Terms and Directions | Bones, Integument, and Tissue | Heart and Lungs | Digestion and Endocrine | Urinary, Reproductive, and Nervous |
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What is a fast heart rate?
Tachycardia
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What is epidermis?
The outer layer of the skin
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What is the aorta?
The largest artery in the body
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What are premolars?
The teeth rostral to the molars
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What is the central nervous system?
The part of the nervous system containing the brain and spinal cord
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What is distal?
Farther away from the body, towards the end of a limb
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What is epithelium?
The type of tissue that lines surfaces and hollow organs
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What are alveoli?
The site of gas exchange in the lungs
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What is the rumen?
The fermentation chamber of the stomach in cows and sheep
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What is a nephron?
The functional unit of the kidney
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What is dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
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What is the maxilla?
The cheek bone
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What are platelets?
Cells involved in clotting
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What are the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
The three segments of the small intestine
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What is an ovariohysterectomy?
The medical term for a spay
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What is moving a limb toward the body?
Adduction
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What are the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum? (Must get at least 3)
Bones of the axial skeleton
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What are the mouth, nares, nasal passage, pharynx, and larynx? (Must get at least 3)
Structures of the upper respiratory tract
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What is the thyroid?
The endocrine gland that controls metabolic rate
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What is a cryptorchid?
An undescended testis
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What is cyanosis?
A bluish colour of the skin due to lack of oxygen
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What are skeletal/striated, cardiac, and smooth?
The three types of muscle tissue
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What is the vena cava?
The large vein that brings blood from the body into the right artrium
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What are adrenaline, cortisol, aldosterone (must get at least 2)
Two important hormones produced by the adrenal gland
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What are the cerebellum and inner ear?
Two structures involved in balance
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