Medical Terminology
High blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Joint pain
What is arthritis?
Both sides
What is bilateral?
Front
What is anterior?
Patient lying on back
What is supine?
Fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
The inability to fall asleep
What is insomnia?
One side
What is unilateral?
Back
What is posterior?
Patient lying on abdomen
What is the prone position?
The dynamic equilibrium your body constantly tries to maintain.
What is homeostasis?
The anatomical, scientific word for a common headache.
What is
An imaginary vertical line running down the side of the chest and torso, starting from the middle (apex) of the armpit.
What is the Midaxillary line?
Above
What is superior?
Patient lying on side
What is the recovery position?
The metabolic pathway where the liver creates glucose from non-carbohydrate sources.
What is Gluconeogenesis?
The clinical term for when your foot "falls asleep."
What is Paresthesia?
Closer to the torso
What is proximal?
Below
What is inferior?
A side-lying body position where a person lies horizontally on their left or right side
What is the lateral recumbent position?
A dangerous, high-acid state common in uncontrolled Type 1 Diabetes.
What is Ketoacidosis?
The anatomical, scientific word for a common headache.
What is Cephalgia?
Farther from torso
What is distal?
Divides chest into regions
What is the midclavicular line?
Median plane
What is the sagittal plane?