Key Terms (Quiz 3)

Question 1

Cell Theory

Answer 1

Basic unit of all living tissues or organisms

Question 2

Organ

Answer 2

Made of tissue

Question 3

Organism

Answer 3

Made of systems functioning together to perform activities ex. humans, trees, and cats

Question 4

Organelle

Answer 4

Carry on work of cell

Question 5

Bony prominences

Answer 5

Area of body where bone is close to skin

Question 6

Pressure points

Answer 6

Points where the body bears much of the weight

Question 7

Pressure Ulcers

Answer 7

A serious wound caused by poor circulation

Question 8

Abduction

Answer 8

Moving a body part AWAY from the midline

Question 9

Adduction

Answer 9

Moving a body part TOWARD the midline

Question 10

Contracture

Answer 10

Permanent shortening of muscle resulting in immovable joints

Question 11

Flexion

Answer 11

Bending a body part

Question 12

Opposition

Answer 12

Touching the thumb to a finger of the same hand

Question 13

Osteoporosis

Answer 13

Spongy type of bone that breaks easily

Question 14

Plantar Flexion

Answer 14

Bending the foot downward at the ankle

Question 15

Pronation

Answer 15

Turning downward

Question 16

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 16

Voluntary muscle that powers movement of the skeleton

Question 17

Smooth Muscle

Answer 17

Involuntary muscle of the inner linings of organs

Question 18

Supination

Answer 18

Turning upward

Question 19

Cataract

Answer 19

When lens of eye becomes cloudy

Question 20

Cerebellum

Answer 20

Part of the brain located below the cerebrum that controls balance and regulates movement

Question 21

Cerebrum

Answer 21

Center of the brain where thought and intelligence occur

Question 22

Otitis Media

Answer 22

Infection of the middle ear

Question 23

Sensory Organs

Answer 23

Receive impulses from environment and relay impulses to brain including skin, tongue, nose, eyes, and ears

Question 24

Anemia

Answer 24

Low red blood cell count

Question 25

Varicose veins

Answer 25

Enlarged, twisted veins usually in the legs

Question 26

Dyspnea

Answer 26

Difficulty breathing

Question 27

Emphysema

Answer 27

Irreversible damage to the lungs causing permanent holes in the lung tissue

Question 28

Lobes

Answer 28

Segments or areas of the lung

Question 29

Pneumonia

Answer 29

Acute (sudden onset) inflammation of the lungs

Question 30

Calculi

Answer 30

Kidney or bladder stones

Question 31

Cystitis

Answer 31

Inflammation of bladder due to infection

Question 32

Dysuria

Answer 32

Painful urination

Question 33

Hematuria

Answer 33

Blood in the urine

Question 34

Nephritis

Answer 34

Inflammation of kidney due to infection

Question 35

Retention

Answer 35

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Question 36

Ureters

Answer 36

Narrow tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder

Question 37

Urethra

Answer 37

A tube located between the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 38

Cystocele

Answer 38

Weakening of wall between urethra and vagina, which leads to urinary incontinence

Question 39

Prostatic Hypertrophy

Answer 39

Enlargement of prostate gland, a donut-shaped structure around the male urethra, leading to urinary dysfunction

Question 40

Diabetes Mellitus

Answer 40

Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism with decreased insulin production from the pancreas

Question 41

Graves Disease

Answer 41

Immune system attacks thyroid gland

Question 42

Lupus

Answer 42

Immune system attacks tissue