Adjustment of the eye for various distances through modification of the lens curvature; negative
accommodation is adjustment for far vision by relaxation of the ciliary muscle; positive
accommodation is adjustment for near vision by contraction of the ciliary muscle. - ANSWER
accommodation
Inflammation of a lymph node or a group of lymph nodes. - ANSWER
adenitis
The Bony prominence of the maxilla and mandible that supports the teeth or dentures. -
ANSWER alveolar ridge
Reduced vision in an eye that appears structurally normal and without detectable cause when
examined, including inspection with an ophthalmoscope. - ANSWER
amblyopia
,The upstroke of the pulse, which also implies a "notch" or "shoulder" on the upstroke. -
ANSWER anacrotic
Sensory nerves within the walls of the atria, vena cava, aortic arch, and carotid sinus that
monitor blood pressure change. - ANSWER baroreceptor
Having two branches, tines, or prongs. - ANSWER bifurcated
A pulse in which two beats occur in rapid succession so that they seem coupled and distinct
from the succeeding set of two; each set is separated by a longer interval. - ANSWER
bigeminal pulse
The double-peaked systolic pulse; an arterial pulse with two palpable peaks, the second
stronger than the first, but not markedly so; detected in instances of decreased arterial tension.
- ANSWER bisferiens pulse
A heart rate less than 60 beats per minute. - ANSWER bradycardia
, An unexpected audible swishing sound or murmur over an artery or vascular organ. -
ANSWER bruit
Compulsive unconscious grinding of the teeth. - ANSWER bruxism
Mucous membranes inside the mouth. - ANSWER buccal mucosa
small band of modified heart muscle fibers that originates at the atrioventricular node and
passes through the right atrioventricular junction to the interventricular septum, where the
fibers divide into right and left branches and enter the respective ventricles; this bundle carries
the atrial contractual rhythm to the ventricles; an interruption results in some degree of heart
block. - ANSWER bundle of His
The angle at the medial or lateral margin of the eyelid; the medial canthus opens into a small
space containing openings to the lacrimal duct. - ANSWER canthus
The complete sequence of cardiac action occurring from one heartbeat to the next, including
both systole and diastole. - ANSWER cardiac cycle
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