Directional Terms
Cardiovascular System
Skeletal System
Respiratory System
Medical Diagnosis
100

This term refers to "above body position"

Superior 

100

this terms refers to "excessive" 

what is -hyper 

100

The term "joint" is also referred to as 

What is "articulations" 

100

The medical terminology for irregular heartbeat 

What is arrythmia 
100

The technical term low blood pressure 

What is hypotension 

200

This term refers to "closer to the surface"

What is Superficial 

200

This term refers to "hem/o/a"

What is blood

200

____ connects bones and cartilages to other bones and cartilages. 

What is a ligament

200

Commonly referred to as the "voice box" but is actually called ____ 

What is larynx

200

The medical definition for appendicitis  

What is inflammation of the appendix  

300

______ is near the point of reference while _____ is further away from the point of reference

What is proximal and distal

300

If tachy refers to rapid, what does the term tachycardia 

What is "condition in which the heart beats rapidly" 

300

____ refers to the skull/head 

What is "crain/o"

300
If "rhin/o" means nose, what does it mean to have a rhinoplasty? 

What is "surgical repair of the nose"

300

The medical term for low blood sugar  

What is hypoglycemia 

400

This plane of the body divides the body into left vs. right side 

What is the sagittal plane

400

If angi/o refers to vessel, what does the term angioplasty mean. 

What is surgical repair of a blood vessel

400

____ means to "build up" while ___ means to "break down"

What is "blast" and "clast"

400

The ___ has two structures that are identical to each other but are not the same size. 

Hint: one has 3 and the other has 2 

What are lungs

400

This refers to a curve in the spine 

What is scoliosis 

500

This term refers to "backward bending of the hand or foot" 

What is dorsiflexion

500

This medicine helps WIDENS blood vessels 

What are vasodilators 

500

The longest bone of the body is ____

What is a femur 

500

____ plays a vital role in breathing and can be thought of as a ballon expanding. 

What is the diaphragm 

500
This term refers to liver failure which commonly happens from too much alcohol 

What is cirrhosis of the liver?