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Pharm Term Quiz # 4
Cardiovascular System & Med Root/Prefix Tems
Question | Answer |
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Class of medications used to prevent vomiting | antiemetic |
Common name for the larynx | throat |
What are the 3 accessory organs of the alimentary canal? | gallbladder, pancreas & liver |
cholelithiasis | having gallstones |
The heart pumps roughly ______ L of blood through the body every day. | 7000 |
Smallest blood vessels | capillaries |
Term for a localized area of necrotic tissue | infarct |
This is known as the heart's natural pacemaker | sinoatrial node |
Class of med used to prevent against disease | prophylactics |
Protrusion of the stomach through an opening in the diaphragm which the esophagus passes | hiatal hernia |
cyan/o | blue |
brady | slow |
A- | without, not or no |
xanth/o | yellow |
poli/o | gray |
Ad- | toward |
circum | around |
ante | before |
erythr/o | red |
Ab- | away from |
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT/HCTZ) | diuretic |