http://medical-terminology-online.com/free Free information from the medical terminology course I teach. Mon, 29 May 2006 21:08:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Adnexa = accessory structures of uterus = fallopian tubes, ovaries, supporting ligaments Fimbriae = ends of uterine tube = singular form is fimbria, pronounced fim-bree-uh; plural is fimbriae, prounced fim-bree-ee = they collect ova and deliver them to the tubes uterine and fallopian tubes are the same thing uterus = womb = egg ... http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/05/29/female-reproduction-notes-i/ Ok, not exactly a medical term, but involves a word that most people don’t know used to refer to a used condom! Word geeks will appreciate this. http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/04/06/the-dirty-word-in-43-down-a-new-york-times-crossword-gaffe/ There are lots of free sound samples online if you want to know what regular breath sounds, rales, wheezing, rhonchi, etc. Here’s another bunch of breath sounds http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/03/07/breath-and-lung-sounds/ The palatine tonsils are so named because they are attached to the side of the soft palate. The hard palate is at the front near the mouth, the bony part that separates the nasal and oral cavities. The soft palate is in the back, is muscular, and ends ... http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/03/07/palatine-tonsils-as-in-the-palate/ Here’s another nice reference for the immune complement system. antibodies identify targets, but it’s the complement system that destroys them. more to look at there later. http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/01/04/c3-in-detail/ http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/01/04/plasminogen-to-plasmin/ Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation=inappropriate and excessive clotting no time to answer the question. http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/01/04/disseminated-intravascular-coagulation-blood-stasis/ It’s not easy to find online resources for this. Here’s a page on the kinin forming system. The pathway we’re interested in involves Hageman Factor and Bradykinin. Here’s a nice overview of the complement system and help understanding the c3 and c5 roleplayers. Here’s a diagram of plasminogen to plasmin: Revelation: this could ... http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2006/01/04/deeper-understanding-of-complement-system/ somatosomatic - muscle problem affecting adjacent problem viscerovisceral - one organ problem affecting another organ viscerosomatic - organ disease producing body pain, e.g. heart attack pain down left arm or pancreatitis sharp stabiing pain to back somatovisceral - acupuncture affecting organ psychosomatic is yet another category- e.g. anxiety leading to stomach pain or diarrhea http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2005/12/17/bodyorgan-relationship-terms/ stage 6 of tissue response to needling = inactivation (cortisol release) after 30-45 minutes short period of needling = inflammation long period = anti-inflammatory histamine, inflam agent- benadryl (antihistamine) makes you sleepy, so it’s yin histamine is yang short time is tonifying long is sedating http://medical-terminology-online.com/free/index.php/2005/12/17/acupuncture-inflammation-and-needle-retention-time/