Med Term 06/26/17

Question 1

Inferior

Answer 1

(Below) away from the head, Caudal

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

(Above) toward the head, Cranial

Question 3

Lateral

Answer 3

Away from the midline of the body.

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Nearest to midline or inner side of.

Question 5

Bilateral

Answer 5

Both sides

Question 6

Caudal

Answer 6

Tail, L4, L5 (Nerve Bundles)

Ex: caudalakeal

Question 7

Ventral

Answer 7

Frontal

Question 8

Cephalic

Answer 8

Pertaining to the head

Question 9

Somatic

Answer 9

Pertaining to the body

Question 10

Cytoplasm

Answer 10

Cell substance around the nucleus membrane.

Question 11

Systemic

Answer 11

Pertaining to a body system

Question 12

Visceral

Answer 12

Pertaining to the internal organs

Question 13

Cytogenetic

Answer 13

Pertaining to producing cells.

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Away from the point of attachment.

Question 15

Fowlers

Answer 15

A position of sitting straight up 90 degrees

Question 16

Prone

Answer 16

Laying on your stomach W/Face Down

Question 17

Supine

Answer 17

Laying on your back (spine) facing up.

Question 18

Sims

Answer 18

Lateral, On your side, W/ Right Knee hyperextended to the chest.

Question 19

Trendelenburg

Answer 19

Feet above your head on the med table. Con la cabeza abajo y pies arriba.

Question 20

Lithotomy

Answer 20

Laying on back W/Butt on the edge of table, Feet in stir ups

Question 21

Recumbent

Answer 21

Laying on back in Supine position, Knees Up.

Question 22

Umbilical

Answer 22

Belly button, starting point

Question 23

Iliac

Answer 23

Pertaining to the bones on the hip

Question 24

Lumbar

Answer 24

Part of the spine, Lower Back

Question 25

Epigastric

Answer 25

Pertaining to Above the stomach.

Question 26

Hypogastric

Answer 26

Pertaining to below the stomach

Question 27

Frontal

Answer 27

Seperate Front and Back | Divides body into Anterior & Posterior halfs

Question 28

Parasagittal

Answer 28

Around the the midline or close

Question 29

Transverse

Answer 29

Seperating top from bottom. | Divides body into superior and posterior

Question 30

Midsagittal

Answer 30

Seperates left from right. From the midline equally.

Question 31

Sagittal

Answer 31

Seperating left from right

Question 32

Coronal

Answer 32

Largest part of the head, where the crown sits.

Question 33

Quadriplegic

Answer 33

All 4 Extremities Paralyzed

Question 34

Hemiplegic

Answer 34

Paralyzed one side or other

Question 35

Paraplegic

Answer 35

Paralyzed below the waist. From waist down.

Question 36

Aden/o

Answer 36

Gland

Question 37

My/o

Answer 37

Muscle

Question 38

Lip/o

Answer 38

Fat

Question 39

-ad

Answer 39

To come back to, towards

Question 40

-ab

Answer 40

To take away

Question 41

Onc/o

Answer 41

Tumor

Question 42

Path/o

Answer 42

Disease

Question 43

Cyan/o

Answer 43

Blue

Question 44

-megaly

Answer 44

Enlargement

Question 45

-pathy

Answer 45

Disease

Question 46

Hypo

Answer 46

Below, low (decrease)

Question 47

Hyper

Answer 47

Above (increase)

Question 48

Neo

Answer 48

New

Question 49

Eti/o

Answer 49

Cause or Origin

Question 50

-genic

Answer 50

To produce

Question 51

Dors/o

Answer 51

Backside

Question 52

Poster/o

Answer 52

Back or Behind

Question 53

AP( Anterio Posterior )

Answer 53

Looking through the stomach toward the back. De frente hacia atrás.

Question 54

PA ( Postero Anterior )

Answer 54

Start from Back looking through the stomach. | De atrás hacia enfrente.