Medical Terminology including Directional Terms

The Maxilla bone is __________ to the frontal bone

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Inferior

• Superior

The occipital bone is ____________ to the sphenoid bone

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

• Inferior

The nasal bone is __________ to the zygomatic bone

• Proximal

• Distal

• Medial

• Lateral

The parietal bone is

• Unilateral

• Bilateral

What does the root word Path mean in medical terminology? (pathology)

• Uterus

• Near

• Way

• Disease

What does the root word Crani mean?

• Head

• Brain

• Skull

• Spinal Cord

What is the medical word for ear?

• Oculo

• Oto

• Opthalm

• Odont

Which way do efferent nerve impulses travel?

• Towards the spinal cord

• Away from the spinal cord

• Up the spinal cord

• Down the spinal cord

What is the root word for Joint?

• Arthro

• Angi

• Alg

• Adip

If someone is prone they are lying on their....

• Back

• Stomach