Introduction to Med Term
Anatomical terminology is from ______origin? Clinical terminology is from ________ origin.
Greek / Latin
What does v/s stand for? What are some examples of v/s?
vital signs, (blood pressure, temp, oxygen saturation, heart rate)
What is an adenectomy
removal of all or part of a gland
What is anatomical postion?
body in an upright posture, with the face looking forward. The arms are at the sides, and the palms face front.
How many bones are in the adult human body? How many bones are in newborns? Around how many muscles in the body?
206,300, 600
What is an Eponym? Give 2 examples.
medical terms that come from the names of people, such as doctors or researchers who discovered a disease. (Alzheimers, Parkinson's Disease)
What does PACU stand for?
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
cerebromalacia (cerebr / o / malacia) denotes a ________________of the_____________________
softening of the brain
What is the sagittal plane?
divides the body into two equal halves, or left and right sides.
What is abduction and adduction?
Abduction- away from midline, adduction-toward midline
-ic , -al , -ac, -ical what do these terminals mean?
pertaining to
What does IM stand for? What is the part of the body that you give some IM injections in? (ex: flu shot)
Intramuscular, (deltoid)
Hepatomegaly (hepat / o / megaly) denotes a _________________of the ____________________
Englargment of the liver
What is proximal? What is distal?
Proximal-close to the point of attachment. Distal- Further from the point of attachment.
What is hypertrophy What is atrophy?
Enlargement of muscle, muscle wasting
The word root provides the primary ________ of a term. It often refers to a what?
meaning/body part
CBC stands for? What can we tell when looking at CBC results?
Complete blood count, overall condition of the patient
gastrosis
any condition of the stomach
What is cephalic? What is caudal?
Cephalic-closer to the head. Caudal-closer to the feet
List the 3 muscle tissue types and state if they are voluntary or involuntary
Skeletal-voluntary, visceral/smooth, involuntary, cardiac-involuntary
What is the correct order for reading medical terms? (4 steps)
Note the suffix (end of the term). Note the prefix (beginning of the term). Note the root word(s) and the combining form. Combine the definitions to form a complete phrase.
What does DNR stand for? Explain what a DNR order for a patient means.
Do Not Resucitate. In the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest the patient does not want any lifesaving treatments. Allow a natural death.
hepatonephromegaly
Enlargement of the liver and kidneys
Name the 9 abdominal regions
Right hypodchondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right illiac, hypogastric, left illiac.
Name the 3 types of joints and give an example of each.
Fibrous (sutures in the cranium), cartilaginous (vertebrae/pelvis), synovial (hinge, ball and socket, saddle, gliding)