basic terms

Question 1

ischemia

Answer 1

reduced blood supply to an area

Question 2

lateral

Answer 2

located nearest to the side

Question 3

medial

Answer 3

located nearest to the midline

Question 4

membrane

Answer 4

thin layer of tissues that covers a surface, lines a cavity or divides a space

Question 5

metabolism

Answer 5

use of food for heat and energy by the cells

Question 6

muscular and the 3 kinds

Answer 6

voluntary, involuntary and circular

movement of the body and its parts

Question 7

necrosis

Answer 7

death of tissue

Question 8

endocrine system includes..

Answer 8

pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, pancreas, ovary, tetis

Question 9

what is epithelial and its functions

Answer 9

appears in a sheet like arrangement of cells that form the outer layer of skin
protection, absorption, secretions, excretion

Question 10

serous membrane

Answer 10

lines the internal body cavities that lack openings to the outside
lungs

Question 11

connective tissue

Answer 11

a tissue which holds an organ in place or body in place

bone is a tense form of this

Question 12

system

Answer 12

organs that work together to preform special functions

Question 13

atrophy

Answer 13

wasting away of any part of the body from lack of use

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peristalsis

Answer 14

involuntary muscle contraction in the digestive system that moves food through the tract

Question 15

compensate

Answer 15

to alter the function in such a way that the body can carry on

Question 16

3 basic structures of the body

Answer 16

cells, body tissues, body membranes

Question 17

organ

Answer 17

group of tissues with the same function

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nervous

Answer 18

tissues that are involved in control of activities, stimulation, and sensations of the body

Question 19

systemic

Answer 19

involving or affecting the body as a whole

Question 20

urinary system includes…

Answer 20

kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra

Question 21

circulatory system includes…

Answer 21

heart, arteries, veins, capillaries

Question 22

digestive system includes..

Answer 22

mouth, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Question 23

hypoxia

Answer 23

not enough oxygen in the cells

Question 24

hypertrophy

Answer 24

increase in size of an organ, produced by enlargement of the cells

Question 25

hormone

Answer 25

chemical substance secreted by glands that controls or regulates body cells

Question 26

hemoglobin

Answer 26

substance found in red blood cells that gives blood its color

Question 27

nervous system includes...

Answer 27

eyes, ears, semi-circular canals

Question 28

integumentary system includes...

Answer 28

skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, mucous membranes

Question 29

skeletal and muscular systems include what...

Answer 29

bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons, joints

Question 30

mucous membrane

Answer 30

lines cavities that open to the outside of the body | mouth, nose, digestive, bladder

Question 31

flexion

Answer 31

act of bending a joint or limb. uses flexor muscles

Question 32

extension

Answer 32

movements by which 2 ends of any jointed part are drawn away from each other

Question 33

cutaneous membrane

Answer 33

outside tissue of the body known as skin

Question 34

4 types of body tissues

Answer 34

connective, nerve, muscle, epithelial

Question 35

enzyme

Answer 35

substance that speeds up chemical change

Question 36

distal

Answer 36

part furthest from the center of the body

Question 37

digestion

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process of physically and chemically breaking down food for use by the cells

Question 38

chromosomes and genes

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stored in nucleus, 23 pairs of chromosomes containing genes | genes control the traits inherited by children

Question 39

nucleus

Answer 39

memory storage of a cell, central controlling unit

Question 40

cytoplasm

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fluid found within a cell that helps maintain the cells shape

Question 41

cell wall

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limiting border within a cell

Question 42

vein

Answer 42

blood vessel that carriers blood back to the heart

Question 43

collateral

Answer 43

additional growth, small branch of blood vessels

Question 44

chronic

Answer 44

long lasting condition

Question 45

cell

Answer 45

basic unit of body struction

Question 46

capillary

Answer 46

tiny blood vessel through which food and oxygen pass to the cells

Question 47

benign

Answer 47

non malignant, not serious

Question 48

tissue

Answer 48

collection of cells which preform the same function

Question 49

thoracic cavity

Answer 49

chest

Question 50

artery

Answer 50

blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Question 51

anterior

Answer 51

located at or toward the front of the body

Question 52

symptom

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sensation, pain or lack of sensation that may indicate illness

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sign

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visible occurrence that may indicate illness

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respiration

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process of supplying cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide (breathing)

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ambulatory

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able to walk

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adaptation

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body's response to a changing enviroment

Question 57

acute

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sharp, any condition that is short but severe

Question 58

abdominal cavity

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part between the diaphragm and pelvic organs.

Question 59

what does the abdominal cavity contain

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stomach, liver, small and large intestine, gallbladder, spleen, appendix, pancreas, kidneys