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Ch 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Adenectomy

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Surgical removal of gland

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Adenocarcinoma

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Carcinoma derived from glandular tissue

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Adenoma

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Benign tumor that arises from, or resembles, glandular tissue

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Adenomalacia

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Abnormal softening of a gland

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Adenosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of a gland

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Anaplasia

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A change in structure of cells and in their orientation to each other

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Anatomy

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Study of the structure of the body

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Abdominal cavity

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Contains major organs of digestion

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Anomaly

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A deviation from what is regarded as normal

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Aplasia

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Defective development or absence of an organ or tissue

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Bloodborne transmission

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Spread of disease through contact w blood or other body fluids w blood

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Caudal

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Toward tail

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Cephalic

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Toward head

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Communicable disease

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Any condition transmitted from one person to another by direct/indirect contact with contaminated

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Congenital disorder

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Condition that exists at time of birth

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Cytoplasm

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Material within cell membrane; not part of nucleus

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17
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Distal

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Farthest from midline or beginning of structure

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Dorsal

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Back of body

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, organs

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Endemic

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Ongoing presence of disease within population or area

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Endocrine glands

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Secrets products or hormones into blood

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Epidemic

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Sudden and widespread outbreak of disease within population or area

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Epigastric region

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Above the stomach

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Etiology

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Study of causes of disease

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Exocrine glands

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Secretes product by way of duct

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Functional disorder

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Symptoms with no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified

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Genetic disorder

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Pathological condition caused by absent defective gene

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Geriatrician

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Branch of medicine with diseases, debilities, and care of aged people

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Hemophilia

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Group of hereditary bleeding disorders where blood clotting factor is missing

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Histology

A

Study of tissues

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Homeostasis

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Processes through which body maintains constant internal environment

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Hyperplasia

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Enlargement of organ/tissue because of abnormal increase in cell number

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Hypertrophy

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Increase in bulk of body part/organ due to increase in size, but not number of cells/tissue

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Hypogastric region

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Located below stomach

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Hypoplasia

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Incomplete development of organ/tissue

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Iatrogenic illness

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Unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment

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Idiopathic disorder

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Illness without known cause

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Infectious disease

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Caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria/virus

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Inguinal

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Where torso meets legs

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Medial

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Towards or near midline

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Mesentery

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Membrane (double layer of peritoneum) that connects organs to posterior wall of abdomen

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Midsagittal plane

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Body divided into equal left and right parts

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Nosocomial infection

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Disease acquired in hospital or clinical setting

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Pandemic

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Outbreak of disease occurring over a large geographic area

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Pelvic cavity

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Formed by hipbones (reproductive and excretory system)

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Peritoneum

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Multi layered membrane that protects and holds organs in place with abdominal cavity

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Phenylketonuria

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A genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing

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Physiology

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Study of the functions of the structure of the body

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Posterior

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Back side

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Proximal

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Situated nearest midline or beginning of body structure

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Retroperitoneal

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Situated or occurring behind peritoneum

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Stem cells

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Unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for long time by cell division

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Thoracic cavity

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Surrounds and protects heart and lungs

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane (superior and inferior parts)

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Umbilicus

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Belly button or naval

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Vector-borne transmission

A

Spread of a certain disease due to bite of a vector

57
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Ventral

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Front side

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