Planes, Directional Terms and Word Parts
-ar, -ary, -eal and -tic are suffixes that all have this meaning
what is "pertaining to"?
A TB (tuberculosis) test is classified as this type of dermal pathology test because it is performed between the layers of the skin.
What is an intradermal test?
These tree-like structures draw impulses into a neuron, acting as impulse receptors.
what are dendrites?
These cells are responsible for the coagulation of blood in a healthy cat.
What are platelets or thrombocytes?
This structure controls the release of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This plane can be used to divide the left forelimb into cranial and caudal portions
what is the transverse plane?
This movement term describes the ROM of a muscle that turns the palm of a human hand to face backward or down
What is a pronator?
The domestic canine body has four of these glands located on the thyroid gland, which secrete PTH.
what are the parathyroid glands.
This medical emergency is summarized as a lack of blood flow to an area of the heart
What is a cardiac infarction?
The period of reception to fertilization occurs during this phase of the estrus cycle
What is an estrous or ovulation?
In the medical term "suprarenal", the directional term indicates we are speaking about this area of the renal system.
above or cranial to the kidneys
A joint that is described as arthrodial or condyloid is classified as this type of joint
What is a diarthrosis joint?
(diarthroses)
the ANS includes this system, which constricts a cat's pupils back to normal size after an intense fight with another cat.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Lymphatic vessels are similar to circulatory veins because they contain this feature which prevents the backflow of fluids.
What are valves?
This structure contains enzymes and is located at the head of sperm cells. It allows sperm to penetrate the ova.
What is an acrosome?
This prefix is the antonym to the prefix eu- and indicates difficulty
what is the prefix dys- ?
These cells are located in the basal layer of the epidermis and are responsible for the melanin pigmentation of the skin.
What are melanocytes?
This hormone breaks down glycogen into glucose, raising blood glucose levels.
What is glucagon?
A measurement of a patient's highest volume of air that can possibly be moved in the lung (tidal + inspiratory + expiratory) is a measurement of this Lung Volume.
What is Vital Capacity?
The nephron contains this structure described as a cluster of capillaries that filter the body's blood
What is the glomerulus?
This combining form signifies white, and helps build the scientific term for white blood cells.
What is leuk/o?
This bone gets its name because it is completely encased within a horse's hoof (P3) and is denoted as P2.
What is the coffin bone?
This protective sheath is responsible for the white color seen in the white matter of the brain.
What is a myelin sheath?
Ventricular contraction or ventricular systole (or ventricular depolarization) is represented in a PQRST model by this sequence.
what is the QRS sequence?
what is an antidiuretic?