Terminology
The Spine
The Thorax
The Sinuses
OPERATION!
100
This suffix refers to a "surgical removal" of a structure or tissue.
What is -ectomy?
100
The common name given to C1
What is Atlas?
100
The functions of this organ include detoxification and glucose storage.
What is the liver?
100
On a sinus CT scan, this appears black.
What is air?
100
The pencil in the forearm that symbolizes a soreness in the wrist that can be cured by resting it.
What is Writer's Cramp?
200
This word refers to creating an opening in, for the purpose of draining.
What is antrostomy?
200
The largest nerve in the body running from the spine down to the feet.
What is the Sciatic Nerve?
200
The pH of the stomach.
What is 2?
200
People that suffer from this condition experience more than 3 sinus infections per year.
What is recurrent sinusitis?
200
A sudden cramp in the leg or foot that can be cured by massage or stretching.
What is the Charley Horse?
300
When a metal plate permanently affixes one vertebra to an adjacent vertebra.
What is fusion?
300
The result of a severe C4 injury.
What is quadriplegia?
300
The organs whose functional unit is the nephron.
What are the kidneys?
300
These sinuses, located between the eyes are recognized by their distinctive honeycomb structure.
What are the ethmoid sinuses?
300
The feeling in the stomach when nervous, excited or afraid.
What are Butterflies in Stomach?
400
Word from the latin roots meaning "overly nourished."
What is hypertrophy?
400
This region of the spinal cord controls salivary and sweat glands.
What is the cervical region?
400
The location of the heart in the thorax.
What is the mediastinum?
400
These are the names of the three turbinates found in the nose.
What are the inferior, middle and superior turbinates?
400
A reference to the colloquial name of the ulnar nerve which is itself thought to be a play on the anatomical name for the upper arm bone.
What is the Funny Bone?
500
The three sections of the small intestine.
What are the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
500
The names of the two types of naturally occurring spinal curves.
What are lordosis and kyphosis?
500
The next vessel blood flows through after leaving the left ventricle.
What is the aorta?
500
This procedure involves debulking the largest turbinate to alleviate nasal obstruction.
What is submucous resection of the inferior turbinates (SMRIT)?
500
Two ribs fused together as one piece.
What are the Spare Ribs?
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