Body Organ System Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
No pulse
A
No heartbeat
2
Q
Adventitious
A
Abnormal breath sounds
3
Q
Expectorate
A
To clear out chest and lungs by coughing / spitting up
4
Q
Wheeze
A
To breathe with difficulty with a whistling sound
5
Q
Stridor
A
High pitched crowing sound in lungs from swelling
6
Q
Excrete
A
To discharge waste matter from the body
7
Q
Secrete
A
To generate and release from a cell or gland
8
Q
Flatus
A
Gas or air in GI tract expelled through the anus
9
Q
BM
A
Bowel Movement ( poop )
10
Q
Melena
A
Black, tarry stool, upper GI bleed
11
Q
Borborygmi
A
Rumbling in stomach ( stomach growling )
12
Q
IIeus
A
Lack of movement in intestines ( peralastis )
13
Q
Hypoactive
A
Soft, low bowel sounds
14
Q
Hyperactive
A
Loud, gurgling bowel sounds
15
Q
Overactive bladder
A
Frequent urination
