Chapter 5 Medical Terminology Worksheet
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Chapter 5 – Medical Terminology
1. The ______________________ is the foundation of the word.
2. Vowels that join one or more word roots to other components of a term are
__________________________________________. In most cases the vowel is an ___________ however it may be an
___________ or ____________.
3. A ______________________occurs after the root word and it usually indicates a ______________________,
_________________________, ________________________ or _______________________________________
4. A ______________________ appears at the beginning of a word. It generally describes _______________________
and ____________________________.
5. Singular words ending in an:
a
changes to an ______________ when plural.
is
changes to an _______________ when plural.
ex
or ix changes to _______________ when plural.
on
or um changes to ______________ when plural.
us
changes to ________________ when plural.
6. The shoulder is _____________________________ to the hand. The knee is ________________________ to the
pelvis.
7. Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline are _____________________ structures the parts that lie closer to
the midline are __________________________.
8. _____________________ describes structures that are closer to the trunk while _____________________ describes
structures that are farther from the trunk
9. The belly side of the body is the _____________________ or ____________________ side.
10. The back of the body is the ____________________ or _______________________ side.
11. _________________________ refers to closer to or on the skin. ________________________ means farther inside
the body or tissue away from the skin
12. The front of the hand is the ______________________ surface. The bottom of the foot is the
_________________________ surface
13. The tip of a structure is the _____________________.
14. Bending a joint is _______________________. Straightening of a joint is __________________________.
15. Adduction is motion ___________________________________________ the midline. Abduction is motion
__________________________________________ from the midline
16. If something is bilateral it means it _________________________________________________.
17. The abdomen is divided in to four ______________________. They are known as _________________________,
Name:______________________________
________________________, ___________________________, and ___________________________.
18. When lying face up the body is in the ________________________________ position. When lying face down the
body is in the ___________________________ position.
19. Describe the Fowler position: _______________________________________________________________________
20. When trying to define a term you should begin with the ___________________________ and work
_____________________________.
21. Match the following to the correct definition:
A.
Superior
The belly side of the body
B.
Inferior
Front of the body
C.
Lateral
Bending of a joint
D.
Medial
The tip of a structure
E.
Proximal
Motion away from the midline
F.
Distal
The motion towards the midline
G.
Superficial
When a patient is lying face down
H.
Deep
Parts of the body that lay further from the midline
I.
Ventral
Farther inside the body and away from the skin
J.
Dorsal
Structures that are farther from the trunk (in an extremity)
K.
Palmar
Parts of the body that lay closer to the midline
L.
Planter
Straightening of a joint
M.
Apex
Bottom of the foot
N.
Prone
Closer to or on the skin
O.
Supine
The spinal side of the body
P.
Anterior
Portion nearer the head from a specific reference point
Q.
Posterior
When a patient is lying on their back
R.
Flexion
Semi-reclined position with the head elevated
S.
Extension
Portion nearer the feet from a specific reference point
T.
Adduction
Front region of the hand
U.
Abduction
Structures that are closer to the trunk of the body (in an
extremity)
V.
Fowler position
Back of the body
X.
Quadrants
Appears on both sides of the midline
Y.
Bilateral
Divides the abdomen into four equal sections
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