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Medical Terminology

  1. What does lateral mean? Give an example
    • Side.
    • "The lungs are lateral to the heart"
  2. What does medial mean? Give an example.
    • Middle.
    • "The heart is medial to the lungs"
  3. What does distal mean? Give an example.
    • Further from the middle or centre.
    • "The fingers are distal to the elbow"
  4. What does proximal mean? Give an example.
    • Closer to the middle or centre.
    • "The elbow is proximal to the fingers"
  5. What does anterior mean? Give an example.
    • At the front.
    • "The heart is anterior to the spine"
  6. What does posterior mean? Give an example.
    • At the back. 
    • "The heart is posterior to the sternum"
  7. What does superior mean? Give an example.
    • Above.
    • "The skull is superior to the heart"
  8. What does inferior mean? Give an example.
    • Below.
    • "The pelvis is inferior to the heart"
  9. Define flexion and extension.
    • Flexion - bending.
    • Extension - straightening.
  10. Define supination and pronation.
    • Supination - palm up.
    • Pronation - palm down.
  11. Define rotation and circumduction.
    • Rotation - movement round.
    • Circumduction - movement in a cone shape.
  12. Define abduction and adduction.
    • Abduction - movement away from the body.
    • Adduction - movement towards the body.
  13. What does "range of motion" mean?
    Complete movement.
  14. What does the prefix "a" indicate?
    Lacking
  15. Name a prefix and a suffix that indicate "of the blood"
    • ...aemia
    • haemo...
  16. What does the prefix "dys" indicate?
    Bad / poor
  17. What do the prefixes "ento" and "entero" indicate?
    • Ento - inner.
    • Entero - bowels.
  18. What do the prefixes "hyper" and "hypo" indicate?
    • Hyper - high
    • Hypo - low
  19. What does the suffix "itis" indicate?
    Inflamation
  20. What do the prefix "myo" indicate?
    Muscle
  21. What do the prefix "peri" indicate?
    Around
  22. What do the prefix "brady" indicate?
    Slow
  23. What do the prefix "tachy" indicate?
    Fast
  24. What is the word for the body's normal range>?
    Homeostasis
  25. There are two passive types of fluid movement in the body.  What are they?
    Osmosis (movement of water), and diffusion (movement of small solutes), from an area of high concentration to low concentration.
  26. What is active movement of fluids within the body?  What does that require?
    From an area of low concentration to high concentration.  Requires energy.
  27. What are the four cavities of the body?
    Cranial. Abdominal. Pelvic. Thoracic.
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Medical Terminology
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