AHA Test 3 Part 1

Question 1

Anti-inflammatory

Answer 1

A drug to reduce inflammation

Question 2

GIT

Answer 2

Gastrointestinal tract

Question 3

Stool

Answer 3

Faeces

Question 4

Oesophagitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the oesophagus

Question 5

Hiatus hernia

Answer 5

Part of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity

Question 6

Endoscopy

Answer 6

Using a scope to look at internal parts

Question 7

Dysphasia

Answer 7

Difficulty speaking

Question 8

Dysphagia

Answer 8

Difficulty swallowing

Question 9

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 9

Thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries

Question 10

Disuria,

Answer 10

Difficulty passing urine. dis (difficulty)

Question 11

Vasculitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of blood vessels

Question 12

Valvectomy

Answer 12

Surgical removal of the valves (hearts)

Question 13

Cardiology

Answer 13

Study of the heart

Question 14

Cardiomegaly

Answer 14

Abnormal enlargement of the heart.

Question 15

Idiopathic

Answer 15

Relating to any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown.

Question 16

Narrowing

Answer 16

Limited in width

Question 17

Inflammation

Answer 17

Part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful

Question 18

Erythrocyte

Answer 18

Red blood cell

Question 19

Leukocyte

Answer 19

While blood cell

Question 20

Antibiotic

Answer 20

anti (opposite). A drug that destroys microorganisms in the body

Question 21

Abduction

Answer 21

Any motion of the limbs or other body parts that pulls away from the midline of the body

Question 22

Pulmonologist

Answer 22

Medical professional who’s medical speciality deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract

Question 23

Pneumothorax

Answer 23

Collapsed lung

Question 24

Medullary canal abduction

Answer 24

Bringing bone marrow away from the inside of the body

Question 25

Femoral fracture

Answer 25

A bone fracture that involves the femur

Question 26

Open reduction

Answer 26

Where the fracture fragments are exposed surgically by dissecting the tissues

Question 27

Gait

Answer 27

A manner of walking or moving on foot

Question 28

Proximal

Answer 28

Near the center of the body

Question 29

Pseudohypertrophy

Answer 29

False, above normal nourishment of muscles. in the form of Muscular dystrophy in which the muscles become swollen with deposits of fat and fibrous tissue

Question 30

Dystrophic

Answer 30

Affected by or relating to dystrophy (difficult/poor nourishment of a tissue)

Question 31

Necrosis

Answer 31

Death of cells or tissue through disease or injury.

Question 32

Femoral

Answer 32

Relating to the femur