Chapter 5- Prefixes That Describe Position

Question 1

ab-

Answer 1

away from

Example: abduction

(away from the point of reference)

Question 2

ad-

Answer 2

to, toward

Example: adduction

(toward the center)

Question 3

de-

Answer 3

down from, away

Example: decay

(to waste away)

Question 4

circum-

Answer 4

around, about

Example: circumferential burn

(a burn around an entire area (arm, chest, abdomen, etc)

Question 5

peri-

Answer 5

around

Example: pericardium

(sac around the heart)

Question 6

trans-

Answer 6

across, through, beyond

Example: transvaginal

(across our through the vagina)

Question 7

epi-

Answer 7

above, upon, on

Example: epigastric

(above or over the stomach)

Question 8

supra-

Answer 8

above, over

Example: suprasternal notch

(top of the sternum)

Question 9

retro-

Answer 9

behind

Example: retroperitoneal

(area behind the peritoneum)

Question 10

sub-

Answer 10

under, beneath

Example: subcutaneous

(beneath the skin)

Question 11

infra-

Answer 11

below, under

Example: infraciavicular

(below the clavicle)

Question 12

para-

Answer 12

near, beside, beyond, apart from

Example: parasternal

(beside the sternum)

Question 13

contra-

Answer 13

against, opposite

Example: contraindicated

(something that is not indicated)

Question 14

ecto-

Answer 14

out, outside

Example: ectopic pregnancy

(pregnancy where the embryo attaches outside of the uterus)

Question 15

endo-

Answer 15

within

Example: endoscopy

(examining inside someone’s body (with an endoscope)

Question 16

extra-

Answer 16

outside, in addition

Example: extraneous

(outside the organism and not belonging to it

Question 17

intra-

Answer 17

inside, within

Example: intrauterine

(within the uterus)

Question 18

ipsi-

Answer 18

same

Example: ipsilateral

(on our affecting the same side)