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Hesi A2 voc
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anus | releases feces |
| esophagus | a muscular tube that propels swallowed food to the stomach |
| gallbladder | stores bile and concentrated |
| large intestine | absorbs water and electrolytes resulting in semisolid feces |
| liver | breaks down fats,converts glucose to glycogen, make amino acids, filters harmful substances, storage of vitamins and minerals, maintain glucose levels |
| mouth | where food enters and is chewed |
| pancreas | secretes pancreatic juice, insulin, duodenum into bloodstream |
| pharynx | passageway for food, fluids, and inhaled air |
| pituitary gland | master gland |
| rectum | holds feces until released from body by anus |
| salivary glands | make saliva and helps food go down the esophagus |
| small intestine | site of most enzymatic digestion and absorption of nutrients |
| stomach | temporary storage tank to break down food |
| static | standstill |
| dynamic | moving at same rate |
| red blood cells | transports hemoglobin |
| white blood cells | fight infections |
| platelets | slows blood flow (clotting) |
| cardiorespiratory system | removing unwanted substances |
| respiratory system | nose, sinus, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs |
| nervous system | CNS and PNS |
| sympathetic | fight or flight |
| parasympathetic | normal condition |
| neuroendocrine system | thalamus and hypothalamus |
| gastrointestinal system | processes nutrients |
| urinary system | kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra |
| muscuoskeletal system | bones, tendons, muscles, joints, ligaments |
| 3 types of skin | epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous |
| How many bones are in skull? | 28 (14 facial, 14 cranial) |
| How many phalanges? | 56 |
| How many bones in verterbral column? | 33 |
| How many pairs of ribs? | 12 |
| apply | something |
| audible | able to be heard |
| bilateral | present on two sides |
| cast | hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone while the bone heals |
| cease | come to an end or bring to an end |
| compensatory | offsetting or making up for something |
| complication | an undesired problem that is the result of some other event |
| comply | do as directed |
| concave | rounded inward |
| concise | brief, to the point |
| consistency | degree of viscosity, how thick or thin a fluid is |
| constrict | to draw together or become smaller |
| contingent | dependant |
| contraindication | a reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done |
| defecate | to expel feces |
| deficit | a deficiency or lack of something |
| depress | press downward |
| depth | downward measurement from a surface |
| deteriorating | worsening |
| device | a tool or piece of equipment |
| diameter | a distance across the center of an object |
| dilate | to enlarge or expand |
| dilute | to make a liquid less concentrated |
| discrete | distinct, seperate |
| elevate | to lift up or place in a higher position |
| distended | enlarged or expanded from pressure |
| endogenous | produced with in the body |
| abrupt | sudden |
| abstain | to voluntarily refrain from something |
| access | to obtain entry or means of approach |
| accountable | responsible |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick together |
| adverse | undesired, possibly harmful |
| affect | the appearance of observable emotions |
| annual | occurring every year |
| exacerbate | to make worse or more severe |
| excess | more than what is needed or usual |
| exogenous | produced outside the body |
| expand | to increase the size or amount |
| exposure | contact |
| fatal | resulting in death |
| fatigue | extreme tiredness, exhaustion |
| flaccid | limp, lacking tone |
| flushed | reddened or ruddy appearance |
| gaping | wide open |
| gender | the sex of an individual, male or female |
| hydration | maintenance of body fluid balance |
| hygiene | measures contributing to cleanliness and good health |
| impaired | diminished or lacking some usual quality or level |
| impending | likely to occur soon |
| incidence | occurrence |
| inflamed | reddening, swollen, warm, and often tender |
| ingest | to swallow for digestion |
| initiate | to begin or put into place |
| insidious | so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time |
| intact | in place, unharmed |
| internal | located within the body |
| invasive | inserting or entering into a body part |
| labile | changing rapidly and often |
| latent | present, but not active or visible |
| lethargic | difficult to move |
| manifestation | an indication or sign of condition |
| nutrient | substance or ingredient that provides nourishment |
| occluded | closed, obstructed |
| ominous | significantly important and dangerous |
| ongoing | continuous |
| oral | given through or affecting mouth |
| overt | obvious, easily observed |
| parameter | characteristic or constant factor |
| paroxysmal | beginning suddenly or abruptly |
| patent | open |
| potent | producing a strong affect |
| potential | capable of occurring or likely to occur |
| precaution | preventative measure |
| precipitous | rapid, uncontrolled |
| predispose | to make more suseptible or more likely to occur |
| preexisting | already present |
| primary | fisrt or most significant |
| priority | of great importance |
| prognosis | the anticipated or expected course or outcome |
| rationale | the underlying reason |
| recur | occur again |
| restrict | to limit |
| retain | to hold or keep |
| site | location |
| status | condition |
| strict | stringent, exact, complete |
| supplement | to take in addition to or to complete |
| suppress | to stop or subdue |
| symmetric | being equal or the same size, shape relative condition |
| symptom | an indication of a problem |
| untoward | adverse or negative |
| verbal | spoken using words |
| vital | essential |
| void | excrete, or expel urine |
| volume | amount of space occupied by fluid |
| noun | person, place, or thing |
| common noun | is the general, not particular person place or thing (nurse, hospital,syringe) |
| proper noun | official name of a person (Susan, St Lukes Hospital) |
| abstract noun | a name of a quality or general idea(persistence, democracy) |
| collective noun | a noun that represents a group of persons, animals or things (family, flock, furniture) |
| pronoun | a word that takes place of a noun |
| personal pronoun | refers to a specific peron, place, of thing ; person speaking (first person) the persono or people spoken to (second person)or any other (third person) |
| possesive pronoun | a form of a personal pronoun that shows possesion or ownership |
| adjective | a word phrase or clause that modifies a noun |
| verb | is a word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being |
| adverb | is a word, phrase or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
| preposition | word that shows relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence |
| conjunction | word that joins phrases, or clauses |
| interjection | word or phrase that expresses emotion |
| clause | group of words that has a subject and a predicate |
| independent clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand alone in a sentence |
| dependant clause | does not express a complete thought and therefore cannot stand alone ina sentence |
| direct object | person or thing that is directly affected by the action |
| indirect object | person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action |
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