Chp 5 Vocab

Question 1

Word

Answer 1

Definition

Question 2

abduction

Answer 2

Motion of a limb away from the midline.

Question 3

adduction

Answer 3

Motion of a limb toward the midline.

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

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

Question 5

apex (plural apices)

Answer 5

The pointed extremity of a conical structure.

Question 6

bilateral

Answer 6

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

Question 7

combining vowel

Answer 7

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

Question 8

deep

Answer 8

Farther inside the body and away from the skin.

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

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

Question 10

dorsal

Answer 10

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

Question 11

extension

Answer 11

The straightening of a joint.

Question 12

flexion

Answer 12

The bending of a joint.

Question 13

Fowler position

Answer 13

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

Question 14

inferior

Answer 14

Below a body part or nearer to the feet.

Question 15

lateral

Answer 15

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

Question 16

medial

Answer 16

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

Question 17

palmar

Answer 17

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

Question 18

plantar

Answer 18

The bottom surface of the foot.

Question 19

posterior

Answer 19

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

Question 20

prefix

Answer 20

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

Question 21

prone

Answer 21

Lying face down.

Question 22

proximal

Answer 22

Closer to the trunk.

Question 23

quadrants

Answer 23

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

Question 24

suffix

Answer 24

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

Question 25

superficial

Answer 25

Closer to or on the skin.

Question 26

superior

Answer 26

Above a body part or nearer to the head.

Question 27

supine

Answer 27

Lying face up.

Question 28

ventral

Answer 28

The anterior surface of the body.

Question 29

word root

Answer 29

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning.