Question | Answer |
a highly malignant brain tumor is | glioblastoma multiforme |
paralysis of four extremities is called | quadriplegia |
inflammation of a spinal nerve root is called | radiculitis |
spina bifida is associated with | meningomyelocele |
The branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to recieve a nervous impulse is a | dendrite |
the protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell is called | myelin sheath |
combining form cerebr/o means | cerebrum |
combining form thec/o means | sheath |
combining form myel/o means | spinal cord |
which of the following conditions includes sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures | epilepsy |
when a blood clot suddenly enters a blood vessel in the brain it is known as cerebral | embolus |
parkinsons disease is characterized by | shuffling gait |
the peripheral nerves that carry messages toward the brain from receptors are called | sensory nerves |
disease of the heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
the contraction phase of the heartbeat is called | systole |
what is located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart | mitral valve |
the instrument to measure blood pressure is | sphygmomanometer |
Congenital narrowing of the large artery leading from the heart is | coarctation of the aorta |
rapid, random, ineffectual and irregular contractions of the heart are called | fibrillation |
the inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood is called | congestive heart failure |
what is it called when you have congenital malformation involving four seperate heart defects | tetralogy of fallot |
smallest blood vessel | capillary |
the upper chamber of the heart is called | atrium |
what carries blood to the lungs from the heart | pulmonary artery |
the space between the lungs in the chest is called | mediastinum |
nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue is known as the | adenoids |
stridor occurs what upper respiratory disorder | croup |
what term means difficulty breathing | dyspnea |
bronchial airway obstruction marked by paroxysmal dyspnea, wheezing and cough describes | asthma |
thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract are | cilia |
the voice box is callled | larynx |
middle region where bronchi, blood vessels and nerves enter and exit lungs is the | hilum |
the gas produced by cells and exhaled through the lungs is called | carbon dioxide |
the divisions of the lungs are called | lobes |
the essential cells of the lung, performing its main function are the | pulmonary parenchyma |
combining form coni/o means | dust |
combining form lob/o means | lobe of the lung |
what do you call white blood cells with reddish granules who's numbers increase in allergic reactions | eosinophil |
a method of seperating out plasma proteins by electrical charge is | electrophoresis |
what is the foreign material that invades the body called | antigens |
the blood type that contains B antigens and anti-A antibodies is type | B |
the blood type that contains no A or B antigens and both anti-A and anti-B antibodies is type | O |
a strained blood smear is examined to determine the shape of individual red blood cells during a (an) | re blood cell morphology |
what measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood | hematocrit |
abnormally shaped red blood cells causing hemolysis describes | sickle cell anemia |
red blood cells with irregularity in shape describes | poikilocytosis |
an increase in numbers of large cells describes | macrocytosis |
the formation of red cells is called | erythropoiesis |
the destruction of red cells is called | hemolysis |