Think OPPOSITES
The medical terms for FRONT and BACK
What is ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR?
The primary muscle involved in making the lungs expand and contract.
What is the diaphragm?
Suffix meaning surgical removal of
What is -ectomy?
The spleen is located in this quadrant of the abdominal cavity.
What is the LEFT Upper Quadrant (LUQ)?
A condition characterized by the buildup of cholesterol and calcium, called plaque, in the blood vessels that effects 60% of people older than 65 years of age.
What is ATHEROSCLEROSIS?
The medical terms for TOP and BOTTOM
What is SUPERIOR and INFERIOR?
This portion of the brain controls breathing by sensing the level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
What is the BRAINSTEM?
The root word OSTE/O means
What is BONE?
Oxygenated blood flows to the brain via the ____________ ________. Deoxygenated blood flows out the brain via the ___________ _________.
What is the carotid ARTERIES and jugular VEINS?
Sometimes referred to as the "startle reflex", neonates that are caught off guard will open their arms wide, spread their fingers, and appear to be grabbing for something, exhibiting this reflex.
What is MORO reflex?
Medical terms for MIDDLE and SIDE
What is MEDIAL and LATERAL?
The grapelike structures of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What is the ALVEOLI?
The acronym BGL stands for
What is Blood Glucose Level?
The autonomic nervous system controls functions that occur automatically (ie, involuntary actions like digestion).
The _______ nervous system regulates activities we have voluntary control of (ie, walking and talking).
What is SOMATIC nervous system?
A type of reasoning in which a school-age child acts almost purely to avoid punishment or to get what he or she wants.
What is PRECONVENTIONAL reasoning?
______________is decreasing the angle of the joint and ____________ is increasing the angle of the joint
What is FLEXION and EXTENSION?
This part of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins
What is the left atrium?
Suffix meaning enlargement of
What is -megaly?
The ____________ nervous system is responsible for the flight-or-fight reaction that enables us to respond under stress.
What is the SYMPATHETIC nervous system?
These vital signs are within normal limits for this age group.
Pulse: 100 to 160 bpm, Systolic BP: 70 to 95 (mm Hg), and Respiratory rate: 25 to 50 (breaths/min)
What is an INFANT?
________________ is motion toward the midline and
________________ is motion away from the midline.
What is ADDUCTION and ABDUCTION
When the heart is working normally, the electrical impulse begins high in the atria at this location.
What is the SINOATRIAL (SA) NODE?
The accronym GCS stands for
What is Glasgow Coma Scale?
This gland is located in the retroperitoneal space, regulates glucose metabolism and produces insulin, glucagon and other hormones.
What is the PANCREAS?
The kidneys will decrease in size by 20% as they age. This reduces the filtration capabilities by what percentage?
What is 50% ?