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Which directional term describes movement of the body
Abduction
Adduction
position used to administer an enema.
Sims
The patient is assisted into kneeling position with the buttocks elevated. The head and chest are on the table, and the arms are extended above the head and flexed at the elbow. What is the medical term for position
Knee-chest position
The mouth is _______to the cheeks.
medial
The navel is on the ________ side of the body.
Anterior
This position is used to examine the chest, heart, abdomen, and extremities
Supine position
The toes are __________to the ankle
distal
What is the medical term for pain
algia
What does a/ an mean
Without
The ¯ indicates the (short, long) sound of vowels.
Long
The ankle is __________to the foot.
proximal
Surgical Puncture of a joint
Arthrocentesis
The eyes are ______to the nose.
lateral
Name the 9 abdominopevic regions
Right hypochondriac.
Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Left lumbar
Right iliac
Left iliac
Epigastric
Umbilical
Hypogastric
Give an example of a prefix
location, number, or time
Hyper- Means excessive, above, or more than
Hypo- Means decrease, below, or less Inter- Means between or among Intra- Means within or inside
What is attached to the front of a root word
Prefix
What does the medical term al mean.
Pertaining to
What is a combining form
Root word + Combining vowel
A combining vowel is usually an e
true or false
The patient is assisted to lie flat on the abdomen with the head turned slightly to the side. What position is the patient in.
Prone Position
What is usually at the end of a word that
usually describes a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech
Suffix
What are the combining vowels
A,E,I,O,U
What is the core of a word that provides primary meaning
Root word
Define osteo/arthr/itis
Bone/joint/inflammation
What are the three steps for defining a word
Define the suffix
Define the first part of word
Define middle part of the word