Medical Terminology Practice Flashcards
1
Q
What is sagittal cut?
A
Divide from left to right.
2
Q
What is the transverse cut?
A
Superior and Inferior body parts.
3
Q
What is frontal cut?
A
Anterior (front) and Posterior (Back)
4
Q
What is prone?
A
Laying face down
5
Q
What is suspine?
A
Laying face up
6
Q
What is atomically position?
A
Body Erect, face forward, palms forward.
7
Q
What is proximal?
A
closer to the point of attachment to trunk
8
Q
What is distal?
A
further from the point of attachment to trunk
9
Q
-algia
A
pain
10
Q
dys-
A
abnormal, painful
11
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of something
12
Q
hyper-
A
high, above than normal
13
Q
hypo-
A
below, under normal
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-osis
A
condition
