Vocabulary

Question 1

a weakening in the wall of the aorta in the abdominal region

Answer 1

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 2

movement away from the midline

Answer 2

abduction

Question 3

scraping in jury to the surface of the skin

Answer 3

abrasion

Question 4

the premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall

Answer 4

abruptio placenta

Question 5

staring seizure

Answer 5

absence seizure

Question 6

passage of material through the intestine into the bloodstream

Answer 6

absorption

Question 7

an abnormally high level of acidity in the body’s fluids and tissues

Answer 7

acidosis

Question 8

abdominal emergency that typically requires surgery

Answer 8

acute abdomen

Question 9

rapid onset of abdominal pain

Answer 9

acute abdominal pain

Question 10

symptoms caused by myocardial ischemia, such as angina or myocardial infarction

Answer 10

acute coronary syndrome

Question 11

death to myocardial muscle. also called a heart attack

Answer 11

acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Question 12

rapid onset

Answer 12

acute

Question 13

to move toward the midline

Answer 13

adduction

Question 14

written instructions, signed by the patient, specifying the patient’s wishes regarding treatment and resuscitative efforts

Answer 14

advanced directive

Question 15

energy production with oxygen

Answer 15

aerobic metabolism

Question 16

the pressure the heart must overcome during ventricular contraction

Answer 16

afterload

Question 17

dying gasps

Answer 17

agonal respirations

Question 18

a medication that stimulates a response

Answer 18

agonist

Question 19

antigen that causes an allergic reaction

Answer 19

allergen

Question 20

hypersensitive immune response to an allergen

Answer 20

allergic reaction

Question 21

air sacs in the lungs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the pulmonary capillaries

Answer 21

alveoli

Question 22

a fluid-filled membrane in the uterus which contains the fetus

Answer 22

amniotic sac

Question 23

injury resulting in a completely severed body part

Answer 23

amputation

Question 24

energy production without oxygen

Answer 24

anaerobic metabolism

Question 25

severe, life threatening allergic reaction

Answer 25

anaphylactic shock

Question 26

standing, facing forward, arms at the sides, palms out

Answer 26

anatomic position

Question 27

weakening in the wall of an artery

Answer 27

aneurysm

Question 28

temporary chest pain occurs when myocardial oxygen demand exceeds supply

Answer 28

angina pectoris

Question 29

a medication that inhibits a response

Answer 29

antagonist

Question 30

toward the front, ventral

Answer 30

anterior

Question 31

unable to remember events prior to the injury

Answer 31

anterograde amnesia