Nursing abbreviations
Human Anatomy
Organs and their functions

Word Definitions


Miscellaneous
100

DNR

Do not resuscitate 

100
  • what are the two bones in the lower leg 

Tibia and fibula

100

which organ regulates blood glucose levels? 

pancreas 

100

Epistaxis 

Nosebleed

100

Where on the body is skin the thinnest?

Eyelids

200

HEENT

Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat 

200

Where is the scapula located

Upper back 

200

which organ can regenerate? 

  • liver - if you give someone a transplant of some of your liver, it can develop into a full sized functional liver
200

Meconium 

Earliest stool of a newborn 

200

What part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic bodily functions like heartbeat and breathing?

Medulla Oblongata 

300

DOE

Dyspnea on exertion 

300

What is the name for the “soft spot", consisting of a strong band of connective tissue lying between the cranial bones of the skull?

Fontanel 

300

which three organs are considered hollow organs?

Stomach, intestines, bladder

300

Bradykinesia

Slow movements 

300

In what year was Gray’s Anatomy first published? - answers within 5 years are accepted

1858

400

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  

400

What is the nerve that runs along the funny bone? 

Ulnar nerve

400

Which organ never feels pain? 

Brain- can sometimes be operated on while patient is awake! 

400

Lachrymation

  • abnormal or excessive flow of tears 
400

What street drug was briefly marketed as a cough suppressant in 1898 as it was not believed to be addictive?

Heroin

500
  • two meanings of ROM
  • rupture of membranes 
  • range of motion 
500

Where are ossicles located?

Middle ear

500

What is the maximum about of urine our bladder can hold in mL? 

400 mL

500

Borborygmi

the sound of the stomach growling, caused by movement of gas in the intestines

500

What material were stethoscopes originally made out of?

Wood

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