Chapter 5
A word part found at the beginning of a medical term is a _____.
prefix
Something toward the midline is said to be ______; if it is away from the midline it is ______.
medial
lateral
Reaction to airborne allergens causing sneezing, profuse watery nasal discharge, and nasal congestion.
Allergic rhinitis
Severe chest pain from a coronary artery spasm
Angina
Inflamed vein lining with thrombus formation, severe pain, fever, chills, and discoloration of involved extremity
Thrombophlebitis
Mrs. Holton fell and fractured the thighbone of her leg. This body part is known as the ____.
femur
The body has two main cavities. The anterior cavity is further divided into an upper _______ and a lower ____ cavity
thoracic
abdominopelvic
A progressive, complex disease with marked dyspnea, productive cough, frequent respiratory infections, barrel chest, respiratory failure
COPD
A bulging arterial wall that may produce palpitations or tear
Aneurysm
To visualize by fluoroscope the internal heart structure and activity and to visualize the coronary arteries
Cardiac catheterization
High blood sugar is known as ___.
hyperglycemia
List the 10 systems of the body
a. Nervous
b. Integumentary
c. Skeletal
d. Muscular
e. Circulatory
f. Respiratory
g. Digestive
h. Urinary
i. Endocrine
j. Reproductive
Diarrhea, lack of appetite, headache, chills, fever that persists, weakness, grayish sputum.
Legionnaires’ disease
Test perform to determine condition of myocardium
MUGA scan
Congestion of blood in the circulatory system; edema of extremities and lungs ___.
CHF
Surgical removal of the appendix:
appendectomy
List the structures of a cell.
a. Cell membrane b. Cytoplasm c. Nucleus d. Centrioles e. Endoplasmic reticulum f. Mitochondria g. Golgi apparatus h. Lysosomes i. Pinocyte vesicles j. Ribosomes
To withdraw fluid from the pleural space
Thoracentesis
Name five things that blood transports through the body.
a. Oxygen
b. Nutrients
c. Cell waste
d. Hormones
e. Minerals
A gurgling or swishing sound heard upon auscultation of the heart ___.
Murmur
: An abnormal condition of yellow fatty plaque (causing the hardening of the arteries)
Atherosclerosis
List the four types of tissues. Identify three places in the body where each tissue can be found ___
a. Epithelial 1. Skin 2. Cavity linings 3. Organs (also glands, organ linings)
b. Connective 1. Fat 2. Tendons 3. Ligaments
c. Nerve 1. Nerves 2. Brain 3. Spinal cord
d. Muscle 1. Skeletal muscles 2. Organ walls 3. Eye (heart)
List five instances when a breathing pattern is altered normally.
a. Coughing b. Hiccoughing c. Sneezing d. Yawning e. Crying
Describe the heart sounds and what heart action causes the sound. Identify where the sounds may be auscultated
Lub - closing of the bicuspid and tricuspid valves- Apex
Dub- Closing of the semilunar valves - Second intercostal space on each side of the sternum
A circulating foreign substance in a blood vessel ____.
Embolus