WorksheetsMedical Terminology Exam Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Tissue in the body that connect muscle to bone.
Tendon
Ligament
Cartilage
Synovial Joint
The front of the body.
Lateral
Anterier
Posterior
Medial
A straightening movement around a joint to restore it to anatomical position.
Flexion
Abduction
Extension
Adduction
A movement that turns the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline of the body.
inversion
circumduction
rotation
eversion
A movement that turns the palm of the hand downward as if it were emptying a bowl of soup.
flexion
extension
supination
pronation
Away from the midline of the boy.
medial
abduction
lateral
adduction
One point or structure being lower than another.
inferior
superior
medial
lateral
Tissue in the body that connect bone to bone.
Ligament
Tendon
Cartilage
Synovial Joint
The bones of the extremities: shoulders, arms, hands, legs, feet and pelvis.
Anatomical Position
Axial Skeleton
Synovial Joint
Appendicular Skeleton
Close to the body's surface.
superior
superficial
deep
inferior
The back of the body.
Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Medial
The bones of the body that comprise the spine, chest and head.
Appendicular Skeleton
Axial Skeleton
Synovial Joints
Anatomical Position
One point, or structure, being higher than the other.
Inversion
Inferior
Lateral
Superior
A bending movement around a joint in a limb away from the straightened position.
Adduction
Abduction
Flexion
Extension
The erect stance, arms at side and palms facing forward.
Axial Skeleton
Anatomical Position
Appendicular Skeleton
Synovial Joint
Movement toward the midline of the body.
Abduction
Adduction
Circumlocution
Rotation
Toward the attachment of the limb to the trunk.
Anterior
Posterior
Proximal
Distal
A movement that turns the palm of the hand upward as if it were holding a bowl of soup.
Superior
Supination
Pronation
Posterior
The spinning or turning movement of a bony segment around an axis.
Inversion
Circumdution
Pronation
Rotation
Toward the midline of the body.
Adduction
Anterior
Medial
Lateral
The movement of a limb in a circular pattern.
circumlocution
rotation
flexion
inversion
Movement away from the midline of the body.
Adduction
Abduction
Medial
Lateral
A movement that turns the sole of the foot inward, toward the midline of the body.
Eversion
Circumlocution
Inversion
Lateral
Away from the attachment of a limb.
Distal
Proximal
Lateral
Medial
