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Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Nervous
Suffix/Prefix
Terms
100
The largest artery
What is aorta
100
The medical term for voice box
What is Larynx
100
Keeping the body in balance is called
What is Homeostasis
100
poly-
What is Many
100
Edema
What is Abnormal accumulation of fluid
200
A person that studies the heart
What is Cardiologist
200
Medical term for breathing in
What is inspire
200
What is known as the "basic system"
What is Neurons
200
-plegia
What is Paralysis
200
Pallor
What is Paleness of skin
300
How many layers are in the heart wall
What is three
300
A normal blood pressure is considered to be
What is 120/80
300
The largest portion of the brain
What is Cerebrum
300
tachy-
What is Fast
300
Cyanosis
What is Lack of oxygen and discoloration of skin (bluish/grayish)
400
What carries oxygenated blood
What is pulmonary veins
400
Lower part of the respitory tract
What is Trachea (wind pipe)
400
The valleys in the brain are refered to as
What is Sulci
400
-pnea
What is Breathing
400
Rhinorrhea
What is Discharge from the nose (runny nose)
500
Another word for heart attack
What is Myocardial Infraction
500
Muscles responsible for normal quiet respiration
What is Diaphragm
500
The spinal cord is proctected by
What is Meninges
500
-centesis
What is Surgical Puncture
500
ANS
What is Autonomic Nervous System ( nerves that regulate invouluntary function)