Question | Answer |
Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract and lungs is called
ch6 | hemoptysis (hemo = blood, -ptysis = spitting) |
The suffix which means "suture"
ch6 | rrhaphy |
new opening between two parts of the jejunum
ch6 | jejunojejunostomy (jejunum = pertaining to the jujeno. 2 parts = jejuno to jejuno, -stomy = opening) |
dyspepsia
ch6 | difficult digestion |
splenorrhagia
ch6 | bursting forth of blood from the spleen |
Pyloric stenosis
ch6 | Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine |
WHICH TEST would tell the presence of melena?
ch6 | Stool guaiac |
An ulcer would most likely be detected by which test?
ch6 | Gastroscopy |
congenital lack of continuity of the esophagus is called ... ?
ch6 | esophageal atresia (atresia = congenital absence of a normal body opening, esophageal = pertaining to the esophagus.) |
what is Lipase?
ch6 | An enzyme that digests fat. |
Name the procedure to surgically repair the roof of the mouth.
ch6 | palatoplasty |
Lymphangiectasis
ch6 | Dilation of a lymph vessel |
intracostal
ch4 | pertaining to - between the ribs |
contralateral
ch4 | pertaining to the opposite side |
exophthalamos
ch4 | protrusion of an eyeball |
syndactyly
ch4 | a congenital anomaly |
symbiosis
ch4 | parasitism |
prodrome
ch4 | symptoms precede an illness (like a fever, or rash) |
before meals
ch4 | ante cibum |
antibodies
ch4 | protein substances made by leukocytes |
symphysis
ch4 | bones grow together, as in the pelvis |
ultrasonography
ch4 | sound waves and echoes are used to create an image |
metamorphosis
ch4 | change in shape or form |
hypertrophy
ch4 | increase in cell size, increased development |
excessive sugar in the blood
ch4 | hyperglycemia |
Combining form of the first part of the large intestine
ch5 | cec/o (cecum) |
Pertaining to the abdomen
ch5 | celiac (celi/o), belly, abdomen (abdominal) |
Muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system
ch5 | Peristalsis |
Part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels
ch5 | Pulp (soft tissue within the tooth) |
Gingiv/o means
ch5 | Gums |
Trigone
ch7 | portion of the urinary bladder |
Glomerular
ch7 | pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney |
Meatal stenosis
ch7 | Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body |
Electrolyte
ch7 | Sodium |
Creatinine
ch7 | a Nitrogenous waste |
pyel/o
ch7 | renal pelvis |
anuria
ch7 | no urine |
perivesical
ch7 | surrounding the urinary bladder |
uremia
ch7 | azotemia (-emia = abnormal blood condition, -azot/o = nitrogen) of excess urea (or other nitrogenous wastes) in the blood |
X-Ray of the urinary tract
ch7 | KUB - Kidney, Ureter, Bladder |
Oliguria
ch7 | scanty urine |
Diabetes is characterized by what?
ch7 | Polydipsia, glycosuria, polyuria, and insufficient ADH |
Catabolism
ch2 | The process by which food is burned to release energy |
endoplasmic reticulum
ch2 | part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs |
metabolism
ch2 | the sum of the chemical processes in a cell |
karyotype
ch2 | picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order |
part of the cell where catabolism primarily occurs
ch2 | mitochondria |
allows materials to pass into andout of the cell
ch2 | cell membrane |
What are genes are composed of
ch2 | DNA |
diaphragm
ch2 | muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
mediastinum
ch2 | the space in the chest - between - the lungs |
adipose
ch2 | Fat |
pharynx
ch2 | throat |
sarcoma
ch2 | MALIGNANT tumor of flesh tissue |
cancellous bone
ch15 | Spongy, porous bone tissue |
acromion
ch15 | Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the |
foramen
ch15 | An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave |
The projection of the temporal bone
ch15 | mastoid process |
Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone
ch15 | condyle |
Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the
ch15 | face |
cranium | Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are all bones |
diaphysis
ch15 | The shaft of a long bone |
scoliosis
ch15 | lateral curvature of the spinal column |
osteodystrophy
ch15 | Poor formation of bone |
spondylolisthesis
ch15 | slipping or subluxation of a vertebra |
laminectomy
ch15 | operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk |
A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs
ch11 | Pulmonary artery |
systole | Contraction phase of the heartbeat |
mitral valve | Valve which is located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart |
pericardium | sac-like membrane surrounding the heart |
sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat | Sinoatrial Node (SA node) |
coronary arteries | Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood *to the heart muscle* |
cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle |
phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
local widening of an artery | aneurysm |
cyanosis | bluish coloration of the skin |
ischemia
ch11 | 1. Blood is "held back" from an area. 2. Can lead to myocardial infarction 3. Can be caused by thrombotic occulusion of a blood vessel. 4. May be the result of coronary artery disease |
metastasis
ch19 | the spread of malignant tumors to a distant location |
adenocarcinoma of the lung | solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
Describe a fungating tumor? | mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other |
polypoid | includes sessile and penduculated types of growth |
What term describes localized tumor growth? | Carcinoma "in situ" |
Hard, densely packed tumor cells | scirrhous type tumor |
What does "staging" a tumor mean? | Assessing the extent of tumor spread |
What does mutagenic mean? | Producing a change in the DNA of a cell |
T1N2M0 | Tumor is present - with palpable not demonstrably abnormal lymph nodes - and no metastases |
inheritable changes in a cell
ch19 | mutation |
What is the medical speciality that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease?
ch20 | Nuclear Medicine |
radiologist | Specializes diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans |
What is true of a radiopaque substance? | Absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to |
metallic powder is introduced to the large intestine and x-rays are taken. | barium enema |
IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram) | X-Ray of the renal pelvis and urinary tract after injecting dye into a vein? |
Myelogram | X-Ray of the spinal cord |
Arthrogram | An x-ray of a joint |
an x-ray to show an organ in depth | Tomography |
What best characterizes a CT scan? | uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs |
What best characterizes an MRI? | sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves |
PA view | x-ray view in which the patient is upright with the back to the x-ray machine and the film to the chest |
adduction
ch20 | Moving the part of the body towards the midline of the body |
Gastrectomy
ch1 | Gastric resection |
Inflammation of a bone | Osteitis |
Cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder |
Hepatoma | Tumor of the liver |
iatrogenic | pertaining to produced by treatment |
record of electricity in the brain | electroencephalogram |
diagnosis | is made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient's condition |
cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
microscopic examination of living tissue | biopsy |
cerebral | pertaining to the brain |
removal of a gland
ch1 | adenectomy |
necr/o
ch3 | death |
amniocentesis
ch3 | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo |
inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat | tonsillitis |
-ptosis | prolapse, sag, droop |
ischemia | blood is held back from an area |
acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem |
otalgia | pain in the ear |
chronic | continuing over a long period of time |
arteriole | small artery |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
tumor of bone marrow (cancerous) | myeloma |
x-ray record of spinal cord
ch3 | myelogram |