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Medical Terminology for "Towards the Front of the Body/Towards the Back of the Body"
Cells--> Tissues--> Organs--> Organ systems--> organisms
Hierarchy of life
An abnormal increase in body temperature due to infection or foreign substances
Fever
-contra
against
Example: contraindicated (recommended against)
A physician that works exclusively in a hospital
Hospitalist
Bones that make up the human fingers and toes
Phalanges
The number of organ systems in the body
11 (MAD RESPECT IF YOU CAN NAME ALL OF THEM)
Air delivered to the lungs will decrease to a sudden narrowing; caused by inflammation from an infection or allergic reaction
Asthma
-brady
Slow
Example: Bradycardia (Abnormally slow heartbeat)
Help patients manage or create injuries or long term physical issues, such as athletic injuries, physical trauma, and neurological trauma
Physical Therapist
The large vein of the heart that allows for the passage of deoxygenated blood from the upper body in the right atrium
Superior vena cava
The ability for a solution to allow osmosis into and out of cells (MAD RESPECT IF YOU CAN NAME THE 3 STATES
A painful rash caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus
Shingles
-supra
above or over
Example: Supramaxillary (Above the maxillas)
A healthcare professional specializing in the skeletal and muscular systems
Chiropractor
A duct behind the testes where the sperm moves from the testes to the vas deferens. Key for sperm maturation
Epididymis
The fundamental unit of muscle cells which shorten and lengthen from actin and myosin movements
Sarcomeres
Abnormal curvature of the spine
Scoliosis
-plasty
surgical repair
Examples: Rhinoplasty (Plastic surgery of the nose)
A physician who specializes in women's health in areas such as pregnancy and childbirth
OBGYN
Major salivary glands located beneath the floor of the mouth that secrete saliva containing digestive enzymes, and mucus
Submaxillary Glands
Cells that trigger the inflammatory response through the release of heparin and histamine; most common during allergic reactions and parasitic infections
Basophils
An abnormally fast heart rate
Tachycardia
-ectomy
Surgical removal
Example: Hysterectomy (Surgical Removal of the uterus)
A physician trained in internal medicine who focuses exculisvely on immediate and chronic diseases of the liver, pancreas, and nearby accessory glands
Hepatologist