Medical Terminology Unit 3

What does "hemi-" mean?

• Around

• Through

• Half

• Circle

What does "ventral" mean?

• Back

• Front

• Side

• Lower

What does "Dorsal" mean?

• Front

• Back

• Head

• Side

What does "Brady-" mean?

• Understated

• Slow

• Stop

• Movement

What does "intra-" mean

• Outside

• Surrounding

• Within

• Cavity

What does "Caudal" mean?

• Upper body

• Lower body

• Thorax

• Head

_______ means towards the side of the body.

• distal

• proximal

• medial

• lateral

Which set of directional terms are opposites?

• distal and proximal

• medial and inferior

• superior and ventral

• anterior and deep

Plane dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Frontal

Synonym to Posterior

• Anterior

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Superior