Anatomy
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
A process that helps the body maintain a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
A medical term which is often called "the silent killer".
What is Hypertension?
The surgical term for the removal of an appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
A medical prefix that means slow.
What is "brady-"?
The bone known as the collarbone.
What is a clavicle?
An abnormally fast heart rate.
What is Tachycardia?
A deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin.
What is anemia?
What is intubation?
A medical suffix that means inflammation.
What is "-itis"?
The part of the brain that controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
A hormone that regulates blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
A disease cause by the HIV virus.
What is Aids?
The surgical term for the removal of a kidney.
What is Nephrectomy?
What is "hyper-"?
They carry oxygen.
What is a red blood cell?
It filters blood and produces urine.
What is a kidney?
A medical term for a cancerous tumor.
What is malignant?
The procedure used to visually examine the inside of the stomach.
What is gastroscopy?
A medical suffix meaning surgical removal.
What is "-ectomy"?
The muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
The body's response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
What is inflammation?
A medical term for a stroke.
What is a cerebrovascular accident?
The term for surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
A medical prefix that means under or below normal.
What is "hypo-"?