Medical Terminology Final Exam
(Chapters 1-16) Questions with Verified
Answers
abduction - Answer-movement away from the midsagittal plane
adduction - Answer-movement toward the midsagittal plane
medial - Answer-pertaining to the middle of the body
lateral - Answer-pertaining to the side
superior (cephalad) - Answer-toward the head or upper portion of a structure
inferior (caudal) - Answer-away from the head toward the tail or lower part of
structure
proximal - Answer-nearer to the center
distal - Answer-further from the center
anterior (ventral) - Answer-front of body
posterior (dorsal) - Answer-back of body
parietal - Answer-pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
visceral - Answer-pertaining to the viscera, or internal organ, especially the
abdominal organs
prone - Answer-lying on the abdomen - face down
supine - Answer-lying horizontally on the back - face up
inversion - Answer-turning inward, inside out
eversion - Answer-turning outward
palmer - Answer-pertaining to the palm of the hand
plantar - Answer-pertaining to the sole of the feet
superficial - Answer-toward the surface of the body (external)
deep - Answer-away from the surface of the body (internal)
cyt/o - Answer-cell
,hist/o - Answer-tissue
kary/o - Answer-nucleus
nucle/o - Answer-nucleus
anter/o - Answer-anterior, front
caud/o - Answer-tail
cephal/o - Answer-head
dist/o - Answer-far, farthest
inferi/o - Answer-lower, below
later/o - Answer-side, to one side
medi/o - Answer-middle
posteri/o - Answer-back (of body)
proxim/o - Answer-near, nearest
ventr/o - Answer-belly, belly side
abdomen/o - Answer-abdomen
cervic/o - Answer-neck , cervix uteri
crani/o - Answer-skull
gastr/o - Answer-stomach
ili/o - Answer-illium
inguin/o - Answer-groin
lumb/o - Answer-loins
pelv/i - Answer-pelvis
pelv/o - Answer-pelvic
spin/o - Answer-spine
thorac/o - Answer-chest
umbilic/o - Answer-navel
, albin/o - Answer-white
chlor/o - Answer-green
chrom/o - Answer-color
cirrh/o - Answer-yellow
cyan/o - Answer-blue
erythr/o - Answer-red
jaund/o - Answer-yellow
leuk/o - Answer-white
melan/o - Answer-black
poli/o - Answer-gray
xanth/o - Answer-yellow
acr/o - Answer-extremity
eti/o - Answer-cause
idi/o - Answer-unknown, familiar
morph/o - Answer-form, shape structure
path/o - Answer-disease
radi/o - Answer-radiation
somat/o - Answer-body
son/o - Answer-sound
tom/o - Answer-to cut
viscer/o - Answer-internal organs
xer/o - Answer-dry
adip/o - Answer-fat
cutane/o - Answer-skin
derm/o - Answer-skin
(Chapters 1-16) Questions with Verified
Answers
abduction - Answer-movement away from the midsagittal plane
adduction - Answer-movement toward the midsagittal plane
medial - Answer-pertaining to the middle of the body
lateral - Answer-pertaining to the side
superior (cephalad) - Answer-toward the head or upper portion of a structure
inferior (caudal) - Answer-away from the head toward the tail or lower part of
structure
proximal - Answer-nearer to the center
distal - Answer-further from the center
anterior (ventral) - Answer-front of body
posterior (dorsal) - Answer-back of body
parietal - Answer-pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
visceral - Answer-pertaining to the viscera, or internal organ, especially the
abdominal organs
prone - Answer-lying on the abdomen - face down
supine - Answer-lying horizontally on the back - face up
inversion - Answer-turning inward, inside out
eversion - Answer-turning outward
palmer - Answer-pertaining to the palm of the hand
plantar - Answer-pertaining to the sole of the feet
superficial - Answer-toward the surface of the body (external)
deep - Answer-away from the surface of the body (internal)
cyt/o - Answer-cell
,hist/o - Answer-tissue
kary/o - Answer-nucleus
nucle/o - Answer-nucleus
anter/o - Answer-anterior, front
caud/o - Answer-tail
cephal/o - Answer-head
dist/o - Answer-far, farthest
inferi/o - Answer-lower, below
later/o - Answer-side, to one side
medi/o - Answer-middle
posteri/o - Answer-back (of body)
proxim/o - Answer-near, nearest
ventr/o - Answer-belly, belly side
abdomen/o - Answer-abdomen
cervic/o - Answer-neck , cervix uteri
crani/o - Answer-skull
gastr/o - Answer-stomach
ili/o - Answer-illium
inguin/o - Answer-groin
lumb/o - Answer-loins
pelv/i - Answer-pelvis
pelv/o - Answer-pelvic
spin/o - Answer-spine
thorac/o - Answer-chest
umbilic/o - Answer-navel
, albin/o - Answer-white
chlor/o - Answer-green
chrom/o - Answer-color
cirrh/o - Answer-yellow
cyan/o - Answer-blue
erythr/o - Answer-red
jaund/o - Answer-yellow
leuk/o - Answer-white
melan/o - Answer-black
poli/o - Answer-gray
xanth/o - Answer-yellow
acr/o - Answer-extremity
eti/o - Answer-cause
idi/o - Answer-unknown, familiar
morph/o - Answer-form, shape structure
path/o - Answer-disease
radi/o - Answer-radiation
somat/o - Answer-body
son/o - Answer-sound
tom/o - Answer-to cut
viscer/o - Answer-internal organs
xer/o - Answer-dry
adip/o - Answer-fat
cutane/o - Answer-skin
derm/o - Answer-skin
