Terms

Question 0

Posterior

Answer 0

back of the body

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

front of the body

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

towards midline of body

Question 3

Lateral

Answer 3

away from midline of the body

Question 4

Distal

Answer 4

farther from the trunk

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

towards the head

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

away from the head

Question 7

superficial

Answer 7

near the surface of the body

Question 8

deep

Answer 8

away from the body’s surface

Question 9

flexion

Answer 9

movement where the joint angle is being decreased

Question 10

extension

Answer 10

movement where the joint angle is being increased

Question 11

abduction

Answer 11

movement of a body part away from midline of body

Question 12

adduction

Answer 12

movement of a body part toward midline of body

Question 13

pronation

Answer 13

palms down position

Question 14

supination

Answer 14

palms up position

Question 15

inversion

Answer 15

sole of the foot goes inward

Question 16

eversion

Answer 16

sole of the foot goes outward

Question 17

circumduction

Answer 17

a combination of movements that include: flexion, abduction, extension, & adduction

Question 18

dorsiflexion

Answer 18

movement of the top of the foot upward

Question 19

plantarflexion

Answer 19

movement of the sole of the foot downward

Question 20

sprain

Answer 20

injury to a ligament

Question 21

strain

Answer 21

injury to a tendon or muscle

Question 22

incision

Answer 22

smooth edge cut

Question 23

laceration

Answer 23

jagged edge cut

Question 24

contusion

Answer 24

(bruise) closed wound that bleeds under the skin

Question 25

abrasion

Answer 25

(scrape) scraping off a layer of skin

Question 26

avulsion

Answer 26

partial tearing away of a body part

Question 27

puncture

Answer 27

a pointed object is driven deep into the tissue

Question 28

tendon

Answer 28

connects muscle to bone

Question 29

ligament

Answer 29

connects bone to bone