MUSCULOSKELETAL
A physician who specializes in children’s bone and joint issues is called this.
What is a pediatric orthopedist?
Substances responsible for regulating body functions and metabolism are called this.
What are hormones?
The part of the eye that controls how much light enters is this.
What is the iris/pupil?
Blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body are called this.
What are arteries?
The language into which we interpret the original message is referred to as this.
What is target language?
A mineral that is most important for bone strength is this.
Calcium
The part of the brain which regulates secretion of hormones through electrical signals is called this.
What is the hypothalamus?
This many muscles control eye movement.
What is six?
A major artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs is called this
What is pulmonary artery?
The level of formality in language that someone chooses to speak in is defined as.
What is register?
The longest bone in the body is called this.
What is the femur?
Type 1 diabetes is treated with this.
What is insulin?
Elevated pressure in the eyeball is diagnosed as this medical condition.
What is glaucoma?
Gas and nutrient exchange in the blood occurs in this kind of blood vessel.
What is capillaries?
Interpreters often use this word to refer to the primary role of a medical interpreter.
What is conduit?
A muscle is attached to a bone by means of this connective tissue.
What is a tendon?
The endocrine gland that regulates the function of other endocrine glands by means of hormones is called this.
What is the pituitary gland?
The part of the brain that processes visual information is this.
What is the occipital lobe/visual cortex?
The valve responsible for preventing regurgitation of blood back into the right atrium is this.
What is the tricuspid valve?
The interpreter has the opportunity to introduce themself and get a brief idea about what is going to be discussed during this.
What is a pre-session?
The medical term describing a sideways curvature of the spine is this.
What is Scoliosis?
The two main hormones responsible for secondary sexual development in females are secreted by this pair of organs.
What are ovaries?
This procedure is done to correct eye alignment or reposition it by loosening or tightening eye muscles.
What is strabismus surgery/treatment?
A congenital heart defect where blood moves in the heart between the two upper chambers is called this.
What is atrial septal defect?
A memory retention technique where interpreters create a mental image of what is being said is called.
What is visualization?