BODY ORGANIZATION PACKET
MEDICAL TERMS
PRACTICE:
Break down the following medical terms: underline the word root, square the suffix
distal
proximal
inferior
superior
anterior
medial
supination
plantar
lateral
elevation
rotation
flexion
pronation
abduction
posterior
adduction
depression
retraction
Extra practice: label with body org terms
BODY PLANES: label and define
Term
Distal
Proximal
Medial
Lateral
Inferior
Superior
Anterior
Posterior
Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Pronation
Supination
Elevation
Depression
Protraction
Retraction
Plantarflexion
Dorsiflexion
Inversion
Eversion
Horizontal adduction
Horizontal abduction
Internal rotation
External rotation
Circumduction
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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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
MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS:
Abbreviation Definition
ant
bil
BIN, bin
DOA
FROM
lat
LLQ
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
Tissue
Epithelial cells
Organs
respiration
System
Anatomical position
Cell Membrane
Directional terms
Nucleus
Sagittal plane
Cytoplasm
Frontal/coronal
plane
Transverse plane
Nerve cell
BODY CAVITIES: Label and list each body part within the cavity
definition
REGIONS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY:
4 QUADRANTS OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY: label and list the
structures of each
1. WHY ARE REGIONS USED?
2. Label the regions of the body
THE STYSTEMS
Body system Name
Digestive
Circulatory/Cardiovascular
Lymphatic
Respiratory
Integumentary
Nervous
Endocrine
Muscular
Skeletal
Reproductive –male
Reproductive – female
urinary
THE CELL
Major Structures
Major Functions