Anatomy and physiology
The bone in the upper arm that connects the shoulder to the elbow.
What is the humerus?
The medical term for the surgical removal of the appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
This class of drugs is used to reduce pain without causing loss of consciousness.
What are analgesics?
The largest artery in the body, it originates from the left ventricle and delivers oxygen-rich blood to the systemic circulation.
What is the aorta?
This medical term refers to an inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?
This term describes the study of how a drug moves through the body, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
What is pharmacokinetics?
The name of the connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones.
What is a tendon?
A term used to describe a condition where a person has an abnormally high body temperature.
What is fever or pyrexia?
This drug, commonly used to treat bacterial infections, inhibits the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. This is the most common antibiotic.
What is penicillin?
This structure within the human eye controls the amount of light that enters, adjusting its size in response to lighting conditions.
What is the pupil?
This term refers to a condition where the blood has a low oxygen content, often leading to bluish skin.
What is cyanosis?
This term refers to the ability of a drug to produce a specific therapeutic effect at a low dose.
What is potency?
The process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the lungs and blood occurs across this membrane.
What is the alveolar-capillary membrane?
This medical term refers to the surgical removal of the gallbladder.
What is cholecystectomy?
This type of drug is used to treat hypertension by blocking the effects of the sympathetic nervous system on the heart.
What are beta-blockers?