Chapter 5 Medical Terminology Flashcards

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four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury: the right upper quadrant (RUQ), the left upper quadrant (LUQ), the right lower quadrant (RLQ), and the left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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Abdominal Quadrants

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the standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. In this position, the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forever

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Anatomic Position

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the study of body structure

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Anatomy

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the front of the body or body part

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Anterior

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on both sides

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Bilateral

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a word rood with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or suffixes to form a new work; for example, the _________ ____ therm/o added to meter makes the new word thermometer

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Combining Form

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a word formed from two or more whole words; for example, the ________ smallpox formed from small and pox

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Compound

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farther away from the torso

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Distal

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referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior

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Dorsal

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a sitting position

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Fowler Position

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away from the head, usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head (e.g., the lips are ________ to the nose)

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Inferior

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to the side, away from the midline of the body

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Lateral

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toward the midline of the body

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Medial

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a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle

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Mid-Axillary Line

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the line through the center of each clavicle

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Mid-Clavicular Line

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an imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves

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Midline

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referring to the palm of the hand

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Palmar

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the study of body function

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Physiology

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a flat surface formed when slicing through a solid object

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Plane

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referring to the sole of the foot

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Plantar

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the back of the body or body part

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Posterior

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word part added to the beginning of a root or word to modify or qualify its meaning; for example, the prefix bi- added to the word lateral forms the word bilateral

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Prefix

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lying facedown

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Prone

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closer to the torso

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Proximal

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lying on the side. Also called lateral recumbent position

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Recovery Position

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Foundation of a word that is not a word that can stand on its own, for example, the ____ cardi, meaning “heart,” in words such as cardiac and cardiology

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Root

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word part added to the end of the root or word to complete its meaning; for example, the ______ -itis added to the root laryng forms the word laryngitis

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Suffix

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toward the head (e.g., the chest is ________ to the abdomen)

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Superior

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lying on the back

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Supine

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the trunk of the body, or the body without the head and the extremities

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Torso

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limited to one side

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Unilateral

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referring to the front of the body. A synonym for anterior

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Ventral

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List two prefixes the mean “below.”

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Two prefixes that mean “below” are brady- and hypo-.

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List two suffixes that mean “pertaining to.”

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Two suffixes that mean “pertaining to” are -ac and -al.

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Describe the difference between the prone and supine positions.

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Prone means lying on the abdomen. Supine means lying on the back.

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Describe the anatomic location of the mid-axillary line.

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The mid-axillary line extends vertically from the armpit to the ankle.

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Describe how the abdomen is divided into quadrants.

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The abdominal quadrants are formed by imaginary horizontal and vertical lines drawn through the navel to form right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower quadrants.