medical term chapter 3

The word part that completes the medical term meaning pertaining to the back, poster/_______, is -ad. -oid. -ior. -osis.

-ior. The question gives you the word root for back (poster/), so you need to know the suffix that means pertaining to. From the choices given, only -ior means pertaining to. Other suffixes with this meaning that you've encountered so far are -al, -ic, and -ous. The suffix -ad means toward; -oid means resembling; and -osis means abnormal condition.

The abbreviation of the term that means pertaining to the back and to the front is PA. DV. AP. sup.

PA. Posteroanterior (PA) literally means pertaining to (-ior) the back (poster/o) and to the front (anter/o). Anteroposterior (AP) literally means pertaining to the front and to the back. Anteroposterior and posteroanterior are terms commonly associated with the direction of the x-ray beam in radiography.

The combining form super/o means side. front. head (upward). above.

above. Super/o means above. If something is superior, it is above the rest! Cephal/o means head (upward). Anter/o means front. Later/o means side.

When directional terms are applied, it is assumed that the body is in the standard neutral position of reference known as the prone position. anatomic plane. anatomic position. abdominopelvic region.

anatomic position. The body's standard neutral position of reference is the anatomic position. In this position, the body is viewed standing straight, arms at the side, palms of the hands facing forward, and feet placed side by side pointed anteriorly. To be in the prone position is to be lying face down.

The abbreviation of the medical term meaning pertaining to the front is AP. ant. PA. sup.

ant. Anterior means pertaining to the front, and it is abbreviated ant. Sup is short for superior. AP means anteroposterior. PA means posteroanterior.

The combining form that means front is anter/o. dors/o. super/o. cephal/o.

anter/o. Anter/o means front. The anterior is the front of a structure. Anterior can also mean pertaining to (-ior) the surface or part situated toward the front or facing toward the front.

On the image below, what is the directional term indicated by label 2? Anterior Dorsal Caudal Cephalic Lateral Medial

anterior

When referring to humans, ventral is interchangeable with the term superior. caudal. cephalic. anterior.

anterior. Ventral and anterior both mean pertaining to the front. Dorsal and posterior are used interchangeably to mean pertaining to the back when referring to human anatomy.

The combining form dist/o means near (the point of attachment). head (upward). away (from the point of attachment). tail (downward).

away (from the point of attachment). Dist/o means away. The terms proximal and distal describe the relationship of a structure to the trunk of the body or to the structure's point of origin. Distal means away from the point of attachment or origin and proximal means near that point. The foot is at the distal end of the lower leg, just like the hand is at the distal end of the lower arm. Caud/o means tail; cephal/o means head

In the medical term ventral, the word root means below. back. tail (downward). belly (front).

belly (front). The root ventr/ means belly (front). The root word dors/ means back. Infer/ means below. Caud/ means tail (downward).

On the image below, what is the directional term indicated by label 2? Anterior Dorsal Caudal Cephalic Lateral Medial

caudal

The medical term that means pertaining to the tail is ventral. cephalic. caudal. distal.

caudal. Caudal means pertaining to (-al) the tail (caud/o). Cephalic means pertaining to (-ic) the head (cephal/o).

The word part that completes the medical term meaning toward the head, _______/ad, is caud. cephal. medi. dors.

cephal. The suffix -ad means toward, so you're looking for the root word for head, which is cephal/. There is no combining vowel because the suffix begins with a vowel.

The correct spelling of the medical term meaning toward the head is cefalad. caphelad. cephalid. cephalad.

cephalad. Cephalad is the correct spelling of the term that means toward (-ad) the head (cephal/o).

On the image below, what is the directional term indicated by label 2? Anterior Dorsal Caudal Cephalic Lateral Medial

cephalic

The medical term meaning pertaining to away (from the point of attachment) is caudal. distal. cephalad. dorsal.

distal. Using your knowledge of word parts, you can put the term together: pertaining to (-al) away, or distant from (dist/o), the point of attachment or origin. The suffix -ad mea

On the image below, what is the directional term indicated by label 1? Medial Caudal Dorsal Anterior Lateral Cephalic

dorsal

The medical term that is a synonym for posterior is mediad. inferior. ventral. dorsal.

dorsal. Posterior and dorsal both mean pertaining to the back. Anterior and ventral both mean pertaining to the front.

