Midterm Review Flashcards by Graziella Buitron

viscera

soft internal organs

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-tomy

incision

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body cavities

dorsal, ventral, spinal, cranial, thoracic, abdominal, abdominopelvic, pelvic cavitiy

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glycosuria

glucose in the urine

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hyperglycemia

excessive glucose in the blood

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polydipsia

excessive thirst

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polyuria

excessive urine

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anoxia

diseased condition- marked by a lack of oxygen

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saturation

state of solution with highest possible concentration of the dissolved material at a given pressure and temperature

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cardiac output

volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute

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expire

to breathe out

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incubation

the phase in development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

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anemia

shortage of red bloods cells

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ciliary muscle

changes the shape of the lens

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iris

membrane of the eye

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cornea

continuous with sclera, anterior part that covers the iris and the pupil

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lens

biconvex body of eye, focus light rays to form image on retina

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aqueous humor

watery substance

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conjunctiva

mucous membrane, covers eyeball and lines inner eyelid

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fatty tissue

shock absorber, between eyeball and orbit

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orbit

bony cavity that the eye sits in

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virtreous humor

jelly-like substance

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retina

light sensitive layer in the eye

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choroid

vascular middle layer

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sclera

the white of the eye (continuous with cornea)

membrane

internal lining in organisms

"The superior part of the duodenum is related posteriorly to the pancreas means that _______?"

The pancreas is behind the superior part of the duodenum

What does caudal mean

towards the lower end of the spine

word that means situated behind the breastbone....

retrosternal

waste ______ is a function of the kidneys

excretion

describes best the division of a soft organ

lobe

medulla

distinguishable inner region of an organ

hematopoiesis means

formation of blood cells

thin fluid-filled space between the two layers of the membrane covering the lungs is the _______ space

pleural

"expansion" means

dilation

left ventricle in the heart ejects blood into the

aorta

what organ is at the distal end of the esophagus

the stomach

A v-shaped indentation either in the lesser curvature of the stomach or in any bone is known as

a notch

the choroid ______ the retina

is lined with

the heart's natural pacemaker

the SA node

after the gas exchange, blood returns to the heart via the _____ as oxygenated blood

pulmonary veins

the conjunctiva covers the

cornea

renal means

kidney

the outer region of any organ or tissue when it is distinguishable from the inner region is referred to as the _______

cortex

the liver is posterioinferiorly related to the transverse colon, means that

the transverse colon is anterosuperiorly related to the liver

prefix meaning between

inter-

intra-

within

another name for the _______ is interpleural space

mediastinum

what are the upper chambers of the heart?

left and right atria

what are the lower chambers called?

left and right ventricles

what separates the chambers?

the septum

what is the largest and strongest chamber?

the left ventricle

what makes up the semilunar valve?

pulmonary and aortic valves

meaning of hepatodynia

pain of the liver

what are leukocytes

white blood cells

what is a condyle

knuckle-like projection

peri-

around

epi-

upon, over

sub-

under, below

cephalic region

head

cervical region

neck

sternal region

around the breastbone

scapular region

shoulder blade

sacral region

lower medial back

inguinal region

groin area

calyx

cup-like structure

cortex

outer layer of internal organ, when distinguishable from inner

hilus

concave surface of an organ through which blood vessels and nerves pass

pelvis

basin anatomical cavity

secrete

produce and discharge

excrete

separate and expel as waste

functions of the spleen

blood filter, antibody formation, red cell removal and destruction

functions of the liver

bile secretion, protein synthesis, waste excretion

ovum

mature egg

zygote

cell made by fusion of the egg and sperm

morula

a cell cluster formed by zygote through division

blastocyst

morula with a cavity

endometrium

lining of the uterus

placenta

membranous vascular organ, permits metabolic interchange between mother and fetus

yolk sac

membranous sac attached to embryo

embryo

up to 8th week

fetus

from 9th week

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