When using word components to relate medical terms to the structure and function of the human body, why is it important to be able to break down medical terms into component parts? Why not just memorize each term? What is the point of learning all these Latin terms, anyway? Aren't they just an outmoded tradition?

In each of the following examples, choose the term that correctly describes the human body according to anatomical position.a. In the anatomical position, the palms are forward or backward.b. The liver is superior or inferior to the diaphragm.c. The hand is proximal or distal to the elbow.d. The shoulder blade is on the anterior or posterior part of the body.e. Cranial refers to the head or tail end of the body.f. The coronal plane divides the body into front and back or right and left sections. g. The arms are located on the medial or lateral side of the body. h. The transverse plane divides the body into superior and inferior or anterior and posterior parts.

Name a structure that is located cranial to the abdominal cavity, caudal to the neck, and dorsal to the sternum.   Mental refers to what part of the body?     If you sleep on your stomach, you are sleeping in a _____________________ position; whereas if you sleep on your back, you are sleeping in a _____________________ position.   If you are asked to take a buccal swab, which cavity would you swab?       An injury to the ear would be described as________________________________.   If a patient has gotten into a fight and comes into the ER with a fracture to his or her cheekbone, how would you describe that fracture using the regions of the face? The nose is located ________________ and ________________ to the ears. The __________________ cavity encases the brain.   The __________________ cavity encases the lungs.

Larry is a CST working in the general surgery unit of an urban hospital. He and Dr. Hobart are finishing a case where a known IV drug user suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. While Larry was counting instruments with the circulator, Dr. Hobart tossed a loaded needle holder back onto the Mayo stand without informing Larry. As he turned around, the bloody needle penetrated Larry’s single glove and punctured his skin.   Larry immediately reported the needle-stick injury to the circulator, who removed his glove and helped him assess the wound while paging for a replacement CST. After being relieved at the field, Larry washed the wound with soap and water. Because occupational health was closed at this hour, Larry reported to the emergency department for treatment, and then filed all appropriate reports.   What should Larry do with the needle and needle holder after they became contaminated with his blood?   Did Larry handle this incident correctly?   What should Larry have done to…