MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Closer to the skin
What is Superficial?
Closed bony ring consisting of three bones
What is the Pelvis?
Rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute
What is Tachycardia?
Occasional gasping breaths that occur after the heart has stopped
What is Agonal Gasps?
A swelling or enlargement of a part of the artery
What is Aneurysm?
The prefix for "away from"
What is Ab-?
Number of bones in the body
What is 206?
Objective findings that can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, or measured
What are Signs?
The nasal cavity
What is Nasopharynx?
The force or resistance against which the heart pumps
What is Afterload?
The suffix for surgical removal of
What is "ectomy"?
Metabolism that takes place in the absence of oxygen, producing lactic acid
What is Anaerobic Metabolism?
To listen to sounds within and organ with a stethoscope
What is auscultation?
The air that remains in the lungs after maximal expiration
What is Residual Volume?
Compression of the heart as the result of buildup of blood or other fluid in the pericardial sac
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
The medical term for:
stomach + small intestines+ the study of
What is Gastroenterology?
Outer layer of the skin
What is the Epidermis?
Narrowing of the blood vessels
What is Vasoconstriction?
Process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
What is respiration?
A condition that occurs when there is widespread dilation of the small aterioles, small venules or both
What is Distributive Shock?
The root word for red blood cells that contain hemoglobin to carry oxygen
What is Erythr/o?
Involuntary muscle constituting the bulk of the gastrointestinal tract that regulates autonomic activity
What is Smooth Muscle?
OPQRST
What is:
Onset Provocation/palliation Quality Region/Radiation Severity Timing?A liquid protein substance that coats the alveoli in the lungs that keeps the alveoli expanded
What is Surfactant?
The part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary activities of the body
What is Autonomic Nervous System?