AHEC Week 3: Important Topics and Summary
Metric System - correct answer ✔✔A system of measurement based upon the decimal system.
Microorganisms - correct answer ✔✔A living thing so small it cannot be seen with the naked eye, only
through a microscope
Muscular system - correct answer ✔✔A group of body organs that make it possible for the body and its
parts to move
Nervous System - correct answer ✔✔A group of body organs that control and regulate the activities of
the body and the functioning of the other body systems
Nourishment - correct answer ✔✔The process of taking food into the body to maintain life
NPO - correct answer ✔✔An abbreviation for Latin meaning nothing by mouth. A sign reading NPO is
posted on the patient's chart, the head or foot of the bed, when they are taking nothing by mouth
Nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Food substances
Nutrition - correct answer ✔✔The several processes by which the body takes in and uses food
Obese - correct answer ✔✔A person who is heavier than the height/weight standards
Obstruct - correct answer ✔✔To block, clog, hinder
Ophthalmoscope - correct answer ✔✔An instrument used to look inside the eye
Oral - correct answer ✔✔An activity to do with the mouth: eating and speaking
, Organ - correct answer ✔✔A part of the body made up of several types of tissue grouped together to
perform a function: stomach, heart, intestines, lungs
Organism - correct answer ✔✔A living thing
Orthopedics - correct answer ✔✔Medical specialty that covers the treatment of bones, joints,
connective tissues, and muscles
Otoscope - correct answer ✔✔An instrument used to examine ears and nose
Oxidation - correct answer ✔✔In the human body, oxidation is the process of combining food with
oxygen to create energy
Oxygen Tent - correct answer ✔✔Equipment used in healthcare institutions to provide large amounts of
extra oxygen for a patient
Paralysis - correct answer ✔✔Loss of the ability to move a part it all of the body
paraplegia - correct answer ✔✔Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body
Parenteral - correct answer ✔✔A method of bringing substances into the body by some other way than
the mouth
Pathogens - correct answer ✔✔Disease causing bacteria
Patient Lift - correct answer ✔✔A mechanical device like a swinging seat used for lifting a patient into or
out of a bed, bath tub or wheelchair.
Patient Unit - correct answer ✔✔The space for one patient, including all furniture
Metric System - correct answer ✔✔A system of measurement based upon the decimal system.
Microorganisms - correct answer ✔✔A living thing so small it cannot be seen with the naked eye, only
through a microscope
Muscular system - correct answer ✔✔A group of body organs that make it possible for the body and its
parts to move
Nervous System - correct answer ✔✔A group of body organs that control and regulate the activities of
the body and the functioning of the other body systems
Nourishment - correct answer ✔✔The process of taking food into the body to maintain life
NPO - correct answer ✔✔An abbreviation for Latin meaning nothing by mouth. A sign reading NPO is
posted on the patient's chart, the head or foot of the bed, when they are taking nothing by mouth
Nutrients - correct answer ✔✔Food substances
Nutrition - correct answer ✔✔The several processes by which the body takes in and uses food
Obese - correct answer ✔✔A person who is heavier than the height/weight standards
Obstruct - correct answer ✔✔To block, clog, hinder
Ophthalmoscope - correct answer ✔✔An instrument used to look inside the eye
Oral - correct answer ✔✔An activity to do with the mouth: eating and speaking
, Organ - correct answer ✔✔A part of the body made up of several types of tissue grouped together to
perform a function: stomach, heart, intestines, lungs
Organism - correct answer ✔✔A living thing
Orthopedics - correct answer ✔✔Medical specialty that covers the treatment of bones, joints,
connective tissues, and muscles
Otoscope - correct answer ✔✔An instrument used to examine ears and nose
Oxidation - correct answer ✔✔In the human body, oxidation is the process of combining food with
oxygen to create energy
Oxygen Tent - correct answer ✔✔Equipment used in healthcare institutions to provide large amounts of
extra oxygen for a patient
Paralysis - correct answer ✔✔Loss of the ability to move a part it all of the body
paraplegia - correct answer ✔✔Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body
Parenteral - correct answer ✔✔A method of bringing substances into the body by some other way than
the mouth
Pathogens - correct answer ✔✔Disease causing bacteria
Patient Lift - correct answer ✔✔A mechanical device like a swinging seat used for lifting a patient into or
out of a bed, bath tub or wheelchair.
Patient Unit - correct answer ✔✔The space for one patient, including all furniture
