AMCA Pct Study Guide Exam
1.Ventral: front part of body
2.Dorsal: back part of body
3.Posterior: toward the back part of body
4.Anterior: in front of
5.Medial: toward the midline
6.Lateral: away from the midline
7.Proximal: closest to the point of origin
8.Distal: away from the point of origin
9.Frontal plane: divides the body into front and back portions
10.Transverse plane: divides the body into upper and lower portions
11.Normal Anatomic Position (NAP): standing with arms lank and palms
forward
12.Supine position: lying on back, facing upward
13.Prone position: lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be
turned to one side)
14.Lateral recumbent position: The patient is lying on their right or left
side.
15.Cardi/o: heart
16.carcin/o: cancerous
17.cephal/o: head
18.cerebr/0: cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
19.cyt/o: cell
,20.dent/i: tooth, teeth
21.derm/o: skin
22.electr/o: electrical activity
23.enter/o: intestines (usually the small intestine)
24.fet/o: fetus
25.gastr/o: stomach
26.hyster/o: uterus, womb
27.rhin/o: nose
28.sacr/o: sacrum
29.thromb/o: clotting
30.ur/o: urine, urinary tract
31.-al: pertaining to
32.-algia: pain
33.-dynia: pain
34.-ectomy: excision, removal
35.-emia: blood condition
36.-genic: produced by
37.-globin: protein
38.-gravida: pregnant woman
39.-itis: inflammation
40.-oma: tumor, mass
41.-osis: abnormal condition
42.-pathy: disease condition
43.-sis: state, condition
44.ante-: before, in front of
, 45.anti-: against, opposite
46.brady-: abnormally slow
47.dia-: through, across
48.end, endo-: within, inside
49.epi-: upon, above, over
50.hyoer-: excessive, above normal
51.hypo-: under, below
52.peri-: surrounding, around
53.pre-: before, in front of
54.sub-: under, below
55.-graphy: the process of producing a picture or record
56.-metry: process of measuring
57.-scopy: process of visually examining
58.-stomy: surgical opening
59.-tomy: process of cutting, incision
60.-tripsy: surgical crushing
61.Digoxin (Digitalis) used to: treat atrial fibrillation and congestive heart
failure. It increases the force of the heart's contractions and slows the
heart rate. When a patient is taking digoxin they are instructed to take
their pulse regularly.
62.Nitroglycerin used for: relief of ischemic chest pain in patients with
coronary vascular disease and angina.
63.Warfarin: extremely useful in the treatment of blood clots.
64.Xylocaine (lidocaine): a local anesthetic as well as a first-line anti-
arrhythmic used to treat ventricular arrhythmia
1.Ventral: front part of body
2.Dorsal: back part of body
3.Posterior: toward the back part of body
4.Anterior: in front of
5.Medial: toward the midline
6.Lateral: away from the midline
7.Proximal: closest to the point of origin
8.Distal: away from the point of origin
9.Frontal plane: divides the body into front and back portions
10.Transverse plane: divides the body into upper and lower portions
11.Normal Anatomic Position (NAP): standing with arms lank and palms
forward
12.Supine position: lying on back, facing upward
13.Prone position: lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be
turned to one side)
14.Lateral recumbent position: The patient is lying on their right or left
side.
15.Cardi/o: heart
16.carcin/o: cancerous
17.cephal/o: head
18.cerebr/0: cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
19.cyt/o: cell
,20.dent/i: tooth, teeth
21.derm/o: skin
22.electr/o: electrical activity
23.enter/o: intestines (usually the small intestine)
24.fet/o: fetus
25.gastr/o: stomach
26.hyster/o: uterus, womb
27.rhin/o: nose
28.sacr/o: sacrum
29.thromb/o: clotting
30.ur/o: urine, urinary tract
31.-al: pertaining to
32.-algia: pain
33.-dynia: pain
34.-ectomy: excision, removal
35.-emia: blood condition
36.-genic: produced by
37.-globin: protein
38.-gravida: pregnant woman
39.-itis: inflammation
40.-oma: tumor, mass
41.-osis: abnormal condition
42.-pathy: disease condition
43.-sis: state, condition
44.ante-: before, in front of
, 45.anti-: against, opposite
46.brady-: abnormally slow
47.dia-: through, across
48.end, endo-: within, inside
49.epi-: upon, above, over
50.hyoer-: excessive, above normal
51.hypo-: under, below
52.peri-: surrounding, around
53.pre-: before, in front of
54.sub-: under, below
55.-graphy: the process of producing a picture or record
56.-metry: process of measuring
57.-scopy: process of visually examining
58.-stomy: surgical opening
59.-tomy: process of cutting, incision
60.-tripsy: surgical crushing
61.Digoxin (Digitalis) used to: treat atrial fibrillation and congestive heart
failure. It increases the force of the heart's contractions and slows the
heart rate. When a patient is taking digoxin they are instructed to take
their pulse regularly.
62.Nitroglycerin used for: relief of ischemic chest pain in patients with
coronary vascular disease and angina.
63.Warfarin: extremely useful in the treatment of blood clots.
64.Xylocaine (lidocaine): a local anesthetic as well as a first-line anti-
arrhythmic used to treat ventricular arrhythmia
