Chapter 4: Additional Medical Terms

Question 1

Adrenal Glands

Answer 1

Endocrine glands located above (near) each kidney

Question 2

Antibiotic

Answer 2

Destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria

Question 3

Antigen

Answer 3

Foreign Substance, such as bacteria or virus

Question 4

Bradycardia

Answer 4

Slow heartburn

Question 5

Congenital anomaly

Answer 5

An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with

Question 6

Dialysis

Answer 6

Removing harmful waste products from the body with an artificial kidney machine (dialysis machine)

Question 7

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 7

abnormal pregnancy, embryo implants outside the uterus (fallopian tubes, ovary, abdominal cavity)

Question 8

Parathyroid glands

Answer 8

4 endocrine glands, on dorsal side of thyroid gland, function separately from the thyroid gland

Question 9

prolapse

Answer 9

to fall or slide forward, used to describe an organ such as a prolapsed uterus

Question 10

retroperitoneal

Answer 10

pertaining to behind the peritoneum; the kidneys and adrenal glands are retroperitoneal organs

Question 11

syndrome

Answer 11

group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

Question 12

subcutaneous

Answer 12

lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue

Question 13

tachycardia

Answer 13

condition of fast, rapid heartbeat

Question 14

transurethral

Answer 14

when an instrument passes through the urethra

Question 15

ultrasonography

Answer 15

diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue