BODY ORGANIZATION PACKET
MEDICAL TERMS
PRACTICE:
distal
Break down the following medical terms: underline the word root, square the suffix
proximal
medial
supination
plantar
Term
Distal
Proximal
Medial
Lateral
Inferior
Superior
Anterior
Posterior
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Pronation
Supination
Elevation
Depression
Protraction
Retraction
Plantarflexion
Dorsiflexion
Inversion
Eversion
inferior
lateral
elevation
superior
flexion
anterior
adduction
pronation
rotation
posterior
depression
abduction
retraction
Suffix
al (pertaining to)
Word root
Dist/o (far)
Definition (use book)
Away from point of attachment to the trunk
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Increasing angle at a joint
Abduct( movement away from
midline)
Adduct(movement toward midline)
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Prefix inPrefix eHorizontal adduction
-----------------Horizontal abduction
-----------------Internal rotation
----------------External rotation
---------------Circumduction
---------------MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS:
Abbreviation Definition
ant
bil
BIN, bin
DOA
FROM
lat
LLQ
Pronat (palms down)
Supinate (palms up)
Elevat (to raise up)
Depress (to bring down)
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Action of bringing scapula away from midline
Action of bringing scapula towards midline
action of decreasing angle at ankle (on heels)
Bringing heels in towards midline
Bringing heels away from midline
Movement in the transverse plane toward midline
Movement in transverse plane away from midline
Rotating limb towards the body
Rotating limb away from body
Moving in circular pattern
Abbreviation Definition
LUQ
N/C
prn
RLQ
ROM
RUQ
BODY ORGANIZATION VOCAB: use your book to define the following
Term
Definition
Term
Cell
Muscle cell
definition
Tissue
Epithelial cells
Organs
respiration
System
Anatomical position
Cell Membrane
Directional terms
Nucleus
Sagittal plane
Cytoplasm
Frontal/coronal
plane
Transverse plane
Nerve cell
BODY PLANES: label and define
BODY CAVITIES: Label and list each body part within the cavity
Extra practice: label with body org terms
REGIONS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY:
1. WHY ARE REGIONS USED?
2. Label the regions of the body
THE STYSTEMS
THE CELL
4 QUADRANTS OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY: label and list the
structures of each