Answer 20

Proximal

Question 21

Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which 2 imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into 4 equal areas

Answer 21

Quadrants

Question 22

The part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term

Answer 22

Suffix

Question 23

Closer to or on the skin

Answer 23

Superficial

Question 24

Above a body part or nearer to the head

Answer 24

Superior

Question 25

Lying face up

Answer 25

Supine

Question 26

The anterior surface of the body

Answer 26

Ventral

Question 27

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

Answer 27

Word Root/Root Word

Question 28

The pointed extremity of a conical structure

Answer 28

Apex (Plural Apices) ex: the apex of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles in the left side of the chest

Question 29

Components that comprise medical terms:

Answer 29

Root Word
Prefix
Suffix
Combining Vowels

Question 30

Common combining forms you will see in EMS:

Answer 30

cardi/o
gastr/o
hepat/o
athr/o
oste/o
pulmon/o

Question 31

Word building rules

Answer 31

1. The prefix is always at the beginning of a term; however, not all terms will have a prefix
2. The suffix is always at the end of the term
3. When a suffix begins with a consonant, a combining vowel is used between the word root and suffix to make pronunciation easier
4. When a term has more than one word root, a combining vowel must be placed between the two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel

Question 32

Rules for converting singular to plural form

Answer 32

a changes to ae when plural
is changes to es when plural
ex or ix changes to ices when plural
on or um changes to a when plural
us changes to i when plural

Question 33

The 4 movement terms

Answer 33

Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction