Direction Word Pairs
Back, Behind
And its opposite...
Posterior
Anterior
To make the joint ankle smaller, to bend
And its opposite...
Flexion
Extension
-itis
Inflammation
What does "cardio-" relate to?
A workout involving running, jogging, cycling, swimming, or speed walking.
JK...
The Heart
Where were the 1996 Summer Olympics held?
Atlanta, Georgia
Below, Beneath, towards the feet
And its opposite...
Inferior
Superior
To bring back to the body, back towards the midline
And its opposite...
ADDuction
ABduction
-pathy
Disease
What does "gastro" relate to?
The Stomach
"Come full-circle", "Elbow room", "Neither here nor there" and "Give the devil his due" are all phrases coined by this 16th-17th century writer
William Shakespeare
Towards the Middle or midline
And its opposite...
Medial
Lateral
To turn the forearm/wrist over so the palm is facing up
And its opposite...
Supination
Pronation
-ectomy
to remove
What does "osteo-" relate to?
Bone
This basketball player changed his name from "Lew Alcindor" after college and went on to be the NBA's all time leading scorer
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Farther away from the body
And its opposite...
Distal
Proximal
to flex the foot up towards the top of the foot
And its opposite...
Dorsiflexion
Plantarflexion
-algia
Pain
What does "Hepat-, Hepatic" relate to?
The Liver
The Sicilian Defense and the Closed Game Opening are both strategies in what game?
Chess
Closer to the skin, out from center
And its opposite...
Superficial
Deep
To side-bend the wrist towards the thumb side
And its opposite...
Radial Deviation
Ulnar Deviation
-sclerosis
Hardening
What does "Costo, Costal" relate to?
The Ribs
What are the Pleiades?
A star cluster known as the "Seven Sisters"