Medical terms

Question 1

Pleura

Answer 1

two layers of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity.

Question 2

Esophagus

Answer 2

Tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

Question 3

Prostate

Answer 3

a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid. Along with the seminal vesicles, this gland produces seminal fluid

Question 4

Urethra

Answer 4

A urinary tract infection may occur when a bacteria gets into the bladder trough this tube
duct that transmits urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body during urination.

Question 5

Small Intestine ( duodenum, jejune and ileum)

Answer 5

A large portion of the food is absorbed

Question 6

Thyroid

Answer 6

Gland that produces hormones that control metabolism

Question 7

Liver

Answer 7

Second largest organ of the body (First one is the skin)

Question 7

Liver

Answer 7

Second largest organ of the body (First one is the skin)

Question 8

Asthma

Answer 8

This disease is caused when a person’s airways become inflamed, narrow and swell ( the muscles in the breathing tubes contract and narrow) and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe.

Question 9

Arteries

Answer 9

blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body

Question 10

Veins

Answer 10

Blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart

Question 10

Veins

Answer 10

Blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart