Medical Terminology

Which one is a Prefix?

What is dors/o

Movement of the foot toward the dorsal aspect.

Structures that appear on only one side of the body

Lying Faceup

Patient is sitting straight up, with the knees either bent or straight

What body part are closer to the midline?

What are Ventral Cavities?

Which plane divides body vertically slicing it from front to back?

What body part that lie farther from the midline?

Turning the palms downward

Patient sits at 45 degree angle, generally a position of comfort for those who do not need spinal motion restriction.

Maintain a clear airway in an unresponsive patient and prevents aspiration of vomitus

What are Dorsal Cavities?

Movement of the foot forward toward the dorsal aspect

What body part is the portion closest to the head?

Which of the following is associated with a physician or Surgeon?

What body part is the portion is closest to the feet?

Turning palms upward

Refers to the same side of the body

A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

What body part are farther from the trunk or near to the free end of the extremity?

Return of the body part from a flexed position to the anatomical position.

Maximum extension or extension beyond the normal range of motion.

Lying Facedown

Maximum Flexion or Flexion beyond the normal range of motion

What body part are closer to the body?

Refers to the opposite side of the body

What is a pair of word roots, prefixes or suffixes that have the opposite meaning?

Movement of the foot toward the sole.