Anatomical Terms
Mixed bag 1
Mixed bag 2
Directional terms
Randoms
100
The sole of your foot is known as the _____ surface. ?
Plantar
100
what term means on the same side of the body?
ipsilateral
100
Why are medical abbreviations useful?
They speed up communication.
100
Which of these structures is lateral to the rib cage?
Arms
Legs
Spine
Head
Arms
100
Every patient chart is a _____________ that may be needed during an investigation.
Legal document
200
Your knee is _____ to your ankle. ?
proximal
200
On the opposite side of the body is?
contralateral
200
what does cc mean in medical terminology?
chief complaint (CC),
which states the major problem the patient wants to be addressed.
200
The inner thigh is the _____ side of the thigh.
medial
200
What is the minimal amount of difference that can occur between two medical terms?
One letter
300
The back of your hand is the _____ surface of your hand.
dorsal
300
This describes something which is closer to the torso in relation to another part.
Proximal
300
The nurse would write 'I will administer the medication for the cough' under which part of the SOAP note?
plan
300
what is dorsal?
towards the back
300
The nurse would write 'the patient looks pale' under which part of the SOAP note?
objective
400
The front part, anterior, or palm of your hand is also known as the _____ side.
palmar
400
This describes something that is further away from the torso in relation to another part.
distal
400
Which part of the medical term do you explain first when defining a medical term?
suffix
400
What does the term gastrologist mean?
Person who specializes in and studies the stomach
400
What does HPI mean?
Taking a patient's history and how it may be relevant to the complaint at hand.
history of present illness
500
what term is towards the midline?
Medial
500
what is lateral?
Away from midline
500
The nurse would write 'the patient looks pale' under which part of the SOAP note?
objective
500
The 'S' in SOAP note stands for _____, or what the patient tells the nurse about his or her condition.
subjective
500
In this instance, when an abnormal finding is not found, a medical provider may write WNL
(within normal limits)
to let others know that the system was examined and no abnormal state was observed.