Medical Terminology
The prefix “brady-” describes what kind of heart rate?
What is a slow heart rate?
Which system includes the heart and blood vessels?
What is the circulatory system?
A patient has a fever, cough, and body aches caused by a virus.
What is the flu (influenza)?
The largest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
This sugar level in your blood is measured by diabetics to monitor their health.
What is blood glucose?
"Nephritis” is inflammation of what organ?
What is the kidney?
If cardiac output drops, what happens to oxygen delivery to tissues?
What is it decreases?
A patient with persistent high blood pressure is at increased risk for what major cardiovascular event?
What is a stroke or heart attack?
The bones of the wrist are called this.
What are carpals?
The bacteria in your gut that help digest food and keep your intestines healthy.
What are probiotics (good bacteria)?
What does “cyanosis” describe? (and what is it caused by?)
What is a bluish color of the skin due to low oxygen?
Which brain structure controls breathing and heart rate?
What is the medulla oblongata?
A child has weak bones and bowed legs due to lack of vitamin D.
What is rickets?
The primary artery carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
What is the aorta?
The organ responsible for filtering toxins from your blood and making bile.
What is the liver?
“Osteopenia” means the bones have what kind of change?
What is lower bone density than normal?
Which part of the brain controls voluntary movement (not balance)?
What is the cerebrum (motor cortex)?
A patient has red, swollen joints that are very painful, often starting in the big toe.
What is gout?
The part of the neuron that carries the action potential away from the cell body.
What is the axon?
The medical term for a stroke caused by a blockage in a blood vessel in the brain.
What is an ischemic stroke?
What does “hemodynamic instability” mean in simple terms?
What is unstable blood flow/blood pressure affecting circulation?
A blockage in a coronary artery affects the heart muscle. What is the direct result if blood flow is not restored?
What is death of heart tissue (myocardial infarction)?
A patient has red blood cells shaped like crescents, causing pain and blocked blood flow.
What is sickle cell disease?
The long tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
What is the ureter?
The part of the brain responsible for memory formation and learning.
What is the hippocampus?