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Prefixes and Suffixes
Directional Terminology
Planes and Cavities
Movement and Postitions
Putting it together
100
This prefix means cell.
What is cyto
100
Superior means ______
What is above
100
The ______ plane divides the body into front and back (anterior and posterior)
What is coronal (or frontal)
100
Adduction of the arm is moving it (towards/away) to/from the body
What is towards
100
Dyspnea
What is difficulty breathing
200
Brachi means _____.
What is arm
200
The head is _____ to the feet
What is superior
200
This plane divides the body into left and right HALVES
What is the midsagittal plane
200
Laying face down is called this
What is prone
200
Carcinogen
What is a cancer causing agent
300
Cyan, a prefix meaning what, is often used in words that describe skin
What is blue
300
The elbow is ______ to the shoulder
What is distal
300
The dorsal cavity is made up of what two other cavities
What is cranial and vertebral
300
Pronation is moving the palm face _____
What is down
300
Atherosclerosis
What is hardening of the artery walls
400
This prefix, meaning liver, can be used for word ending in -itis, -ology, and -megaly.
What is hepato
400
Moving your arm away from the midline is moving your arm ______
What is laterally
400
To perform an amputation of the lower leg, this cut needs to be made
What is transverse
400
This position is common for patients on a gurney (not supine)
What is Fowler's
400
tachypnea
What is rapid breathing
500
Both of these prefixes mean nose (give 2)
What is rhino and naso
500
This directional term is also a kind of exam done with little invasiveness, mainly by touching the skin and looking at the patient
What is superficial
500
The _____ separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity
What is diaphragm
500
Flexion is the opposite of _______
What is extension
500
Hepatectomy
What is removal of part of the liver