Day 4 Terms

Question 1

wheezing

Answer 1

whistling sound heard in lungs relating to obstruction like asthma

Question 2

sclera

Answer 2

white part of the eye

Question 3

occiput

Answer 3

the back of the head/skull

Question 4

supine

Answer 4

laying face up on the back

Question 5

chief complaint

Answer 5

the main reason for the patient’s visit

Question 6

icteric

Answer 6

synonymous with jaundice, generally refers to yellowness of the sclera

Question 7

proprioception

Answer 7

being able to sense the position of the body based on the environment