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Haney c1-12 med term
Haney c1-12 med term study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| virus frequently transmitted by the fecal matter, poor hygiene, and contaminated water | Hepatitis A |
| Virus frequently transmitted from the blood or body fluid of an infected individual | Hepatitis B |
| virus transmitted through intravenour route in blood transfusions when needles are shared | Hepatitis C |
| cant swallow | aphagia |
| increased motility of the intestines wall resulting in abdominal pain and nausea, anorexia | irritable bowel syndrome |
| part of the pharynx located above the soft plate | nasopharynx |
| accumulation of carbon deposits in teh lungs due to breathing smoke | anthracosis |
| black lung disease | anthracosis |
| a lung disease resulting from inhalation of asbestos particles | asbestosis |
| a complex sugarthat is the major carb stored in animals | glycogen |
| liquid like material of a partially digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach | chyme |
| cluster of a hundred cells located at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atruim | sa node |
| located within the ineratrial septum aboce the junction of the atria and ventricles | av node |
| minimum pressure within the ventricals | diastolic pressure |
| maximum pressure within the ventricles | systolic pressure |
| a polymorphonuclear granular leukocyte that stains easily with neutral dyes | neutrophil |
| granulocytic white blood cell characterized by cytoplasmic granules that stain | basophil |
| ab | no antibodies |
| a | anti- B antibody |
| b | anti- A antibody |
| O | both anti B and A antibodies |
| the clumping together of cells | agglutination |
| high blood pressure | hypertension |
| complications in pregnancy and kidney disease | secondary hypertension |
| obesity, high sodium levels | essential hypertentsion |
| severe headaches, confusion, stroke | malignany hypertension |
| the use of a needle to collect pleural fluid fro lab analysis | thoracentisis |
| inflammation of the pericardium | Pericarditis |
| inflammation of the myocardium | Myocarditis |
| inflammation of the membrane lining the valves and chambers of the heart | Endocarditis |
| a localized dilation in the wall of an artery that continues to expand | Aneurysm |
| characterized by fatty deposits building up within the inner layers of the walls of larger arteries | Atherosclerosis |
| an arterial condition in which there is a thickening hardening loss of elasticity of the wall of arteries | Arteriosclerosis |
| a surgical joining of two ducts, blood vessels | Anastomisis |
| an assessment of RBC% in the total blood volume | Hematocrit |
| the outermost of the three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Dura Mater |
| the innermost of the three chambers surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Pia Mater |
| the watery fluid portion of the lymph and the blood | Plasma |
| blue | Cyan/o- |
| black | Melan/o |
| beneath, below, under | Infra |
| between | inter |
| within | intra |
| inflammation of joints | polyarthritis |
| hpyoglycemia | less than normal blood sugar |
| the middle of the three layers of the skin | mesoderm |
| plasma proteins | albumins |
| plasma proteins made in the liver | globulins |
| nerves, regulate incoluntary essential body functions | papasympathetic |
| nerves, regulate involuntary essential body functions | sympathetic nerves |
| transmit nerve impulses away from the central nervous system | efferent nerves |
| small neuroglical cells found in the intersitial tissue of the nerve system | microglia |
| star shaped cell found in the central nervous system | astrocytes |
| the space between the end of one nerve and the beginning of another nerve | synapse |
| connecting neurons that conduct impulses from afferent nerves toward motor nerves | interneurons |
| a protective sheath that covers the axons of many nerves in the body | myelin sheath |
| suturing | rrhapy |
| rupture | rrhexis |
| oma | tumor |
| surgical removal | ectomy |
| enlargement | magaly |
| paralysis of the lower extremeties | paraplegia |
| strong fibrous bands of tissue the extends from a muscle attaching it to a bone | tendons |
| connective tissue bands that join bone to bone offering support to the joint | ligaments |
| absence of the brain and spinal cord at birth | anecephaly |
| inflammation of the brain and spinal cord tissue largely caused by viruses | enephalitis |
| thin sheets of fibous connective tissue that penetrate and covers the entire muscle | fascia |
| the surgical creatin of a new opening | stomy |
| incison into | tomy |
| pain | algia |
| palms upward/forward | supination |
| palms downward | pronation |
| attach to the bones of the skeleton | skeletal muscles |
| are found in the wall of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomachm, intestines, and blood vessles | smooth muscles |
| forms the walls of the heart | cardiac muscle |
| the point of attachment of a muscle that it moves | insertion |
| the point of attchment of a muscle to a bone that is less movable | origin |
| pertaining to the tail | caudal |
| left and right | medsagittal |
| front and back | frontal |
| up and down | transverse |
| development failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue | aplasia |
| a change in the structure and orientation of cells | anaplasia |
| the end of a bone | epiphysis |
| main shaft-like portin of a bone | diaphysis |
| the thick, white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of a long bone | periosteum |
| mature bone cells | osteocytes |
| immature bone cells | osteoblasts |
| lying facedown on the abdomen | prone |
| lying faceup on the back | supine |
| large cells that absorb or digest old boney tissue | osteoclasts |
| an increase in the number of cells of a body part | hyperplasia |
| incomplete or underdeveloped organ or tissue a, a decrease in the number of cells of a body part | hypoplasia |
| any abnormal development of tissues or organs | dysplasia |
| the new and abnormal development of cells that may be benign or malignany | neoplasia |
| hard, fibrous protein found in hair, nails and the enamel of teeth | keratin |
| black pigment, contributes to the color of the skin and helps filter uv light | melanin |
| soft, very fine hair that covers teh body fo the developing fetus | lanugo |
| partial or complete hair loss | alopecia |
| common noninfectious disorder of the skin silvery white scales over a round raised reddened plaques producing pruitis | psoriasis |
| contagious superficial skin infecting characterized by serous vesicles and pustles filled with bacteria | impetigo |
| removal of debris to promote healing | debridement |
| aspiration of fat though a suction connula or curette to alter the body | liposuction |
| treatment that uses subfeezing temps to destroy the tissue | cryosurgery |
| an injuryto the surface of the skin caused by turama | excoriation |
| natual anticoagulant substance produced by the body tissues | heparin |
| tears in skin | laceration |
| the oily secretions fo the sebaceous glands | sebum |
| circumscribed open sore or lesion of the skin accompanied by inflammation | ulcer |