Med Term Review 22

What plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections

• Transverse plane
• Sagittal plane
• Coronal plane
• midline

The root word Derm refers to-

• Heart
• Skin
• Bone
• Liver

What is the difference between prefix and root word?

• Prefix goes before the root word
• Prefix goes after the root word
• prefix needs to be there and a root word is optional
• there is no such thing as a word that has a prefix and a root word

Which root word is most associated with heart

• Cephal
• Cardi
• Derm
• Oste

What is it called when a joint moves away from the body

• adduction
• abduction
• medial rotation
• supination

What word is the foundation term?

• the root
• the prefix
• the suffix
• the compound word

Distal means what

• Furthest from center of the body
• Nearest to the center
• Middle
• Lateral

what is at the beginning of the foundation word in a medical term

• suffix
• prefix
• root word
• transverse

When do the suffixes of the word come

• starts the word
• comes after the prefix
• come before the root word
• come after the root word

What anatomical term means above

• dorsal
• superior
• anterior
• medial