Medical Term Quiz 3

Ischemic Stroke

Ischemic-blood flow to the brain is blocked by narrowing or
blockage of an artery

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds

Claustrophobia

abnormal fear of being in small or enclosed spaces

Acrophobia

excessive fear of heights

Agoraphobia

excessive fear of environments where the person fear a panic attack may occur

Social anxiety disorder

excessive fear of situations in which the person fears negative evaluation by others and embarrassing themselves in front of others

Developmental reading disorder

Impairs word reading, fluency, and comprehension

Schizophrenia

withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations

Psychotic disorder

the loss of contact with reality and deterioration of normal social functioning

Delusions

false personal beliefs

Hallucinations

sensory perceptions experienced in the absence of external stimulation

Post- traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD)

may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death or injury to the individual or someone else, during which the person felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror.

Bipolar disorder

cycles of severe mood changes shifting between highs and severe lows that affect a person’s attitude, energy, and ability to function

Central nervous system

receive and process information and to regulate all bodily activity

Peripheral nervous system

transmit nerve signals to CNS

Upper Gi Tract

transports food from entry into the body to the stomach. Digestion begins

Lower Gi Tract

digestion is complete, waste material is prepared for expulsion from the body

Hepat/o (word part)

liver

The ___ is the last and longest portion of small intestine

ileum

The condition characterized by the twisting of the
intestine on itself, causing and obstruction is known
as

Volvulus

The __________ virus is transmitted mainly through
contamination of food and water with infected fecal
matter.

Hepatitis A

Jaundice can be caused by an excess of the pigment
__________

Bilirubin

The __________ connects the small and large
intestine

cecum

Gastroenterologist

GI system specialist

Urologist

specialist for urinary

Neurologist

specialist for nervous system

Urinary tract purpose

kidneys (filter blood/create urine), ureters (carry urine), bladder (stores urine), and urethra (expels urine

Colon (word part)

Colon/o, Col/o

Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts

Cholelithiasis

Polyuria

Excessive urination

Anuria

Absence of urination

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Anabolism

the building up of cells through obtaining nutrition

lith/o is the word part meaning

stone, calculus

Before entering the ureters, urine collects in__

Renal Pelvis

The opening through which urine leaves the body is called

Urethral meatus

Cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

The process of artificially filtering waste products from the
patient’s blood is know as

Hemodialysis

Stress incontinence

the inability to control the voiding of
the urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing,
laughing, or coughing

Nephrologist

A specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders
of the kidneys is a/an