medical terms

Question 1

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 1

coronal plane

Question 2

divides the body into right and left halves

Answer 2

saggital plane

Question 3

divides the body into superior and inferior halves

Answer 3

transverse plane

Question 4

farthest away from a point of reference

Answer 4

distal

Question 5

nearest to a point of reference

Answer 5

proximal

Question 6

toward the midline of the body

Answer 6

medial

Question 7

away from the midline of the body

Answer 7

lateral

Question 8

before or in front of

Answer 8

anterior

Question 9

toward the rear or back

Answer 9

posterior

Question 10

above or higher than a point of reference

Answer 10

superior

Question 11

below or lower than a point of reference

Answer 11

inferior

Question 12

movement away from the midline

Answer 12

abduction

Question 13

movement towards the midline

Answer 13

adduction

Question 14

bending of a joint

Answer 14

flexion

Question 15

straightening of a joint

Answer 15

extenstion

Question 16

to turn the foot outward

Answer 16

eversion

Question 17

to turn the foot inward

Answer 17

inversion

Question 18

the rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand is downward or backward

Answer 18

pronation

Question 19

one of the kinds of rotation allowed by certain joints, such as the elbow and wrist joints, which permit the palm of the hand to turn up

Answer 19

supination

Question 20

describing an anatomical position in which part of a limb is bent away from the midline

Answer 20

valgus

Question 21

describing an abnormal position in which part of a limb is bent inward, toward the midline

Answer 21

varus

Question 22

rotation of a limb about its axis of rotation toward the midline

Answer 22

internal rotation

Question 23

rotation of a limb about its axis away from the midline

Answer 23

external rotation

Question 24

identification of a disease or condition

Answer 24

diagnosis

Question 25

prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or condition

Answer 25

prognosis

Question 26

cause of a disease or condition

Answer 26

etiology

Question 27

study of the characteristics, causes and effects of diseases

Answer 27

pathology

Question 28

certified athletic trainer

Answer 28

ATC