Exam 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology: Learning the Language

A recording of the electrical activity of a skeletal muscle is a(n) ________.

Changes in objective measurable values such as temperature (________) and subjective patient perceptions (symptoms) can indicate disease is present.

____________ are the combining forms for nose.

All of the following are symptoms except ________.

Macro means small.

Glyc/o is the combining form for sugar.

Disease-producing microorganisms that invade the body are known as ________.

If a patient has had a "nose job" you would say in medical terms that they had a(n) ________, which means surgical repair of the nose.

The ________ is the prediction of the outcome of a disease.

A group of signs and symptoms is known as a(n) ____________.

RBC is the abbreviation for ________.

Spoon-shaped finger nail beds may indicate a(n) ________ deficiency in the body.

The ideal normal value of a variable is known as the _______________.

The three basic parts of a medical term include ________.

The suffix tomy means ________ into.

Stat means right away or immediately.

A bacterial infection is the prognosis for a Staph infection.

Which of the following is not a vital sign?

Pain is a vital sign.

Vital signs include all of the following except ________.