Chapter 5-Medical Terminology

Question 1

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

Answer 1

distal

Question 2

The pointed extremity of a conical structure

Answer 2

apex

Question 3

closer to or on the skin

Answer 3

superficial

Question 4

An inclined position in which the heads of the bed is raised

Answer 4

Fowler position

Question 5

Lying face up

Answer 5

supine

Question 6

The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

Answer 6

palmar

Question 7

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

Answer 7

prefix

Question 8

The bending of a joint

Answer 8

flexion

Question 9

The bottom surface of the foot

Answer 9

plantar

Question 10

The straightening of a joint

Answer 10

extension

Question 11

Motion of a limb away from the midline

Answer 11

abduction

Question 12

Farther inside the body and away from the skin

Answer 12

deep

Question 13

below a body part or nearer to the feet

Answer 13

inferior

Question 14

Closer to the trunk

Answer 14

proximal

Question 15

Lying face down

Answer 15

prone

Question 16

Above a body part or nearer to the head

Answer 16

superior

Question 17

The sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas.

Answer 17

quadrants

Question 18

The anterior surface of the body

Answer 18

ventral

Question 19

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

Answer 19

bilateral

Question 20

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

Answer 20

anterior

Question 21

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

Answer 21

suffix

Question 22

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

Answer 22

dorsal

Question 23

Motion of a limb toward the midline

Answer 23

adduction

Question 24

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

Answer 24

word root

Question 25

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

Answer 25

combining vowel

Question 26

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

Answer 26

lateral

Question 27

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

Answer 27

medial

Question 28

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

Answer 28

posterior