How many bones in the human body and which has more, axial or appendicular.
206
Axial 80
Appendicular 126
100
Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs?
Pulmonary vein
100
Osteopenia is:
low bone mass
100
The term "hemic" specifically refers to what bodily fluid?
Blood
100
Arthritis is inflammation of what?
joint
200
Which bone has tochanters
Femur
200
Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest?
Left Ventricle
200
What is the correct term for suture of a ruptured spleen
splenorrhaphy
200
Meaning of the root word blephar/o
eyelid
200
Which cells produce hormones to regulate blood sugar?
Pancreatic islets
300
What is the great toe called?
Hallux
300
Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order? Give the next three organs
duodenum, jejunum, illeum
300
What is the term to describe presence of blood in the pleural cavity
Hemothorax
300
surgical puncture to remove fluid (give suffix)
centesis
300
What is the function of the thyroid gland?
Secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium.
400
Name the auditory ossicles:
hammer anvil and stirrup or
stapes, incus and malleus
400
What gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney?
Adrenal gland
400
Pronation is turning the hand to have the palm face
downward
400
-cytosis means:
condition of cells, slight increase in numbers
400
A procedure widening a narrowed vessel or obstructed blood vessel is called:
Angioplasty
500
Where on the body can the pisiform bone be found?
wrist
The pisiform bone is a sesamoid bone and can be found in the wrist. It is a small pea-shaped bone and is located where the ulna and the wrist join.
500
Which part of the brain controls blood pressure, heart rate and respiration?
Medulla
500
Inflammation of the membrane lining of the abdominal cavity and covering the abdominal organs is called.
Peritonitis
500
what is the suffix -lith or -litho mean?
stone or calculus
500
A surgical procedure creating an opening into the jejunum is defined as: