Medical Terminology
A & P
Vitals
Lifting and Moving
Misc
100

Toward the head

Superior

100

The study of body function

Physiology

100

The name of the pulse that is felt in the wrist

Radial

100

When lifting, keep the item ________ to your body

Close

100

Bargaining is part of the _______ process

Death/Dying/Grief

200

On both sides

Bilateral
200

Connects muscle to bone

Tendons

200

The normal respiratory rate for an adult

12-20 breaths per minute

200

When possible _______, don't ________ an object when moving it

Push, pull

200

An example of a pathogen is 

Bacteria or Virus

300

The middle of the armpit

Midaxillary

300

The system that contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Nervous

300

Another word for bluish-colored skin

Cyanotic

300

Don't reach more than ____ inches for an object

20

300

An organization that establishes professional standards for EMS

NREMT

400

The wrist is________ to the elbow

Proximal

400

The duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum make up the ___________

Small intestine
400

The part of the blood pressure that is created when the heart contracts

Systolic

400

Use your _____, not your ______ when lifting a patient

Legs, back

400
This act allows for the release of patient information to first responders in the event of possible exposure to a communicable disease

The Ryan White Act (1990)

500

The top of the foot

Dorsal

500

The body system that contains the skin, hair, nails and sweat glands

Integumentary

500

Another term for listening

Auscultating

500

Always try to use a __________ when moving a patient from one surface to another

Draw sheet

500

The bones in your foot remain cartiledge and do not completely calcify until the age of _____

21