Mix And Match

Question 1

Renal Pelvis

Answer 1

Central collecting region in the kidney

Question 2

Renal tubule

Answer 2

Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration

Question 3

Pyelonephritis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the inner lining of the renal pelvis

Question 4

Parenchyma

Answer 4

Essential, distinguishing tissue of an organ or system

Question 5

Meatal stenosis

Answer 5

Narrowing of the opening of the urethra to the outside of the body

Question 6

Arachnoid membrane

Answer 6

Middle meningeal membrane; spider-like

Question 7

Receptor

Answer 7

Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to afferent nerves

Question 8

Cerebral cortex

Answer 8

Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of grey matter

Question 9

Neurotransmitter

Answer 9

Acetylcholine

Question 10

Oligodendroglial cell

Answer 10

Glial cell that forms the myelin sheath covering axons

Question 11

Medulla oblongata

Answer 11

Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and size of the blood vessels

Question 12

Cerebellum

Answer 12

Part of the brain that coordinates movement and maintains balance

Question 13

Alveoli and bronchioles

Answer 13

Pulmonary pareschyma

Question 14

Asthma

Answer 14

Spasm and narrowing of the bronchi, leading to bronchial obstruction

Question 15

Asbestosis

Answer 15

Type of pneumoconiosis; dust particles are inhaled

Question 16

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD

Answer 16

Airway obstruction associated with emphysema and chronic bronchitis

Question 17

Spina bifida

Answer 17

Congenital defect of spinal column with herniation of spinal cord and meninges

Question 18

Transient ischemic attack

Answer 18

“Mini” stroke

Question 19

Cardiovascular accident

CVA

Answer 19

Stroke due to cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis or hemorrhage

Question 20

Cerebral palsy

Answer 20

Paralysis and loss of muscular coordination from brain damage in perinatal period

Question 21

Aneurysm

Answer 21

Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall

Question 22

Embolus

Answer 22

A floating clot, mass of material may suddenly block a blood vessel

Question 23

Celiac disease

Answer 23

Autoimmune condition in which villi in the small intestine is damaged

Question 24

Endometriosis

Answer 24

Uterine tissue found in sites (ovary, fallopian tubes) other than in uterus (ectopic)

Question 25

Dystocia

Answer 25

Difficult labor and delivery

Question 26

Perineum

Answer 26

External region between the anus and the vagina in females

Question 27

Obstetrics

Answer 27

Practice of caring for women during pregnancy and delivering neonates

Question 28

Salpingitis

Answer 28

Pelvic inflammatory disease

PID

Question 29

Epididymis

Answer 29

Coiled tube on top of each testis; carries and stores sperm

Question 30

Vas deferens

Answer 30

Tube that carries sperm from epididymis towards the urethra

Question 31

Sterilization

Answer 31

Procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Question 32

Importence

Answer 32

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

Question 33

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 33

Tubules that produce sperm; parenchyma tissue in the testes

Question 34

Anorchism

Answer 34

Congenital absence of testicle

Question 35

Angina

Answer 35

Chest pain

Question 36

Systemic

Answer 36

Circulation of blood from heart to body tissues and back to heart

Question 37

Arrythmia

Answer 37

An abnormal heart rhythm; flutter and fibrillation

Question 38

Ventricle

Answer 38

Lower chamber of the heart

Question 39

Venule

Answer 39

Small vein