Around the Clock
What is 8:15am?
The organ you are studying if you look at the root word cardio-
What is the heart?
The medical term used to describe an abnormally fast heart rate
What is Tachycardia?
This body cavity surrounds and protects the brain.
What is the cranial cavity?
The horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
What is the transverse (or horizontal) plane?
The 12-hour time represented by 1738.
What is 5:38pm?
The organ represented by the medical root gastro-
What is the stomach?
The medical term for a sore throat, usually caused by inflammation of the pharynx
What is Pharyngitis?
The plane dividing the body into front and back portions
What is the frontal (or coronal) plane?
The 12-hour time represented by 20:54
What is 8:54am?
The root word used when a doctor is talking about the kidneys
What is nephro- (or reno-)?
The medical term for a runny nose
What is Rhinorrhea?
The plane dividing the body into left and right portions
What is the sagittal (or midsagittal) plane?
The number you add to the hour to convert a PM time into 24-hour format.
What is 12?
The type of tissue or organ you are treating if the root word is myo-
What is muscle?
The medical term meaning an abnormally slow heart rate
What is bradycardia?
This anatomical plane cuts through the body at an angle rather than horizontally or vertically.
What is the oblique plane?
A patient’s 4-hour surgery ends at 1300. This is the 24-hour time it began.
What is 0900?
The specific biological structure or tissue represented by the medical root chondro-
What is cartilage?
The surgical procedure that involves cutting into the trachea to create an emergency airway.
What is a Tracheotomy?
A surgeon wants to view the brain from the side, creating a section that separates the left side of the brain from the right side. Which anatomical plane would be used?
What is the sagittal plane?