Endocrine
Cardiovascular
Digestion
Respiratory
Medical Terminology
100
The endocrine gland that secretes 2 hormones, ADH and oxytocin
What is posterior pituitary?
100
The heart contains this many chambers
What is 4?
100
The place where digestion starts
What is the mouth?
100
Point of entry for air that contains small hair that filters dust and particles. Also warms up air.
What is nasal cavity?
100
As needed
What is prn?
200
The master gland, consists of 2 parts.
What is pituitary gland?
200
This blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body
What is inferior vena cava?
200
Tube that carries food from mouth to stomach
What is esophagus?
200
Tube that air travels down after it enters mouth or nose
What is trachea?
200
Root word meaning liver
What is hepat?
300
The cells that release insulin
What is beta cells?
300
The valve located between the Right atria and ventricle
What is bicuspid valve?
300
Bag-like structure that secretes acid and digests food by mechanical and chemical digestion
What is the stomach?
300
Small divisions of the bronchi
What is bronchioles?
300
Suffix meaning inflammation
What is -itis?
400
The glands that release glucocorticoids
What is adrenal glands?
400
This blood vessel carries oxygenated blood back to the heart.
What is pulmonary vein?
400
Small accessory gland in the liver that secretes bile
What is the gall bladder?
400
Site for gas exchange
What is alveoli
400
fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
500
The control center of negative feedback. Secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones.
What is hypothalamus
500
A condition where plaque builds up in the arteries
What is atherosclerosis?
500
Part of the digestive tract where absorption of nutrients occur
What is small intestines?
500
Condition where a person has a hard time exhaling air due to bronchiole constriction and inflammation
What is asthma?
500
surgical excision of the uterus
What is hysterectomy?
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