Unit 3 Test- Medical Terminology Flashcards
what does the dorsal cavity contain
-the back
-cranial cavity
-spinal cavity
the cranial cavity
brain
the spinal cavity
the spinal cord
what does the ventral cavity contain
-the thoracic cavity
-the abdominal cavity
-the pelvic cavity
-the pericardial cavity
the the thoracic cavity (pericardial)
lungs & heart
the abdominal cavity
digestive organs
the pelvic cavity
bladder & female reproductive
the pericardial cavity
heart
sagittal plane
cutting body into a left & right side
frontal plane
cutting body into front and back
transverse plane
cutting body into upper & lower halves
flexion
bending the joint to reduce angle
extension
straightening the joint to increase angle
abduction
movement away from the midline from the midline of the body
(Being abducted by aliens)
aduction
movement towards the middle of the body
(add it your body)
elavation
raising up to a more superior (higher) position
ex: raise your shoulder to your ear
depression
lowering a body part to a more inferior
ex: pull shoulder down
protraction
moving in a forward direction
retraction
moving in a backwards direction
internal rotation
*towards the mid-line of the body
moving anterior (front) surface medially
external rotation
moving the anterior surface laterally
pronation
rotation of the hand so the palm faces backwards
supination
rotating the palm to face forwards
*holding a cup of soup
inversion
the sole of the foot turned inwards
eversion
the sole of the foot turned outwards
plantar flexion
point the toes away
dorsiflexion
pointing toes towards
what are the components of medical terminology
root, prefix, suffix
root
refers to a body part
prefix
-attached to the beginning of a root
-describe, modify, or limit the term
