Femur - Answer The largest bone of the body is the
hip - Answer An example of a "ball and socket" joint is the
tendons - Answer Muscles are attached to bones by
shorter and thicker - Answer When a muscle contracts, it becomes
pituitary - Answer Growth hormone is produced in the
assist glucose into the cells - Answer The function of insulin is to
renal pelvis - Answer The cavity within the kidney that collects urine is the
peritoneum - Answer The kidneys are located behind the
fallopian tube - Answer The site of fertilization is usually the
puberty - Answer Sperm and egg cell maturity begin at
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum - Answer The three sections of the small intestine are
the
rugae - Answer The internal folds of the stomach are known as
K - Answer The vitamin produced by the normal flora of the colon in amounts sufficient
to meet a person's daily need, is vitamin
neurotransmitter - Answer A nerve impulse is carried across a synapse by
cerebral cortex - Answer The gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is
called the
epiglottis - Answer During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the
nasopharynx - Answer The part of the pharynx that is a passageway for air only is the
aorta - Answer The left ventricle of the heart send blood out through which artery?
fibrous pericardium - Answer The outermost of the pericardial membranes is the
Keratin - Answer The protein in epidermal cells that makes the skin relatively waterproof
is
, epidermis - Answer The outer layer of the skin is the
inner ear - Answer The receptors for hearing and equilibrium are located in the
conjunctiva - Answer The thin membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the white of
the eye is the
scoliosis - Answer The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine that is often congenital in
origin is
a comminuted fracture - Answer A type of bone fracture producing many bone
fragments is
keloid - Answer An abnormal scare formation is
protection from light - Answer Bilirubin specimens require what special preparation
hemophilia - Answer A genetic disorder characterized by the inability of the blood to clot
properly is
vitamin A - Answer Night blindness may be caused by a deficiency of
Pernicious - Answer A deficiency of vitamin B12 leads to which type of anemia?
Presbyopia - Answer Which of the following is the most common eye condition
associated with agin?
erythro - Answer The combining form that means "red" is
tissue - Answer The combining form "hist/o" means
itis - Answer The suffix meaning "inflammation" is
any disfunction of the brain - Answer Encephalopathy is defined as
hepatits - Answer The medical term for inflammation of the liver is
a muscle - Answer The term "myotomy" means incision into
C - Answer Which one of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
four times per day - Answer The abbreviation "QID" means
Rx - Answer The abbreviation for "prescription" is