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Chapter 7,8,9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the endocrine organs | Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, Gonads |
| Glands that help to regulate calcium levels in the blood | Thyroid gland, Parathyroid gland |
| What is the function of the Pancreas? | Regulates sugar levels, aids in digestion |
| Hormones do what? | Send chemical signals that travels through the bloodstream to target other cells |
| The outer cortex of the adrenal gland functions to? | regulate mineral levels in the blood, affects the body response to inflammation, regulate water levels in blood, regulate sugar levels in the blood |
| What does thyroid hormone refer to? | T3, T4 |
| Term often used to describe adrenaline? | Epunephrine |
| Most treatments of endocrine problems involve correcting abnormal? | Hormone levels |
| What are the routes used for delivering supplemental hormones to patients? | Oral, injections, topical |
| What is the term of having too much base in the blood? | Alkalemia |
| What does the spleen and lymph nodes do? | Acts as filters in the body, filtering out dangerous things like infectious agent and cancerous cells |
| Name some blood conditions | Ecchymosis (bruises easily), petechiae (develop small, flat, red spots on their body), hemophilia (condition where blood doesn't clot, causing excessive bleeding) |
| What is anemia? | A common type of red blood cell problem associated with not having enough red blood cells |
| What is leukopenia? | Low number of white blood cells, a deficiency in white blood cells |
| The lymph system includes? | Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, the thymus, spleen, tonsils |
| What is reticulocyte? | An immature red blood cell |
| What is thrombosis? | A formation of a blood clot |
| What is the term for a disease that deals with problems in blood coagulations? | Coagulation |
| Thrombocyte | Platelet - they are small scab makers of the body, they patch things up |
| Red blood cells, white blood cells | Erythrocyte- the transport trucks that bring oxygen to all the cells of the body and take away the waste. Leukocyte- fights infections |
| Left ventricle | The heart chamber that sends oxygen rich blood out of the heart |
| The condition that involves the heart muscle being too thick is? | Hypertrophic |
| Procedure that uses sound waves to from image | Sonography, echocardiography |
| What is the superior vena cava? | The portion of the vena cara that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body |
| What is Occlusion? | Describes a closing or blockage of a passage |
| What is the hardening of a blood vessel? | Angiosclerosis |
| Veins that are found in the neck | External jugular vein, internal jugular vein |
| What is the medical word for inflammation of the heart vessel? | Angiocarditis |
| What is a Valvectomy? | A surgical removal of a heart valve |
| What is pericardiocentesis? | Puncture of the tissue around the heart |
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