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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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List the levels of organization of the body.. smallest to largest

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Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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The smallest structural and functional unit of life preforming all functions associated with life

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Cell

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3
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Composed of cells that preform specialized or common functions

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Tissues

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4
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List the 4 types of tissues the body has

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Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

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5
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Covers the surface of the organs, lining the cavities, and the outer layer of the skin: epidermis

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Epithelial

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6
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Supports other body tissues, like cartilage, adipose, bone, and even blood

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Connective tissue

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7
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Responsible for movement, this is a contractile tissue

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Muscle tissue

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8
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Transmits electrical impulses to relay information through out the body

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Nervous tissue

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9
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Composed of two or more tissue types

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Organ

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10
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Composed of various numbers of organs and structures with similar functions

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Organ systems

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11
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Highest level of organization; a complex living entity capable of independent existence

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Organism

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12
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Imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two sections

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Body plans

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13
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Plane runs though the center of the body, divides into right and left halves

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Midsagittal (median)

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Plane divides into an anterior and posterior section

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Coronal (frontal)

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Plane divides into a top and bottom section

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Transverse (horizontal)

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16
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Name the two body cavities

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Dorsal (posterior) and ventral (anterior)

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17
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What 2 things does the dorsal cavity have

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Cranial and spinal

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18
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What 3 things does the ventral cavity have

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Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

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19
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The abdominopelvic cavity divides into what

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Four quadrants, horizontal and vertical line.. right upper and lower quadrant, left upper and lower quadrant
RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

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20
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Pertaining to the umbilicus (naval)

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Umbilical

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21
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Above the stomach

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Epigastric

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22
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Beneath the umbilicus (naval)

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Hypogastric

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23
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On the left lower side near the groin (ileus)

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Left inguinal or left iliac

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24
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On the right middle side near the waist

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Right lumbar

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25
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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Cyt/o

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Cell

27
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Kary/o Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Chest

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Thorac

29
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Loins (lower back)

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Lumb

30
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Red

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Erythr

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White

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Leuk or albin

32
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Black

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Melan

33
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Blue

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Cyan

34
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Yellow

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Juand, cirrh, xanth

35
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Dry

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Xer

36
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Extremity

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Acr

37
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Internal organs

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Viscer

38
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Disease

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Path

39
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Unknown, peculiar

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Idi

40
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Disease disrupts homeostasis including what 3 things

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Temperature, hydration, and acidity and salts

41
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OBJECTIVE indicator of disease (rash, swelling) You can see it

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Sign

42
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SUBJECT indicator of disease (dizziness, pain) What the patient tells you

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Symptom

43
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The cause and nature of a disease

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Diagnosis

44
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Predication of the course of a disease and its probable outcome

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Prognosis

45
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Abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated

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Adhesion

46
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Body defense against injury and disease that limits the spread of injury and aids in healing; characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain

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Inflammation

47
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Feverish, pertaining to a fever

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Febrile

48
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Diseased; unhealthy

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Morbid

49
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Presene of pathogens in blood or other tissues’

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Sepsis

50
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Producing or pertaining to the generation of pus

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Suppurative

51
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Recording of electrical impulses generated in the heart, electrodes placed strategically on the skin to detect and transmit impulses to a recording device

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Electrocardiography ECG

52
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Pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of the lungs

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Spirometry

53
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Removal of a representative sample for evaluation using blood, tissue, or body fluid

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Biopsy

54
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Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow the flow from one to the other

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Anastomosis

55
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Visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope

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Endoscopy

56
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Use of an electromagnetic beam passed through the body to produce images

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Radiography, x-ray

57
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Ultra–high–frequency sound waves emitted by a transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen

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Ultrasound

58
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Use of a radioactive chemical called a tracer that is introduced into the body and accumulation of tracer in the most rapidly metabolizing tissues

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Positron emission tomography, PET

59
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Use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar, cross-sectional images. Exceptional detail of soft tissues

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Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI

60
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Narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient. Acquires multiple views of the body, which a computer interprets

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Computed tomography, CT

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