Definitions

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Short term and sharp

Question 2

Chronic

Answer 2

Long term and returns

Question 3

Sign

Answer 3

Objective, has observable signs ex. fever, rash, BP etc.

Question 4

Symptom

Answer 4

Subjective, patients explanation ex. nausea, pain, dizziness etc.

Question 5

Eponym

Answer 5

Terms that are named after people or places. Ex. Alzheimers disease, Achilles tendon etc.

Question 6

Cytoplasm

Answer 6

Holds the organelles of the cell

Question 7

Lysosome

Answer 7

Organelles that serve a digestive function for the cell

Question 8

Ribosome

Answer 8

Site of protein formation: contains ribunucleic acid (RNA)

Question 9

Mitochondrion

Answer 9

Converts nutrients into energy in the presence of oxygen.

Question 10

Nucleus

Answer 10

Control centre of the cell; contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which carries genetic information

Question 11

Tissue

Answer 11

Group of similar cells from the same origin that together carry out a specific function.

Four categories: epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous.

Question 12

Cell

Answer 12

Basic unit of life; building block; smallest unit of the body

Question 13

Organs

Answer 13

Groups of different tissues; also referred to as viscera

Question 14

System

Answer 14

Groups of different organs working together