Medical
Terminology
Terminology
Liver Enlargement
Hepatomegaly
the temperature at which a piezoelectric element is polarized/depolarized
Curie Temp/Curie Point
Large muscle that assists inspiration and divides the ventral cavity into upper thoracic and lower peritoneal cavities.
Diaphragm
Situated farthest from the point of origin.
Distal
This SAU Tech employee's office sits across from the sonography break room (What's his name?)
Matt Payne
An enzyme secreted by the kidneys to help control blood pressure.
Renin
units for frequency
Hertz
Descriptive term given to the region deep to the pelvic inlet (linea terminalis).
True Pelvis
Situated on or affecting the opposite side.
contralateral
This organization feeds you on Wednesdays
BCM
The pumping or contracting phase of the heart.
Systole
This intensity is considered to be the largest.
SPTP
The spleen is the largest organ in this system
Lymphatic System
The resistance a material provides to the passage of sound waves
acoustic impedance
This person is the chancellor over allied health.
Dr. Valerie Wilson
The heart’s natural pacemaker, which emits regular electrical impulses that initiate contraction of the atria.
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)
the rate at which a sound wave travels through a medium
propagation speed
Tricuspid valve
A double fold of peritoneum that connects intraperitoneal organs to the abdominal cavity wall.
Mesentery
This is the year Mrs.Shatterly was initially credentialed in vascular.
2017
A specific type of tendonitis involving the thumb, believed to be a result of repeated gripping of an object such as a transducer.
De Quervain Disease
concentration of energy in a beam
intensity
Paramesonephric ducts that develop alongside the mesonephros (second stage of kidney development) into the female genital tract.
Mullerian Ducts
At right angles; perpendicular
orthogonal
The name of the building our classroom sits in
Shumaker Hall