Directional Terms
This term refers to "above body position"
Superior
this terms refers to "excessive"
what is -hyper
The term "joint" is also referred to as
What is "articulations"
The medical terminology for irregular heartbeat
The technical term low blood pressure
What is hypotension
This term refers to "closer to the surface"
What is Superficial
This term refers to "hem/o/a"
What is blood
____ connects bones and cartilages to other bones and cartilages.
What is a ligament
Commonly referred to as the "voice box" but is actually called ____
What is larynx
The medical definition for appendicitis
What is inflammation of the appendix
______ is near the point of reference while _____ is further away from the point of reference
What is proximal and distal
If tachy refers to rapid, what does the term tachycardia
What is "condition in which the heart beats rapidly"
____ refers to the skull/head
What is "crain/o"
What is "surgical repair of the nose"
The medical term for low blood sugar
What is hypoglycemia
This plane of the body divides the body into left vs. right side
What is the sagittal plane
If angi/o refers to vessel, what does the term angioplasty mean.
What is surgical repair of a blood vessel
____ means to "build up" while ___ means to "break down"
What is "blast" and "clast"
The ___ has two structures that are identical to each other but are not the same size.
Hint: one has 3 and the other has 2
What are lungs
This refers to a curve in the spine
What is scoliosis
This term refers to "backward bending of the hand or foot"
What is dorsiflexion
This medicine helps WIDENS blood vessels
What are vasodilators
The longest bone of the body is ____
What is a femur
____ plays a vital role in breathing and can be thought of as a ballon expanding.
What is the diaphragm
What is cirrhosis of the liver?