Health Sciences

Med terms

100

Iron Anemia is...?

A lack of iron (ferratin) in the bloodstream

200

Osteoporosis vs osteopenia

Osteoporosis is a brittle bone disease

Osteopenia is a lesser condition, bones aren't as brittle as osteopenia

300

nephritis

kidney inflammation

400

CVA? how does it happen?

Cerebral Vascular Accident 

Stroke

500

cirrhosis

degeneration of the liver

Prefix/Suffix

100

above-

hyper-

supra-

epi-

200

ana-

re-

again

300

ectomy-

excision

400

eu-

good

500

difference between -gram and -graphy

-gram is a record/result (electrocardiogram- visualization of heart)

-graphy is a recording/process (angiography- recording x-ray with contrast)

General

100

Normal bp?

Low bp?

120/80

90/60 or below

200

What is metabolism?

The body's conversion of food to energy

300

What is BMI and what does it measure?

Body Mass Index

It measures a persons body fat in comparison to a persons height

400

androgen?

hormones, testosterone

500

graves disease

hyperthirodism

Systems

100

How many body system are there?

11

200

What is the difference between and MI and Cardiac Arrest?

MI- Heart attack: blood clot in heart

Cardiac Arrest- Heart stops: no longer alive

300

How does blood get oxygen? 

Hint: think of how the heart beats

Pumps through pulmonary vein, getting oxygen, and returning to the heart to get pumped to the rest of the body

400

what is the main ingredient in marijuana that causes the "high" effect?

THC

500

Hypothermia is considered a temperature below...

95 F