Medical Terminology
The direction of the body that is toward the head or upper part of a structure
Superior
What is the cornerstone of the healing process? To support and maintain life or fight disease, the body must be supplied with the proper nutrients?
Nutrition
What is forensic science?
application of medical knowledge to the investigation of crime, particularly in establishing causes of injury/disease
What does the olfactory (cranial nerve) control?
Sense of smell
taking up of nutrients in the intestines
Absorption
Pertains the breakdown of food
Digestive System
To perform CPR on an infant the rescuer should do compressions at a rate of _____
At least 100 compressions a minute
What are the four manners of death?
Natural, accidental, suicidal and homicidal
a type of test that indicates an injury to the cerebellum (finger to nose)
Coordination Tests
Accepted for medical use but with severe restrictions (high potential for abuse)?
Schedule II Drugs
A cancerous tumour of the stomach that usually begins in glands in the gastric mucosa. May develop due to chronic irritation from a Heliobacter pylori infection
Adenocarcinoma
What system has greatly increased the number and types of health care settings?
Health Care
What are the four causes of traumatic death?
Mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical
Which test assesses static balance through determining an individual's ability to stand or remain motionless?
Romberg Test
What is alkalosis?
Condition in which excess base accumulates in, or acids are lost from the body
Procedure to remove a small piece of tissue from an ulcer, polyp, mass or tumour to look for abnormal/cancerous cells.
Biopsy
What are the signs that indicate a medical emergency?
Unusual noise, sight, odor, appearance or behaviour.
What does a forensic toxicologist do?
Examine drugs, poison cases and deaths. Looks at blood, urine, hair and other body fluids
What are the four lobes?
Frontal, parietal, Temporal and occipital
Nitrogen-containing chemical compounds of which proteins is composed
Amino Acids
A digestive enzyme from villi in the small intestine that breaks down lactose
Lactase
Caring for what type of patient requires the coordinated services of a large number of health care professionals to help patients stay healthy and prevent complications or injuries?
Disabled Patient
What is the medical term for the stiffening of the body due to postmortem depletion of glycogen?
Rigor mortis
What are raccoon eyes?
Ecchymosis around the eyes, usually a sign of head injury/skull fracture
What is Pharmacokinesis?
the movement of drugs through the body via absorption, distribution, metabolisms and excretion