Medical Terminology
The study of the heart
What is cardiology?
What is often called the "powerhouse of the cell"?
What is the mitochondria?
Three lettered word for "as needed"
What is PRN?
This two-letter chemical symbol represents the most abundant precious metal used in standard wedding bands, with the atomic number 79?
What is Au (Gold)?
Protecting your heart and lungs, this structure is made up of 12 pairs of curved bones.
The suffix -megaly means
What is enlargement?
Which pancreatic hormone lowers blood glucose levels after a meal?
What is insulin?
Two letter abbreviation for history
What is Hx?
This common state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape, taking the shape of its container.
What is a liquid?
This muscle, which separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, is the main muscle used for breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
Inflammation of the eyelid
What is blepharitis
A change or error in the DNA sequence
What is a mutation?
Abbreviated as NPO
These electrons are located in the highest occupied energy level of an atom and largely determine its chemical reactivity and bonding.
What are valence electrons?
This largest organ of the human body belongs to the integumentary system and regulates body temperature.
What is the skin?
The root word onycho- means
What is a nail?
This type of allele always masks its counterpart and shows up in the physical organism, even if only one copy is inherited
What is a dominant allele?
Three lettered word meaning against medical advice
Names after the Greek word for "stranger" or "foreigner," this noble gas was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers.
What is xenon?
Commonly called the kneecap, this sesamoid bone protects the anterior surface of the knee joint.
What is the patella?
The medical and surgical specialty that focuses on disorders and conditions of the head, neck, ears, nose, and throat
What is otorhinolaryngology?
This system uses glands to secrete slow-acting chemical messengers called hormones directly into the bloodstream
What is the endocrine system?
Abbreviated as MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging?
This law states that at a constant temperature, the volume of a given mass of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.
What is Boyle's Law
This tiny, butterfly-shaped gland located in the center of the brain produces the hormone melatonin to regulate sleep cycles.
What is the pineal gland?