CPC Exam Study : A&P, Medical Terminology

Anatomy & Physiology as well as Medical Terminology flashcards to study for the CPC Certification

Albino

White

Bio

life

cryo

cold

cutaneo

skin

cyano

blue

dermo

skin

diaphoro

profuse sweating

ichthyo

scalyk

kerato

hardl

lipo

fat

melano

black

myco

fungus

necro

death

rhytid

wrinkle

pilo

hair

pyo

pusa thick fluid containing dead tissue, bacteria, and white blood cells.

unguo

nailx

xero

dry

sebo

oil

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia

-cise

cut

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation

-lysis

destruction

-oma

tumor

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

anterior

front surface of the bodypos

posterior

back side of the body

superior

above another structure

inferior

below another structure

medial

pertaining to the middle

lateral

pertaining to the side

ipsilateral

same side of the body

contralateral

opposite side of the body

proximal

near the point of attachment to the trunk

distal

farther away from the point of attachment to the trunk

apex

tip or summit of an organ

base

bottom of an organ

deep

away from the surface

superficial

near the surface

prone

lying on the belly

supine

lying on the back

flexion

bending the joint; occurs in the sagittal plane

extension

straightening the joint; occurs in the sagittal plane

abduction

moving away from the median plane; coronal plane

adduction

moving toward the medial plane; coronal plane

lateral flexion

used to describe the movement of the spine

supination

movement of the forearm where the palm faces upward

pronation

movement of the forearm where the palm faces backward

protraction

moving toward the front, anteriorly

retraction

moving toward the back

elevation

upward movement

depression

downward movement

abdominal

center anterior region of the trunk

brachial

arm region

cephalic

head region

cervical

neck region

crural

lower extremity region

dorsum

posterior/back

gluteal

buttocks region

pelvic

lower anterior region of the trunk

pubic

genital region

thoracic

chest region

trunk

torso region

vertebral

spinal column region

frontal plane

dividing the body vertically, creates the anterior and posterior portions of the body

sagittal plane

also called lateral; divides body into L and R sides

transverse

creates upper and lower sections of the body; also cross sectional

pericardial cavity

potential space formed between the two layers of serous pericardium around the heart; contains the heart and is medial to the pleural cavities

mediastinum

membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ; contains esophagus, trachea, thymus, aorta, inferior vena cava