Regional Terms and Roots

Question 0

Inferior

Answer 0

Away from the head

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Toward the head

Question 2

Distal

Answer 2

Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

Question 3

Proximal

Answer 3

Toward the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

The top surface of the feet and hands

Question 5

Palmar

Answer 5

The anterior or ventral surface of the hands

Question 6

Sagittal plane

Answer 6

An imaginary line that divides the body into right and left sections

Question 7

Frontal plane

Answer 7

An imaginary line that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 8

Transverse plane

Answer 8

The horizontal plane; the imaginary line that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 9

Plantar

Answer 9

The sole or bottom of the foot

Question 10

Costo

Answer 10

Rib (costochondral - pertaining to a rib and its cartilage)

Question 11

Chondro

Answer 11

Cartilage (chondroectomy - excision of a cartilage)

Question 12

Cephalo

Answer 12

Head (cephalic - pertaining to the head)

Question 13

Brachium

Answer 13

Arm (brachialis - muscle of the arm)

Question 14

Arthro

Answer 14

Joint (arthritis - inflammation in a joint)

Question 15

Myo

Answer 15

Muscle (myositis - inflammation of a muscle)

Question 16

Os, osteo

Answer 16

Bone (osteomalacia - softening of the bone)

Question 17

Pulmo

Answer 17

Lung (pulmonary artery - vessel that brings blood to the lung)

Question 18

Thoraco

Answer 18

Chest (thorax - chest)

Question 19

Ilio

Answer 19

Ilium (ilium - the wide upper part of the pelvic bone)

Question 20

Hemo, hemat

Answer 20

Blood (hemorrhage - internal or external bleeding)

Question 21

Dermo

Answer 21

Skin (dermatitus - inflammation of the skin)

Question 22

Congenital

Answer 22

Present from birth