Anatomy Basics
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
The Heart.
A fever is a common sign of this type of condition.
What is an infection?
This neurological disorder is characterized by seizures.
What is epilepsy?
Cardio” refers to this organ.
What is the Heart.
Washing hands helps prevent the spread of this.
What is washing hands.
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are responsible for gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This chronic autoimmune disease destroys the myelin sheath in the central nervous system.
What is MS?
Neuro” refers to this body system.
What is the Nervous System.
This type of medication is used to treat bacterial infections.
What are antibiotics.
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
Chest pain radiating to the arm may indicate this emergency condition.
What is a heart attack (myocardial infarction)?
This condition involves chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes, often linked to smoking, and is part of COPD.
What is Bronchitis?
Hyper-” means this.
What is above or increased.
This lifestyle change helps prevent heart disease.
What is exercise or a healthy diet?
This structure filters blood and produces urine.
What are the kidneys?
Frequent urination, thirst, and fatigue are signs of this disease.
What is diabetes?
This chronic inflammatory bowel disease can affect any part of the GI tract and often presents with “skip lesions.”
What is Chron's disease?
Hepat/o” refers to this organ.
What is the Liver.
Insulin is used to treat this condition.
This valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?
Yellowing of the skin and eyes is known as this symptom.
What is jaundice?
This injury to the skin is classified into stages based on depth and tissue damage, commonly seen in immobile patients.
What is a pressure sore or bed sore?
The prefix “tachy-” indicates this.
What is fast or rapid?
This treatment uses a machine to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys fail.
What is dialysis?