Grey's Anatomy Medical Terms Exam
Questions and Answers
10-blade - answer- a blade on a scapel that is used to make small incisions in skin
and muscle
15-blade - answer- a blade on a scalpel that is used for making precise incisions
aneurysm - answer- a blood filled, balloon like, weak spot in the wall of a blood
vessel
aortic valve - answer- a valve that prevents blood flow back into the heart from the
aorta (one of the major blood vessels from the heart)
asystole - answer- a heart condition where there is no electrical or muscular activity
in the heart
atropine - answer- a drug used to solve bradycardia or as a resuscitation tool
bradycardia - answer- an abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 bmp in adults and
less than 100 in a newborn)
cardiac arrest - answer- when blood circulation to the body stop due to a malfunction
of the heart
central line - answer- a catheter place in a large vein in the neck, chest, or groin
craniectomy - answer- the surgical removal of a portion of the skull to allow a
swelling of the brain to expand
crike - answer- a procedure where the throat is cut to insert a direct tube for
breathing
echo - answer- a sonogram of the heart
epi - answer- a drug used to resuscitate someone
intubation - answer- the insertion of a tube in the throat to allow a bag or machine to
breathe for a patient
mets - answer- the spread of a disease to another part of the body
MVC - answer- motor vehicle collision
pneomothorax - answer- collapsed lung caused by air in between the lungs and
chest wall
Questions and Answers
10-blade - answer- a blade on a scapel that is used to make small incisions in skin
and muscle
15-blade - answer- a blade on a scalpel that is used for making precise incisions
aneurysm - answer- a blood filled, balloon like, weak spot in the wall of a blood
vessel
aortic valve - answer- a valve that prevents blood flow back into the heart from the
aorta (one of the major blood vessels from the heart)
asystole - answer- a heart condition where there is no electrical or muscular activity
in the heart
atropine - answer- a drug used to solve bradycardia or as a resuscitation tool
bradycardia - answer- an abnormally slow heartbeat (less than 60 bmp in adults and
less than 100 in a newborn)
cardiac arrest - answer- when blood circulation to the body stop due to a malfunction
of the heart
central line - answer- a catheter place in a large vein in the neck, chest, or groin
craniectomy - answer- the surgical removal of a portion of the skull to allow a
swelling of the brain to expand
crike - answer- a procedure where the throat is cut to insert a direct tube for
breathing
echo - answer- a sonogram of the heart
epi - answer- a drug used to resuscitate someone
intubation - answer- the insertion of a tube in the throat to allow a bag or machine to
breathe for a patient
mets - answer- the spread of a disease to another part of the body
MVC - answer- motor vehicle collision
pneomothorax - answer- collapsed lung caused by air in between the lungs and
chest wall
