Cardiovascular System
A little of this and that!
Respiratory System
Endocrine and Nervous System
Special Senses
100
________ pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries
What is blood?
100
This is the medical word for the process of smelling:
What is olfaction?
100
The air cells of the lungs are the:
What is alveoli?
100
In the term epinephrine, the prefix epi- means:
What is 'upon'?
100
Name one of the three ossicles found in the middle ear:
What is malleus, incus or stapes?
200
The most common site for taking an adult pulse is the ______ artery.
What is radial?
200
Another name for a (kidney stone) is:
What is calculus?
200
The medical term for difficulty in breathing is:
What is dyspnea?
200
The surgical excision of the thyroid gland is called:
What is thyroidectomy?
200
The clear fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the ear:
What is endolymph?
300
The fluid part of the blood is called:
What is plasma?
300
A neuroblast is:
What is a (nerve) germ cell?
300
This is the medical term for surgical repair of the nose:
What is rhinoplasty?
300
The brain and spinal cord constitute the _________ nervous system.
What is central?
300
In the term acoustic, the root 'acoust' means:
What is hearing?
400
What is the iron-containing pigment of red blood cells:
What is hemoglobin?
400
In the term cryosurgery, the combining form cry/o means:
What is cold?
400
This is the medical term for rapid breathing:
What is tachypnea?
400
A condition where there is a loss of memory is called:
What is amnesia?
400
The root in labyrinthitis means:
What is 'maze'?
500
Cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide are:
What is red blood cells (RBC's)?
500
The structural and functional unit of the kidney that removes waste products from the blood is:
What is nephron?
500
This is the medical term for whooping cough:
What is pertussis?
500
What is the medical term for headache:
What is cephalalgia?
500
In the term keratoconjunctivitis, the combining form kerat/o means:
What is cornea?
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