FINAL REVIEW Flashcards
what are the three parts of a medical term?
prefix, root, suffix
what part should you start with when defining it?
prefix
what are the categories of suffixes?
- signifies a medical condition
- signify a diagnostic term
- names a practice or practitioner
- convert a noun to an adjective
what are the categories of prefixes?
- time or speed
- direction
- positions
- size or number
- negation
what term means towards the front of the body?
anterior
what term means towards the feet?
caudal
what term means towards the head?
cephalic
what term means farther from the point of attachment to the trunk?
distal
what term means below; towards the feet?
inferior
what term means away from midline?
lateral
what term means towards the midline?
medial
what term means towards the back of the body?
posterior, dorsal
what term means near the point of attachment to the trunk?
proximal
what term means above; towards the head?
superior
know the following 9 division of the abdomen
1 | 2 | 3
4 | 5 | 6
7 | 8 | 9
- R hypochondriac region
- epigastric region
- L hypochondriac region
- R lumbar region
- umbilical region
- L lumbar region
- R iliac region
- hypogastric region
- L iliac regin
