Chapter 5 Medical Terminology Module review

What is adduction? -Something closer to or on the skin -A directional term describing something farther from the trunk -Motion of a limb away from the midline -Motion of a limb toward the midline

Adduction is motion of a limb toward the midline.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. Dorsal and posterior are synonyms for spinal side of the body.

Dorsal and posterior both mean behind and denote the spinal side of the body.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. The root word eryth/o denotes the color white.

Eryth/o denotes the color red.

In general, which of the following does a prefix describe? -Anatomic position -Condition -Movement -Location and intensity

Generally speaking, a prefix will refer to location and intensity.

What is the medical term for coughing up blood?

Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood; -ptysis is the suffix for spitting or coughing.

What should you do when trying to define the term dysuria? -Begin with the suffix and work backward -Begin with the root word, move to the suffix, then to the prefix -Begin with the suffix, move to the prefix, then to the root word -Begin with the prefix and work forward

If the term contains a prefix, you should define the suffix, then the prefix, and then the word root.

How would you identify a patient who does not have any apparent allergies? -amb -NA -AK -NKA

NKA stands for "no known allergies."

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. Proximal describes structures that are farther away from the trunk.

Proximal describes structures that are nearer to the trunk.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. The body is in the supine position when lying face up.

Supine denotes face up.

Select whether each statement listed is true or false. The elbow is distal to the shoulder and proximal to the wrist and hand.

The elbow is distal to the shoulder and proximal to the wrist and hand.

You are dispatched to a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Upon your arrival, you find a 17-year-old male patient lying face down on the ground. What is the term for the position in which you found the patient? -Supine -Fowler -Recumbent -Prone

The patient is lying face down so he is in the prone position.

What is the root word for pain? -asthen -alges -centesis -angi

The root word for pain is alges.

What does asthenia mean? -Paralysis -Pain -Weakness -Vomiting

The suffix-astheni means weakness.

What term describes when only one lung is expanding with inhalation? -Bilateral chest expansion -Lateral chest expansion -Hemilateral chest expansion -Unilateral chest expansion

Unilateral refers to something confined to one side only.

Your partner makes the following symbol in a PCR: Δ What does this mean? -Less than -Greater than -Per -Change

Δ is the symbol for change