LESSON 2
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
This professional requires an Associates Degree to practice physical therapy
Who is a Physical Therapist Assistant
Plane that divides the body in fornt and back halves.
What is the Frontal or Coronal Plane?
Another name for lying on your back
What is supine
Moving the toes towards the shin
What is dorsiflexion?
A portion of a word that adds a specific idea which
is placed at the beginning of the
word
What is a prefix
This refers to a position wherein the body is supine and the head of the bed is elevated 45-60 degrees
What is fowlers position?
What plane divides the body into right and left halves
What is the Sagittal Plane?
Arthro is the suffix for what ?
What is joint
Moving the shoulder blade forwards
What is Protraction or What is scapula Protraction
A portion of a word that adds a specific idea which is placed at the end of a word
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What is a suffix?
joint angle decreases
What is flexion?
Another word for towards the midline
Medial
Movement away from the body
What is ABDUCTION?
Moving the shoulder blades backwards
What is retraction? or What is scapula retraction
Itis
What is the suffix for inflammation
What is plantarflexion
Another name for lying on your stomach.
What is prone?
Movement towards the body
What is Adduction?
Movement around a joints axis
What is rotation?
Osis
What is the suffix for condition
Standing upright
Feet together
Hands hanging at the sides
Palms facing forward
What is an anatomical position
The position's name when the head of the bed is elevated to 30 degrees.
What is Semi Fowlers?
Turning the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot inwards
What is SUPINATION?
Bone/joint moves away from the midline
What is external rotation?
Anti
Ante
Brady
Hyper
Hypo
What are directional prefixes