Chapter 5 medical terminology Flashcards
Abduction
Motion of a limb away from the midline
Adduction
Motion of a limb toward the midline
Anterior
The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position.
Apex (plural apices)
The pointed extremity of a conical structure
Bilateral
A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
Combining vowel
The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix
Deep
Farther inside the body and away from the skin
Distal
Further from the trunk or nearer to the free and the extremity
Dorsal
The posterior surface of the body including the back of the hand
Extension
The straightening of a joint
Flexion
The bending of a joint
Fowler position
And inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
Inferior
Below a body part or nearer to the feet
Lateral
Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
Medial
Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures
Palmar
The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position
Plantar
The bottom surface of the foot
Posterior
The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position
Prefix
Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term
Prone
Laying face down
Proximal
Closer to the trunk
Quadrants
Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas.
Suffix
The part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term.
Superficial
Closer to or on the skin
Superior
Above a body part or nearer to the head
Supine
Lying face up
Ventral
The anterior surface of the body
Word root
The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
