MF Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
anatomical position | standing erect, palms of the hands facing forward |
sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left portions |
frontal plane | divides the body into front and back portions |
transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower portions |
superior/cephalic/cranial | more toward the head, above another structure |
inferior/caudal | more toward the feet or tail, below another structure |
anterior/ventral | more toward the front or belly-side of the body |
posterior/dorsal | more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body |
lateral | to the side |
medial | to the middle or near the middle of the body or structure |
axillary | armpit |
superficial | more toward the surface of the body |
deep | further away from the surface of the body |
distal | located farther away from the point of attachment to the body |
proximal | located nearer to the point of attachment to the body |
adduction | movement of a body part toward the mid-line of the body |
abduction | movement of a body part away the mid-line of the body |
supine | the body lying horizontally and facing upward |
prone | the body lying horizontally and facing downward |
apex | tip or summit of an organ |
base | bottom or lower part of an organ |
inguinal | the groin, crease where leg attaches to torso |
a | before |
c | with |
p | after |
q | every |
s | without |
ASA | aspirin |
CCU | coronary care unit |
H/A | headache |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
O2 | oxygen |
r/o | rule out |
*al, *eal, *iac, *ic, *ical, *ior | pertaining to |
*ology | study of |
endo* | within |
peri* | around, surrounding |
cardi/o | heart |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
gastro/o | stomach |
inpatient | hospitalized patients |
medical records | documents that contain a chronological log of a patient's care |
outpatient | not an inpatient but instead is cared for elsewhere |
plantar | bottom of the foot |
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