Body Talk
What is the rainbow part of the eye called?
circulatory/cardiovascular system
Combining form "oste/o" refers to which part of the body?
bone
What is the meaning of malignant?
Dangerous/Cancerous
What is the largest organ?
The skin
The ishihara test is MOST commonly used to identify which condition?
Color blindness
The body system is specialized cells that carry electrical messages throughout the body?
Nervous system
In the medical term "bradycardia", what does the prefix "Brady-" mean?
Slow
What is the meaning of Benign?
Non-cancerous
What is Anterior/ventral?
toward the front, the front surface, or the forward part of the body or a structure
How far away should a Snellen chart be from the patient?
20 feet in a well-lit area
Name organs of the digestive system
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestines
Myalgia
pain in the muscle
What is the meaning of Stasis?
Slowing or stopping the flow of a blood fluid
structure connects muscles to bones
What is diastole
Muscle that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
Major organs of the integumentary system
Skin, hair, nails
cholecystectomy
surgical removal of the gallbladder
What is the meaning of Sclerosis?
Hard or hardening
What is the aorta ?
Large artery carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart
What are muscle spasms (or cramps)?
What system is primarily responsible for internal and external movement of the body
Muscular system
acrocyanosis
blueness of the extremities
What is the meaning of dysphagia?
The term refers to difficultly swallowing
What is medial?
Structure that is closer to the body's midline or center