What is the study of the structure of the body (how the body is put together)?
What is anatomy?
100
What is the study of the function of the body (how it works)?
What is physiology?
100
What is the inflammation of a tendon?
What is tendinitis?
100
What is a structure within the body made up of tissues that allow it to perform a particular function?
What is an organ?
200
What are the systematic steps taken to mitigate or minimize injury; protect, rest, ice, compress, and elevate?
What is PRICE procedure?
200
What is a crack or break in a bone?
What is a fracture?
200
What is a soft tissue caused by seepage of blood into tissue; a bruise?
What is a contusion?
200
What is the muscle of the heart, adapted to continued rhythmic contraction?
What is the cardiac muscle?
200
What is a bubble-like collection of fluid beneath or wihin the epidermis of the skin?
What is a blister?
300
What is a soft tissue injury caused by the penetration of a sharp object?
What is a puncture wound?
300
What is a collection of similar cells and their inter-cellular substances that work together to perform a particular function?
What is a tissue?
300
What is a jagged tear in the flesh?
What is a laceration?
300
What is a partial dislocation?
What is subluxation?
300
What is a band of white fibrous, connective tissue that helps hold bone to bone?
What is ligament?
400
What is a joint or the point at which two or more bones meet?
What is articulation?
400
What is a severe, sometimes fatal allergic reaction that causes a sharp drop in blood-pressure and breathing difficulties?
What is anaphylactic shock?
400
What is a thickened, usually painless, area of skin caused by friction or pressure?
What is callus?
400
What is a painful soft tissue injury in which a flap of tissue is torn loose or pulled off completely?
What is an avulsion?
400
What is a crackling or grating sound heard upon movement of a damaged bone or joint?
What is crepitation?
500
What is an abnormal sensation of the skin, such as tingling, numbness, prickling or burning with no apparent cause?
What is paresthesia?
500
What is a muscle tissue that contracts without voluntary control; contracts slowly and sustained over a longer time; found in internal organs and blood vessels?
What is a smooth or visceral muscle?
500
What is a condition in which bone forms in and replaces muscle tissue as a result of trauma?
What is myositis ossificans?
500
What is a voluntary muscle that can be consciously controlled, unlike involuntary muscles that work whether the body is conscious or unconscious?
What is askeletal or striated muscle?
500
What is a ruptured blood vessel in the subcutaneous tissue, noticeable by a purple discoloration of the skin?