Chapter 5 - Medical Terminology

Question 1

Abduction

Answer 1

Motion of a limb away from the midline.

Question 2

Adduction

Answer 2

Motion of a limb toward the midline.

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Apex (plural apices)

Answer 4

The pointed extremity of a conical structure.

Question 5

Bilateral

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Deep

Answer 6

Farther inside the body and away from the skin.

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Extension

Answer 9

Straightening of a joint.

Question 10

Flexion

Answer 10

Bending of a joint.

Question 11

Fowler position

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Inferior

Answer 12

Below a body part or nearer to the feet.

Question 13

Lateral

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Palmar

Answer 15

The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position.

Question 16

Plantar

Answer 16

The bottom surface of the foot.

Question 17

Posterior

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Prone

Answer 18

Lying face down.

Question 19

Proximal

Answer 19

Closer to the trunk.

Question 20

Superior

Answer 20

Above a body part or nearer to the head.

Question 21

Supine

Answer 21

Lying face up.

Question 22

Ventral

Answer 22

The anterior surface of the body.