Digestive System
What is the tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach called?
Esophagus
What is the function of the ureters?
To carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
The condition of the inner lining of the uterus growing outside of the uterus is called?
Endometriosis
What two combining forms mean brain?
cerebr/o and encephal/o
What is the endocrine organ located behind the sternum called?
Thymus gland
True or false, the combined form of chol/e means colon.
False.
It means gallbladder/bile.
Gallbladder can also be represented by cholecyst/o
True or False?
Hyperhidrosis means the abnormal condition of too much water retention.
False.
Hyperhidrosis is the condition of excessive sweating.
When we use the combining form vas/o in relation to the reproductive system, we are referring to what structure?
The Vas Deferens
What is the largest portion of the brain?
Cerebrum
What is the combining form for thirst?
Dips/o
Someone who has difficulty swallowing is said to have?
Dysphagia
What are the word parts of the word pyuria?
Py (pus)
Ur (Urine)
Ia (Condition)
What does the word hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy mean?
Excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries
An instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain is called a?
electroencephalograph (EEG)
What is the word for any disease of the endocrine system?
Endocrinopathy
What is the suffix meaning hernia or protrusion?
-cele
What is a nephrorrhaphy?
A suturing repair of the kidney
Define benign prostatic hyperplasia
A non-harmful cellular growth on the prostate
Poliomyelitis means?
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
What are the types of diabetes mellitus called?
Type 1 and Type 2
What is the combined form for digestion?
peps/o
Why are females more likely to contract bladder infections than males?
Your client reports having pain and excessive bleeding during their period. How would we describe those two symptoms using medical language?
dysmenorrhea & menorrhagia
What does syncope mean?
Fainting
If a client is having issues regulating blood sugar levels, what hormone are they having difficulties with?
Insulin