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Introduction to Medical Terminology

Introduction to Medical Terminology. MEDICAL FOUNDATIONS. Pronunciation Rules. ch sounds like k chondroid ( kon-droyd ) ps sounds like s psychiatric ( si - ki -a- trik ) pn sounds like n pneumonia (nu-mo- nya ) c sounds like a soft s when it comes before

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Introduction to Medical Terminology

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  1. Introduction to Medical Terminology MEDICAL FOUNDATIONS

  2. Pronunciation Rules • ch sounds like k chondroid(kon-droyd) • ps sounds like s psychiatric (si-ki-a-trik) • pn sounds like n pneumonia (nu-mo-nya) • c sounds like a soft s when it comes before e, i, and y cytoplasm (si-to-plazm) • g sounds like j when it comes before e, i, and y generic (jen-er-ik) • i sounds like eye when added to the end of a word to form a pluralalveoli (al-ve-o-li)

  3. Vocabulary List #1

  4. anatomical position = standing erect, arms at the side of the body, legs parallel, feet and toes pointing forward, palms of the hands facing forward and eyes straight ahead

  5. sagittal plane = vertical plane, runs lengthwise from front to back and divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions (these do NOT have to be equal unless designated “midsagittal’)

  6. frontal plane = vertical plane, runs lengthwise from side to side and divides the body into front and back portions

  7. transverse plane = horizontal plane, runs crosswise or parallel to the ground and divides the body or its parts into upper and lower portions

  8. superior/cephalic/cranial = more toward the head, above another structure inferior/caudal = more toward the feet or tail, below another structure anterior/ventral = more toward the front or belly-side of the body posterior/dorsal = more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body lateral = to the side medial = to the middle or near the middle of the body or structure axillary = armpit

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