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diffusion of molecules requiring carrier enzymes   facilitated diffusion  
the engulfing of something by a moving cell   phagocytosis  
the engulfing of something by a stationary cell   pinocytosis  
the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane   osmosis  
the movement of molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration   diffusion  
water and dissoved materials move through a membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure   filtration  
the use of energy to move molecules from an area of lesser conventration to an area of greater concentration   active transport  
columnar cells with cilia on their free surface   ciliated epithelium  
many layers of cells, surface cells are alternating round or flat permits streching   transitional epithlium  
one layer of flat cells forming the alveoli of the lungs, capillaries and permits gas exchange   simple squamous  
many layers of cells with cell surface being flat, forming epidermis of the skin and the lining of the mouth and esophagus   stratified squamous  
one layer of cube shaped cells   simple cuboidal  
one layer of cells that are taller than they are wide   simple columnar  
carries impulses from cell body   axon  
carries impulses toward the cell body   dendrite  
contains nucleus   cell body  
unicellular gland that consits of only one cell   goblet cell  
in tendons and ligaments and are strong to withstand forces of movement   fibrous connective tissue  
withing the walls of the trachea and supports to keep the airway open   cartilage  
in the subcutaneous and stores excess energy and helps cushion eyes and kidneys   adipose tissue  
within blood vessels and carries various cells and transports materials   blood  
wall of large arteries to help maintain blood pressure and in lungs to promote normal exhalation   elasic connective tissue  
in subcutaneous and connect skin to muscles and has WBC to prevent pathogen entry   areolare conective tissue  
supports the body and protects internal organs and stores calcium   bone  
glands that have no ducts   endocrine  
glands that have ducts   exocrine  
one diploid cell divides into two cells with 46 chromosomes   mitosis  
one cell divides twice into four haploid cells   meiosis  
arterioles in the dermis constrict to decrease the blood flow   vasoconstriction  
air currents move warmer air away from the skin suface ancd facilitate heat loss   convection  
heat from the body is transferred to cooler objects not touching the skin   radiation  
the loss of heat to cooler air or objects that touch the skin   conduction  
changing water to vapor on the skin surface to fcacilitate heat loss   evaporation  
arterioles in the dermis dilate or expand to increase blood flow   vasodilation  
fomation of molecules into larger ones   anabolism  
decomposition of molecules   catabolism  
all of the reactions that take place in the body   metabolism  
carry a positive charge   cations  
carry a negative charge   anions  
excessive H+ ions are retained   metabolic acidosis  
co2 is not exhaled and increases in the body   respiratory acidosis  
thereis a decreased of h+ ions   metabolic alkalosis  
co2 is exhaled excessively and causes hyperventilation   respiratory alkalosis  
caused by external factors such as viruses, chemical, or radiation exposure   mutations  
determining the priority of care   triage  
severe systemic allergic response which left untreated can result in death   anaphylaxis  
sudden onset severe in intensity and usually short in duration   acute  
less severe and has a duration longer than six months   chronic  
comes and goes and usually has a brief duration and is not often isgnificant   transient  
usually generated by nerve damage   intractable  
simple single celled organism found everywhere   bacteria  
not celled require a living cell to enter and to reproduce   virus  
single celled animals most live in water   protozoa  
unicellular or multicellular structure which decompose matter in soil   fungi  
multicellular animals free lining and non pathogenic   worms  
multicellular animals which serve as vectors   arthropods  
natural population of microorganisms living on or in us   normal flora  
BACTERIA THAT LIvE IN SPECIFIC SITES AND DO NOT CAUSE DISEASE   RESIDENT FLORA  
bacteria that are found periodically on or in body   transient flora  
symptoms are evident   symptomatic  
no symptoms evident   asymptomatic  
confined to one area of the body   localized  
pathogen has spread throughouat the body by way of the blood or lymph   systemic  
bacteria are present in the blood and are being circulated throughout the body   bacteremia/septicemia  
an infection made possible by a primary ingection that has lowered the hosts resistance   secondary  
infections that are acquired in the hospital   nosocomial  
period of exposure before symptoms appear   incubation  
vague non specific symptoms may appear   prodromal  
specific symptoms of the illness appear   invasion  
the height or worst of the disease   acme  
the host recovers or death occurs   recovery  
nosocomial infection caused by the patients own normal flora   enogenous  
an outbreak of a disease with more than the usual number of cases in a given period of time   epidemic  
an outbreak of a disease in a population with a expeccted or usual number of cases in a given period of time   endemic  
an epidemic that has spread throughout several countries   pandemic  
animal diseases that can cross species   zoonoses  
desiasee which cant be transmitted directly   NON COMMUNICABLE  
disiases which can be trasnsmitted directly   communicable  
easily spread   contagious  
sphere shape   coccus  
rod shaped   bacillus  
long with curves   spirillum  
cluster of cells   staphylo  
chains of cells   strepto  
pairs of cells   diplo  
chemical that destroys bacteria on a living being   antiseptic  
chemical that is used on inanimate objects   disinfectant  
kills bacteria by disrupting important metabolic process   bactericides  
chemicals do not destroy bacteria but inhibit their reproduction and slow their growth   bacteriostatic  
process that destroys all living organisms   sterlization  
dominant state of bacteria   spores  
chemicals produced by bacteria that are harmful to host   toxins  
spell DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid  
some viruses can cross the placenta and affect developing fetuses   HIV, chicken pox, german measles  
four types of bonds   covalent,ionic,hydrogen,disulfied  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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