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Week 1 Homework Med Term

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Week 1 Homework: Medical Terminology Part I: Terms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. form form bi arrangement, form paralysis or Deltoid The thick triangular muscle in the shoulder whose function is to abduct, flex and extend the arm. It is a common site for Intramuscular injection. 7. Atrophy Decrease the size of a cell, tissue, organ or multiple organs, associated with a variety of multiple pathological conditions. 8. Muscular dystrophy A group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. 9. Kinesiology The study of the mechanics body movements. 10. Quadraplegic Relating to paralysis of four limbs. 11. Osteocyte A bone call formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted. 12. Arthritis Inflammation of one or more causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age. 13. Chondral Refers to a focal area of damage to the articular cartilage (the cartilage that lines the end of the bones). 14. Visceral Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest or abdomen. In a figurative sense, it is the gut feeling or felt deep down. 15. form 16. Ilium The uppermost and largest part of the hip bone. 17. Sacral The large heavy bone at the base of the spine. 18. form 19. Carpals Pertaining to the wrist. 20. Part II: Positions and Directions review 1. Anatomical Position assumed when discussing, documenting or reporting about the patient. E. Standing upright and standing position. 2. Dorsal recumbent A position which a patient lies on the back with the lower extremities moderately flexed and rotated outward. E. Patient is on his back with knees flexed and soles of feet flat on the bed. 3. A standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a semi upright sitting position and may have knees either bent or straight. E. Patient is sitting supine at 45 to 60 degree angle. 4. Lithotomy A supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed and supported is raise stirrups. E. childbirth 5. Prone A body position on which one lies flat with the chest down and back up. E. Lying face down 6. Supine Lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up. E. Back of the head, shoulder blade and lower back. 7. Usually used for rectal examination, treatments and enemas. E. Lie on their lef side, lef hip and lower extremity straight and right hip and knee bent. 8. Anterior Front. E. Your lips are anterior to your teeth. 9. Posterior Back of your body. E. Your tongue is posterior to your teeth. 10. Medial Towards the middle. E. Your cheeks are medial to that of your cheeks. 11. Lateral Away from the midline of the body. E. Your ears are lateral to your cheeks. 12. Superior Above. E. The neck is superior to the chest. 13. Inferior Below. E. The neck is inferior to the head. 14. Distal Farther away. E. Your hand is distal from the torso than the wrist. Elbow or shoulder. 15. Proximal Closer. E. Your elbow is proximal to the center (torso) than the hand is. Part Planes review 1. Coronal plane Imaginary plane dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts. 2. Transverse plane Divides body into superior and inferior sections. 3. Midsagittal plane Divides the body down the middle into equal lef and right sections.