week two and three

Question 1

abduction

Answer 1

To draw away from a position parallel to the median axis of body

Question 2

adduction

Answer 2

Movement of a limb toward the median plane of the body.

Question 3

anterior

Answer 3

the front side of the body.

Question 4

bilateral

Answer 4

affecting the right and left sides of the body

Question 5

Caudal

Answer 5

directed toward the hind part of the body

Question 6

cervical

Answer 6

relating to a neck or cervix

Question 7

cranial

Answer 7

The bones form the head.

Question 8

Deep

Answer 8

away from the surface or further into the body

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

farther away from the center of the body than another part

Question 10

dorsal

Answer 10

posterior part of the human body

Question 11

epigastric

Answer 11

The upper part of your abdomen just below your rib cage

Question 12

extension

Answer 12

Straightening of a joint causing an increase in the angle between the bones that form the joint.

Question 13

external

Answer 13

occurring on the outside

Question 14

flexion

Answer 14

forward bending

Question 15

gastric

Answer 15

Having to do with the stomach

Question 16

iliac

Answer 16

the upper crest on the pelvic girdle

Question 17

inferior

Answer 17

away from the head; lower

Question 18

infracostal

Answer 18

situated beneath the ribs

Question 19

inguinal

Answer 19

lowest lateral regions of the abdomen

Question 20

lateral

Answer 20

to the side of

Question 21

lumbar

Answer 21

lower back region of your spinal column or backbone

Question 22

medial

Answer 22

toward the middle or center

Question 23

midline

Answer 23

imaginary vertical line that divides the body equally

Question 24

palmar

Answer 24

palm (the grasping side) of the hand.

Question 25

pelvic

Answer 25

below the abdomen that contains the hip bones, bladder, and rectum.

Question 26

plantar

Answer 26

the sole of the foot

Question 27

posterior

Answer 27

a structure found toward the back of the body

Question 28

pronate

Answer 28

rotation towards the midline

Question 29

prone

Answer 29

lying with the chest and stomach

Question 30

proximal

Answer 30

part of the body closer to center

Question 31

radiography

Answer 31

high-energy radiation called x-rays

Question 32

superficial

Answer 32

Affecting cells on the surface

Question 33

superior

Answer 33

toward the head end of the body; upper

Question 34

supinate

Answer 34

rotation so that the palm faces forward or upward

Question 35

supine

Answer 35

lying on the back

Question 36

thoracic

Answer 36

The area of the body between the neck and the abdomen.

Question 37

transverse

Answer 37

plane across the body

Question 38

umbilical

Answer 38

relating to, or used at the navel

Question 39

ventral

Answer 39

toward the front or anterior part of the human body.

Question 40

Adipocele

Answer 40

a hernia containing fat

Question 41

anhidrosis

Answer 41

condition in which the sweat glands make little sweat.

Question 42

carcinoma

Answer 42

Cancer that begins in the skin

Question 43

Cellulitis

Answer 43

infection of the deep skin and muscle tissues

Question 44

contusion

Answer 44

injury to tissue, usually without laceration

Question 45

cryotherapy

Answer 45

A procedure in which an extremely cold liquid is used to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue.

Question 46

decubitus ulcer

Answer 46

Bedsores

Question 47

Debridement

Answer 47

surgical removal of the lacerated or contaminated tissue

Question 48

Dehiscence

Answer 48

separation of wound edges due to a failure of proper healing.

Question 49

dermatitis

Answer 49

inflammation of the skin

Question 50

Dermatomycosis

Answer 50

a disease (ringworm) of the skin caused by infection with a fungus.

Question 51

Diaphoresis

Answer 51

profuse perspiration artificially

Question 52

Ecchymosis

Answer 52

A small bruise

Question 53

Epidermoid

Answer 53

epidermis or epidermal cells

Question 54

Erythema

Answer 54

abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to capillary congestion.

Question 55

Erythematous

Answer 55

abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the accumulation of blood in dilated capillaries.

Question 56

Hematoma

Answer 56

mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue.

Question 57

Homograft

Answer 57

a graft of tissue taken from a donor of the same species as the recipient.

Question 58

Hyperhidrosis

Answer 58

local excessive sweating

Question 59

Hypodermic

Answer 59

relating to the parts beneath the skin.

Question 60

Ichthyosis

Answer 60

hereditary diseases characterized by rough, thick, and scaly skin.

Question 61

Induration

Answer 61

area of hardness in the skin.

Question 62

Keloid

Answer 62

thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue

Question 63

Melanoma

Answer 63

tumor containing dark pigment.

Question 64

Onychomalacia

Answer 64

Abnormal softness of the fingernails or toenails.

Question 65

Pallor

Answer 65

deficiency of color, especially of the face.

Question 66

Paronychia

Answer 66

nail inflammation accompanied by infection and pus.

Question 67

Petechia

Answer 67

reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin

Question 68

Pilonidal

Answer 68

hair-containing cyst of the skin.

Question 69

Psoriasis

Answer 69

skin disease: red patches covered with white scales.

Question 70

Purulent

Answer 70

containing pus.

Question 71

Pruritic

Answer 71

itchy skin

Question 72

Scleroderma

Answer 72

progressive disease by deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs

Question 73

Seborrhea

Answer 73

abnormally discharge of sebum.

Question 74

Steatoma

Answer 74

cyst filled with sebaceous matter

Question 75

Subcutaneous

Answer 75

deepest layer of skin

Question 76

Sudoresis

Answer 76

sweating excessively

Question 77

Trichopathy

Answer 77

Any disease of the hair

Question 78

Urticaria

Answer 78

Hives

Question 79

Xeroderma

Answer 79

diseases characterized by extreme dryness of the skin.