Define Me
Let’s Get Physical
Monkeying around
The Surgical Suite
Pretentious Prefixes
100

The archaic language on which most medical terminology is based

What is Latin?


100

The word used to describe listening with a stethoscope

What is auscultation?

100

Diseases that can be transmitted between humans and animals. Most important with other primates!!

What is zoonoses / zoonotic diseases


100

Means without pain

What is analgesia?

100

Osteo 

What is bone? 

200

A term describing lymphatic fluid

What is Chylo 

200
An instrument that you use to examine the eyes of a patient

What is a ophthalmoscope?

200

Reasons that a primate may have to stay in a rescue for its entire life

What is imprinting on humans, poor eyesight, injury that prevents hunting, unable to flee from predators etc

200

The name of the device used to hold a patient’s tongue down to place the ET tube 

What is a laryngoscope?



200
Derm/ Dermato

What is skin? 

300

To lay on a stomach

What is ventral recumbancy?

300

Examples of these are superficial cervical, inguinal, auxiliary and popliteal

What are lymph nodes? 

300

The five freedoms

1. Freedom from hunger and thirst

2. Freedom from discomfort

3. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease

4. Freedom from fear and distress

5. Freedom to express normal behaviors

300

The 5 phases of anesthesia 

What is premedication, induction, maintenance, recovery and post anesthesia period 

300
Hyster/Metr/Utero

What is uterus? 

400

Closing of a joint angle

What is flexion?

400

When completing a SOAP note, the things you measure ( ex.vitals, physical exam) go in this category. 

What is the objective? 

400
This ancient evolutionary feature of new world monkeys allows them to hold onto branches, swing from trees and climb things without using their hands

What is prehensile tail? 


400

Root of administration of a drug absorbed through the skin.

What is transdermal? 

400

Ora/stomata/Os

What is mouth?

500

Pertaining to the caudal aspect of the front paw

What is palmar?


500
The heart valve located at the 4th ICS ( intercostal space) on the left side of the thorax 

What is aortic

500

These are the 4 species of Costa Rican primates

What are spider monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchins and squirrel monkeys?

500

The name of the white tissue that is cut through during an abdominal surgery ( avoiding the abdominal musculature) 

What is the linea alba? 

500

Chole

What is gall bladder?