Medical Terminology Unit 2 Review Guide

Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

Extension of the scapula that forms the high point of the shoulder

Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Originating within another

Inflammation of one or more joints

Surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint

Surgical placement of an articficial joint

Originating within an individual

Study of structures of the body

Small matter nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle

An abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, open areas, and sometimes accompanies anxiety attacks

Lack of normal tone and tension; flaccidity, lack of energy, muscle weaknesses, espcially in contractive organs

Looks like a cobweb- used at the arachnoid membrane covering the brain and spinal cord ( a serous membrane forming the middle of three coverings of the brain and spinal cord)

Usually long process of a nerve fiber that conducts impulses away from the body cell- also called nerve fiber

A disorder, usually in children, characterized by essive activity and inability to concentrate on one task for any length of time