GI
What is the Medical Terminology word for inflammation of the stomach?
Gastritis
This is how the body constantly adjusts chemicals and other levels within the body to maintain a healthy state.
Homeostasis
This lobe of the brain is found near the ears, processes hearing and is involved in memory retrieval
Temporal Lobe
How bones are in the human skeleton?
206
This body plane divides the body horizontally into upper and lower portions.
Transverse Plane
This is the process of breaking down food into smaller molecules that the body can use
Digestion
Blood passes through this valve before entering to the right ventricle
This lobe of the brain processes messages related to touch, taste, and temperature.
Parietal lobe
What is the longest bone in the body?
Femur
This organ system is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. It consists of several components, including the lungs, airways, diaphragm, voice box, throat, nose, and mouth.
Respiratory System
What are the smooth muscle contractions and relaxation of the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
Deoxygenated blood goes through these veins to enter the heart.
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
This branch of your Nervous System is responsible for voluntary responses and derives from your PNS motor division.
Somatic Nervous System
What holds bones together at joints?
Tendons
What does PASS stand for in fire extinguisher operation?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
How long is a large intestine?
5 Feet
This surround tissues and cells and connect branches of arteries to branches of veins.
Capillaries
This division of your Autonomic Nervous System is responsible for your fight and flight response.
Sympathetic
This is a strong bone in the center of your chest that holds those ribs in place.
Sternum
What is the maximum weight that OSHA recommends lifting without assistance?
50lbs
What is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity?
Liver
This artery delivers oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
Aorta
This part of the brain takes in, sends out, and coordinates the brain's messages
Brain Stem
The innermost part of the bone that makes blood cells.
Bone Marrow
This is a federal law enacted in 1996 that establishes standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)