Anatomy and Physiology
This chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into circulation.
What is the left ventricle?
This nitrogenous base pairs with adenine in DNA.
What is thymine?
This condition is characterized by chronic airway inflammation and episodic wheezing triggered by allergens or exercise.
What is asthma?
The prefix “brady-” means this.
What is slow?
This ethical principle requires physicians to act in the patient’s best interest.
What is beneficence?
This structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
What is the diaphragm?
This metabolic pathway produces the majority of ATP under aerobic conditions.
What is oxidative phosphorylation?
This metabolic disorder results from insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.
What is Type 2 diabetes mellitus?
The suffix “-itis” indicates this.
What is inflammation?
This principle protects a patient’s right to make informed decisions about their own care.
What is autonomy?
This division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for “fight or flight.”
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This molecule carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation.
What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?
This neurovascular condition presents with unilateral pulsating headaches often accompanied by nausea and photophobia.
What is migraine?
The term “hematuria” refers to this finding.
What is blood in the urine?
This document outlines a patient’s wishes regarding end-of-life medical care.
What is an advance directive?
This type of epithelium lines blood vessels.
What is simple squamous epithelium?
This enzyme unwinds DNA during replication.
What is helicase?
This condition is caused by decreased bone mineral density, increasing fracture risk.
What is osteoporosis?
The suffix “-ectomy” means this.
What is surgical removal?
This type of consent requires disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives before a procedure.
What is informed consent?
This feedback mechanism maintains homeostasis by reversing a physiological change.
What is negative feedback?
This cycle generates NADH and FADH₂ in the mitochondrial matrix.
What is the Krebs cycle (citric acid cycle)?
This autoimmune disease commonly presents with a butterfly-shaped facial rash.
What is systemic lupus erythematosus?
The term “idiopathic” means this.
What is a disease of unknown cause?
This federal law protects patient health information privacy.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?