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Phlebotomy ch. 6
Ch. 6 Key terms
Question | Answer |
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Body erect, head facing forward, arms by sides, and palm facing down. | Anatomic position |
Vertical plane dividing the body into the anterior (front) and the posterior (back) portions | Frontal position |
Vertical plan dividing the body into equal right and left positions | Midsaqittal plane |
The longitudinal plane that divides the body into right and left sections | Sagittal plane |
Horizonal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions. | Transverse plane |
Inner layer of the skin | Dermis |
The outer layer of skin | Epidermise |
Redness from inflammation of the skin | Erythema |
Tough protien found in the outer skin, hair, and nails\ | Keratin |
Black pigment in the outer skin | Melanin |
Oil producing gland | Sebaceous gland |
Innermost layer of skin, composed of connective tissue and fat | Subcutaneous |
Sweat producing gland | Sudoriferous gland |
A joint | Articulation |
Sac of synovial fluid located between a tendon and a bone to decrease tissue surrounds by gel. | Bursa |
Flexible connective tissue surrounded by gel | Cartilage |
Formation of blood cells in the bone marrow | Hematopoiesis |
Fibrous connective tissue that binds bones together at the joint | Ligament |
Maligment tumor containing embroyonic connection tissue | Sarcoma |
Pertaining to lubricating fluid secreated by membranes in joint capsules | Synovial |
Connective tissue that binds muscle to bones | Tendon |
Striated muscle of the heart | Cardiac muscle |
Movable attachment point of a muscle to a bone | Insertion |
Stationary attachment point of a muscle to a bone | Origin |
Striated voluntary muscle that moves bones | Skeletal Muscle |
Unstriated involuntary muscle of the internal organs and blood vessels | Smooth muscle |
Marked with grooves or stripes | Striated |
Nerve cell carrying impulses to the brain and spinal cord | Afferent neuron |
Fiber of nerve cells that carries impulses away from the cell body of the neuron | Axon |
Brain and spinal cord | Central nervous system |
Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
Fiber of nerve cells that carries impulses to the cell body of the neuron | Dendrite |
Carbon dioxide combined with hemoglobin | "Carbaminohemoglobin" |
Exchange of O2 and CO2 at the lungs | External respiration |
Red blood cell protien that tranports O2 and CO2 in the bloodstream | Hemoglobin |
Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the blood and cells of the body. | Interanl respiration |
Digestive tract | Alimentary tract |
Yellow pigmented hemoglobin degradation product | Bilirubin |
Watery stools | Diarrhea |
Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms so that they can be used by cells. | Digestion |
Waste product of digestion | Feces |
Hormone produced by the pancreas to promote the use of glucose by the body | Insulin |
Wavelike muscular contractions to propel material through the digestive tract | Peristalsis |
Functional unit of the kidney that forms urine | Nephron |
Pertaining to the kidney | Renal |
Procedure to remove waste products from the blood when the kidneys are not functionaing. | Renal dialysis |
Increased urea in the blood | Uremia |
male or female sex cell | Gamete |
Permanent end of the monthly menstrual cycle | Menopause |
Monthly shedding of the uterine lining | Menstruation |
The ovaries producing the gamates | Ova |
Release of the eggs cell from the ovary | Ovulation |
Fluid containing spermatozoa | Semen |
Sperm cell/male gametes | Spermatoza |
Lymphocytes that transform into plasma cells to produce antibodies | B-lymphocytes |
Immune response by T lymphocytes to directly destroy foreign antigens | Cell-mediated immunity |
Immune response that produces antibodies | Humoral immunity |
Fluid in the lymphatic vessels | Lymph |
Lymph tissues that filters lymph as it passes to the circulatory system | Lymph nodes |
Lymphocytes that act directly on an antigen to destroy it | T-lymphocytes |
digestive juice to break up fat | bile |
nerve cells carrying impulses away from the brain and spinal cord | Efferent neuron |
Protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord. | Meninges |
Tissue around the axon of the peripheral nerve | Myelin Sheath |
Connective tissue cells of the nervous system that do not carry impluses | Neuroglia |
Nerve Cells | Neuron |
All nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. | Peripheral Nervous System |
Point at which an impluse is transmitted from one neuron to another. | Synapse |
Pertaining to ductless glands that secreate hormones directly into the blood stream to affect other organs | Endocrine |
Organs that secreat a substance | Gland |
Substance produced by a ductless gland and transported to part of the body via the blood to control and requlate body functions | Hormones |
Elevated glucose levels in the blood | Hyperglycemia |