Mid Term Flashcards
(108 cards)
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A hole in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass
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Foramen
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A crack in the skin, slit or furrow
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Fissure
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A depression, hollow, or cavity on or in a bone
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Fossa
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Inflammation of the skin
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Dermatitis
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An open sore associated with disintegration and death of tissue
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Ulcer
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Connects muscle to bone
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Tendon
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Fluid filled sac or capsule
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Cyst
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Reddening of the skin due to dilation of the dermal blood vessels, in response to injury or inflammation
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Erythema
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Muscle pain
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Myalgia
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Muscle weakness
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Myasthenia
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Itching of the skin without eruptions
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Pruritus
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Gland found at the edges of eyelids
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Ciliary
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Raised surface lesion
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Eruption
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A term that refers to modified sweat glands that produce ear wax
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Ceruminous
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A protein that thickens the skin and makes up hair and nails
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Keratin
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Lateral curvature of the vertebrae
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Scoliosis
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Hunchback
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Kyphosis
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A projection on a bone for a muscle attachment
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Process
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An air space within a bone
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Sinus
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Decrease the angle between two bones
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Flexion
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Increase the angle between two bones
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Extension
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Bending toes upward toward the shin
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Dorsiflexion
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Pointing toes downward away from the shin
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Plantarflexion
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Excess lumbar curve
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Lordosis
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Study of muscles
Myology
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Point of attachment that moves when muscle contracts
Insertion
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Point of attachment that does not move when muscle contracts
Origin
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Immovable joint
Synarthrosis
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Slightly moveable joint
Amphiarthrosis
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Freely moveable joint
Diarthrosis
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Rod shaped bacteria
Bacilli
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Spherical bacteria arranged in a chain
Streptococci
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Round shaped bacteria arranged in a cluster
Staphylococci
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Smallest known infectious agents that can only grow within living cells
Viruses
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Disease caused by a pathogenic organism that can be easily transmitted to others
Communicable disease
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An organism that is capable of producing disease in another organism
Pathogen
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Study of disease
Pathology
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A bacterium in the shape of a slightly curved rod
Vibrio
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Moving a body part toward the midline
Adduction
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Moving a body part away from the midline
Abduction
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Yellowish discoloration can indicate presence of bile in blood as a result of liver or gallbladder disease
Jaundice
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Any wound or local injury to the skin
Lesion
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General term for any skin disease
Dematosis
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Outer layer of the skin
Epidermis
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"True skin" below the epidermis consisting of the papillary layer and reticular layer
Dermis
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Condition of infestation of lice
Pediculosis
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Pertaining to below the skin
Subcutaneous
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A disease resulting from an infestation of mites
Scabies
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A compound that stores oxygen in muscle cells
Myoglobin
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Visceral muscle with no striations in internal organs, blood vessels and respiratory passageways
Smooth muscle
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An ion needed for muscle contraction
Calcium
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Voluntary striated muscle that attaches to bone
Skeletal
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A compound that stores glucose in muscle cells
Glycogen
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Connects bone to bone
Ligament
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Main muscle that performs a movement
Prime mover
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Lack of nourishment, the wasting of a muscle as from lack of use
Atrophy
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Long narrow epithelial cell
Columnar
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Another name for Osseous tissue
Bone
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Fat tissue
Adipose tissue
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Flat irregular epithelial cells
Squamous
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Cells in many layers
Stratified
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Tissue that encloses the heart
Pericardium
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Fibrous connective tissue found around bones
Periosteum
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Largest serous membrane in the body
Peritoneum
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Muscle that counters the action of another muscle
Antagonist
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"Powerhouse" of the cell where ATP is synthesized
Mitochondria
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DNA found here, control cell
Nucleus
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The trapping of bacteria by specialized white blood cells "cell eating"
Phagocytosis
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All reactions occurring in the body
Metabolism
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The steady state of equilibrium existing in the body
Homeostasis
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Body lying face up palms forward thumbs pointed outward
Anatomical position
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More toward the head
Superior
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Farther from the head (caudal)
Inferior
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More toward the front of the body (ventral)
Anterior
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More toward the backside of the body (dorsal)
Posterior
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Closer to the origin
Proximal
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Farther from a point of reference
Distal
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Closer to the midline of the body
Medial
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Farther from the midline of the body
Lateral
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Passage of a solution through a membrane using mechanical force
Filtration
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Process in which parts of a substance move from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration
Diffusion
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The substance that makes up genes
DNA
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Manufactures proteins according to genetic code (contains uracil)
RNA
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A hereditary factor is called a
Gene
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The spread of tumors
Metastasis
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Dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
Frontal plane
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Horizontal plane passing through the body front to back dividing the body into superior and inferior
Transverse plane
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The study of how the body functions
Physiology
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Most common type of tissue, loose form of connective tissue, between tissues organs and muscles under the skin
Areolar tissue
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A precaution of the probable outcome of a disease
Prognosis
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A conclusion as to the nature of the illness (getting worse)
Diagnosis
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Diseases with undetermined caused
Idiopathic
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Inflammation of the muscle
Myositis
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Movement of water from a high concentration of a low concentration
Osmosis
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Study of body structure
Anatomy
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A passage or opening
Meatus
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A plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves
Midsagittal plane
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The serous membrane lining of the lungs
Pleura
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Framework of body
Skeletal system
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Intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide
Respiratory system
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Reception of stimuli and control of responses
Nervous system
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Transportation system: includes heart and blood vessels
Circulatory system
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Removes metabolic waste from blood stream
Urinary system
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Movement
Muscular system
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Allows conception and childbearing
Reproductive system
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Includes the pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands
Endocrine system
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Skin, hair, nails
Integumentary system
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Intake and break down food
Digestive system
