Needles? No way!
Instrument used to view inside joint.
What is an arthroscope?
Skin graft from animal of another species to a human.
What is a xenograft?
Cream containing a hormone produced by adrenal cortex that has very strong anti-inflammatory properties.
What is corticosteroid cream?
The skull: cranium and facial plus the
Sternum, Ribs, Vertebrae, Sacrum, and Coccyx.
What are the parts of the Axial Skeleton?
Abnormal bleeding from the urinary bladder.
What is cystorrhagia?
Passage of a thin-tube catheter through blood vessel leading to heart.
What is cardiac catheterization?
Surgical procedure involving intentional breaking of bone to correct deformity.
What is a osteoclasia?
Treats nausea and vomiting and motion sickness.
What is antiemetic?
Arteries, Capillaries, and Veins
What are the three types of blood vessels?
Difficult labor and childbirth.
What is dystocia?
Incision into vein in order to remove blood for diagnostic test.
What is a phlebotomy?
Use of ultrasound waves outside of the body to break up stones.
What is extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy?
Treats early causes of benign prostatic hyperplasia; may prevent surgery for mild cases.
What are antiprostatic agents?
Lymphatic vessels, Lymph nodes, Tonsils, Spleen, and Thymus gland
What is part of the Lymphatic system?
Inflammation of one or both testes.
What is orchitis?
X-ray record of spinal column after injection of opaque dye.
What is a myelogram?
Surgical removal of the lamina.
What is a laminectomy?
Treats Parkinson's disease by either replacing dopamine that is lacking tr increasing strength of dopamine that is present.
What are dopaminergic drugs?
A collection of bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.
What are lungs?
Condition in which body tissues contain excessive amounts of fluid.
What is edema?
Method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness.
What is stress testing?
Stimulants that alter the patient's mood by affecting levels of neurotransmitters.
What are antidepressants?
Treats severe pain.
What is a narcotic analgesic?
A J-shaped muscular organ that acts as a bag or sac to collect and churn food with digestive juices.
What is a stomach?
Lack of muscle coordination.
What is ataxia?