Category: V

Non-elastic opposition of tissue to ventilation due to the energy required to displace the thorax and airways.  

A backflow of blood through a valve, especially a heart valve, that is not completely closed as it would normally be.  

Pain or tenderness elicited in somatic structures (skin and muscle) caused by visceral disorder.  

Contraction or tenseness of the skeletal muscles resulting from painful stimuli originating in visceral organs.  

Any reflex induced by stimulation of the visceral nerves.  

A reaction that stabilizes the position of the head according to sensory information from the labyrinth of the ear and the nerves in the neck.  

The constriction or dilatation of a blood vessel in response to a stimulus, as in becoming pale from fright.  

A stain used in preparing tissues for microscopic examination.  

Puncture of a ventricle of the brain for purpose of withdrawing fluid or introducing air for ventriculography.  

A device that alternates between applying pressure and no pressure on the sole of the foot. The change in pressure allows venous blood vessels to alternately fill and then empty, thus imitating the effects of walking on the veins of the lower extremities. The pump is used to prevent deep vein thromboses (DVTs) in patients…