chapter five: 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

combining vowel

Answer 6

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

Question 7

deep

Answer 7

farther inside the body and away from the skin

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

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

Question 9

dorsal

Answer 9

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

Question 10

extension

Answer 10

the straightening of a joint

Question 11

flexion

Answer 11

the bending of a joint

Question 12

fowler position

Answer 12

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

Question 13

inferior

Answer 13

below a body part or nearer to the feet

Question 14

lateral

Answer 14

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

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

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

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

posterior

Answer 18

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

Question 19

prefix

Answer 19

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

Question 20

prone

Answer 20

lying face down

Question 21

proximal

Answer 21

closer to the trunk

Question 22

quadrants

Answer 22

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

Question 23

suffix

Answer 23

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

Question 24

superficial

Answer 24

closer to or on the skin

Question 25

superior

Answer 25

above a body part or nearer to the head

Question 26

supine

Answer 26

lying face up

Question 27

ventral

Answer 27

the anterior surface of the body

Question 28

word root

Answer 28

the main part of a term that contains the primary meaning