The medical term for belching is:
A) deglutition.
B) eructation.
C) flatus.
D) lavage.
B
Explanation:
A) Deglutition is swallowing.
B) Correct.
C) Flatus is gas passed through the anus.
D) Lavage is washing out the stomach.
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A. They are largely able to accept themselves and others. B. They are outer-directed in their view of the world around them. C. They do not trust their own senses and feelings. D. They are autocratic in their decision-making.
Use the definitions given to complete the crossword puzzles
ACROSS
4 Low blood pressure
6 Heart chamber that receives blood
7 Abnormal heart sound
9 Removal of inner lining of artery
10 Also called cardioversion
DOWN
1 Electrical device to stimulate the heart
2 Pumping heart chamber
3 Area of tissue necrosis from ischemia
5 Abnormally fast heart rate
8 Stainless steel tube placed in a vessel
ACROSS
1 Largest artery in the body
4 veins are swollen and distended
5 The heart is divided into halves by the
7 High blood pressure
9 Term meaning “small vein”
10 Slow heartbeat
DOWN
1 Listening to body sounds such as heart sounds
2 Term meaning “pertaining to between ventricles”
3 Term meaning “hardening of an artery”
5 Instrument used to listen to body sounds
6 Widening of the artery due to weak arterial wall
8 Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
The contraceptive Lunelle has which methodology?
a. It prevents ovulation. b. It thickens cervical mucus. c. Its effects are similar to the combination pill. d. all of these choices
The root/combining form poli/o means
A. paralysis B. gray matter C. white matter D. virus E. spinal cord