Final Exam!!!!! Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
air sac in the lung | Alveolus |
benign bone surface tumor or growth | exostosis |
clumping of recipient's blood when mixed with incompatible blood | agglutination |
collapsed lung | atelectasic |
enlarged speen | splenomegaly |
harsh, high pitched repiratory sound heard on inspiration, caused by obstruction | stridor |
malignant connective tissue tumor | sarcoma |
narrow, slit-like opening between bones | fissure |
pain in the diaphragm | phrenodynia |
removal of the voice box | laryngectomy |
swayback or anterior curvature in the lumbar region | lordosis |
ankyl/o | stiff |
chrondr/o | cartilage |
chrom/o | color |
leiomy/o | smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
morph/o | shape/form |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow |
orth/o | straight, upright |
oste/o | bone |
poikil/o | varied, irregular |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
sider/o | iron |
tel/o | expantion that is not complete |
thromb/o | clot |
tox/o | poison |
-blast | embryonic cell |
-penia | deficiency |
-poisesis | formation |
-ptysis | spitting |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
COPD | Cronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease. airway obstruction associated with emphysema, and chronic bronchitis |
CT Scan | computor x-ray imaging in the transverse plane |
EMG | electromyography-recording strength of muscle contractions as a result of electrical stimulation |
MRI | magnetic resonace imaging- magnetic field creates images of soft tissue. |
adenoids | nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue |
anaphylaxis | exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivity to foreign protein or other substance |
ankylosis | condition or stiffening and immobility of a joint |
antibodies | protein produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or antigens |
antigens | foreign material that invades the body |
aplastic anemia | failure of blood cell production due to absence of formation in bone marrow |
arthroscopy | visual examination of a joing with an arthroscope and T.V camera |
asbestosis | type of pneumoconiosis (asbestos particulate accumulation in lungs) |
auscultation | listening to sounds within the body (Stethoscope) |
bone marrow | produces lymphocytes and monocytes and all other blood cells |
bronchi | branch of trachea that is a passageway into the lung; broncial tube |
cancellous bone | spongy/ trabicular porus bone tissue |
cytotoxic cells | T lymphocyte that directly kills foreign cells |
electrophoresis | method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge |
endotracheal intubation | tube placed through mouth to trachea to establish air |
eosinophil | phagocytic cells involved in allergic responses and parasitic infections |
Ewing sarcoma | malignant bone tumor, often in children |
exostosis | bony growth on surface of bone |
facial bones | bones of face-lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic |
fissure | narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones |
gouty arthritis | inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation |
hematocrit | sample of blood spun in test tube, RBC fall to bottom and % of RBC's is taken |
hemochromotosis | excessive deposits of iron in the body |
hemophilia | excessive bleeding caused by lack of factor VIII or IX |
heparin | anticoagulent found in the blood |
Hodgkin disease | malignant tumor of lymph nodes |
humeral | pertaining to the upper arm bone |
iron-deficiency anemia | sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin |
Kaposi Sarcoma | cancer arising from lining cells of capillaries that produces dark purplish skin nodules. Associated with AIDS |
Lyme disease | disorder, marked by arthritis, myalgia and malaise; cause is bacterium caused by tick |
lymph nodes | a collection of stationary solid lymphatic tissure along lymph vessels |
lymphocytosis | slight increase in leukocytes |
lymphopoiesis | formation of lymph |
mastoid process | the projection of the temporal bone |
mediastinum | space between lungs in chest |
myeloid | derived from bone marrow |
neutropenia | deficiency in #'s of WBC's |
orthopnea | breathing easier in an upright position |
osteoarthritis | chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage |
osteodystrophy | poor formation of bone |
osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
palliative | relieving symptoms, not curing |
pernicious anemia | lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 |
pleural effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity |
pleuritis, pleurisy | inflammation of pleura (around lungs) |
pulmonary abscess | localized area of pus forming in the lungs |
scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spinal column |
sella turcica | depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is localized |
stridor | occurs with croup-strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction |
T cells | helper or supressor cells |
talipes | club foot, congenital abnormality of hind foot |
thalassemia | an inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin (mostly in Mediteraneans) |
tonsils | oropharyngeal lymph tissue |
toxic | pertaining to poison |
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