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Teeth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Or/o or oral | pertaining to mouth |
| Ling/o | tongue |
| Occlusal | closing |
| Bucco/o or buccal | cheek |
| Faci/o | face |
| Mesial | midline |
| Distal | away from midline |
| Incisor and Canine teeth | nearest the the lips |
| 4 parts to the tooth | enamel, dentin, pulp, and root |
| 4 main stages of development of the tooth | beginning in the fetal stage |
| Tooth is protected by | enamel |
| Dentin is the main | surface of the tooth |
| Cementum | covers, protects and supports the detin root |
| Prospective payment system | medicare's system for reimbursing Part A inpatient hospital costs |
| Capitation | a common method of paying physicians in health maintenance organizations |
| Patient's primary diagnosis | key piece of information in determining the DRG classification |
| Reimbursement | payment to the insured, for a covered expense or loss experienced by or on behalf of the insured |
| Contractual write-off | an agreement between the provider and the third-party whereby the provider agrees to accept the payer's allowed fee as a payment paid in full |
| Plaque | fat containing substances in the lumen of the coronary arteries |
| Factors to coronary artery disease | genetic predisposition, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol |
| Chewing an aspirin | reduces the risk of additional damage to the heart and tissue by ischemia during a heart attack |
| LS CHF (left side congested heart failure) | high elevated blood pressure causes increase work for the heart causing cerebral artery |
| Systole phase | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| Diastole (dilation) | relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
| Lymph system anatomy | composed by capillaries, vessels, and nodes |
| B cells produce | antibodies |