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Please match terms to definitions
Terms:
plasma
systole
diastole
tonsil
auscultation
hypertension
anemia
leukemia
pacemaker
digestion
mastication
deglutation
eructation
peristalsis
flatus
diarrhea
polyp
bulimia
anorexia
lavage
Definitions:
Passage of air or gas in the intestine through the butt
Wavelike contractions that move food through the digestive tract
Washing out of the stomach
Liquid portion of the blood in which the cells are suspended
Lack or loss of appetite, inability to eat
Act of bringing up air from the stomach, belching
Frequent discharge of liquid stool
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food for use by body cells
Malignant disease- abdominal number of immature blood white blood cells
Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract
Uncontrolled craving for food resulting in binge eating, following by vomiting or purging
Battery-operated apparatus implanted under the skin with leads placed on the heart
Swallowing
Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax between contractions
Lack of hemoglobin in the red blood cells, resulting in lack of oxygen to the tissues
The act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope
Tumor-like growth on a mucous membrane, usually benign, looks like a mushroom
Chewing
Blood pressure that is above normal
Limphoid tissue in oropharynx
plasma: Liquid portion of the blood in which the cells are suspended
systole: Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract
diastole: Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax between contractions
tonsil: Limphoid tissue in oropharynx
auscultation: The act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope
hypertension: Blood pressure that is above normal
anemia: Lack of hemoglobin in the red blood cells, resulting in lack of oxygen to the tissues
leukemia: Malignant disease- abdominal number of immature blood white blood cells
pacemaker: Battery-operated apparatus implanted under the skin with leads placed on the heart
digestion: The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food for use by body cells
mastication: Chewing
deglutation: Swallowing
eructation: Act of bringing up air from the stomach, belching
peristalsis: Wavelike contractions that move food through the digestive tract
flatus: Passage of air or gas in the intestine through the butt
diarrhea: Frequent discharge of liquid stool
polyp: Tumor-like growth on a mucous membrane, usually benign, looks like a mushroom
bulimia: Uncontrolled craving for food resulting in binge eating, following by vomiting or purging
anorexia : Lack or loss of appetite, inability to eat
lavage: Washing out of the stomach