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Anatomy chap 8-10
Chapters 8-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What covers the trachea so food doesn't go into the lungs when younswallow | Epiglottis |
| What's it called when fluids and solids come back up from the stomach | Regurgitation |
| Inflammation of a pouch in the colon | Diverticulitis |
| Medical term for gall stones | Cholelithiasis |
| Varicose vein in the rectum | Hemorrhoid |
| Abbrev for nothing by mouth | NPO |
| Disease that destroys the cells of the liver | Cirrhosis |
| Visual exam of the colon | Colonoscopy |
| Loss of appetite | Anorexia |
| Inguinal hernia | Loop of intestine protruding from the Inguinal canal |
| Abdominal hernia | Loop of intestines protruding through the diaphragm |
| Hiatal hernia | Protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm |
| Where is the appendix | At the secum at the large intestine |
| Where is bile produced | Liver |
| Removal of the gallbladder | Cholecystectomy |
| Chole/e | Bile |
| Cholecystitis | Gallbladder inflammation |
| Cholelithiasis | Presence of gallstones |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammation of the diverticulitum (in colon) |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Where does urine formation take place | Nephrons |
| X-ray of kidney using a dye injected into the vein | Intravenous pyelogram |
| Pus in the urine | Pyuria |
| Medical term for kidney stone | Nephrolith |
| Visual exam of the bladder | Cystoscopy |
| Blood in the urine | Hematuria |
| Not producing urine at all | Anuria |
| Ureter | Organ that transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| Urethra | Tube that travels from bladder to outside the body |
| -algia | Pain |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Dysuria | Painful urination |
| Incontenence | Involuntary release of urine or feces |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Micturition | Urination |
| Pyle/o | Renal pelvis |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| Baby in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy | Embryo |
| Mentrual cramping | Dysmenorrhea |
| Abrupto placenta | Placenta tears away from the uterine wall before week 20 |
| Benign tumor in the uterus | Fibroid |
| Area between urethra and anus | Perineum |
| Multipara | 2 or more live births |
| Multigravida | 2 or more pregnancies |
| Excessive fluid around testes | Hyrdocele |
| Inflammation of the penis | Balanitis |
| What is it called when the testes don't descend into the scrotal sac | Cryptorchidism |
| Difference between castration and sterilization | Castration is removal of testicles in males and ovaries in females, sterilization is the process of male or female to be unable to bear children |
| Centisis | Puncture to withdraw fluid |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Orch/o | Testes |
| PSA | Prostate specific antigen |
| Term for back up of urine in kidney caused by distention | Hydronephrosis |
| Beginning of menstration is called | Menarche |
| Organs of the GI tract | Mouth, esophagus, stomach, sm intestine, lg intestine, |