Definitions
The study of body function. This subject will give you a baseline idea of how the body should work normally.
Physiology
The anatomical position is best described as a person
standing, facing forward, palms facing forward.
created by drawing an imaginary line down the center of the body, dividing the body into right and left halves.
midline
The term that refers to a position closer to the midline is
medial
e.g., -iac, -itis, -iole
Suffixes
The study of body structure. This subject will help you understand where organs and organ systems are located and also how external injuries may impact internal systems.
Anatomy
The term that describes a patient who is transported in the seated position is:
the Fowler position.
The abdomen is divided into __________ parts, called __________.
four; quadrants
The medical term _________ refers to “both sides” of something
bilateral
e.g., therm
Root
are added to the beginning of roots or words to modify or qualify their meaning, using telling what kind of, where, in what direction, or how many
Prefixes
The directions left and right always refer to the _______________ left and right
A(n) _________________________is the kind of flat surface that would be formed if you sliced straight through an imaginary human body.
plane
The elbow is _________________________to the shoulder because the elbow is farther away from the torso than the shoulder.
distal
e.g., dys-, intra-, quadri-
Prefixes
are word parts added to the ends of roots or words to complete their meaning
Suffixes
lying on his abdomen
The _________________________line is one that is drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle.
midaxillary
____________refers to the palm of the hand and plantar refers to the sole of the foot.
Palmar
e.g., therm/o which can be combined with meter to make thermometer
Combining form
An abbreviation made up of initials that can be pronounced as a word.
acronym
Recovery position is also refer to as
lateral recumbent position
Slicing the body into two halves, top and bottom, would create
transverse or horizontal planes.
Refers to one side.
Unilateral
e.g., smallpox
Compound