medical terminology

The combining form cheil/o means

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The combining form stomat/o means

The combining form for bile duct is

The suffix -emesis means

The epiglottis covers the

Bile is produced in the

The combining form cheil/o means

The mucosal folds in the stomach wall

Projections on the intestinal wall are

An accessory organ of digestion is

If the etiology of a disease is unknown, its called

Protrusion of an organ through a wall

The term for loss of appetite is

When blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg; 80 indicates

The pacemaker of the heart is

The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is

Combining form for vein is

Combining form ather/o means

Having incompetent valves in the veins leads

wall between the heart chambers is the

The incision of a vein to withdraw blood is

A patent vessel is one that is

Antihypertensive medications are used

Diruretics are used to

the term for removal of a clot is

the term that means platelet development is

the type of blood cell responsible for the immune response is

the term pruritus means

Lymph originates from

a major disorder characterized by a reduction in the oxyqen-carrying capacity of the blood is called

the suffix that means standing still is

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces is called

ge of packed red cells in a whole blood sample is

the suffix -phoresis means

phagocytosis is a function of which of the following cells

Histamines and heparin are released by

the combining form sider/o means

the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in body tissue is called

the nasal cavity is divided by

the term olfactory pertains to

the diffusion of carbon dioxide from the lungs is an activity of

the space in the chest between the lungs is called the

the term that means head cold or URI is

the adenoids are located in the

the term viscid means

the term for absence of the sense of smell is

an abnormal respiratory sound is

the combining form for incomplete is

the structure which covers the larynx is the

some of the wastes filtered out of the blood by the kidneys are

teh aperture where the renal artery and renal vein enter and leave the kidney is the

after wastes are removed, blood leaves the kidney by way of the

the filtering units responsible for maintaining homeostasis are the

blood filtering in the kidney begins in the

reabsorption in the nephron occurs in

urine is expelled from the body through the

sperm is produced in the

the enlarges tip of the penis is the

the testes are located in the

the combining form vesic/o means

the combining form crypt/o means

the glan that helps regulate homeostasis of calcium is

the combining form somat/o means

Insulin is produced by the

Increased secretion of urine is

the "master gland" that regulates other glands and many body activities is the

the endocrine gland that secretes hormones to regulate metabolism is the

epinephrine is secreted by the

the combining form for extremities is

the suffix -crine means

a disorder cause by hyposecretion from the thyroid gland is

the term for abnormal hairiness is

Exophthalmos is a disorder caused by hypersecretion from the

The central nervous system consists of the

Nerves that conduct impulses towarhe CNS ared t

The somatic nervous system primarily innervates the

"Flight or fight" situations are dominated by the

The supporting and connecting cells of the nervous system are

the small space between neurons is called

the structure joining the two hemispheres of the brain is the

the protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord are the

lack of muscular coordination is called

the combing form for movement is

the suffix -esthesia means

the prefix brady- means

altering the shape of the lens to enable light to focus on the retina is called

the highly vasular layer of the eye, containing rods and cones, is the

the aqueous humor is divided into two small chambers by the

Bending light rays so that they focus on the retina is called

The optic nerve and blood vessels enter the eye at the

The term for night-blindness is

A waxy secretion produced by glands in the ear canal is called

The malleus, incus, and stapes are referred to as the

The cochlea is lined with tiny nerve endings called the

A membrane on the external surface of the cochlea is called the

The sense of equilibrium is maintained in the

The combined structures of the external female genitalia are called the

One of the hormones secreted by the ovaries is

The internal organs of reproduction include the following, EXCEPT

Wavelike currents which pull the ovum into the uterine tube are called

the normal position of the uterus is

the fundus of the uterus is the

the term for onset of menses is

the period of pregnancy is called

the combining form colp/o means

the combining form episi/o means

the suffix -para means

the suffix -tocia means