Chapter 2 (Human Body in Health and Disease) Flashcards
(56 cards)
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physi-
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nature or Physical
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-ology
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The study of
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Ventr-
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belly Side
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dors-
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Backside of body
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anter-
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front/before
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poster-
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Back
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-ior/-al/-ic/-ac/-ar/-eal/-tics
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Pertaining to
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Cephal
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Head
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Caud
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Tail/lower part of body
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Home/o
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Constant
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-stasis
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control
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hypo-
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Below
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chondr/i
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cartilage
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lumb
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lower back
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ili
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hip bone
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gastr
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Stomach
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visceral
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Internal Organs
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Parietal
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cavity wall
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Periteon
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periteneum
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cyt
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Cell
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plasm
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formative material
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embry/o
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fertilized ovum
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Gene
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producing
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Lungs and digestive system
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Down Syndrome
Trisomy chromosome 21
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Fragile X syndrome
MR1 gene, protein needed for normal brain development
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Hemophilia
No blood clotting (mostly males)
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Huntington's Disease
50/50 chance getting it from a parent
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Marfan's Syndrome
Affects connective Tissues
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Muscular Dystrophy
progressive weakness on skeletal muscle
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Phenylketonuria
Missing a digestive enzyme
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Hist-
Tissue
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Endothemlium
lines blood and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands and organs
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Adip
Fat
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-plasia
formation
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ana-
backwards
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hyper-
excessive
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-trophy
development
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-Crine
secrete
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aden
gland
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carcin
Cancer
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path
disease
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eti/ology
cause (study of the cause of illness)
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en/dem/ic
confiended to a local area
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Functional disorder
Cannot be explained by disease or other organic causes
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iatrogenic illness
Unfavorable response to prescribed medical treatment
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idiopathic disease
any disease with unknown cause
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infectious Disease
illness caused by pathogenic organisms
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nosocomial infection
Hospital-aquired Infection
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Sydrome
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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Metabolic Syndrome
common medical condition characterized by risk factors for developing heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes
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Congenital Disease
Occurs from Birth
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atresia
birth defect of narrowing/absense of a opening or passage
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Tele-
Distant
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-metry
Measure
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