Prefix Power
Suffix Superstars
Directional Terms
Planes and Positions
Root
100

Slow / Below Normal

What is Brady-?


100

Inflamation

What is '-itis'?

100

Closer to the midline of the body?

What is Medial?

100

Anterior refers to

What is front?

100

'neur'

What is nerve?

200

Above normal, rapid

What is 'tachy-'?

200
The study of a subject.

What is '-ology'?

200

Bilateral refers to:

What is both side?

200

A patient is lying on their back.  They are in what position.

What is supine?

200

'cardi'

What is heart?

300

Within, inside

What is 'intra-'

300

'-pnea'

What is breathing?

300

Proximal means.

What is closer to the torso?

300

A patient is seated wit the body at a 45 to 60 degree angle.  What position are they in?

What is Fowler position.

300

'gastro'

What is the stomach?

400

'poly-'

What is many?

400

'-algia'

What is pain?

400

Closer to the torso.

What is Proximal.

400

Anatomic Position

What is a person standing, facing forward, with palms forward?

400

Broncho / pulmo

What is lungs?

500

Dys-

What is difficult or painful?

500

-ist

What is one who specializes in?
500

Farther away from the torso.

What is Distal?

500

A plane that divides the body into right and left halves.

What is the Sagittal Plane?

500

Hepat

What is liver?

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