Medical Terminology
This prefix means "fast"
What is "tachy"
This vital measures how hot or cold someones body is
What is temperature
This organ pumps blood throughout the heart
What is the heart
This tool is used to listen for a heart beat, breath sounds, and assessing blood pressure.
What is the stethoscope
This body system is responsible for fighting off diseases and foreign pathogens.
What is the immune system
The suffix "-itis" refers to this
What is "inflammation"
This vital measures how fast someones heart is beating
What is heart rate
This organ acts as a filter for water and waste in the body
What is the kidney
This tool is used to measure someone's blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer
This body system is responsible for supplying structure to the body
What is the skeletal system
This word root "neuro" refers to
What is "nerves"
A blood pressure reading has two numbers. The top number is called this.
This bone is located in the upper arm
What is the humorous
This instrument is used to examine a patients eye.
What is an ophthalmoscope
This body system is responsible for pumping blood around the body
What is the cardiovascular system
The word root "encephal" refers to
What is "the brain"
The normal SpO2 level is
What is between 90-100%
The longest largest artery in the body is called this
What is the aorta
This instrument is used to measure a persons blood oxygen level (or SpO2)
What is a pulse oximeter
This body system is responsible for the growth of hair, skin, and nails
What is the integulementary system
This term means "enlargement of the heart"
What is "cardiomegaly"
A patient has the following vitals:
HR: 58
T: 97.9
BP: 118/78
RR: 43
What reading(s) indicate something is wrong?
What is RR or Respirations
Your jaw bone (the only moving bone in the skull) is also called this
What is the mandible
When a patient is in cardiac arrest, this device delivers a controlled shock to restore heart rhythm.
What is a defibulator
This body system is responsible for secreting and managing hormones
What is the endocrine system