Chapter 5 Medical Terminology

Question 1

Word Root

Answer 1

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

Question 2

Prefix

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Suffix

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Combining Vowels

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

Above a body part or nearer to the head

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

Closer to the trunk

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Superficial

Answer 10

Closer to or on the skin

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

Farther inside the body and away from the skin

Question 12

Ventral

Answer 12

The anterior surface of the body

Question 13

Dorsal

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Anterior

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Posterior

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Palmar

Answer 16

The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

Question 17

Plantar

Answer 17

The bottom surface of the foot

Question 18

Apex (plural apices)

Answer 18

The pointed extremity of a conical structure

Question 19

Flexion

Answer 19

The bending of a joint

Question 20

Extensionx

Answer 20

The bending of a joint

Question 21

Adduction

Answer 21

Motion of a limb toward the midline

Question 22

Abduction

Answer 22

Motion of the limb away from the midline

Question 23

Bilateral

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Prone

Answer 24

Lying face down

Question 25

Supine

Answer 25

Lying face down

Question 26

Fowler Position

Answer 26

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