Body Basics
he brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up this system.
What is the nervous system?
“BP” is short for this vital sign.
What is blood pressure?
Medical term for a runny nose.
What is rhinorrhea?
“Cardio-” refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
A device doctors use to look in your ears.
What is an otoscope?
The largest organ in the body.
What is the skin?
The Latin word febris means this common symptom.
What is fever?
The medical name for pink eye.
What is conjunctivitis?
“-itis” means this.
What is inflammation?
This cuff measures your blood pressure.
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This organ pumps blood through the body.
What is the heart?
A “benign” tumor is this.
What is noncancerous?
Hypertension is the medical term for this.
What is high blood pressure?
“Hemo-” relates to this.
What is blood?
An MRI uses this to take images inside your body.
What is a magnetic field?
The scientific name for your voice box.
What is the larynx?
“Acute” describes a condition that is this.
What is sudden or short-term?
A myocardial infarction is commonly called this.
What is a heart attack?
“-ectomy” means this type of procedure.
What is surgical removal?
This test measures electrical activity in the heart.
What is an EKG (or ECG)?
he small, finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients.
What are villi?
“Chronic” describes something that is not short term.
What is long-lasting?
“Otitis media” is an infection here.
What is the middle ear?
“Neuro-” refers to this system.
What is the nervous system?
A colonoscopy is used to look at this organ.
What is the large intestine (colon)?