med term final

Question 1

acromial

Answer 1

point of the shoulder

Question 2

antebrachial

Answer 2

forearm

Question 3

antecubital

Answer 3

front of elbow

Question 4

axillary

Answer 4

armpit

Question 5

brachial

Answer 5

arm

Question 6

buccal

Answer 6

cheek

Question 7

carpal

Answer 7

wrist

Question 8

cephalic

Answer 8

head

Question 9

cervical

Answer 9

head

Question 10

coxal

Answer 10

hip

Question 11

cranial

Answer 11

skull

Question 12

crural

Answer 12

shin

Question 13

cubital

Answer 13

elbow

Question 14

digital

Answer 14

finger

Question 15

femoral

Answer 15

thigh

Question 16

genital

Answer 16

external reproductive organs

Question 17

gluteal

Answer 17

buttocks

Question 18

inguinal

Answer 18

groin

Question 19

mental

Answer 19

chin

Question 20

nasal

Answer 20

nose

Question 21

occipital

Answer 21

posterior of the head

Question 22

orbital

Answer 22

eye cavity

Question 23

octic

Answer 23

ear

Question 24

palmar

Answer 24

palm

Question 25

patellar

Answer 25

knee

Question 26

pectoral

Answer 26

front of the chest

Question 27

perineal

Answer 27

between the thighs, the anus, and the external reproductive organs

Question 28

plantar

Answer 28

sole of the foot

Question 29

popliteal

Answer 29

back of the knee

Question 30

sternal

Answer 30

anterior of rib cage

Question 31

sural

Answer 31

calf of the leg

Question 32

tarsal

Answer 32

ankle

Question 33

thoracic

Answer 33

chest

Question 34

abduction

Answer 34

moving a body part away from the midline of the body

Question 35

adduction

Answer 35

moving a body part toward the midline of the body

Question 36

depression

Answer 36

lowering a part

Question 37

elevation

Answer 37

raising a part

Question 38

plantar flexion

Answer 38

ankle movement pointing the foot downward

Question 39

dorsiflexion

Answer 39

ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin

Question 40

eversion

Answer 40

turning the sole of the foot outward

Question 41

inversion

Answer 41

turning the sole of the foot inward

Question 42

external rotation

Answer 42

rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline

Question 43

internal rotation

Answer 43

rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline

Question 44

extension

Answer 44

straightening of a joint or increasing the angle between two bones

Question 45

flexion

Answer 45

bending of a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones

Question 46

hyperextension

Answer 46

excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond anatomical position

Question 47

pronation

Answer 47

turning arm downward (palm down)

Question 48

supination

Answer 48

turning the arm up (palm up)

Question 49

protraction

Answer 49

moving a part forward

Question 50

retraction

Answer 50

moving a part backward

Question 51

circumduction

Answer 51

tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder

Question 52

rotation

Answer 52

turning on a single axis

Question 53

sagittal plane

Answer 53

divided body into two parts left and right

Question 54

midsaggital plane

Answer 54

divides body into equal parts right and left

Question 55

frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 55

divides body into front and back sections

Question 56

transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 56

divides body into upper and lower sections

Question 57

lateral

Answer 57

away from the midline

Question 58

medial

Answer 58

towards the midline

Question 59

posterior

Answer 59

towards the back

Question 60

anterior

Answer 60

towards the front

Question 61

superior

Answer 61

towards the top

Question 62

inferior

Answer 62

towards the bottom