Directional and Positional Terms
Lying face up
What is Supine
two part of the human body make up the CNS
what is the brain and spinal cord
condition caused by fever
What is Febrile
pain is the term for long-term pain that interferes with the functions of life
What is Chronic
most basic unit of life and is often considered the building block of the human body
What is Cell
Pertaining to the head
What is cephalic
Motor Neurons are considered
What is Efferent Nerves
refers to the contraction phase of the heartbeat
what is systole
the physician uses an ophthalmoscope to assess the patient's
What is the inner eye?
is the cellular division of reproductive cells
What is Meiosis
away from the point of attachment or far from the beginning
What is Distal
Nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary bodily function
What is the ANS
body temperature usually the lowest
What is 2 am-6 am
Tapping a patient's body with the fingertips to assess the position or size of an underlying body part
What is percussion
responsible for the cell's metabolism, growth, and reproduction.
What is nucleus
Above, in an upward direction
What is Superior
The brain encompassed by three membranes called
what is meninges
average pulse rate in a healthy adult
What is 60-100
drape are used during a physical exam to allow
what is to allow access to the patient
Cardiac muscle tissue, which forms the heart muscles, is a specialized form
What is Striated
Nearest the point of attachment or near beginning
What is Proximal
Group of Nerve fibers within the CNS is often referred to as a
what is a tract
heart rhythm that includes random irregular beats or a predictable pattern of irregular beats is called a
What is dysrhythmia
A patient's chief complaints are
What are symptoms
A cell divides into two new cells via the processes of mitosis
What is cytokinesis