Ch4 Flashcards
The term femoral refers to
The thigh
In the atomic position
Your arms would be by your sides
The sagittal plane
Divides the body into left and right portions
Proximal means
Close to the point of attachment to the trunk of the body
The two main body cavities are
Dorsal and ventral
The eyes are
Medial to the ears
The word root and combining vowel Cryo refers to
Cold
The suffix itis means
Inflammation of
The prefix trans means
Across
The prefix circum means
Around
The spinal cavity contains the
Spinal cord
The pelvic cavity contains
Reproductive organs
The word root and combining vowel ocules refers to
The eye
The suffix plasia refers to
Formation
The muscle called the diaphragm separates
The thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
The suffix al means
Pertaining to
NPO means
Nothing by mouth
ABG means
Arterial blood gases
Hgb means
Hemoglobin
MCV means
Mean corpuscular volume
HCT means
Hematocrit
The pH of a solution measures
Acidity or basicity
The prefix post means
After
The prefix pre-means
Before
A good rule to follow for medical abbreviations is
When in doubt spell it out
qid means
Four times a day
Chemical symbol for sodium
Na
Chemical symbol for potassium
K
Chemical symbol for calcium
Ca
Chemical symbol for chloride
Cl
Chemical symbol for bicarbonate
HCO3
The abbreviation BUN represents
Blood urea nitrogen
Laboratory abbreviation H and H represent
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
You’re analysis performed on a urine sample does not include
Low density lipoproteins
________ are the simplest unit of all matter
Atoms
For most common atoms in the human body are
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Erythrocytes are
Red blood cells
When cells are the same type organized, they form
Tissues
What is not a major type of body tissue?
Cellular
_______ tissues provide a covering to Oregon such as the skin and mouth
Epithelial
_______ tissue is made up of nerve cells that carry messages to him from various parts of the body
Nervous
_______ is found in bone and blood and binds other tissues together
Connective
Type of tissue that includes striated and involuntary muscles
Muscle
______ assist cells and transmitting DNA messages so the cells carry out a specific task
Ribonucleic acid
A_____plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions
Transverse
A_______plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
Frontal (coronal)
The dorsal cavity is divided into_______cavity and and spinal cavity
Cranial
A patient with hyperglycemia has
Increase blood glucose levels
Hematology is the study of
Blood
A preoperative blood collection is drawn
Prior to the surgery
The prefix intra means
Within
What is the anatomical term that means cheek?
Buccal
Auxiliary is the anatomical term for
Armpit
Anatomical term for breast is
Mammary
The anatomical term for back at the knee is
Popliteal
The quadrants of the abdominal area are abbreviated as
RUQ
LUQ
RLQ
LLQ
