A & P For You and Me
Abnormal decrease in the size of a muscle
What is Atrophy
Pacemaker of the heart
What is the SA node?
Procedure to release medical information
The suffix for surgical repair
What is -plasty?
Laboratory test that identifies anemia
What is hematocrit or hemoglobin?
Cell from which a muscle develops
What is a myoblast?
Procedure used to puncture the chest and remove fluid
What is thoracentesis?
An agreement that creates an obligation
What is a contract?
The suffix that refers to pain
What is -algia?
Abnormal increase in the total number of WBCs
What is leukocytosis?
Name for the area on the inside of the elbow
What is the antecubital area?
Extremely rapid breathing
What is hyperpnea?
A signed form stating that the patient understands a procedure
What is informed consent?
The prefix for slow
What is brady-?
Failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells
What is aplastic anemia?
Membrane lining body cavities open to the outside
What are mucous membranes?
Nerve that stimulates the diaphragm
What is the phrenic nerve?
Cause for suspending an MD's license
What happens when a physician is convicted of a crime?
The prefix for excessively slow
What is hyper-?
The largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
Bones located in the posterior of the skull
What is the ocipital bone?
Place where gas exchange occurs in the lungs
What are alveoli?
Authorization in advance to withdraw life support
What is an advanced directive?
The prefix for muscle
What is My/o?
Doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood
What is a hematologist?