Word Parts
The amount of word types that make up the Word Parts category.
What is 4?
Describes the body standing in the standard position, meaning standing up straight, facing forward, arms to the side, and palms facing forward.
What is anatomical position?
The tough, fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone.
What is the Periosteum?
Long, slender cells that make up muscles.
What are muscle fibers?
A type of inflammatory arthritis characterized by deposits of urate crystals in the joints, often the big toe.
What is Gout?
The word type that usually, but not always, indicates the involved body part.
What is the Word Root?
What are body planes?
This is located within the spongy bone, is a hematopoietic tissue that manufactures RBCs, hemoglobin, WBCs, and thrombocytes.
What is Red Bone Marrow?
A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles or groups of muscles.
What is Fascia?
The study of the human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment.
What is ergonomics?
The most common combining form vowel used in medical terminology.
What is the letter O?
Anterior and Posterior are examples of this category of terms.
What is Body Direction?
These are also known as articulations and are the union between two or more bones.
What are Joints?
Skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and myocardial muscles are the three types of
The most common first aid treatment for soft tissue injuries is known by an acronym.
What is RICE?
This is at the end of the word and usually, but not always, indicates a procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
What is the suffix?
Dorsal and Ventral are two major body _________, which are spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs.
What are cavities?
This profession specializes in manipulative treatment of disorders originating from misalignment of the spine.
What is Chiropractor?
This is the tightening of a muscle.
What is contraction?
An injury to the body of the muscle or to the attachment of a tendon.
What is a Strain?
This is sometimes added to the beginning of a word and usually, but not always, indicates location, time, or number.
What is a prefix?
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nerve are examples of ____________ that join together to perform certain specific functions.
What are Tissues?
This professional specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot.
What is a Podiatrist?
Movements of skeletal muscles are made possible by two points of attachment. What are those two?
What is Origin and Insertion?
A diagnostic procedure to evaluate joint mobility and muscle strength. A goniometer is a tool used to measure this.
What is ROM?