Unit One Test

Question 1

Medical terminology

Answer 1

• The process of diving medical words into component parts

- Analysis of words will make medical terminology easier to understand and remember

Question 2

Origins

Answer 2

• word parts generally come from two languages:
• Greek
• Latin

Question 3

5 basic word parts

Answer 3

• Root word
• Suffix
• Prefix
• combining vowel
• combining form

Question 4

Root word

Answer 4

Foundation of the word, usually indicates the involved body part

Question 5

How many root words can a medical term have?

Answer 5

One or more

Question 6

Word ending

Answer 6

-Usually indicates a procedure, condition disorder or diseases

Question 7

Suffixes

Answer 7

Can be nouns or adjectives

Question 8

Word beginning

Answer 8

-usually indicates location,time, or number

Question 9

Combining vowel

Answer 9

• A vowel that links two words parts together

Question 10

Combining form

Answer 10

Rood word plus a combining vowel

Question 11

Anatomy

Answer 11

The study of the structures of the body

Question 12

Physiology

Answer 12

The study of the functions of these structures

Question 13

Anatomical Postion

Answer 13

All descriptions of the body are based on anatomical position. Standing, facing towards you

Question 14

Midsagittal

Answer 14

Lengthwise plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides

Question 15

Sagittal

Answer 15

Doves the body Into you equal right and left sides

Question 16

Frontal

Answer 16

Vertical plane the divides the body into front and back portions

Question 17

Transverse

Answer 17

Plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions

Question 18

Ventral

Answer 18

Front or belly side

Question 19

Anterior

Answer 19

Situated in front

Question 20

Superior

Answer 20

Above, organ the head

Question 21

Cephalic

Answer 21

Toward the head

Question 22

Proximal

Answer 22

Near the midline or towards of a structure

Question 23

Medial

Answer 23

Toward, near the midline

Question 24

Dorsal

Answer 24

Back of the body

Question 25

Posterior

Answer 25

Situated in back

Question 26

Inferior

Answer 26

Below, toward the feet

Question 27

Caudal

Answer 27

Toward lower part of body

Question 28

Distal

Answer 28

Farthest from midline or beginning of the structure

Question 29

Lateral

Answer 29

Away from the midline

Question 30

Cranial

Answer 30

Contains brain, pituitary gland

Question 31

Spinal

Answer 31

Nerves, spinal cord

Question 32

Thoracic

Answer 32

Contains heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus, aorta

Question 33

Abdominal

Answer 33

Stomach , small and large intestine, spleen, pancreas, liver, gallbladder

Question 34

RUQ

Answer 34

Liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines

Question 35

LUQ

Answer 35

Liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas , part of the small and large intestines

Question 36

Pelvic

Answer 36

Portion of the large and small intestine, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, ureters, uterus, vagina