Medical Terminology
What is a benign tumor?
A tumor that is not cancerous.
Name an organ that can be found in the right lower quadrant.
Appendix, cecum, large intestine, small intestine, right ureter, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right spermatic cord.
Describe anatomical position.
Standing straight up, facing forward. Holding the arms at the sides with the hands tuned so the palms face towards the front.
Which plane divides the body into left and right?
Sagittal plane
Finish the lyrics!
No inhibition, no fear
______________?
Is it like the ocean?
What devotion are you?
(one of the words in the sentence is the opposite of superficial).
How deep is your love?
Define word dystrophic with trophic meaning nutrition.
Pertaining to or characterized by impaired, abnormal, or faulty growth, development, or nourishment of tissue.
Name the all the organs that are located in the pleural cavity.
Lungs are the only organ in the pleural cavity!
:)
The feet are ______ to the head.
inferior (or caudal)
What plane divides the body into superior and inferior?
Transverse plane
how much does an adult human brain weigh?
About 3 pounds.
What is congenital anemia?
When an infant is born with an insufficient number of healthy red blood cells.
What is the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm.
What is the opposite of caudal?
Cephalic
If the body is split by a coronal plane, what way would the nose be facing?
Anterior
Finish the lyrics!
I thought I was a fool for no one
But, ooh, baby, I'm a fool for you
___________________________
How long before you tell the truth?
(The sentence has one of your medical terms btw)
You're the queen of the superficial
What is the difference between edema and abscess?
An abscess is a pocket of puss, while an edema is swelling because of fluid being trapped.
where is the bladder located?
Hint: It's in a lower region.
Hypogastric region.
the spine is ____ to the ribcage. Use body directional terms.
posterior (or dorsal)
A jumping jack requires your limbs to move parallel to this plane.
Coronal plane
A newborn baby is measured to be 52 cm, what is the length of the newborn in inches?
Approximately 20.47 inches.
What is metastatic lung cancer?
The most advanced stage of lung cancer, typically stage 4, where cancer cells break off from the lungs and create tumors in other parts of the body.
What is directly left to the epigastric? (Use anatomical position).
Left hypochondriac region.
The thumb is _____ to the pinky in standard anatomical position.
Lateral.
If a stroke in the left hemisphere of the brain causes paralysis on the right side of the body, it is affecting this side relative to the injury.
(this one isn't related to planes since I ran out of ideas).
Contralateral side
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver