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Health - Vocab. Quiz 2 - Review Games

Remember - some words have more than one definition (please refer to your notes as you study).

AB
ChoriodThe middle layer of the eyeball wall.
ChlorogluorocarbonsCompounds of chlorine, fluorine and carbon
EmeticAn agent that induces vomiting.
FibrillationThe rapid, ineffective beating of the heart in one or two chambers called ventricles.
GametesReproductive cells produced by the gonads.
MetastasisSpread of cancer from the point where it originated to other parts of the body.
NephronsThe functional units of the kidneys
OssiclesThree tiny, linked, movable bones behind the eardrum.
PleurisyAn inflammation of the membrane lining of the lung and chest cavity.
PharynxThroat
PlateletsThe cells that prevent the body’s loss of blood.
PulpThe living tissue inside the tooth.
CatheterA tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open.
GlucoseAn optically active sugar that has an aldehydric carbonyl group.
StrokeA sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation and voluntary motion caused by a rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of an artery of the brain
PlasmaThe fluid part of blood, lymph or milk as distinguished from suspended material.
CholesterolA steroid alcohol that is present in animal cells and body guilds, regulates membrane fluidity and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways.
QuarantineA state of enforced isolation
EpidemiologistA branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of disease in a population.
Isometric ExerciseActivity that uses muscle tension to improve muscular strength with little or no movement of the body part.
Isokinetic ExerciseActivity that involves resistance through an entire range of motion.
Isotonic ExerciseActivity that combines muscle contraction with repeated motions.



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