Medical Terminology
Anatomical Position
Standing erect, with ________
_________________________ Is the standard
reference point in which all positions, movements,
and planes are described
Anatomical Planes
_____________________along which the body is
often divided or sectioned to facilitate viewing of its
structures
Allow one to obtain a _______
_________________________studying the body
from different views
Anatomical Planes
Sagittal plane
The plane dividing the body
into___________________
____________________are names for the plane
dividing the body into equal right and left parts
Anatomical Planes
Frontal plane
The plane dividing the body into __________________
Also called the _________ plane
Transverse plane
The horizontal plane dividing the body into
____________ _______________________
Positions and Directions
Terms of position and direction describe the
position of one body part relative to another,
usually along one of the three major body planes
Positions and Directions
___________________
Refers to a structure being closer to the head or higher
than another structure in the body
____________
Refers to a structure being closer to the feet or lower
than another structure in the body
Positions and Directions
_______________
Refers to a structure being more in front than another
structure in the body
________________
Refers to a structure being more in back than another
structure in the body
Positions and Directions
__________
Refers to a structure being closer to the midline or
median plane of the body than another structure of the
body
_____________
Refers to a structure being farther away from the
midline than another structure of the body
Positions and Directions
_________
With reference to the extremities only
Refers to a structure being further away from the root
of the limb than another structure in the limb
______________
With reference to the extremities only
Refers to a structure being closer to the root of the limb
than another structure in that limb
Positions and Directions
_________________
Refers to a structure being closer to the surface of the
body than another structure
____________
Refers to a structure being closer to the core of the
body than another structure
______________
Towards the front or belly
________________
Towards the back
Positions and Directions
__________
Lying face down
_____________
Lying face up
________________
Pertaining to one side of the body
________________
Pertaining to both sides of the body
Movements
_________________
Bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two
bones
___________________
Straightening a joint or increasing the angle between
two bones
_______________
Moving a body part towards the midline of the body
___________________
Moving a body part away from the midline of the body
Movements
_______________
Turning the sole of the foot inward
________________
Turning the sole of the foot outward
_________________
Ankle movement bringing the foot towards the shin
________________
Ankle movement pointing the foot downward
Movements
____________
Turning the arm downward ( palm down )
______________
Turning the arm upward ( palm up )
______________
Moving a part backward
_________________
Moving a part forward
Movements
__________
Raising a part
______________
Lowering a part
Movements
________________
Rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline
_________________
Rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline
- _____________
- Turning on a single axis
Movements
___________________
Tri-planar, circular motion at the hip or shoulder
____________________
Excessive extension of the parts at a joint beyond
anatomical position
Root Words
Adreno -________
Arthro –________
Arterio – _______
Bi – ________
Brachium – ___
Cardio –________
Cephal –_________
Cerebro -________
Chondro – _________
Costo – ______
Cryo – __________
Derm – ______
Dys –_____________
Endo – ________
Hemo –_______
Hydro -________
Root Words
Hyper – _________________
______________________
Hypo –__________________
______________________
Myo – ________
Neuro – __________
Osteo – __________
Palmar – ______________
Peri – ___________
Phalang – __________
Phlebo – ___________
Plantar – _______________
Pneumo – __________
Post –________
Pre – __________
Pseudo____________
Root Words
Psycho – ___________
Pyo – ______________
Quad – ______________
Semi –___________
Thermo –__________
Uni – _______
Vertebro -_____________
Prefixes and Suffixes
A / an – ___________
Ab –__________
Ad – ___________
Algia – _____________
Co / con – ____________
Ectomy – ______________
Epi – ____________
Infra – _____________
Inter – ____________
intra – ____________
Itis -______________
Ology – ___________
Oma – _____________
Oscopy – _______________
Prefixes and Suffixes
Osis –_______________
Ostomy – _______________
_____________________
Otomy –________________
Pathy – ___________
Phobia – __________
Post -_____________
Pro – ________________
Ptosis – _______________
Re – _________________
Retro – _____________
Sub –_______________
Sym / syn -______________
Vocabulary
_____________– minor wound in which the skin’s
surface is rubbed or scraped away
___________________– the process of the body
physiologically adapting to an unfamiliar
environment (altitude or temperature)
_________________– sudden onset, abrupt
___________– work or exercise requiring oxygen
(endurance)
Vocabulary
_____________– lack or loss of memory usually
due to head injury, shock, fatigue, or illness
____________________– work or exercise not
requiring oxygen (sprints)
______________– study of structure or form
__________________– an agent for producing
insensibility to pain
______________– chronic inflammation of the
joints
Vocabulary
____________________– the site at which bones
meet to form a joint
_________________– accumulation of fatty
material on the inner walls of the arteries, causing
them to harden, thicken, and lose elasticity
____________– wasting away of organ or tissue; A
decrease in muscle or tissue size, usually caused
by disease, injury, or loss of innervation
Vocabulary
____________________– tearing or pulling away
of part of a structure
___________– a fluid-filled sac at a joint that
prevents friction
____________– inflammation of a bursa
_____________– hardening by deposits of bone in
the muscle tissue
Vocabulary
____________– gristle-like padding that lies on or
between bones
_____________– of long duration or frequent
recurrence
________________– to advise against
________________– on the opposite side
______________– a bruise to a bone or muscle
from an outside force causing tissue damage and
internal bleeding
Vocabulary
________________– crackling sound or feeling
_______________– treatment by the use of cold
_______________– the name of the disease /
condition a person is believed to have
_____________– state of being enlarged
______________– complete displacement of a
bone from its normal position in a joint
Vocabulary
____________________– bleeding visible beneath
the skin as a blue or purple patch
____________– swelling due to abnormal
accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities
____________– swelling in a joint
____________– the cause of an injury or disease
______________– a break or crack in a bone
Vocabulary
______________– swelling composed of blood;
Internal bleeding associated with a contusion
________________– treatment by use of water
________________– high blood pressure
____________– a cut made surgically with a sharp
knife
_______________– to advise the use of
Vocabulary
__________________– the body’s reaction to
injury; Involves redness, swelling, heat, pain, and
sometimes loss of function
____________– to supply with nerves
__________________– looseness of joint due to
loose ligaments
_____________– a jagged cut or tear in the skin
Vocabulary
_______________– tissue that connect bone to
bone
_____________– method or apparatus used for
healing an injury
_______________– examination by touch
_________________– the study of function
_____________________– pain at the sorest spot
of an injury
Vocabulary
_______________– prediction of the course and
end of a disease or eventual outcome of an injury
_______________________– direct penetration of
tissue by a pointed or blunt object
__________– movement of a joint around a central
point ( ROM )
Vocabulary
____________– to bring back to the normal
position
____________________– pain that occurs away
from the injury site
_____________________– pulling apart of a
generally non-movable joint
____________– potentially fatal reaction of the
body to injury; Failure of the cardiovascular system
to circulate enough blood to the body
Vocabulary
________– stretching or tearing of ligaments
__________– stretching or tearing of muscle or
tendon
_____________– incomplete or partial dislocation
of a joint
___________– fainting due to inadequate oxygen
to the brain
____________– tissue that connect muscle to
bone
Vocabulary
________________– treatment by the use of heat
_______________– distal aspect of limb forced
away from the midline
__________– distal aspect of limb forced toward
the midline
_______________– an agent causing the
constriction of blood vessels
_______________– an agent causing the opening
of blood vessels
The End
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