Vituity Scribe Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Vituity Scribe
Vituity Scribe Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part toward the midline
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER- The erect position of the body with arms at the ...
Vituity Scribe Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER- Movement of a body part toward the midline
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER- The erect position of the body with arms at the
side and palms of the hands facing forward.
Anterior (Ventral) - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the front
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Paired structures having right and left members
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the opposite side of the body
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the surface
Depressor - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the
body to which it is attached.
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the trunk or site of attachment
Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated toward the back of the body; also back of hand and
top of foot
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Backward flexion or bending (hand/foot)
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER- The straightening of a body part
,External - CORRECT ANSWER- Situated outside; exterior (refers to wall of cavity or
hollow form)
Evert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn outward
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Bending or angulation of a body part
Frontal (Coronal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Vertical planes that pass through the body at right
angles to the median plane; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the feet
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER- Inside (refers to wall of cavity or hollow form)
Invert - CORRECT ANSWER- To turn inward
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Occurring on the same side of the body
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER- Farther from the median plane
Levator - CORRECT ANSWER- A muscle whose contraction raises the part of the body to
which it is attached.
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the median plane
Midline - CORRECT ANSWER- Divides body into a right and left side
Palmar - CORRECT ANSWER- Palmar surface of hand
**Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER- Sole side of foot
,**Plantar Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER- Foot movement when toes flex down (pointing
your toes)
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the back
Pronator - CORRECT ANSWER- Medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm
faces posteriorly
Prone - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face down (chest down and back up)
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the trunk or site of attachment
**Supine - CORRECT ANSWER- Body lying face up (chest up and back down)
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER- Nearer to the head
Transverse (Horizontal) - CORRECT ANSWER- Horizontal planes that pass through the
body at right angles to long axis; divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts.
Volar - CORRECT ANSWER- Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
**Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER- without fever
Ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER- to walk (with a cane/walker)
Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER- An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused
by a weakening of the artery wall.
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to relieve nausea and vomiting
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER- medication used to reduce fever
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