Ch 3 terminology

Question 1

Amniocentesis

Answer 1

under ultrasounds guidance a physician a needle goes thru the uterine wall to retrieve amniotic fluid to test for birth defects

Question 2

Achondroplasia

Answer 2

dwarfism

Question 3

laparotomy

Answer 3

procedure with a laparoscope to remove organs

Question 4

hernia

Answer 4

a protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it

Question 5

hiatial hernia

Answer 5

stomach protrudes upward into the espohagus

Question 6

inguinal hernia

Answer 6

part of the intestines protrudes downwards into the groin area

Question 7

cystocele

Answer 7

part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall

Question 8

rectocele

Answer 8

protrusion of part of the rectum towards the vagina

Question 9

omphacele

Answer 9

herniation of the intestines through a weakness in the abdominal wall

Question 10

streptococcus

Answer 10

berry-shaped bacterium that grow in twisted chains

Question 11

staphylococci

Answer 11

berry-shaped bacterium that grow in small clusters

Question 12

diplococci

Answer 12

berry-shaped bacterium organized in pairs

Question 13

difficile

Answer 13

group of bacteria in the shape of rods
antibiotic resistant

Question 14

5 types of white blood cells (leukocytes)

N ever
L et
M onkeys
E at
B ananas

Answer 14

neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils
basophils

Question 15

acromegaly

Answer 15

pituitary gland produces excessive growth hormone after puberty

Question 16

gigantism

Answer 16

pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone in childhood