Anatomical and Medical Terminology
Directional terms are referenced according to what body position?
What is anatomical position?
Universal Precautions mandate the use of this when treating a person with exposed bodily fluids?
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Motion described by bringing your hip toward your chest
What is hip flexion?
Boney prominence in the elbow synonymous with tennis elbow.
What is the lateral epicondyle?
120/80 is a normal reading for this vital sign.
A patient lying on their back is in this position
What is Supine?
What is a biohazard bag/container?
The knee joint can only perform these two motions
What is flexion and extension?
An injury often resulting from a blow to the head.
What is a concussion?
A normal core temperature reading for an adult.
What is 98.6 degrees?
The imaginary line used to reference medial and lateral.
What is the midline?
Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS affect this organ.
What is the liver?
The shoulder and hip are this type of joint.
What is a ball-and-socket joint.
Blood flow enters the heart via these structures.
What are the vena cava?
What is rectal?
Term to describe the phalanges in relation to the carpals
What is Distal?
The process of killing both pathogens and non-pathogens during cleaning.
What is sterilization?
Flexion and Extension occur in this plane of motion.
What is the sagittal plane?
Common mechanism of injury for a lateral ankle sprain.
The medical term to describe a decreased heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
The abbreviation Rx is used to describe...
What is a prescription?
Documents that list information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.
What is a material safety data sheet (MSDS)?
Transverse plane motion that occurs in both the hips and shoulders.
What is internal and eternal rotation (medial and lateral).
The sternum, clavicle, and scapula make up this structure.
What is the shoulder girdle?
Normal respiration rate for an adult.
What is 16-20 rpm.