Lecture 3

Question 1

Locational Terminology
• The body is mostly symmetrical, bilaterally
• The left half is essentially equal to the right half
- exception to this is-> _______,_______,_______,and _______
• The center line is the ______ or ______

Answer 1

pancreas,gallbladder, liver, appendix

median, midline

Question 2

Another point is that whenever references are made to areas of the body, the assumption is made that the person is in what is referred to as the “__________ position” as our reference view.

Answer 2

anatomical

Question 3

This “________ position” assumes that the person is standing up, facing forward, with the arms at the sides. The palms of the hands are facing forward, and the feet are flat on the floor.

Answer 3

anatomical

Question 4

_________: In front of, front

Answer 4

Anterior

Question 5

_________: After, behind, following, toward the rear

Answer 5

Posterior

Question 6

______: Away from, farther from the origin

Answer 6

Distal

Question 7

__________: Near, closer to the origin

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

_______: Toward the back

Answer 8

Dorsal

Question 9

________: Towards the belly

Answer 9

Ventral

Question 10

_______: Above, over

Answer 10

Superior

Question 11

_______: Below, under

Answer 11

Inferior

Question 12

_______: Toward the side, away from the mid-line.

Answer 12

Lateral

Question 13

_______: Toward the mid-line, middle, away from the side.

Answer 13

Medial

Question 14

The medical term will always contain a _____ word which works as the foundation. The _____ word or term is most often based on Greek or Latin.

Answer 14

root, root

Question 15

Sometimes there will be a _____ in front of the root word to make the meaning more precise.

Answer 15

prefix

Question 16

Almost always, there will be a _____ joined to the end of the root work, again, to make the meaning more precise.

Answer 16

suffix

Question 17

Joints

Answer 17

Arthr,Arthri, Arthro

Question 18

Muscle, Muscle tissue

Answer 18

My,myo

Question 19

Head

Answer 19

Cephal, cephalo

Question 20

Brain

Answer 20

Encephal, Encephalo,Cerebr, Cerebro

Question 21

Nerve, nerve tissue, nervous system

Answer 21

Neur,neuri,neuro

Question 22

Breast,breast tissue

Answer 22

Mammo,mamm,mast,masto

Question 23

Blood vessel

Answer 23

Angi, Angio

Question 24

Artery

Answer 24

Arter, Arteri, Arterio

Question 25

Heart

Answer 25

Cardi,cardio

Question 26

Blood

Answer 26

Hem, hemo, hemat, hemato

Question 27

Air, lung

Answer 27

Pneum, Pneumo

Question 28

Stomach

Answer 28

Gastr, gastro

Question 29

Liver

Answer 29

Hepat, hepato

Question 30

Small intestine

Answer 30

Enter

Question 31

Colon, large intestine

Answer 31

Col,colon

Question 32

Skin

Answer 32

Derm,dermo,dermat

Question 33

Skin

Answer 33

Cutane

Question 34

Ear, hearing

Answer 34

Ot,oto

Question 35

Prefixes

Without

Answer 35

An

Question 36

Prefixes

Within,inner

Answer 36

End, endo

Question 37

Prefixes

Above,over

Answer 37

Hyper

Question 38

Prefixes

Under,below

Answer 38

Hypo

Question 39

Prefixes

Small

Answer 39

Micro

Question 40

Prefixes

One

Answer 40

Mono

Question 41

Prefixes

Before, in front of

Answer 41

Pre-

Question 42

Prefixes

Beneath

Answer 42

Sub

Question 43

Prefixes

Across

Answer 43

Trans

Question 44

Suffixes

Surgical removal

Answer 44

ectomy

Question 45

Suffixes

Blood condition

Answer 45

emia

Question 46

Suffixes

Record or picture

Answer 46

gram, graph, graphy

Question 47

Suffixes

Writing, recording

Answer 47

gram

Question 48

Suffixes

Inflammation, infection

Answer 48

itis

Question 49

Suffixes

Tumour

Answer 49

oma

Question 50

Suffixes

Disease, illness, disorder

Answer 50

path, pathy

Question 51

Suffixes

Forming, molding, surgical repair

Answer 51

plasty

Question 52

Suffixes

Glow, discharge

Answer 52

rrhage, rrhagia, rrhea

Question 53

Suffixes

Instrument for viewing

Answer 53

scope

Question 54

Suffixes

Process of viewing

Answer 54

scopy