Medical Terminology
The two types of immunity are:
What is cellular and humoral
Define the medical root word: leuk/o.
What is white
What does NPO mean?
What is Nothing by mouth
A specialist in treating disorders of the urinary tract is called a:
What is Urologist
Where in the body are blood cells produced?
What is Bone marrow
The word hematuria refers to which of the following conditions?
What is Blood in the urine
What is the medical term for inflammation of the conjunctiva (AKA pink eye)?
What is Conjunctivitis
Define the medical root word: erythr/o
What is red
What medical term means thickening and hardening of a tissue?
What is sclerosis
Which of the following is the filtration unit of the kidney?
What is Nephron
What are you vomiting in hematemesis?
What is blood
The word hyperglycemia means:
What is Excessive level of glucose in the blood.
What is the medical term for turning the eye inward to the nose?
What is Esotropia
Surgical excision of the tonsils is called a ____________
What is tonsillectomy
What medical terms refers to the regurgitation of stomach contents back into the esophagus?
What is GERD
What are the two major anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system?
What is CNS and PNS
What structure does the esophagus travel through from the thoracic cavity to the abdominal cavity?
What is diaphragm
___________ disease is the most common form of dementia. It impacts 10% of the population over 65 years of age
What is Alzheimer
What does Ml stand for?
Milliliter
Define the medical term: reflux
What is Backward flow
The medical term for eardrum is:
What is Tympanic Membrane
The thyroid and parathyroid glands belong to the _________ system.
What is The Endocrine System
What division is responsible for the flight or fight response?
What is Sympathetic
Which of the following words refers to any disease of the kidney?
Nephropathy
What is the medical term for when a patient reaches their forties and the eyes have difficulty focusing on near objects?
What is Presbyopia
What is the medical term that means absence of spontaneous respiration?
What is Apnea
The medical term that means the sensation of spinning or whirling?
What is Vertigo
Which of the following is an enlargement of the head, face, hands, and feet in an adult as a result of excess growth hormone?
What is acromegaly
What is the main component of RBC's?
What is Hemoglobin
______________ causes episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways.
What is asthma
STAT
What is Immediately
What does AC stand for?
What is before meals
COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Which of the following is a master gland that works together with the hypothalamus, often influencing the production of hormones in the other endocrine glands?
What is Pituitary gland
Which of the following glands is located on the upper pole of each kidney?
What is Adrenal gland
____________________ is a progressive disease that involves both chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is COPD