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Holden MT 2007
Diseases chapters 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | possing masculine traits |
| supination | rotating arm hands forward or upward |
| sappuration | formation of discharge or pus |
| prostate | male gland |
| prostrate | to collapse abd ne lying flat |
| palpation | physical examination |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| sagittal | vertical plane unequal |
| midsagittal | vertical plane equal |
| coronal plane | vertical anterior/posterior |
| frontal plane | vertical anterior/posterior |
| transverse plane | horizontal superior/inferior |
| horizontal plane | horizontal superior/inferior |
| dorsal cavity | back, cranial & spinal cavity |
| ventral cavity | front, thorasic, chest cavity |
| abdominal cavity | abdomen |
| diaphragm | muscle seperating thorasic and abd cavities |
| pelvic cavity | reproductive and excretory organs |
| abdominopelvic cavity | abdominal and pelvic combined |
| stem cells | embryo, cord blood, amniotic fluid, bone marrow/brain |
| messentary | fused double wall parietal peritoneum attaches intestine to interior abdominal wall |
| genome | entire set of genes |
| cystic fibrosis | genetic respiratory/digestive |
| Down Syndrome | genetic retardation/physical abnormalities |
| Hemophilia | genetic blood cloting mother 2 son |
| trisomy 21 | Down Syndrome |
| Huntington's disease | genetic, loss of muscle control and mental ability |
| Muscular Dystrophy | genetic, progressive weakness of muscle fibers |
| Phenylketonuria | genetic missing digestive snzyme PKU severe retardation |