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Which plane is relative to the terms anterior and posterior and also called the coronal plane?

Which of the following is an antihypertensive medication that helps lower blood pressure?

An adhesion is a/an ______.

What structures are found at the end of each bronchiole?

What position is a body standing upright with palms and feet facing forward?

The condition in which the body does not have a normal amount of erythrocytes is:

Which type of anemia is inadequate iron to create hemoglobin?

Which type of anemia is a genetic disorder causing abnormally shaped erythrocytes?

Which type of anemia is characterized by larger than normal red blood cells?

The condition where the intestines absorb too much iron is called:

Surgical fusion of a joint is called:

Surgical loosening of a stiff joint is called:

Surgical fusion of a joint is called:

Muscle weakness from lack of use is called:

An aneurysm is a balloonlike enlargement of a/an _____ wall.

A loss of normal heart rhythm is called a/an:

Arthroplasty is the ______ of a joint.

Which of the following is NOT true of asthma?

Lack of normal muscle tone is:

When measuring blood pressure, the pressure between heartbeats is called:

The highest pressure recorded during a heart contraction is:

Which body cavity is created by the hip bones?

Which cavity protects the heart and lungs?

The pleural space, or space formed by membranes between the lungs and ribs is also called the:

Which structure of the cardiovascular system is only one cell in thickness?

What term describes all diseases of the heart muscle?

What is the basic structural and functional unit of the human body?

Which is the most common type of white blood cell?

Circular movement that occurs around an axis:

True or false: congenital disorders are also known as developmental disorders.

When the heart can't pump out all the blood it receives it is:

When a blood clot blocks a coronary artery, it is known as a/an:

When broken bones make a grating sound it is called:

If the body is lacking oxygen and the skin turns a bluish color it is called:

A genetic disorder that causes the lungs and pancreas to become clogged with mucus is:

A blood clot attached to a deep vein is:

Difficult or labored breathing is called:

Raising of a body part is known as:

When tissues around the elbow become inflamed, it is called:

Fasci/o is:

Bending a limb at a joint is called:

An opening in a bone where vessels and nerves can pass through is a/an:

A simple or complete fracture is also called a/an ______ fracture.

An injury to the muscles or tendons that flex the knee and extend the hip is called:

The Purkinje fibers on the heart's electrical system are responsible for:

Slight paralysis on one side of the body is:

Paralysis of the lower part of the body is:

Total paralysis on one side of the body is:

Slight paralysis of a muscle:

Total paralysis of all 4 extremities

Which tissue is hemopoietic?

Which term refers to the formation of erythrocytes?

Hist/o means:

The act of the lungs taking in air is called:

Myel/o means:

My/o means:

The sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle is:

-lysis means:

-plasty means:

Loss of bone density is a characteristic of what condition?

A disease characterized by breakdown of bone tissue followed by abnormal bone formation:

What is the medical term for the kneecap bone?

Movement of the ankle, pointing the toes downward is:

A fatty deposit on an artery wall is a/an:

Which of the following is caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae?

What is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.?

Which word part tells you the basic meaning of the term?