An animal, usually an insect or tick, which transmits the causative organisms of disease
What is Vector
200
Subjective complaints reported by the patient, such as pain or visual disturbances
What is Symptoms
200
fainting; a brief lapse in consciousness
What is Syncope
200
A part of the body is felt with the hand to determine its condition or the condition of an underlying organ
What is Palpation
200
Located in a hollow tube running inside the vertebral column
What is spinal cord
300
Pain, swelling, redness, heat
What is Inflammation
300
"How have you been feeling?"
What is Open-ended question
300
A term that describes a pulse that is scarcely perceptible
What is Thready
300
Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds arising from the patients body
What is Auscultation
300
Rhythmic contractions that work the food down to the stomach
What is peristalsis
400
Viruses, Backteria, Protozoa, Fungi and Rickettsiae
What is Infectious organisms
400
"Have you ever broken a bone?"
What is Closed-ended question
400
90/50
What is Hypotension
400
Patient is laying flat on their stomach
What is Prone
400
Covers the delicate structures of the brain and spinal cord
What is Meninges
500
Pertaining to substances that inhibit growth of microorganisms, such as alcohol and povidone-iodine solution on living tissue
What is Antiseptic
500
abdominal pain, back pain, headache, dizziness, nausea
What is Subjective
500
Pertaining to an elevated body temperature
What is Febrile
500
Feet are placed in stirrups
What is Lithotomy
500
Secretes enzymes, receives secretions from the pancreas and liver, neutralizes the acidity in chyme, absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream and lymphatic system