Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Abduction

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Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Abduction

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Abduction refers to moving a limb away from the midline of the body.

Answer: A 
 Abduction can also refer to turning a body part outward, away from the body.

Answer: G 
 Lengthening or straightening a flexed limb is called extension, which can be applied to abduction as well (e.g. extending the arm away from the body).

Answer: E 
 The use of radionuclides as tags and tracing their movement throughout the body is known as a radioisotope scan, or nuclear medicine scan.

Answer: F 
 A test of blood flow to the heart muscle is called a cardiac stress test or myocardial perfusion imaging, which can be done by injecting a radioactive tracer and imaging the heart.

Answer: D 
 Lying on one's back is referred to as a supine position.

Answer: B 
 Lying on one's belly or face down is referred to as a prone position.

Answer: C 
 Bending a part of the body is referred to as flexion.

Answer: I 
 Positioned at an angle is referred to as oblique.

Answer: J 
 Transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically charged particles is called ionization.

Match the Meanings with Their Correct Terms