Vituity Scribe Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part toward the midline
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER- The erect position of the body with arms at the
side and palms of the hands facing forward.
Anterior (Ventral) - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the front
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Paired structures having right and left members
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the opposite side of the body
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the surface
Depressor - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the
body to which it is attached.
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the trunk or site of attachment
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated toward the back of the body; also back of hand and
top of foot
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Backward flexion or bending (hand/foot)
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER- The straightening of a body part
,External - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated outside; exterior (refers to wall of cavity or
hollow form)
Evert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn outward
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Bending or angulation of a body part
Frontal (Coronal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Vertical planes that pass through the body at right
angles to the median plane; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the feet
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER- Inside (refers to wall of cavity or hollow form)
Invert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn inward
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the same side of the body
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the median plane
Levator - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction raises the part of the body to
which it is attached.
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the median plane
Midline - CORRECT ANSWER- Divides body into a right and left side
Palmar - CORRECT ANSWER- Palmar surface of hand
**Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER- Sole side of foot
,**Plantar Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Foot movement when toes flex down (pointing
your toes)
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the back
Pronator - CORRECT ANSWER- Medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm
faces posteriorly
Prone - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face down (chest down and back up)
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the trunk or site of attachment
**Supine - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face up (chest up and back down)
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the head
Transverse (Horizontal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Horizontal planes that pass through the
body at right angles to long axis; divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts.
Volar - CORRECT ANSWER- Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
**Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER- without fever
Ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER- to walk (with a cane/walker)
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER- An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused
by a weakening of the artery wall.
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to relieve nausea and vomiting
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to reduce fever
, Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER- An abnormal heart rhythm (AKA cardiac dysrhythmia)
Artery - CORRECT ANSWER- A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the
heart.
Arthralgia - CORRECT ANSWER- pain in a joint
Articulation - CORRECT ANSWER- connection between bones
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER- partial or total collapse of the lungs
Avulsion - CORRECT ANSWER- The action of pulling or tearing away (as in a skin
avulsion)
Axilla - CORRECT ANSWER- Armpit
Benign - CORRECT ANSWER- a tumor that is not dangerous and does not spread
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER- An abnormal murmur or sound heard through a stethoscope
Cardiomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER- Abnormal enlargement of the heart
Cephalgia - CORRECT ANSWER- A headache
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER- Earwax
Debridement - CORRECT ANSWER- removal of foreign matter or dead tissue from a wound
Dentition - CORRECT ANSWER- the teeth in situ or in the dental arch
**Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWER- excessive sweating
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part toward the midline
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER- The erect position of the body with arms at the
side and palms of the hands facing forward.
Anterior (Ventral) - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the front
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Paired structures having right and left members
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the opposite side of the body
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the surface
Depressor - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the
body to which it is attached.
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the trunk or site of attachment
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated toward the back of the body; also back of hand and
top of foot
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Backward flexion or bending (hand/foot)
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER- The straightening of a body part
,External - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated outside; exterior (refers to wall of cavity or
hollow form)
Evert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn outward
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Bending or angulation of a body part
Frontal (Coronal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Vertical planes that pass through the body at right
angles to the median plane; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the feet
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER- Inside (refers to wall of cavity or hollow form)
Invert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn inward
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the same side of the body
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the median plane
Levator - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction raises the part of the body to
which it is attached.
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the median plane
Midline - CORRECT ANSWER- Divides body into a right and left side
Palmar - CORRECT ANSWER- Palmar surface of hand
**Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER- Sole side of foot
,**Plantar Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Foot movement when toes flex down (pointing
your toes)
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the back
Pronator - CORRECT ANSWER- Medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm
faces posteriorly
Prone - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face down (chest down and back up)
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the trunk or site of attachment
**Supine - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face up (chest up and back down)
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the head
Transverse (Horizontal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Horizontal planes that pass through the
body at right angles to long axis; divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts.
Volar - CORRECT ANSWER- Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
**Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER- without fever
Ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER- to walk (with a cane/walker)
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER- An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused
by a weakening of the artery wall.
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to relieve nausea and vomiting
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to reduce fever
, Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER- An abnormal heart rhythm (AKA cardiac dysrhythmia)
Artery - CORRECT ANSWER- A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the
heart.
Arthralgia - CORRECT ANSWER- pain in a joint
Articulation - CORRECT ANSWER- connection between bones
Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER- partial or total collapse of the lungs
Avulsion - CORRECT ANSWER- The action of pulling or tearing away (as in a skin
avulsion)
Axilla - CORRECT ANSWER- Armpit
Benign - CORRECT ANSWER- a tumor that is not dangerous and does not spread
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER- An abnormal murmur or sound heard through a stethoscope
Cardiomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER- Abnormal enlargement of the heart
Cephalgia - CORRECT ANSWER- A headache
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER- Earwax
Debridement - CORRECT ANSWER- removal of foreign matter or dead tissue from a wound
Dentition - CORRECT ANSWER- the teeth in situ or in the dental arch
**Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWER- excessive sweating
