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med term final
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what is the function of voluntary muscles? what do they look like? give an example | voluntary muscles are muscles whose actions are controlled by the individuals will. examples: legs, arms, toes |
| what is the pectorals major and where is it found? | large muscle in the upper chest creates bulk to the chest |
| what is the myocardium? | muscular tissue of the heart |
| adhesions | fibrous bands of scar tissue that form a between internal organs and tissues joining together abnormally |
| palpation | examination with the hands |
| leukopenia | reduction in the number of white cells in the blood |
| aneurysm | excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall |
| embolus | a blood clot, air bubble, fatty deposit,or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation go the lymph nodes |
| immunity | the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxins by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells |
| explain the difference between paraplegia, quadriplegia, and hemiplegia | paraplegia-paralysis of the lower half of the body quadriplegia- caused by damage to the brain or the spinal cord causes victims to lose partial or total function of all four limbs, the arms and the legs hemiplegia- paralysis on one side of the body |
| what is an autoimmune disease? which arthritic condition is autoimmune? | a disease in which the body's immune system attacks healthy cells. |
| compare metastasis vs. mestastasize | metastasis- development of secondary malignant growths at the distance from a primary site of cancer metastasize- spread of cancer to other sites in the body by metastasis |
| what do systolic and diastolic refer to? | blood pressure |
| what is the function of the epiglottis | the epiglottis is a flap of cartilage at the roof of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the wind pipe |
| pleurisy (pleuritis) | inflammation go the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity |
| trachea | large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage; the windpipe |
| bronchi | any go the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe |
| bronchioles | any of the branches where the bronchus divides |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| phlegm | thick viscous substances secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages |
| aspiration | condition where food, liquids, saliva, or vomit is breathed into the the airways |
| parasite | organism that lives in or on another organism |
| hyperemesis | severe type of nausea during pregnancy |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| shingles | a reactivation of the chicken pox virus in the body, causes a painful rash |
| hematopoietic | formation of blood |
| homeostasis | state of equilibrium |
| diaphysis | main or midsection of the bone |
| tarsals, metatarsals | metatarsals 5 long bones in the foot, tarsals 9 small bones near the ankle |
| carpals, metacarpals | metacarpals long bones within the hand connected to the carpals, or wrist bones |
| manubrium | uppermost portion of the sternum |
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