Terminology

Question 1

Proximal

Answer 1

Close to…

Question 2

Distal

Answer 2

Further away from..
e.g. distant

Question 3

Medial/ Midline

Answer 3

towards the midline of the body

Question 4

Cephalic

Answer 4

Relating to the head

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

to the side

Question 6

Superior

Answer 6

above/ towards the top

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

below/ towards the bottom

Question 8

Anterior

Answer 8

In front/ towards the front

Question 9

Posterior

Answer 9

behind/ towards the back

Question 10

Ventral

Answer 10

on the front/ towards the front

Question 11

Dorsal

Answer 11

on the back/ towards the back

Question 12

What are root? words

Answer 12

the main focus of the term

Question 13

What are prefixes?

Answer 13

prefixed –come before the root to describe it (eg location or colour)

Question 14

What are suffixes?

Answer 14

suflixes are words that come after the word to give further information (eg an activity - study of…, removal of)

Question 15

What are examples of root words in midwifery?

Answer 15

Natal – (birth)
Partum (giving birth)
Utero (uterus)
Gravid (pregnant)
Parity (live children)
Cholecyst (gall bladder)
Aesthesia (sensation)