AMCA pct study guide exam
Ventral - correct answer-front part of body
Dorsal - correct answer-back part of body
Posterior - correct answer-toward the back part of body
Anterior - correct answer-in front of
Medial - correct answer-toward the midline
Lateral - correct answer-away from the midline
Proximal - correct answer-closest to the point of origin
Distal - correct answer-away from the point of origin
Frontal plane - correct answer-divides the body into front and back portions
Transverse plane - correct answer-divides the body into upper and lower portions
Normal Anatomic Position (NAP) - correct answer-standing with arms lank and palms
forward
Supine position - correct answer-lying on back, facing upward
Prone position - correct answer-lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to
one side)
Lateral recumbent position - correct answer-The patient is lying on their right or left side.
Cardi/o - correct answer-heart
carcin/o - correct answer-cancerous
cephal/o - correct answer-head
cerebr/0 - correct answer-cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cyt/o - correct answer-cell
dent/i - correct answer-tooth, teeth
derm/o - correct answer-skin
, electr/o - correct answer-electrical activity
enter/o - correct answer-intestines (usually the small intestine)
fet/o - correct answer-fetus
gastr/o - correct answer-stomach
hyster/o - correct answer-uterus, womb
rhin/o - correct answer-nose
sacr/o - correct answer-sacrum
thromb/o - correct answer-clotting
ur/o - correct answer-urine, urinary tract
-al - correct answer-pertaining to
-algia - correct answer-pain
-dynia - correct answer-pain
-ectomy - correct answer-excision, removal
-emia - correct answer-blood condition
-genic - correct answer-produced by
-globin - correct answer-protein
-gravida - correct answer-pregnant woman
-itis - correct answer-inflammation
-oma - correct answer-tumor, mass
-osis - correct answer-abnormal condition
-pathy - correct answer-disease condition
-sis - correct answer-state, condition
ante- - correct answer-before, in front of
anti- - correct answer-against, opposite
Ventral - correct answer-front part of body
Dorsal - correct answer-back part of body
Posterior - correct answer-toward the back part of body
Anterior - correct answer-in front of
Medial - correct answer-toward the midline
Lateral - correct answer-away from the midline
Proximal - correct answer-closest to the point of origin
Distal - correct answer-away from the point of origin
Frontal plane - correct answer-divides the body into front and back portions
Transverse plane - correct answer-divides the body into upper and lower portions
Normal Anatomic Position (NAP) - correct answer-standing with arms lank and palms
forward
Supine position - correct answer-lying on back, facing upward
Prone position - correct answer-lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to
one side)
Lateral recumbent position - correct answer-The patient is lying on their right or left side.
Cardi/o - correct answer-heart
carcin/o - correct answer-cancerous
cephal/o - correct answer-head
cerebr/0 - correct answer-cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cyt/o - correct answer-cell
dent/i - correct answer-tooth, teeth
derm/o - correct answer-skin
, electr/o - correct answer-electrical activity
enter/o - correct answer-intestines (usually the small intestine)
fet/o - correct answer-fetus
gastr/o - correct answer-stomach
hyster/o - correct answer-uterus, womb
rhin/o - correct answer-nose
sacr/o - correct answer-sacrum
thromb/o - correct answer-clotting
ur/o - correct answer-urine, urinary tract
-al - correct answer-pertaining to
-algia - correct answer-pain
-dynia - correct answer-pain
-ectomy - correct answer-excision, removal
-emia - correct answer-blood condition
-genic - correct answer-produced by
-globin - correct answer-protein
-gravida - correct answer-pregnant woman
-itis - correct answer-inflammation
-oma - correct answer-tumor, mass
-osis - correct answer-abnormal condition
-pathy - correct answer-disease condition
-sis - correct answer-state, condition
ante- - correct answer-before, in front of
anti- - correct answer-against, opposite
