Medical Terminology

Question 1

ileum vs. ilium, dysphagia vs. dysphasia are examples of?

Answer 1

Homonyms

Question 2

Lying face down

Answer 2

Prone

Question 3

Lying face up

Answer 3

Supine

Question 4

Patient is sitting straight up, with knees bent or
straight.

Answer 4

Fowlers

Question 5

Patient sits at a 45° angle.

Answer 5

Semi-Fowlers

Question 6

left or right lateral recumbent

Answer 6

“Recovery” position

Question 7

“in front of” or “the front surface of.” It usually refers to the front side of the body.

Answer 7

Anterior

Question 8

Refers to the back side of things, and is the opposite of anterior, which refers to the front side.

Answer 8

Posterior

Question 9

Toward the head end of the body; upper

Answer 9

Superior

Question 10

Towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body

Answer 10

Inferior

Question 11

To the side of, or away from, the middle of the body

Answer 11

Lateral

Question 12

Toward the middle or center

Answer 12

Medial

Question 13

Refers to a part of the body that is closer to the center of the body than another part.

Answer 13

Proximal

Question 14

A part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part.

Answer 14

Distal

Question 15

Closer to the surface of the body

Answer 15

Superficial

Question 16

Away from the surface or further into the body

Answer 16

Deep

Question 17

What is Flexion?

Answer 17

A bending movement around a joint (as the knee or elbow) in an arm or leg that lessens the angle between bones of the arm or leg at the joint

Question 18

What is Extension?

Answer 18

An unbending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint

Question 19

What is Radial Deviation?

Answer 19

Bending or curvature of a finger toward the radial side (i.e., towards the thumb).

Question 20

What is Ulnar Deviation?

Answer 20

Bending or curvature of a finger toward the Ulna side (i.e., towards the Pinky).

Question 21

Movement away from the midline is?

Answer 21

Abduction

Question 22

Movement towards the midline.

Answer 22

Adduction

Question 23

Turning the palm of the hand upward is considered?

Answer 23

Supination

Question 24

Turning the palm of the hand downward is considered?

Answer 24

Pronation

Question 25

The plane that divides the body into upper (cranial or Superior) and lower (caudal or inferior) parts

Answer 25

Transverse Plane or Cross Horizontal

Question 26

The plane dividing the body into the left and right halves

Answer 26

Median Plane

Question 27

The plane dividing the body into unequal left and right parts and parallel to the median plane

Answer 27

Sagittal Plane

Question 29

The plane dividing the body into equal/unequal front (anterior) and back (posterior/dorsal) parts

Answer 29

Coronal Plane or Frontal Plane