Med Billing + Coding

Question 1

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 1

Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.

Question 2

Anabolism

Answer 2

Assembly of more complex molecules from simpler molecules.

Question 3

Anatomical Position

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Standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the human body.

Question 4

Anatomical Position

Answer 4

Standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the human body.

Question 5

Anatomy

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Science that studies the form and composition of the body’s structures.

Question 6

Anterior

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Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body; also reffered to as ventral.

Question 7

Anterior Cavity

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Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities for the lungs, pericardial cavity for the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.

Question 8

Catabolism

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Breaking down of more complex molecules into simpler molecules.

Question 9

Caudal

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Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column), also referred to as inferior.

Question 10

Cell

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Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in animals, a cell contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles.

Question 11

Computer Tomography (CT)

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Medical imaging technique in which a computer-enhanced cross-sectional X-ray imagine is obtained.

Question 12

Control Center

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Compares values to their normal range; deviations cause the activation of an effector.

Question 13

Cranial

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Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper; also referred to as superior.

Question 14

Cranial Cavity

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Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the brain.

Question 15

Deep

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Describes a position farther from the surface of the body.

Question 16

Development

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Changes an organism goes through during its life.

Question 17

Differentiation

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Process by which unspecialized cells become specialized in structure and function.

Question 18

Distal

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Describes a position farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.

Question 19

Development

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Changes an organism goes through during its life.

Question 20

Differentiation

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Process by which unspecialized cells become specialized in structure and function.

Question 21

Distal

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Describes a position farther from the point of attachment or the truck of the body.

Question 22

Dorsal

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Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body; also referred to as posterior.

Question 23

Dorsal Cavity

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Posterior body cavity that houses the brain and spinal cord; also referred to the posterior body cavity.

Question 24

Effector

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Organ that can cause a change in a value.

Question 25

Frontal Plane

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Two-dimensional, vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions.

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Gross Anatomy

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Study of the larger structures of the body, typically with the unaided eye; also referred to macroscopic anatomy.

Question 27

Growth

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Process of increasing in size.

Question 28

Homeostasis

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Steady state of body systems that living organisms maintain.

Question 29

Inferior

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Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column); also referred to as caudal.

Question 30

Lateral

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Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body.

Question 31

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Medical imaging technique in which a device generates a magnetic field to obtain detailed sectional images of the internal structures of the body.

Question 32

Medial

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Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body.

Question 33

Metabolism

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Sum of all the body's chemical reactions.

Question 34

Microscopic Anatomy

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Study of very small structures of the body using magnification.

Question 35

Negative Feedback

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Homeostatic mechanism that tends to stabilize an upset in the body's physiological condition by preventing an excessive response to a stimulus, typically as the stimulus is removed.

Question 36

Normal Range

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Range of values around the set point that do not cause a reaction by the control center.

Question 37

Nutrient

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Chemical obtained from foods and beverages that is critical to human survival.

Question 38

Organ

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Functionally distinct structure composed of two or more types of tissues.

Question 39

Organ System

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Group of organs that work together to carry out a particular function.

Question 40

Organism

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Living being that has a cellular structure and that can independently perform all physiological functions necessary for life.

Question 41

Pericardium

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Sac that encloses the heart.

Question 42

Peritoneum

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Serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs found there.

Question 43

Physiology

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Science that studies the chemistry, biochemistry, and physics of the body's functions.

Question 44

Plane

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Imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body.

Question 45

Pleura

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Serous membrane that lines the pleural cavity and covers the lungs.

Question 46

Positive Feedback

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Mechanism that intensifies a change in the body's physiological condition in response to a stimulus.

Question 47

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 47

Medical imaging technique in which radiopharmaceuticals are traced to reveal metabolic and physiological functions in tissues.