Question | Answer |
Referring to the front of the human body. Also, at or toward the head end of an animal. | Anterior |
Substances which oppose specific foreign bodies. | Antibodies |
A substance, foreign to the body, which stimulates the formation of a specific antibody. | Antigen |
Any structure having one end attached to the main part of body and the other end more or less free. | Appendage |
The middle layer of the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord. | Arachnoid |
A fine branch of an artery. | Arteriole |
A muscular blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart. | Artery |
An inflammation of the joints; sometimes resulting in fusion of the bones. | Arthritis |
A joint; the junction of two or more bones. | Articulation |
A condition whereby the oxygen in the body is reduced and CO2 is increased, leading to suffocation. | Asphyxia |
The formation of new protoplasm from nonliving materials within cells. | Assimilation |
A defect of vision caused by abnormal curvature of the surface of either the cornea or the lens. | Astigmatism |
The smallest unit of matter. | Atom |
A prefix referring to the atrium of the heart. | Atrio |
A group of nerve fibers that transmit impulses from the atria to the ventricles. | Atrioventricular Bundle |
A chamber of the heart that receives blood. | Atrium |
A decrease in size of some organ or structure of the body. | Atrophy |
1. The pinna of the ear; the flap of cartilage and skin on the outer ear; 2. An atrium of the heart. | Auricle |
The central, supporting portion of the body, composed of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and breast bone. | Axial Skeleton |
That portion of the neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body. | Axon |
Acceleration of the heart and a rise in arterial pressure resulting from a rise in pressure in the right atrium and the roots of the great veins. | Bainbridge Reflex |
A device for measuring air pressure. | Barometer |
The basic rate of the body's metabolism. | Basalmetabolic Rate |
A type of white blood cell in which the cytoplasmic granules stain blue with methylene blue. | Basophil |
A unit used to measure the intensity of sound. | Bel |