Category: C

A nurse who participates in surgeries by (for example): taking a preoperative history; educating the patient about the upcoming operation; monitoring the patient’s vital functions; assuring the sterility of instruments in use; and making certain that operating room equipment is both available for the procedure and functioning well.  

A nurse who is responsible for supervising the nursing staff on a hospital or nursing home unit. This nurse reports to the nurse manager.  

A nurse who has passed the examination administered by the Board of Certification of Emergency Nursing. To maintain certification as a CEN, a nurse must recertify every 4 years; a formal examination is required every 8 years, and continuing education credits can be submitted as proof of professional competence during alternate 4-year cycles.  

A nucleus in the inferior portion of the medulla oblongata in which fibers of the fasciculus cuneatus terminate.  

Either of two side-by-side nuclei on the outside of the inferior cerebellar peduncle in the brainstem that are innervated by axons of the spiral ganglion. They carry sound information to the central nervous system from the spiral organ (of Corti) in the internal ear.  

Any of seven pairs of indentations on the lateral surfaces of the sternum, for articulation with costal cartilages.  

A notch at the upper angle of the sternum with which the clavicle articulates.  

Either of two deep notches (anterior and posterior) separating the hemispheres of the cerebellum.  

The angle or indentation on the top of the stomach between its orifice (the cardia) and its fundus.  

Clusters of melanocytes found both in the epidermis and the dermis.