Ch 1 & 3 Med Term

Front 1

Caudad

caud/ad

Back 1

toward the tail

Front 2

Cephalad

cephal/ad

Back 2

toward the head

Front 3

lateral

later/al

Back 3

pertaining to a side

Front 4

medial

medi/al

Back 4

pertaining to the middle

Front 5

unilateral

uni/later/al

Back 5

pertaining to one side

Front 6

bilateral

bi/later/al

Back 6

pertaining to two sides

Front 7

mediolateral

medi/o/later/al

Back 7

pertaining to the middle and one side

Front 8

distal

dist/al

Back 8

pertaining to away

Front 9

proximal

proxim/al

Back 9

pertaining to near

Front 10

inferior

infer/ior

Back 10

pertaining to below

Front 11

superior

super/ior

Back 11

pertaining to above

Front 12

caudal

caud/al

Back 12

pertaining to the tail

Front 13

cephalic

cephalic/ic

Back 13

pertaining to the head

Front 14

anterior

anter/ior

Back 14

pertaining to the front

Front 15

posterior

poster/ior

Back 15

pertaining to the back

Front 16

dorsal

dors/al

Back 16

pertaining to the back

Front 17

ventral

ventr/al

Back 17

pertaining to the belly (front)

Front 18

anteroposterior

after/o/poster/ior

Back 18

pertaining to the front and back

Front 19

posteroanterior

poster/o/anter/ior

Back 19

pertaining to the back and front

Front 20

fowler position

Back 20

semi sitting with slight elevation of the knees

Front 21

lithomy position

Back 21

lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

Front 22

orthopnea position

Back 22

sitting erect in a chair

Front 23

prone position

Back 23

lying on abdomen facing downwards

Front 24

recumbent position

Back 24

laying down in any position

Front 25

supine position

Back 25

lying on back facing upwards

Front 26

sims position

Back 26

lying on the left side with right knee drawn up and left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back

Front 27

trendelenburg position

Back 27

lying on back with body lifted so that the head is lower than the feet

Front 28

inflammation of a joint

Back 28

arthr/itis

arthritis

Front 29

pertaining to the liver

Back 29

hepat/ic

hepatic

Front 30

pertaining to under the liver

Back 30

sub/hepat/ic

subhepatic

Front 31

pertaining to within the vein

Back 31

intra/ven/ous

intravenous

Front 32

inflammation of the bone

Back 32

oste/itis

osteitis

Front 33

inflammation of the liver

Back 33

hepat/itis

hepatitis

Front 34

disease of the bone and joint

Back 34

oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

osteoarthropathy

Front 35

enlargement of the liver

Back 35

hepat/o/megaly

hepatomegaly

Front 36

-ad

Back 36

toward

Front 37

-ior

Back 37

pertaining to

Front 38

bi-

Back 38

two

Front 39

uni-

Back 39

one

Front 40

anter/o

Back 40

front

Front 41

caud/o

Back 41

tail (downward)

Front 42

cephal/o

Back 42

head (upward)

Front 43

dist/o

Back 43

away

Front 44

dors/o

Back 44

back

Front 45

infer/o

Back 45

below

Front 46

later/o

Back 46

side

Front 47

medi/o

Back 47

middle

Front 48

poster/o

Back 48

back (behind)

Front 49

proxim/o

Back 49

near

Front 50

super/o

Back 50

above

Front 51

ventr/o

Back 51

belly (front)

Front 52

greek and latin

Back 52

terms built from greek and latin word parts

ex: arthritis, hepatitis

Front 53

eponyms

Back 53

terms derived from the name of a person often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition

ex: parkinsons disease, alzheimer disease

Front 54

acronyms

Back 54

terms formed from the first letters in a phrase

ex: laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)

Front 55

modern language

Back 55

terms derived from the english language such as nuclear medicine scanner

Front 56

illiac

Back 56

the regions to the right and left of the hypogastric region near the groin

Front 57

epigastric

Back 57

region is superior to the umbilical region

Front 58

hypogastric

Back 58

inferior to the umbilical region

Front 59

hypochondriac

Back 59

regions to the right and left of the epigastric region

Front 60

umbilical

Back 60

superior to the hypogastric region

Front 61

lumbar

Back 61

to the right and left of the umbilical region near the waist

Front 62

Right upper quadrant

Back 62

by the the liver and large intestine

Front 63

right lower quadrant

Back 63

by the appendix

Front 64

left upper quadrant

Back 64

by the stomach and umbilicus

Front 65

left lower quadrant

Back 65

by the small intestine

Front 66

temporal

Back 66

palpate over the temporal bone on each side of the head lateral to each eyebrow

Front 67

carotid

Back 67

palpate the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, just medial and inferior to the angle of the jaw.

Front 68

radial

Back 68

palpate lateral and anterior side of wrist, proximal to the first metacarpal phalangeal joint

Front 69

femoral

Back 69

this pulse is inferior to the inguinal ligament the pulse is found midway between anterior superior illiac spine and pubic tubercle

Front 70

dorsalis pedis

Back 70

lightly palpate the dorsal surface of the foot with the foot slightly dorsiflexed.

Front 71

posterior tibial

Back 71

this pulse is found posterior and slightly inferior to the medial malleolus of the ankle

Front 72

temporal pulse

Back 72

to the side of the eyebrow

Front 73

radial pulse

Back 73

lateral and front of the wrist

Front 74

femoral pulse

Back 74

below the inguinal ligament

Front 75

sagittal plane

Back 75

vertical plane passing thru the body from the front to the back, dividing the body into right and left sides

Front 76

transverse plane

Back 76

horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

Front 77

midsagittal plane

Back 77

vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline dividing the body equally into right and left halves

Front 78

parasagittal

Back 78

vertical plane passing thru the body from the front to the back dividing the body into unequal left and right sides

Front 79

frontal

Back 79

vertical plane passing thru the body from side to side dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions