Vocab Flashcards

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Abdominal Cavity

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Contains primarily the major organs of digestion

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Anatomy

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Study of the structures of the body

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Adenocarcinoma

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Malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue

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Adenoma

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Benign tumor that arises in or resembles glands

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Adenomalacia

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Abnormal softening of the glands

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Adenosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the gland

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Anaplasia

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A change in the structure of cells and there orientation to each other

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Aplasia

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Defective development or the congenital a sense, of an organ or tissue.

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is regarded as normal

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Anterior

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Situated in the front

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Dorsal

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Back of the organ or body

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Cephalic

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Toward the head

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Caudal

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Toward the lower parts of the body

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Cytoplasm

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Material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus

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Distal

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Mean situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

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Chromosomes

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Are the genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell

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Communicable disease

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Amy condition transmitted from one person to another either by direct or indirect contact

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Congenital disorder

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Abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal development or growth of cells tissues and organs

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Hyperplasia

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Enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in number is cells.

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Hypertrophy

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General increase in bulk of a part of organ due to increase in size

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Hypoplasia

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Incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in cells

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Exocrine gland

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Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead to other organs

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Endemic

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Refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population

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Epidemic

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Sudden and wide spread outbreak of a disease within a specific within a specific population

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Pandemic

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Refers an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, worldwide.

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Functional disorder

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Symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical, cause can be identified.

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Iatrogenic illness

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Unfavorable response die to prescribed medical treatment

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Idiopathic disorder

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Illness without known cause

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Infectious disease

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Illness caused by living pathogenic organisms

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Endocrine glands

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Produce hormones

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Epigastric region

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Located above th stomach

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Etiology

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Study of the causes of diseases

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Genetic disorder

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Pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene

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Ventral

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Refers to the front or belly side

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Physiology

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The study of the structures of the body

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Midsagittal plane

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Midline, right and left halves

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Medial

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Directiom toward or near the midline

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Proximal

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Situated fnearest the midlime or beginning of the body

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Posterior

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Situated in the back

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Pelvic cavity

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The space formed by the hip bones and contains organs of the reproductice and excretory systems

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Thoracic cavity

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Surrounds and protects the heart and lungs

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Inguinal

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Relating to the groin

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Umbilicus

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Belly button

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Hypogastric region

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Located below the stomach

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Peritoneum

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Multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdminal cavitu

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Peritonitis

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Imflammation of the peritonitis

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Retroperitoneal

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Located behind the peritoneum

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Stem cells

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Unspecializes cells that are able to renew themselves for long peiods of time.

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Histology

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The study of the structureof tissues

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Transverse plane

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A horizontal plane that divides the body into superiod and inferior portions

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Mesentery

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Fused double layer of the partial peritoneum.

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Congenital disorder

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Abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth

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Geriatrician

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A physician who specializes in the care of older people

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Homostasis

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Is the process throught which the body maintains a contast internal environment

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Nosocomial infection

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Disease acquired in a hospital or clinic setting

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Phenylketonuria

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Genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenlalanine hydroxylase is missing

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Vector borne trasnmission

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Spread of certain disease die to the bire of a vector