This surgical procedure consists of removing an ear bone that has thickend and no longer transmits sound waves and replacing it with an artificial implant to improve hearing:
Stapedectomy
This surgical procedure removes tissue or displaced bone from the wrist area to release pressure on the median nerve:
Carpal tunnel repair
The throat is also called the:
Pharynx
The tissue that acts as a cushion between bones to prevent them from rubbing together is:
Cartilage
This organ filters the blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins:
Liver
This is referred to as the voice box:
Larynx
Cartilage is replaced by bone thorugh a process called:
Ossification
This tissue covers the body's external surface:
Epithelial tissue
The white protion of the eye is called the:
Scelera
The yellowish liquid makes up more than 55% of blood:
Plasma
What is the brain center of a cell?
Nucleus
This surgical procedure removes the gallbladder:
Cholecystectomy
This plane passes through the body, organ or structure dividing into the left and right calves:
Sagittal
This surgical procedure removes the uterus:
Hysterectomy
The end of a body part that is closest to the point of origin or the end of an instrument that is closest to the operator is called the _________end.
Proximial
These muscles control invoulntary movements such as breathing and digestion:
Smooth
The system that gives the body shape & support is the:
Skeletal system
This gland stumulates body growth:
Pituitary
The largest part of the human brain is the:
Cerebrum
The hip joint is an example of a:
Ball-and-socket joint