Medical Terminology

1. Medical Terminology

2. Anatomical Position • Standing erect, with ________ _________________________ Is the standard reference point in which all positions, movements, and planes are described

3. Anatomical Planes • _____________________along which the body is often divided or sectioned to facilitate viewing of its structures • Allow one to obtain a _______ _________________________studying the body from different views

4. Anatomical Planes • Sagittal plane • The plane dividing the body into___________________ • ____________________are names for the plane dividing the body into equal right and left parts

5. Anatomical Planes • Frontal plane • The plane dividing the body into __________________ Also called the _________ plane • Transverse plane • The horizontal plane dividing the body into ____________ _______________________

6. Positions and Directions • Terms of position and direction describe the position of one body part relative to another, usually along one of the three major body planes

7. Positions and Directions • ___________________ • Refers to a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the body • ____________ • Refers to a structure being closer to the feet or lower than another structure in the body

8. Positions and Directions • _______________ • Refers to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body • ________________ • Refers to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body

9. Positions and Directions • __________ • Refers to a structure being closer to the midline or median plane of the body than another structure of the body • _____________ • Refers to a structure being farther away from the midline than another structure of the body

10. Positions and Directions • _________ • With reference to the extremities only • Refers to a structure being further away from the root of the limb than another structure in the limb • ______________ • With reference to the extremities only • Refers to a structure being closer to the root of the limb than another structure in that limb

11. Positions and Directions • _________________ • Refers to a structure being closer to the surface of the body than another structure • ____________ • Refers to a structure being closer to the core of the body than another structure • ______________ • Towards the front or belly • ________________ • Towards the back

12. Positions and Directions • __________ • Lying face down • _____________ • Lying face up • ________________ • Pertaining to one side of the body • ________________ • Pertaining to both sides of the body

13. Movements • _________________ • Bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones • ___________________ • Straightening a joint or increasing the angle between two bones • _______________ • Moving a body part towards the midline of the body • ___________________ • Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

14. Movements • _______________ • Turning the sole of the foot inward • ________________ • Turning the sole of the foot outward • _________________ • Ankle movement bringing the foot towards the shin • ________________ • Ankle movement pointing the foot downward

15. Movements • ____________ • Turning the arm downward ( palm down ) • ______________ • Turning the arm upward ( palm up ) • ______________ • Moving a part backward • _________________ • Moving a part forward

16. Movements • __________ • Raising a part • ______________ • Lowering a part

17. Movements • ________________ • Rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline • _________________ • Rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline • _____________ • Turning on a single axis

18. Movements • ___________________ • Tri-planar, circular motion at the hip or shoulder • ____________________ • Excessive extension of the parts at a joint beyond anatomical position

19. Adreno -________ Arthro –________ Arterio – _______ Bi – ________ Brachium – ___ Cardio –________ Cephal –_________ Cerebro -________ Chondro – _________ Costo – ______ Cryo – __________ Derm – ______ Dys –_____________ Endo – ________ Hemo –_______ Hydro -________ Root Words

20. Hyper – _________________ ______________________ Hypo –__________________ ______________________ Myo – ________ Neuro – __________ Osteo – __________ Palmar – ______________ Peri – ___________ Phalang – __________ Phlebo – ___________ Plantar – _______________ Pneumo – __________ Post –________ Pre – __________ Pseudo____________ Root Words

21. Psycho – ___________ Pyo – ______________ Quad – ______________ Semi –___________ Thermo –__________ Uni – _______ Vertebro -_____________ Root Words

22. A / an – ___________ Ab –__________ Ad – ___________ Algia – _____________ Co / con – ____________ Ectomy – ______________ Epi – ____________ Infra – _____________ Inter – ____________ intra – ____________ Itis -______________ Ology – ___________ Oma – _____________ Oscopy – _______________ Prefixes and Suffixes

23. Osis –_______________ Ostomy – _______________ _____________________ Otomy –________________ Pathy – ___________ Phobia – __________ Post -_____________ Pro – ________________ Ptosis – _______________ Re – _________________ Retro – _____________ Sub –_______________ Sym / syn -______________ Prefixes and Suffixes

24. Vocabulary • _____________– minor wound in which the skin’s surface is rubbed or scraped away • ___________________– the process of the body physiologically adapting to an unfamiliar environment (altitude or temperature) • _________________– sudden onset, abrupt • ___________– work or exercise requiring oxygen (endurance)

25. Vocabulary • _____________– lack or loss of memory usually due to head injury, shock, fatigue, or illness • ____________________– work or exercise not requiring oxygen (sprints) • ______________– study of structure or form • __________________– an agent for producing insensibility to pain • ______________– chronic inflammation of the joints

26. Vocabulary • ____________________– the site at which bones meet to form a joint • _________________– accumulation of fatty material on the inner walls of the arteries, causing them to harden, thicken, and lose elasticity • ____________– wasting away of organ or tissue; A decrease in muscle or tissue size, usually caused by disease, injury, or loss of innervation

27. Vocabulary • ____________________– tearing or pulling away of part of a structure • ___________– a fluid-filled sac at a joint that prevents friction • ____________– inflammation of a bursa • _____________– hardening by deposits of bone in the muscle tissue

28. Vocabulary • ____________– gristle-like padding that lies on or between bones • _____________– of long duration or frequent recurrence • ________________– to advise against • ________________– on the opposite side • ______________– a bruise to a bone or muscle from an outside force causing tissue damage and internal bleeding

29. Vocabulary • ________________– crackling sound or feeling • _______________– treatment by the use of cold • _______________– the name of the disease / condition a person is believed to have • _____________– state of being enlarged • ______________– complete displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint

30. Vocabulary • ____________________– bleeding visible beneath the skin as a blue or purple patch • ____________– swelling due to abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities • ____________– swelling in a joint • ____________– the cause of an injury or disease • ______________– a break or crack in a bone

31. Vocabulary • ______________– swelling composed of blood; Internal bleeding associated with a contusion • ________________– treatment by use of water • ________________– high blood pressure • ____________– a cut made surgically with a sharp knife • _______________– to advise the use of

32. Vocabulary • __________________– the body’s reaction to injury; Involves redness, swelling, heat, pain, and sometimes loss of function • ____________– to supply with nerves • __________________– looseness of joint due to loose ligaments • _____________– a jagged cut or tear in the skin

33. Vocabulary • _______________– tissue that connect bone to bone • _____________– method or apparatus used for healing an injury • _______________– examination by touch • _________________– the study of function • _____________________– pain at the sorest spot of an injury

34. Vocabulary • _______________– prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome of an injury • _______________________– direct penetration of tissue by a pointed or blunt object • __________– movement of a joint around a central point ( ROM )

35. Vocabulary • ____________– to bring back to the normal position • ____________________– pain that occurs away from the injury site • _____________________– pulling apart of a generally non-movable joint • ____________– potentially fatal reaction of the body to injury; Failure of the cardiovascular system to circulate enough blood to the body

36. Vocabulary • ________– stretching or tearing of ligaments • __________– stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon • _____________– incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint • ___________– fainting due to inadequate oxygen to the brain • ____________– tissue that connect muscle to bone

37. Vocabulary • ________________– treatment by the use of heat • _______________– distal aspect of limb forced away from the midline • __________– distal aspect of limb forced toward the midline • _______________– an agent causing the constriction of blood vessels • _______________– an agent causing the opening of blood vessels

38. The End • Any Questions???