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59 Cards in this Set
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Digestive system |
Brings food into the body and breaks it down so that it can enter the bloodstream. |
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Endocrine systems |
Composed of glands sends chemicals messengers called hormones into the blood to act on other glands and organs |
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Reproductive system |
Produce the cells that join the embryo |
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Musculoskeletal system |
Muscle, bone, joints and cartilage |
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Respiratory system |
Controls breathing |
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Urinary system |
Produces urine and sends it out of the body |
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Cranial cavity |
Is located in the head and surrounded by the skull, the brain and pituitary gland are located in the carnival gland |
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The thoracic cavity |
The chest cavity |
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Pleura |
The lungs are surrounded by a double membrane |
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Pleural cavity |
The space between the pleural membrane |
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Medistinum |
The large area between the lungs the heart, esophagus are in this area |
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The abdominal cavity |
The space below the thoracic cavity |
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diaphragm |
Is the muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavity |
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Peritoneum |
Is the double membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen |
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Peritoneal cavity |
Is the space between the peritoneal membrane |
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Retroperitoneal area |
Is behind the peritoneum the kidneys are in the retroperitoneal area |
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Pelvic cavity |
Below the abdominal cavity |
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Pelvis |
Is bones and hips that surround the pelvic cavity |
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Spinal cord |
Is the nervous tissue within the spinal cavity |
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Spinal cavity |
Is the space surrounding by the spinal column |
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Spinal column |
Backbone |
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Disk or disc |
The space between each back bone |
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Cartilage |
Is the cushion between the bones |
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Cervical |
Neck 7 bones c1-c7 |
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Thoracic |
Chest region 12 bones t1-t12 |
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Lumbar |
Loin or waste region 5 bones l1-l5 |
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Sacral |
Lower back region 5 fused bones s1-s5 |
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Coccygeal |
Tailbone region 4 fused bones |
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Frontal plane |
A vertical plane that divides the body or body part in to front and back portions |
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Anterior |
Front portion |
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Posterior |
Means back portion |
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Mri |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
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Pharynx |
Throat |
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Epiglottis |
A flap of cartilage that closes over the trachea during swallowing |
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Tracheotomy |
The procedure may be performed to open the trachea below the blockage or tumor |
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Ankylosing spondylitis |
With the stiffening of joints primarily of the spine and hip. |
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Carpal tunnel |
Compression of the median never as it passes between the ligament and bone and tendons of the wrist |
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Gouty arthritis |
Inflammation of joint causes by excessive uric acid. |
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Muscular dystrophy |
An inherited disorder characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fiber |
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Osteoporosis |
Decrease in bone density with thinning and weakness of bone . |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
Chronic inflammation of joints |
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Antinuclear antibodies ana test |
Test in which a sample of plasma is tested for the presence of antibodies found in pt with systemic lupus erthematosus |
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Arthocentist |
Surgical puncture |
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Arthrography |
Xray imaging of joint |
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Arthroscopy |
Visual examination of joint with arthroscope |
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Bone density test |
Low energy xray are used to image bones to detect bone deficiency |
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Bone scan |
Procedure that which radioactive substances is injected intravenously and its uptake in bones is measured with a special scanning device |
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Calcium level |
Measurement of the calcium in a blood sample |
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Electromyography ( emg) |
Records of the electrical activity of muscle tissue |
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Erythrocyte sediment rate (esr) |
Measurement of the rate at which re blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. (High rates are associated with inflammation diseases) |
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Muscle biopsy |
The removal of muscle tissue for microscope examination |
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Uric acid test |
The measurement of how much uric acid (nitrogenous waste) In a sample of blood |
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Arthroplasty |
Surgical repair of the joint |
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Laminectomy |
Removal of a piece of backbone |
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Microscopic discectomy |
Surgical removal of herniated intervertebral disc with an incision that is 1 to 2 inch long |
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Vertebroplasty |
Surgical repair of vertebrae |
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Alzheimers |
Brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity |
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Stroke (cva) |
Damage to the blood vessels of the cerebellum leading to loss of blood supply to brain tissue. |
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Concussions |
Traumatic brain injury that causes bruising damage to nerves. Loss of consciousness may occur |