Systems of the Body
This system supports body movement, protects internal organs, and stores minerals.
What is the skeletal system?
Hypertension
What is high blood pressure?
BP
What is blood pressure?
The largest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
AED stands for:
What is an automated external defibrillator?
This system contains gonads, which produce gametes and hormones.
What is the reproductive system?
Contusion
What is a bruise?
BMI
What is body mass index?
The name for the superficial layer of skin.
What is the epidermis?
A device that physicians use to hear the heartbeats of patients.
What is a stethoscope?
The pancreas is part of these two systems.
What is the digestive system and endocrine system?
Malignant
What is indicating the presence of cancerous cells?
SOB
What is shortness of breath?
The four major lobes of the human brain.
What are the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes?
The device used to detect abnormal heart rhythms.
What is a Holter monitor?
This system contains mechanical and chemical barriers such as intact skin, mucus membranes, tears, saliva, and perspiration.
What is the immune system?
Prognosis
What is the predicted outcome of disease progression and treatment?
CPR
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
The medical term from the Latin words for “blood” and “break forth” that refers to a lot of bleeding, which can be life-threatening.
What is hemorrhage?
The material used to support a medical dressing or injured body part.
What is a bandage?
This system contains the alimentary canal.
What is the digestive system?
Deglutition
What is swallowing?
COPD
What is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
A “C” word that describes the lower end of the uterus, which allows for a baby to pass from the womb into the birth canal.
What is the cervix?
The device used to drain and collect urine directly from the bladder.
What is a catheter?