Medical Terminology
The suffix that means "abnormal condition of."
What is "-osis?"
What is four?
Wavelike motion of the alimentary canal to move food components along the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
Located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity
What is the liver?
The master gland.
What is the pituitary?
The suffix that means "inflammation."
What is "-itis?"
This blood vessel carries oxygenated blood back to the heart.
What is the pulmonary vein?
Where most nutrient absorption occurs.
What is the small intestine?
Extends across the posterior stomach near the duodenum and spleen. Also responsible for secreting insulin.
What is the pancreas?
Glands located on top of the kidneys and secrete cortisol?
What are the adrenal glands?
The suffix that means "to burst forth."
What is "rrhage?"
Two inferior pumping chambers that receive blood from the atrium and pump to the body parts.
What are ventricles?
The first portion of the small intestine where bile enters the GI tract.
What is the duodenum?
Located in the left upper abdomen and responsible for being a reservoir for RBCs and filters organisms from the blood.
What is the spleen?
Small pinecone-shaped gland that produces melatonin. Also regulates the body's biological clock.
What is the pineal gland?
The suffix that means "rupture."
What is "rrhexis?"
The valve composed of two flaps that permits flow of the blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
What is the bicuspid (mitral) valve?
The organ responsible for detoxification and bile production.
What is the liver?
Organ located along the inferior surface of the liver and stores bile.
What is the gallbladder?
The butterfly-shaped gland that produces thyroxine?
What is the thyroid?
The suffix that means "discharge or flow?"
What is "rrhea?"
The heart node that initiates each heartbeat and sets its pace. Also known as the pacemaker.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
The portion of the GI tract that produced vitamin K.
What is the large intestine?
The portion of the bran inferior to the thalamus.
What is the hypothalamus.
Disease due to the hypersecretion of thyroxine. Results in nervousness, amnesia, weight loss, and heat intolerance.
What is Grave's disease?