TERMINOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
ANATOMIC SITE
NEED TO KNOW
FRUIT SALAD
100
The _____ surface of a structure is toward, or nearer, the midline and away from the side.
What is medial
100
What type of organism is head lice?
What is a parasite
100
Which of the systems consists of the brain and spinal cord?
What is CNS
100
Which level of burn may not be painful?
What is first degree
100
The taste buds can sense sweet, sour, bitter, and _____.
What is salty
200
A nerve cell is also called a:
What is neuron
200
Otitis media is also called:
What is ear infection
200
What is the upper arm bone?
What is the humerus
200
What separates the outer and middle ear?
What is eardrum
200
The midsagittal plane divides the body into _____.
What is left and right halves
300
The _____ plane divides the body into front and back portions.
What is CORONAL
300
Without oxygen, brain damage will occur within _____.
What is 4-8 minutes
300
The outer layer of the eye is:
What is sclera
300
A condition in which the focal point is beyond the retina because the eyeball is shorter is called _____.
What is hyperopia
300
The various shades of human skin color are determined by the amount of _____.
What is melanin in the skin
400
What is a cicatrix?
What is scar
400
What is epilepsy?
What is a seizure disorder in the brain
400
Tears are secreted by:
What is lacrimal duct
400
The internal and external surfaces of the body are covered by _____ tissue.
What is epithelial
400
Ligaments are _____.
What is fibrous bands that connect bones and cartilages
500
Flat, irregularly shaped cells that line the heart are called _____.
What is squamous epithelial
500
Kyphosis is:
What is hunchback or humpback
500
Which hernia occurs when the stomach pushes through the diaphragm?
What is hiatal
500
A pressure ulcer (decubitus) that has a skin break through all layers of the skin is classified as stage _____.
What is 3/III
500
When someone says “I need to use my gray matter,” they are referring to the _____.
What is cerebral cortex