STUDY GUIDE EXAM FOR MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
supine - Answer-lying face up
deep - Answer-situated far beneath the surface
central - Answer-situated or pertaining to the center
intermediate - Answer-situated between median (middle) & lateral side
median - Answer-situated in the midline of a structure
plantar flexion - Answer-pointing the toes away from the body
adduction - Answer-movement toward the midline of the body
flexion - Answer-decreasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint
crepitus - Answer-crackling sound
incision - Answer-straight cut; surgical cut
joint laxity - Answer-looseness in the joint
tendon - Answer-structure that connects muscle to bone
modiality - Answer-healing apparatus
point tenderness - Answer-pain produced when structure is palpated
inflammation - Answer-body's response to injury
range of motion - Answer-amount of movement allowed at the joint
puncture wound - Answer-body part is pierced or stabbed
edema - Answer-swelling in the tissue
referred pain - Answer-pain felt somewhere other than its origin
valgus - Answer-position of a body part that is bent inward
atrophy - Answer-wasting away of tissue or an organ
, varus - Answer-position of a body part that is bent outward
arthro - Answer-joint
cardio - Answer-heart
chondro - Answer-cartilage
neuro - Answer-nerve
pneumo - Answer-lung
medial - Answer-refers to something that is closer to the midline of a the body
inferior - Answer-refers to a structure that is below or lower than another
lateral - Answer-something that is farther away from the midline of the body
anterior - Answer-structure is in front of another structure
plantar - Answer-underside of the foot
distal - Answer-farther away from the trunk
prone - Answer-lying face down
superficial - Answer-situated near the surface
peripheral - Answer-situated away from the center
proximal - Answer-closer to the trunk
internal rotation - Answer-anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates medially toward
circumduction - Answer-movement in 2 or 3 planes
abduction - Answer-movement away from the midline of the body
pronation - Answer-turning the forearm toward the body
extension - Answer-increasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint
dorsi flexion - Answer-bringing the toes toward the body
external rotation - Answer-anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates laterally away
from
hyperextension - Answer-extreme or excessive straightening of a part
TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
supine - Answer-lying face up
deep - Answer-situated far beneath the surface
central - Answer-situated or pertaining to the center
intermediate - Answer-situated between median (middle) & lateral side
median - Answer-situated in the midline of a structure
plantar flexion - Answer-pointing the toes away from the body
adduction - Answer-movement toward the midline of the body
flexion - Answer-decreasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint
crepitus - Answer-crackling sound
incision - Answer-straight cut; surgical cut
joint laxity - Answer-looseness in the joint
tendon - Answer-structure that connects muscle to bone
modiality - Answer-healing apparatus
point tenderness - Answer-pain produced when structure is palpated
inflammation - Answer-body's response to injury
range of motion - Answer-amount of movement allowed at the joint
puncture wound - Answer-body part is pierced or stabbed
edema - Answer-swelling in the tissue
referred pain - Answer-pain felt somewhere other than its origin
valgus - Answer-position of a body part that is bent inward
atrophy - Answer-wasting away of tissue or an organ
, varus - Answer-position of a body part that is bent outward
arthro - Answer-joint
cardio - Answer-heart
chondro - Answer-cartilage
neuro - Answer-nerve
pneumo - Answer-lung
medial - Answer-refers to something that is closer to the midline of a the body
inferior - Answer-refers to a structure that is below or lower than another
lateral - Answer-something that is farther away from the midline of the body
anterior - Answer-structure is in front of another structure
plantar - Answer-underside of the foot
distal - Answer-farther away from the trunk
prone - Answer-lying face down
superficial - Answer-situated near the surface
peripheral - Answer-situated away from the center
proximal - Answer-closer to the trunk
internal rotation - Answer-anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates medially toward
circumduction - Answer-movement in 2 or 3 planes
abduction - Answer-movement away from the midline of the body
pronation - Answer-turning the forearm toward the body
extension - Answer-increasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint
dorsi flexion - Answer-bringing the toes toward the body
external rotation - Answer-anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates laterally away
from
hyperextension - Answer-extreme or excessive straightening of a part
