Anatomy
The watery fluid that prepares food for swallowing and initiates the process of digestion.
What is Saliva?
Broken bone or cartilage.
A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
What is a Pediatrician?
Related to the stomach.
What is Gastr/o?
The longest bone in an adult human.
What is the Femur?
A small sample of tissue that’s taken for testing.
What is a biopsy?
A medical practitioner who prevents, diagnoses, and treat conditions of the heart.
What is a Cardiologist?
Related to the lungs.
What is Pulmon/o?
Combines certain postures, gentle movements, mental focus, breathing, and relaxation; used in traditional Chinese medicine.
What is Tai Chi?
A band of tough, fibrous tissue that connect muscles to bones.
What is a Tendon?
A bruise.
What is a contusion?
A medical practitioner who specializes in treating skin disorders.
What is a dermatologist?
Related to bone.
What is Oste/o?
The largest artery in the body that supplies all parts of the body (except the lungs) with oxygenated blood.
What is the Aorta?
A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection.
What is an abscess?
A medical practitioner who has special training in diagnosing and treating disorders of the blood.
What is a hematologist?
Related to the brain.
What is Encephal/o?
A cleansing and healing ritual performed in an enclosed space often compared to a womb. Heated rocks produce steam when water is poured over them; commonly used in indigenous culture.
What is a Sweat Lodge?
The three types of muscle tissues that make up the muscular system.
What are the skeletal, smooth and cardiac?
An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot.
What is an embolism?
A medical practitioner who specializes in the diagnosing and treatment of kidney diseases.
What is a nephrologist?
Hard or hardening.
What is Sclerosis?