Medical Terminology

Question 1

Word Root

Answer 1

the foundation of the word

Question 2

prefix

Answer 2

what occurs before the root word

Question 3

suffix

Answer 3

what occurs after the root word

Question 4

combining vowels

Answer 4

vowels that join one or more word roots to other components of a term

Question 5

Right and left

Answer 5

refers to the patient’s right and left sides, not to your right and left sides

Question 6

Superior and inferior

Answer 6

Superior: Above a body part or nearer the head
Inferior: Below a body part or nearer to the feet

Question 7

Lateral and medial

Answer 7

Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline

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

Question 8

proximal and distal

Answer 8

Proximal: closer to the trunk
Distal: farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

Question 9

superficial and deep

Answer 9

Superficial: closer to or on the skin
Deep: Farther inside the body and away from the skin

Question 10

ventral and dorsal

Answer 10

ventral: the anterior surface of the body (the belly side of the body)
Dorsal: the posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand.

Question 11

Anterior and posterior

Answer 11

Anterior: the front surface of the body
Posterior: the back surface of the body

Question 12

palmar and plantar

Answer 12

Palmar: the front region of the hand
plantar: the bottom of the foot

Question 13

apex

Answer 13

the tip of a structure

Question 14

flexion

Answer 14

bending of a joint

Question 15

extension

Answer 15

straightening of a joint

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

motion toward the midline

Question 17

abduction

Answer 17

motion away from the midline

Question 18

bilateral

Answer 18

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

Question 19

quadrants

Answer 19

the four sections of the abdominal cavity, created by the intersection of two imaginary lines 
Right upper quadrant 
left upper quadrant
right lower quadrant
left lower quadrant

Question 20

Prone and Supine

Answer 20

prone: lying face down
supine: lying face up

Question 21

fowler position

Answer 21

an inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

Question 22

pathy

Answer 22

suffix meaning disease

Question 23

o

Answer 23

combining vowel

Question 24

nephr

Answer 24

kidney

Question 25

ia

Answer 25

condition of

Question 26

dys

Answer 26

difficult, painful, or abnormal

Question 27

ur

Answer 27

urine

Question 28

hyper

Answer 28

excessive

Question 29

emesis

Answer 29

vomiting

Question 30

ic

Answer 30

pertaining to

Question 31

an

Answer 31

without, absence of

Question 32

alges

Answer 32

pain