chapter 7 Paramedic

Anterior

The front surface of the body, the side facing you in the atomic position

Anteroposterior axis

The axis that runs perpendicular to the Cornell plane

Antonyms

Pairs of words, roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have opposite meanings

Apex

The appointed extremity of a conical structure

Bilateral

An anatomy, a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

Combining form

A word route, prefix or suffix followed by a vowel

Combining vowel

The vowel used to combine two words, roots, or a word root, and a prefix or suffix

Compound words

Words containing more than one root word

Contralateral

On the opposite side of the body

Coronal frontal plane

An imaginary plane in which the body is cut into front and back portions

Cross section

The product of a slicing an object crosswise perpendicular to its long axis

Distal

Farther from the trunk and near to the free end of an extremity

Dorsal

The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hands

Eponym

The name of a disease device procedure or drug that is based on the person who invented discovered or first described it

Extension

The straightening of a joint

External rotation

Rotating an extremity at its joint away from the midline

Flexion

The bending of a joint

Fowler position

A sitting position with the head elevated at a 90° angle, sitting straight upright

Homonyms

Where is that sound alike but are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Horizontal axis

The axis that runs perpendicular to the sagittal Plane also called the mediolateral axis

Hyper extension

Maximum extension or extension beyond the normal range of motion

Hyperflexion

Maximum flexion or flexion beyond the normal range of motion

Inferior

Below or closer to the feet

Internal rotation

Rotating the interior surface of an extremity toward towards the midline

Ipsilateral

On the same side of the body

Lateral

In anatomy parts of the body that lie farther from the midline

Longitudinal axis

The axis that runs perpendicular to the transverse plane

Longitudinal section

The view of an object cut along its long axis

Medial

Closer to the midline

Midsagittal plane (midline)

An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the forehead through the nose and the umbilical navel to the floor

Palmar

The front forward facing part of the hand in the anatomical position

Plantar

The soul or bottom surface of the foot

Posterior

An anatomy of the bodies back surface, the side away from you and standard atomic position

Pronation

Turning the palms downward toward the ground

Prone

Lying facedown, flat

Proximal

Closer to the trunk

Sagittal lateral plane

A plane of the body that passes vertically from the front to the back, dividing the body into left and right portions

Superior

Above or closer to the head

Supination

Turning the palms upward toward the sky

Supine

Face up

Synonyms

Pairs of word, roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have the same or almost the same meaning

Topographic anatomy

Superficial landmarks of the body that serve as guides to the structures that lie beneath it

Transverse axial plane

An imaginary plane, passing horizontally through the body at the waist, dividing it into top and bottom halves

Unilateral

Occurring or appearing on only one side of the body

Ventral

The Anterior surface of the body

Word root

The foundation of a word establishes the basic meaning of a word