EMT MEDICAL TERMS Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE FOUR ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS?
- UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT 2. UPPER LEFT QUADRANT 3. LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT 4. LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
ANATOMIC POSITION
THE BODY IS STANDING ERECT, FACING THE OBSERVER WITH THE ARMS DOWN AT THE SIDE AND PALM OF THE HANDS FORWARD.
ANATOMY
THE STUDY OF THE BODY STRUCTURE.
ANTERIOR
THE FRONT OF THE BODY OR BODY PART
BILATERIAL
ON BOTH SIDES
COMBINING FORM
A WORD ROOT WITH A ADDED VOWEL THAT CAN BE JOINED WITH OTHER WORDS, ROOTS, OR SUFFIXES TO FORM A NEW WORD.
COMPOUND
A WORD FORMED FROM TWO OR MORE WHOLE WORDS
DISTAL
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE TORSO
DORSAL
THE BACK OF THE BODY OR BACK OF THE HAND OR FOOT
FOWLER POSITION
SITTING POSITION
INFERIOR
AWAY FROM THE HEAD
LATERIAL
TO THE SIDE (AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY)
MEDIAL
TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
MID AXILLIARY LINE
A LINE DRAWN VERTICALLY FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ARMPUT TO THE ANKLE
MID CLAVICULAR LINE
THE LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF EACH CLAVICAL
MIDLINE
AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN DOWN THE CENTER OF THE BODY DIVIDING IT INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
PALMAR
PALM OF THE HANDS
PHYSIOLOGY
THE STUDY OF BODY FUNCTION
PLANE
A FLAT SURFACE AFTER SLICING THROUGH A SOLD OBJECT.
PLANTAR
SOUL OF THE FOOT
POSTERIOR
THE BACK OF THE BODY OR BODY PART
PREFIX
A WORD ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A WORD TO CHANGE ITS MEANING
PRONE
FACEDOWN
PROXIMAL
CLOSER TO THE TORSO
RECOVERY POSITION
LYTING ON THE SIDE
ROOT
FOUNDATION OF A WORD THAT IS NOT A WORD THAT CAN STAND ON ITS OWN.
SUFFIX
WORD PART ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD TO COMPLETE ITS MEANING
SUPPERIOR
TOWARD THE HEAD
SUPINE
LYING ON THE BACK
TORSO
THE TRUNK OF THE BODY (THE BODY WITHOUT THE HEAD OR EXTREMITIES)
UNILATERIAL
ONE SIDE ONLY
VENTRAL
FRONT OF THE BODY
