Final

Question 1

Anisarca

Answer 1

total body swelling

Question 2

Auscultation

Answer 2

listening with stethoscope

Question 3

Baseline

Answer 3

the normal state of being for each specific patient

Question 4

Differential Dx

Answer 4

the diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the pt.’s symptoms

Question 5

Fundus

Answer 5

the bottom aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ; often referring to the uterus or eye

Question 6

Hemmorage

Answer 6

Excessive or profuse bleeding

Question 7

Hypertension

Answer 7

high blood pressure

Question 8

Hypotension

Answer 8

low blood pressure

Question 9

Infarct

Answer 9

dead tissue due to lack of blood supply

Question 10

Ischemia

Answer 10

localized lack of blood supply to an area

Question 11

Malodorous

Answer 11

foul-smelling

Question 12

Os

Answer 12

any body orifice

Question 13

Palpable

Answer 13

able to be touched or easily percieved

Question 14

Polydipsia

Answer 14

Persistent thirst; indicator of DM

Question 15

Rupture

Answer 15

the breaking-open of a bodily structure

Question 16

Sepsis

Answer 16

dangerous infection of the blood

Question 17

Avulsion

Answer 17

a forcible puling away of a part or structure

Question 18

Crepitus

Answer 18

a crackling or grating sound usually of bones

Question 19

Differential Dx

Answer 19

a Dx of symptoms of two or more diseases by comparison

Question 20

Effusion

Answer 20

escape of a fluid into a cavity

Question 21

Hemangioma

Answer 21

tumor consisting of blood vessels

Question 22

Benign

Answer 22

normal, of no danger to health

Question 23

Stellate

Answer 23

star-shaped, radiating from the center

Question 24

Abduction

Answer 24

draws away from the midline

Question 25

Adduction

Answer 25

draws toward the midline

Question 26

Ambulatory

Answer 26

able to move about, not confined to a ned

Question 27

Anatomical Position

Answer 27

to stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

Question 28

Anterior

Answer 28

situated in the front of

Question 29

Articulation

Answer 29

Connection between bones; joint

Question 30

Axilla

Answer 30

Armpit

Question 31

Caudal

Answer 31

toward the feet

Question 32

Cephalad

Answer 32

towards the head

Question 33

Cervical

Answer 33

pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus

Question 34

Deep

Answer 34

farther from surface

Question 35

Diffuse

Answer 35

spread out over a wide area

Question 36

Distal

Answer 36

Farther from the limb root

Question 37

Dorsiflextion

Answer 37

backward flexion

Question 38

Everted

Answer 38

turned outward

Question 39

Extension

Answer 39

straightening out

Question 40

External

Answer 40

outside

Question 41

Flexion

Answer 41

bending or angulation

Question 42

Frontal/coronal plane

Answer 42

divides body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 43

Inferior

Answer 43

lower

Question 44

Internal

Answer 44

inside

Question 45

Inverted

Answer 45

turned inward

Question 46

lateral

Answer 46

farther from midline

Question 47

Levator

Answer 47

that which raises

Question 48

Medial

Answer 48

nearer to midline

Question 49

Midline

Answer 49

divides body into left and right

Question 50

Palmer/Volar

Answer 50

Palm side of hand or body

Question 51

Plantar

Answer 51

sole of foot

Question 52

Posterior

Answer 52

back

Question 53

Pronator

Answer 53

that which turns palm of hand downward

Question 54

Prone

Answer 54

body position laying down with forearms and hands turned palm side down

Question 55

Proximal

Answer 55

Nearer to the limb root

Question 56

Radial Aspect

Answer 56

Pertaining to the radial (lateral) side of the arm

Question 57

Superficial

Answer 57

nearer to the surface

Question 58

Superior

Answer 58

Upper

Question 59

Supinator

Answer 59

That which turns palm of hand upward

Question 60

Supine

Answer 60

Body position lying face up

Question 61

Transverse plane

Answer 61

divides body into lower and upper

Question 62

Ulnar aspect

Answer 62

Pertaining to the ulnar (medial) side of the arm

Question 63

Afebrile

Answer 63

without fever

Question 64

Alert

Answer 64

awake & attentive

Question 65

Body Habitus

Answer 65

the state of a patients body, usually referring to obesity