Flashcards
ANATOMY VOCABULARY
Cards in this deck (40)
- 1a pair of organs located above the kidney which produce a variety of hormones and steroids including aldosterone and cortisoladrenal glands
- 2the lower section of the stomachantrum
- 3the largest artery in the bodyaorta
- 4the circular pigmented area surrounding the nippleareola
- 5related to the ear or the sense of hearingaural
- 6a sac which holds urine before it is expelledbladder
- 7a common name for veins, arteries, and capillariesblood vessels
- 8soft issue inside bones which produce blood cellsbone marrow
- 9"His bowel was partially blocked so the doctor recommended waiting until it cleared before proceeding with the examination."bowel
- 10soft organs of the woman which produce milkbreasts
- 11flexible connective tissue found between jointscartilage
- 12the area of the brain responsible for controlling movement and balancecerebellum
- 13the largest part of the brain, responsible for complex sensory and neural functionscerebrum
- 14the narrow passage at the lower end of the uteruscervix
- 15sensitive tissue on the female genitalsclitoris
- 16"Sitting on a hard surface can result in coccyx pain."coccyx
- 17the external organ of hearingcochlea
- 18the main part of the bodycornea
- 19the external layer of an organcortex
- 20—BANDAGE
- 21—BRACE
- 22—CAST
- 23—CATHETER
- 24—CRUTCHES
- 25—DEFIBRILLATOR
- 26—DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
- 27—FORCEPS
- 28—INCUBATOR
- 29—MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
- 30—SCALPEL
- 31—SLING
- 32—SPLINT
- 33—STETHOSCOPE
- 34—STRETCHER
- 35—SYRINGE
- 36—THERMOMETER
- 37—TONGUE DEPRESSOR
- 38—WHEELCHAIR
- 39—X-ray
- 40—