Question 1

The pelvic examination required the patient to be lying on her back with her legs raised and feet in stirrups,hips and knees flexed,thighs abducted,and externally rotated,or in the _____ position.

Accepted Answer

The lithotomy position is the correct position for a pelvic examination as it provides the necessary access to the pelvic organs. Orthopnea is a position of sitting upright to aid in breathing, Trendelenburg is a position with the head down and feet up for certain medical procedures, and Sims position is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm behind the body for rectal examinations.

Question 2

MATCHING
-Match each item with the correct description below.
two

Accepted Answer

"bi-" means two, such as in "bilateral" meaning involving two sides.

Answer: E
 "uni-" means one, such as in "unilateral" meaning involving only one side.

Answer: D
 "-ior" is a suffix that can be added to a root word to indicate comparative form, such as in "superior" meaning higher or above.

Answer: A
 "caud/o" refers to the tail, such as in "caudal" meaning toward the tail or hind part of the body.

Answer: C
 "infer/o" means below or beneath, such as in "inferior" meaning lower or underneath.

Answer: F
 "super/o" means above or upper, such as in "superior" meaning higher or uppermost.

Question 3

MATCHING
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pertaining to

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
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Question 4

MATCHING
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below

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
-Match each item with the correct description...

Question 5

The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position,meaning he was lying

Accepted Answer

The Trendelenburg position is when the patient is lying on their back with their head lower than their feet.

Question 6

MATCHING
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pertaining to away

Accepted Answer

"Distal" refers to a position away from the point of attachment or origin, often used in anatomy to describe the location of body parts.

Question 7

The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.

Accepted Answer

The hypogastric region refers to the area below the umbilical region and is commonly associated with abdominal pain. The other regions listed (lumbar, iliac, epigastric) are not necessarily indicative of pain in this particular area.

Question 8

MATCHING
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above

Accepted Answer

Super/o relates to the term "above," indicating a position higher or superior to something else.

Question 9

MATCHING

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back,behind

Accepted Answer

A poster is something that would be displayed on a wall or surface which is typically behind the viewer.

Answer: B
 Proxim/o refers to being closer to the point of origin or nearest to the center of the body (as opposed to being further away).

Answer: C
 Adding the suffix -ad to a root word indicates direction or location toward the referenced body part, so behind could be represented by adding the suffix -ad to any root that indicates a body part (such as cephal/o or poster/o).

Answer: D
 Cephal/o refers specifically to the head, so this is not the best option for indicating behind or in a posterior location.

Answer: E
 Anter/o refers to being in front or at the front of the body or a structure, so this is not the best option for indicating behind or in a posterior location.

Answer: F
 Later/o refers specifically to the side of the body, and does not necessarily indicate a posterior location, so this is not the best option for indicating behind.

Question 10

MATCHING

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toward

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING

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Question 11

MATCHING
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toward the head

Accepted Answer

"Cephalad" means toward the head, which matches the description given.

Question 12

MATCHING

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head (upward)

Accepted Answer

The prefix "cephal-" refers to the head.

Answer: A 
 The suffix "-o" is commonly used to denote a noun or object, hence "postero" could refer to a poster.

Answer: B 
 The prefix "proxim-" means near, so "proximo" likely refers to something nearby or close.

Answer: E 
 The prefix "anter-" means forward, so "antero" likely refers to something in the front or forward.

Answer: F 
 The suffix "-later" means side, so "later" likely refers to something on the side.

Answer: C 
 The suffix "-ad" means toward, so this could refer to any direction or movement towards something.

Question 13

MATCHING

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front

Accepted Answer

Anter/o is the prefix that means front, relating to the anterior position of the body or parts of the body.

Question 14

MATCHING
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pertaining to the head

Accepted Answer

Cephalic pertains to the head.

Answer: B
 Inferior is the opposite of superior and refers to something being situated below or underneath something else.

Answer: C
 Cephalad refers to something being situated towards the head or upper end of the body.

Answer: D
 Medial refers to something being situated towards the midline of the body or a specific structure.

Answer: E
 Posteroanterior refers to a direction or view that goes from back to front.

Answer: F
 Distal refers to something being situated further away from the point of attachment or origin.

Question 15

MATCHING
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pertaining to the middle

Accepted Answer

Medial refers to the middle or center.

Answer: A
 Cephalic refers to the head or top.

Answer: B
 Inferior refers to below or lower.

Answer: C
 Cephalad refers to the direction toward the head.

Answer: F
 Distal refers to the farthest from the center point or from a point of attachment.

Answer: E
 Posteroanterior refers to direction from the back to the front.

Question 16

MATCHING

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side

Accepted Answer

F) later/o is the term that matches with "side." It is a root word used in medical terminology to refer to the side of the body or an organ.

Question 17

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pertaining to below

Accepted Answer

B) Inferior is the term that means "pertaining to below."

Question 18

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one

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The answer of MATCHING
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Question 19

MATCHING

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near (the point of attachment of a body part)

Accepted Answer

"proxim/o" means near (the point of attachment of a body part).

Answer: E
 "anter/o" means front (of the body or body part).

Answer: F
 "later/o" means side (of the body or body part).

Answer: D
 "cephal/o" means head (of the body or body part).

Answer: C
 "-ad" means toward (the direction of).

Answer: A
 "poster/o" means back (of the body or body part).

Question 20

MATCHING
-Match each item with the correct description below.
tail (downward)

Accepted Answer

The prefix "caud/o" means tail, so choice A is the best match.

Answer: D
 The suffix "-ior" means pertaining to or relating to, so it could match with any of the choices. However, the best match would be "inferior," which means situated below or directed downward, so choice D matches the description of a downward tail.

Answer: B
 The prefix "bi-" means two or double, and none of the other choices relate to this concept, so choice B is the best match.

Answer: F
 The prefix "super/o" means above or upper, and none of the other choices relate to this concept, so choice F is the best match.

Answer: E
 The prefix "uni-" means one or single, and none of the other choices relate to this concept, so choice E is the best match.

Quiz 3: Directional Terms, planes, positions, regions, and Quadrants

The pelvic examination required the patient to be lying on her back with her legs raised and feet in stirrups,hips and knees flexed,thighs abducted,and externally rotated,or in the _____ position.

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. two

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. pertaining to

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. below

The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position,meaning he was lying

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. pertaining to away

The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. above

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. back,behind

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. toward

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. toward the head

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. head (upward)

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. front

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. pertaining to the head

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. pertaining to the middle

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. side

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. pertaining to below

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. one

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. near (the point of attachment of a body part)

MATCHING -Match each item with the correct description below. tail (downward)