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Med Term Spring TEKS
Med Term Spring TEKS Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyperglycemia | High blood sugar; caused by lack of insulin made by the pancreas or insulin resistance; it is common in people with diabetes |
| Spinal cord | A tube of tissue that runs from your brainstem to your lower back; it carries nerve signals from the brain to the rest of the body and back; a main part of nervous system |
| Gall bladder | digestive system organ underneath the liver that stores and releases bile; it also helps digest fats in the food you eat |
| Outermost layer of skin | epidermis; function is to protect the body, keep it hydrated, produce new skin cells, determine you skin color by containing melanin |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | GERD happens when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus and causes heartburn. This backflow is called acid reflux. |
| Eating, swallowing | phagia |
| Obstetrician | physician who cares for women during preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum; they specialize in delivering babies |
| Abnormal absence of menstrual periods | Amenorrhea |
| Small intestines | helps digest and absorb nutrients; comes after the large intestine in the digestion process; contains three parts - duodenum, jejunum, ileum; medical term is |
| Headache | |
| Brain | |
| Tachypnea | |
| Anus, rectum | |
| Vomiting | |
| Kidney | |
| Pharmacology | |
| Secrete | |
| Difficult or painful urination | |
| Eye, vision | |
| Digestion | |
| Bronchiorrhexis | |
| Tool for visual examination | |
| Lung | |
| Double vision | |
| Sensation | |
| Eyelid | |
| Skin | |
| Blue | |
| Surgical removal of uterus | |
| Dysphagia | difficult swallowing |