Systems of the Body
This system transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste through the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This disease is caused by high blood sugar due to insulin problems.
What is diabetes?
This prefix means “above normal” or “too much.”
What is hyper-?
This tool is used to check body temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This is the first thing you should do when someone is unconscious.
What is check responsiveness?
This organ system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
This contagious illness affects the lungs and is caused by bacteria.
What is tuberculosis?
This term means “pain in a joint.”
What is arthritis?
This device is used to deliver a controlled dose of inhaled medication for asthma.
What is an inhaler?
This technique is used to help someone who is choking.
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
This organ produces bile and helps detoxify chemicals in the body.
What is the liver?
This disease involves gradual memory loss and brain function decline.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This suffix means “inflammation.”
What is -itis?
This imaging scan uses magnetic fields and radio waves.
What is an MRI?
This is the correct rhythm for chest compressions in CPR.
What is about 100–120 compressions per minute?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
This condition is caused by the body’s immune system attacking its own tissues.
What is an autoimmune disease?
This term means low red blood cell count.
What is anemia?
This device measures electrical activity in the brain.
What is an EEG?
This condition happens when the brain is deprived of oxygen for too long.
What is hypoxia?
This system removes waste and regulates water balance through urine production.
What is the urinary system?
This condition occurs when plaque builds up in arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
This term means fast breathing.
What is tachypnea?
This tool is used to examine inside the throat or airway.
What is a laryngoscope?
This is used to treat shock by elevating legs and keeping the person warm.
What is first aid for shock?