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103 Cards in this Set
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Name the layers of skin from outer to inner |
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous |
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Incontinence |
Inability to control urination |
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Where are the sperm cells produced? |
In the testes |
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What organ secretes bile? Which organ stores bile? |
Liver secretes, gallbladder stores |
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Hormone responsible for uterine contraction |
Oxytocin |
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When is the term fetus used |
8 weeks |
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Colp/o |
Vagina/cervix |
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Opthalm/o |
Eye |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Bronch/o |
Lung |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Scope |
Instrument to view |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Sigmoid/o |
Shaped like a "c" or "s" part of the large intestine |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Apnea |
Absence of breathing |
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Dys |
Difficult or painful |
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Itis |
Inflammation |
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Ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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Otomy |
Cutting into |
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Ostomy |
Surgical opening |
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Cyst/o |
Bladder |
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Hypo |
Under |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Pneum/o |
Lung |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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-rrhea |
Discharge |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Xanth/o |
Yellow |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Angina pectoris |
Severe pain with sensation of restriction around the heart |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate |
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Tachycardia |
Rapid heart rate |
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CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Hardening of the walls of the arteries |
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Tripsy |
Surgical crushing |
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Intra/endo |
Within |
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Maturing ovum from 0-8 weeks |
Embryo |
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Another name for armpit |
Axilla |
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Abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or liquid fluid fecal matter |
Diarrhea |
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What is the renal pelvis |
Funnel shaped upper end of the ureter |
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Tympanic membrane separates what areas of the ear? |
External and middle portion |
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What does the brainstem control? |
Respiration |
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Neurons that carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord are called what |
Afferent neurons |
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Adipose, bone, and cartilage are all types of what kind of tissue? |
Connective tissue |
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What is plasma? |
Liquid portion Of the blood that remains after cells are removed |
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What part of the small intestine is attached to the stomach? |
Duodenum |
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What are the bones that make up the shoulder? |
Clavicle and scapula |
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Name the large bone in the thigh |
Femur |
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Bronchitis |
Inflammation of the bronchi |
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What do the following glands secrete: ovary, pancreas, thyroid, adrenal medulla, and pituitary |
Ovary-estrogen, pancreas-insulin, thyroid-thyroxine, adrenal medulla-epinepherine, pituitary-growth hormone |
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Middle ear and throat are connected by |
Eustachian tube |
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Lumbar spine has how many vertebrae |
5 |
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Name the large muscle that is important to the respiratory system |
Diaphragm |
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What is a cystogram |
Picture of the bladder |
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What does benign mean |
Non-cancerous |
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Where would you find clusters of lymph nodes? |
Axilla, abdomen, groin, neck |
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Otitis media |
Inflammation of the middle ear |
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Pyorrhea |
Discharge of pus |
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Movement away from the body midline |
Abduction |
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Another name for tympanic membrane |
Eardrum |
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Define Phlebitis, menigitis, abscess |
Phlebitis-conditon of inflammation of veins, menigitis-infection of the meniges, abscess-tendur mass filled with pus caused by infectio |
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Epicardium |
Outer layer of the heart |
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When are the rods in the eyes active? |
In dim light |
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Another name for the sinoatrial node |
Pacemaker |
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Blood type O is |
The universal donor |
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What is the sclera? |
Tough white outermost layer of the eye |
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Another term for "inhaled" air? What does the nose do to inhaled air? |
Inspiration, warms and filters the air |
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Paraplegia? Quadriplegia? |
Paralysis of the lower extremities, paralysis of all 4 limbs |
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Metabolic disease in pregnancy |
Preeclampsia |
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Malignant |
Cancerous |
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Hemorrhage |
Excessive bleeding |
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Which tube drains urine into the bladder |
Ureters |
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Where are inguinal lymph nodes located |
Groin |
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Which tube brings urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
Urethra |
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Which vessel carries blood away from the heart? |
Arteries |
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Which hormone regulates sodium and potassium |
Aldosterone |
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What type of disease is COPD |
Respiratory |
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What are sections of the lungs called? How many are in the right side? |
Lobes. Right has 3 |
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Location of the biscupid valve |
Between the left atrium and left ventricle |
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Epiglottis |
Cartiligous tissue that covers the larynx so food doesnt enter the lungs |
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Universal blood recipient type |
Type AB |
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Normal gestation period |
40 weeks |
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What are the bones in the toes called |
Phalanges |
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Gland located at the top of the kidneys |
Adrenal glands |
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What is the "origin" of a muscle |
Where it attaches to a bone |
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2 examples of ball and socket joint |
Shoulders and hips |
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Prefix for "through" |
Per- |
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Type of wound with ragged edge |
Laceration |
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Macrometer, macro is what part of the word |
Prefix |
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How many chromosomes in the body |
46, 23 pairs |
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Largest organ in the body, how much can it weigh |
The skin, 20 lbs |
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Name the following pulse sites: Carotid, popliteal, radial, brachial, femoral |
Neck, behind the knee, wrist, upper arm, thigh |
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Term for below the stomach |
Hypogastric |
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Term for chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways of the lungs |
Asthma |
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Term for artificial opening in the windpipe(trachea) |
Trachrostomy |
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Contra |
Against |
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Skin, hair, nails are part of what system |
Intugementary system |
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Suffix for study of |
-ology |
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Term for swelling or an accumulation of fluid |
Edema |
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Hypoglycemia |
Low blood sugar |