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Cardiology
Study of the heart
Define and Break down combining roots for Hematosis
Answer : hemo- : blood,
-stasis : standing still, stoppage
Away from the point of origin or attachment?
Distal
the study of the heart
Cardiology
A nurse explains that the elbow is closer to the shoulder than the wrist is. What directional term means closer to the point of attachment?
Dorsal
Leukocytosis
An increase in white blood cells
Define and Break down combining roots for Proximal
Answer: hemat/o : blood
osis- : process
What is a red blood cell?
Erythrocytes
away from the point of origin or attachment
Distal
A student suddenly faints during a school assembly. What medical term describes this temporary loss of consciousness?
Luekocytosis
Dorsal
Pertaining to back side of body
Define and Break down combining roots for Supine
Answer: supine : bent backwards, lying face up
What procedure or condition involves stopping bleeding?
Hemostasis
the artery that carries blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary Artery
A doctor asks a patient to lie on their back and explains that the opposite side is the back side of the body. What term means toward the back?
Supine
Coagulation
The process of blood clotting
Define and Break down combining roots for Superior
Answer: super- : above
-ior : pertaining to or characterized by a relative position
What organ is being removed during a splenectomy?
The spleen
fainting or temporary loss of consciousness
Syncope
A patient briefly loses consciousness and then wakes up. What is the medical term for fainting?
Syncope
Pulmonary artery
The artery that carries blood from the heart to the lungs
Define and Break down combining roots for antibody
Answer: anti- opposing, against
body : substance or element
What structures are supposed by cerebrospinal fluid?
Brain and spinal cord
the clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Cerebrospinal Fluid
A laboratory technician counts the red blood cells in a patient's blood sample. What is the medical term for a red blood cell?
Erythrocyte