MED TERM #2

 What is another name for skeletal muscle?

Voluntary muscle

Exercise and/or weight lifting will enlarge your muscles. This is called:

hypertrophy

 How do muscles contribute to maintaining body temperature?

They contract and produce the heat needed to maintain body temperature.

What does the R in RICE stand for?

Rest

 Sudden, short, painful contractions of a muscle or group of muscles is called a

cramp.

 What is the condition called that often develops in the wrist and hands resulting from repetitive use of the hands such as keyboarding?

Tenosynovitis

 Which of the following conditions is more common in boys?

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

What are the symptoms of fibromyalgia?

Chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and depression

 What does a tendon connect?

Muscle to bone

What is the "origin" of a muscle?

Fixed source of a muscle where it is attached to bone

 What is the attachment of a muscle to a more movable part of the skeleton called?

Insertion

 Rotating your hand or forearm sideways or laterally is called:

supination

 The Achilles tendon is another name for the ____________ tendon.

calcaneal

 A patient has had an amputation of the lower leg. Proper documentation for this procedure is

BKA

 Adduction is the action of:

moving toward the midline.

 What does it mean to "extend" the knee joint?

To straighten it

 The muscle movement associated with swallowing is:

peristalsis.

 What is the best description of restorative rehabilitation?

Helps patient regain a function that has been lost

 What is the abbreviation for the classification of drugs such as ibuprofen, which are commonly used to treat musculoskeletal disorders?

NSAID

 The medical term that means any disease of muscle:

myopathy.

Which of the following words describes a layer of the heart wall?

Myocardium

The medical term pericarditis means:

inflammation of the covering of the heart.

The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the ___________________ system.

circulatory

The medical term vasoconstriction means:

decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel.

Which of the following words mean an increase in diameter of a blood vessel?

Vasodilation

The word for a wall dividing two cavities is ______________, and its plural is ______________.

septum; septa

The physician asks you to bring her a record of a patient’s electrical activity of the heart. You will bring her a(n):

electrocardiogram.

What is the pacemaker of the heart:

SA node.

The medical term ischemia means:

lack of blood supply to a tissue.

Mechanical pacemakers are used to treat:

arrhythmias.

A synonym for the bicuspid valve is

mitral valve.

The medical term for slow heart rate:

bradycardia.

The word murmur refers to an abnormal _________ that occurs when a _________ opens or closes.

heart sound; valve

Uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle is termed:

fibrillation.

Myocardial infarction is _________ caused by lack of _________.

death of myocardial cells; blood supply

The heart has how many chambers?

Four

A blood pressure reading above 140/90 mmHg is known as:

hypertension.

A minute blood vessel between the arterial and venous systems is known as a(n)

capillary.

A collection of fluid in the tissues is called:

edema

The area between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea is known as the

mediastinum.

Which term means the percentage of total blood volume composed of red blood cells?

Hematocrit

Which of the following statements is true regarding blood plasma?

Plasma is 91% water.

Which of the following items are NOT dissolved in plasma?

Red blood cells

Which of the following word elements refers to blood?

-emia

Which of the following words means sticking together to form clumps?

Agglutination

Which of the following words has a suffix that means destruction?

Hemolysis

Alice Adams is an African-American who suffers from a chronic illness that causes her blood to have abnormally shaped cells that become sticky, clump together, and block capillaries in her body. What is the medical term for her illness?

Sickle cell anemia

Which of the following words means deficient in oxygen?

Hypoxic

Which white blood cells increase dramatically in bacterial infections?

Neutrophils

Which of the following words refers to paleness of the skin?

Pallor

Which type of anemia is a result of vitamin B₁₂ deficiency?

Pernicious anemia

What are the two main lymphocytes?

T cells and B cells

What is the correct spelling of the term for cancer of the blood forming tissues?

Leukemia

What is the term for an excessive number of white blood cells?

Leukocytosis

James Johnson has inherited a blood condition from his mother. He has a deficiency in the coagulation factor called factor VIII. The medical name of Mr. Johnson's condition is

hemophilia

What is the medical term for the word bruise?

Hematoma

What is the term for a cancer of the skin often seen in AIDS patients?

Kaposi sarcoma

What happens to the body with a weakened immune system?

There is a deficient defense against pathogens invading the body.

What is the term for an immediate, severe, allergic response?

Anaphylaxis

What is the term for an exaggerated, abnormal reaction to an allergen?

Hypersensitivity

The exchange of gases between air and blood and interstitial fluids is known as:

respiration.

The movement of gases into and out of the lungs is known as:

ventilation.

Mrs. Penny had a severe case of pneumonia and was receiving antibiotics for treatment. She also developed pleurisy. Which of the following is the best definition of pleurisy?

Inflammation of the outer lining of the lung.

What does the word atelectasis mean?

Collapse of a part of a lung

What is the plural form of the term bronchus?

Bronchi

What is the medical term for voice box?

Larynx

Which body sensation is most influenced by smell?

Sense of taste

Mr. Stuckey has a history of COPD. What does COPD stand for?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The term for a muscular tube from the back of the nose to the larynx is

pharynx.

The crackle sound that is heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles move through liquid in the lungs is called:

rales.

Which of the following instruments measures respiratory volumes?

Spirometer

Antibiotics are used when:

when a bacterial infection is present.

Snoring occurs most frequently in_________ and becomes worse with ______.

men; age

What is the medical term for a nosebleed?

Epistaxis

Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is known as:

rhinitis

What is the name of the procedure that is performed to allow the nonbreathing patient to be placed on a ventilator?

Endotracheal intubation

The root in the term cyanosis means:

blue.

Which of the following terms refers to the collection of lymphoid tissue in the oropharynx?

Tonsil

The word hypoxic means________:

deficient in oxygen.

Which of the following infections is characterized by a barking cough?

Croup