Medical Terminology

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front of body, forward-facing

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back of body, rear-facing

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

Towards the ‘middle,’

toward the center

Question 4

Proximal

Answer 4

Oriented closer to point of reference

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

Oriented away from point of reference

Question 6

Echymosis

Answer 6

Bluish-Purple discoloration; Contusion. ‘Bruise.’

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

At, or near the tail or posterior, or to ‘move in that direction.’

Question 8

Cephalad

Answer 8

Oriented towards the head, or to ‘move in the direction of the head.’

Question 9

Deformity

Answer 9

Deformity, or malformation; used to describe an injury.. Used to describe orthopedic (bone) injuries, or Fractures.

Question 10

Laceration

Answer 10

A ‘wound’ typically produced by tearing or cutting; often by a sharp object, e.g., a knife. Type of Soft Tissue Injury.

Question 11

Abrasion

Answer 11

A wound, often described, “Scaping, Erosion, Scratch, etc). Type of Soft Tissue Injury.

Question 12

Edema

Answer 12

Swelling, often associated with an injury. Fluid collection, or ‘build up.’

Question 13

P.M.I.

Answer 13

Point of Maximal Impulse. Location is the 5th ICS (intercostal space); point where the heart is loudest.

Question 14

STAT!

Answer 14

Immediately! Now!