Cardiovascular
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
What is myocarditis?
A narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
What is a tendon?
Also known as clubfoot.
What is talipes?
Also known as a runny nose.
What is rhinorrhea?
A painful localized muscle spasm named for its cause.
What is a cramp?
Commonly known as a heart attack.
What is a myocardial infarction?
An opening in a bone through which the blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass.
What is a foramen?
This type of fracture is also known as a simple or complete fracture.
What is closed?
A disease in which the airways have become inflamed due to recurrent exposure to an inhaled irritant.
What is chronic bronchitis?
A band of connective tissue that envelopes, separates, or binds together muscles or groups of muscles.
What is fascia?
Medication taken to reduce the ability of the blood to clot.
What is an anticoagulant?
Toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline.
What is lateral?
The surgical removal of a portion of the skull.
What is a craniectomy?
A medication that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs.
What is a bronchodilator?
An injury to the body of a muscle or attachment of a tendon.
What is a strain?
A wire mesh tube placed in an artery to provide support to the arterial wall.
What is a stent?
The lower part of the sternum.
What is the xiphoid process?
An abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine.
What is lordosis?
A genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
The number of divisions the triceps brachii is formed from.
What is 3?
The highest pressure against the artery walls, which occurs when the ventricles contract.
What is systolic pressure?
Cavity that contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis.
What is ventral?
A surgical incision through the fascia to relieve tension or pressure.
What is a fasciotomy?
The excess accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, which keeps the lung from fully expanding.
What is pleural effusion?
The surgical repair of cartilage.
What is chondroplasty?