The medical term anteroposterior means pertaining to the two sides. front and to the back. back and to the front. middle and to the side.

front and to the back. Anteroposterior literally means pertaining to (-ior) the front (anter/o) and to the back (poster/o). Posteroanterior literally means pertaining to the back and to the front. Anteroposterior and posteroanterior are terms commonly associated with the direction of the x-ray beam in radiography. They are abbreviated AP and PA, respectively. Mediolateral means pertaining to the middle (medi/o) and to the side (later/o). Bilateral means pertaining to two (bi-) sides (later/o).

The combining form meaning side is anter/o. later/o. caud/o. poster/o.

later/o. Later/o is the combining form for side. Anter/o means front; poster/o means back, behind; and caud/o means tail (downward).

The medical term meaning pertaining to a side is anterior. medial. ventral. lateral.

lateral. Because all the answer options contain a suffix that means pertaining to, you must know the word root for side (later/) to build the correct term. Lateral means pertaining to the side or toward the side of the body, away from the midline. If a body part is described as being lateral to another, it is to the side of that structure. For example, the lungs are lateral to the heart. Conversely, the heart is medial to the lungs. Medial means pertaining to the middle (medi/o) or toward the midline of the body. The heart lies between, or in the middle of, the lungs. Anterior and ventral both mean pertaining to the front.

The medical term mediolateral means pertaining to the front and to the back. two sides. middle and to the side. back and to the front.

middle and to the side. Break it down: mediolateral means pertaining to (-al) the middle (medi/o) and the side (later/o). Anteroposterior means pertaining to the front (anter/o) and to the back (poster/o). Posteroanterior means pertaining to the back and to the front. Bilateral means two (bi-) sides (later/o).

In the medical term medial, the word root means below. back. middle. front.

middle. Medial means pertaining to (-al), situated in, or oriented toward the midline or middle (medi/o) of the body.

The medical term meaning pertaining to below is superior. posterior. anterior. inferior.

pertaining to the back. Dorsal means pertaining to (-al) the back (dors/o). Thinking of the dorsal fin on the back of a dolphin or a shark might help you remember this term. Ventral means pertaining to the front. Cephalic means pertaining to the head. Distal means pertaining to away from the point of attachment of a body part.

The meaning of the medical term anterior is toward the back. toward the middle. pertaining to the front. pertaining to below.

pertaining to the front. Break it down: Anterior means pertaining to (-ior) the front (anter/o). The anterior is the front of a structure. Anterior can also mean pertaining to the surface or part situated toward the front or facing toward the front.

The combining form meaning back, behind is caud/o. anter/o. later/o. poster/o.

poster/o. Poster/o means back, behind. Anter/o means front. Caud/o means tail (downward). Later/o means side.

The combining form meaning near (the point of attachment) is cephal/o. caud/o. proxim/o. dist/o.

proxim/o. Proxim/o means near (the point of attachment) to the body. The opposite is dist/o, meaning away from the point of attachment to the body. Caud/o means tail, indicating a downward direction. Cephal/o means head, indicating an upward direction.

The meaning of the suffix -ad is one. pertaining to. two. toward.

toward. The suffix -ad means toward or near, as in the terms cephalad (toward the head or upward) and caudad (toward the tail, or downward). The suffixes -al, -ic, -ior, and -ous all mean pertaining to. The prefixes uni- and bi- mean one and two, respectively.

The meaning of the prefix bi- is toward. pertaining to. two. one.

two. The prefix bi- means two. Uni- means one. The suffix -ad means toward; and -al, -ic, -ous, and -ior all mean pertaining to.

The correct spelling of the medical term meaning pertaining to one side (only) is unlaterial. unilateral. unalateral. uniletaral.

unilateral. Unilateral means pertaining to (-al) one (uni-) side (later/o) only.