Medical Terminology
What term means "condition of excessive sweating"?
Hyperhidrosis
What disease involves incomplete expansion of the lung?
Atelectasis
Urine that contains blood is called this...
Hematuria
Vitamin D
What term refers to a condition of insufficient blood-clotting cells?
Thrombocytopenia
Bursae
This hormone is NOT secreted by the anterior pituitary.
Melatonin
Sperm are produced where?
Seminiferous Tubules
What fat-soluble vitamin is important for vision?
Vitamin A
According to Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, most individuals who experience the impending death pf a loved one will initially experience this emotion as part of the grieving process.
Denial
"Nullipara" describes a woman who has...
Never given birth to a live child.
Insulin is formed where?
The pancreas
The structure responsible for the production of progesterone to maintain the pregnancy until the placenta is formed is called what?
Corpus Luteum
What is a danger of fat-soluble vitamin intake?
They can accumulate and lead to toxicity
What portion of the brain is responsible for balance and movement?
Cerebellum
The order of determining the meaning of a medical term
Suffix, Prefix, Root
A major function of the large intestine is to...?
Reabsorb water
This body system is primarily responsible for protection from foreign invaders...
The Lymphatic System
A patient who has diarrhea may benefit from this diet.
The BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and tea)
This artery carries oxygenated blood to the body pumped from the left ventricle
The aorta
What term means excision of the gallbladder?
Cholecystectomy
Where is blood filtered in the kidney?
The Bowman's Capsule
How many each of cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae compose the spinal column?
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar
This mineral is important for normal cardiac function.
Potassium
This term means "fast heartbeat"
Tachycardia