Medical Terminology
The term for the science that studies the function of the whole body or its systems and organs is called
Physiology
This node is often called the natural pacemaker of the heart
SA Node
True or false, bed sores are a result of a fungus, infection or parasite
False
Pain is a ____________ of a disease
Symptom
The average life span of a Red Blood Cell (RBC) is how many days?
90-120 days
The acronym for Acquired Immune Deficient Syndrome would be:
AIDS
Systolic pressure of a healthy adult should be less than ______mm/hg
120mm/hg
Remember adult BP is under 120 (systolic)/80 (diastolic)
What is the outermost layer of the skin called?
Epidermis
The _____ ______is a reflex center that controls adjustments and behavior necessary for survival.
brain stem
The percentage of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) found in blood is determined by the test of a hematocrit. What is the abbreviation for hematocrit?
Hct
A patient is undergoing a sleeve gastrectomy. What does gast- stand for?
Stomach
Retrocardiac means the surgeon is looking __________the heart
Behind
The hypodermis or subcutaneous layer consist mainly of
Fat tissue
Cranial and spinal nerves make up the _________ nervous system
Peripheral
The white blood cell that recognizes and remembers invading organisms are called
Lymphocytes
The prefixes Dy-/Eu- are contrasting or similar?
Contrasting
Think- Eu is new (Good/well)
Dy - not good or difficult
Which part of the heart pumps blood into the aorta?
Left ventricle
An injection that only goes into the layer just below the skin would be a
subcutaneous injection
Which nerves carry signals from the brain or spinal cord to the skeletal muscles?
Somatic Nerves
Antibodies (immunoglobulins) are produced by which type of cell found in the blood?
Plasma cells
The medical term for scar is:
Cicatrix
Smoking, drinking and dietary intake of fats increases which type of cholesterol?
LDL (bad cholesterol)
*Remember HDL is Happy Cholesterol*
What is the first step of the hemostasis cascade?
Vascular spasm
This autoimmune disorder is characterized by inflammation and destruction of the myelin sheaths surrounding nerve axons
Multiple Sclerosis
Which of the following parts of the innate (non specific) immune system attacks/targets cells that do NOT belong in the body?
Natural Killer Cells