Medical Terminology
What is the medical term for collarbone?
The clavicle
How many lobes are in the Cerebral Cortex?
Four
Where is the axillary region?
The armpit
What are the two main body cavities?
The dorsal cavity and the ventral cavity
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What is the medical term for cheek?
Buccal
Is dopamine an inhibitory or excitatory neurotransmitter?
Inhibitory
Where would you find the stapes?
The inner ear
In which cavity would you find the brain?
The cranial cavity
What does EKG stand for?
Electrocardiogram
What is the medical term for big toe?
Hallux
What is the largest part of the brain?
Cerebrum?
Where would you find the dura?
It is the membrane located under the skull and vertebral column that protects the brain and spinal cord
In which cavity would you find the lungs?
The thoracic cavity
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic resonance imaging
What is the medical term for your heel?
Calcaneus
What does Broca's area control?
The ability to talk
Where would you find the Xiphoid Process?
The inferior end of the sternum
The liver is found in what cavity?
The abdominal cavity
What does DVT stand for?
Deep vein thrombosis
What is the medical term for the space between your eyebrows?
Glabella
Alzheimer's disease is often associated with the shortage of which neurotransmitter?
Acetylcholine
Where would you find a dendrite?
On a nerve cell
The Gallbladder is found in which cavity?
The abdominal cavity
What does T4 stand for?
Thyroxine