By the skin of your teeth.
Medical Terminology
Abbreviations
Infection Control
This and That
100

What is the "control center" of the cell....................

What is ..................


            NUCLEUS

100

Suffix meaning inflammation

What is....

itis

100

What is CBR.....................

What is.....................

           complete bed rest

100

What is the "chain of infection"...............

What is................


a six link model that explains how disease spread.....each needing to be present for an infection to occur...

Infectious agent- Reservoir- Portal of exit- Mode of Transmission- Portal of Entry- Susceptible Host

100

What is contained in the Dorsal Cavity of the body....

What is..... 

    Cranial Cavity (brain) 

            and the 

                  Spinal/Vertebral Cavity (spinal cord) 

200

This tissue can be classified as voluntary or involuntary?

a) Nerve tissue

b) Epithelial tissue

c) Muscle tissue

d) Connective tissue

What is........

Muscle tissue

200

Medical terminology for bluish or purplish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood........

What is.......

             cyanosis

200

What is L   ...........................

What is ...........................

                            litre 

                              or

                             left

200

What are Universal Precautions and when should they be used in health care?

What are ..........

    infection control guidelines that treat all situations as potential for exposure to all human blood and body fluids

     wearing protective barriers such as masks, gloves and hand hygiene 

     point of care assessment as result of COViD 19

200

What cushions joints.....................

What is.................


             cartilage

300

What is epithelial tissue?

a)     Forms tendons, ligaments, and cartilage

b)     Lines the respiratory tract

c)     Is the main tissue in the heart

d)     Is the most abundant tissue in the body

What is.............

d)     Is the most abundant tissue in the body

300

What is nephritis

What is.....................

              inflammation of the kidneys

300

What is R ..............................

What is........................

                      right

                         or

                      rectal

300

What is the difference between Aseptic techniques and Sterile techniques...........

What is 

Aseptic techniques ....cleaning to prevent the introduction of harmful microorganisms and maintain health

Sterile technique.... destroys germs/prevents reintroduction of pathogens.  

300

What are 5 organs in the body..........................

What are..........


lungs (gas exchange), kidneys ( filter waste/urine)), heart (pumps blood), liver( filters blood/ produces bile), brain (contol centre), stomach (digests food)

400

What are the types of tissues in the body?

What are............

           connective

           muscle

           nervous

           epithelial

400

A sentence with superior used to describe position of body parts

What is.......................


eyebrows are superior to the nose

400

What is ac.................................

What is....................................


                 before meals

400

What types of cells are T and B cells..........................

What is.......................................

          White Blood Cells (WBC)

400

How many organ systems are there in the human body and what are they.........................

What are.......

12 organ systems including.....integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory urinary, and male and female reproductive systems. 


500

Epithelial tissue is found lining the respiratory tract, in the nose, in hair, in the stomach.

a. True 

B. False  

What is........

A. True

500

A sentence describing the position of an ulcer/wound on the patient's leg.................   

What is..................

The patient has a wound on his left leg is proximal to his knee.

500

What is the abbreviation for right eye.....................

What is.......................


                      OD

500

What are infection control measures to prevent spread of germs by coughs/sneezes/talking within 2 metres (6 ft)?......

What are........

         Standard Precautions plus specific PPE like surgical or N95 masks, eye protections, limiting movement of patients from their rooms, and ensuring cough etiquette (masks and use of tissues) when they leave their rooms.

               Droplet

500

What are examples of when body systems work together to maintain a balanced system and what is the called......................

What is...... 

             body temperature

             level of blood sugar

             amount of water in cells

Called.....HOMEOSTASIS