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Additional Terms Pt. 2 Flashcards

1
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Papillae

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Taste buds

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Circumvallate papillae

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Taste buds at the back of the tongue, arranged in a v-shape

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Filiform papillae

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Taste buds on the main part of the tongue, giving the tongue its velvety appearance

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Fungiform papillae

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Mushroom shaped papillae on the tip of the tongue

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Sial/o

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Salivary glands

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Odont/o

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Teeth

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Orthodontics

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Pertaining to the correction of dentition (teeth)

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Buccal cavity

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Mouth

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Caries

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Dental disease

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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of the gums

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Malocclusion

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Badly aligned teeth when closing mouth

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Plaque

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Tartar on the teeth causing caries

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Stomatitis

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Inflammation of the mouth

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Detoxification

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When the liver breaks down drugs and poisons, ready for excretion by the kidneys

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Desaturation

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The liver breaks down fatty acids

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Acholia

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Absence of bile

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Cholangi/o

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Bile/ biliary vessels

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct(CBD)

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Choledocholithiasis

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Stones in the common bile duct

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Hepatoma

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Malignant tumour of the liver

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Gonads

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Sex organs

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Gest/ gravida

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Pregnancy

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Zygote

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The fertilised egg stage of pregnancy

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Embryo

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The first eight weeks of pregnancy

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Foetus

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After eight weeks of pregnancy the organs are developing

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Gestation

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Duration of pregnancy

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Blastocyst

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Immature cell

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What are the three parts a blastocyst splits into?

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Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

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Ectoderm

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Forms the skin and nails, brain and nervous system

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Mesoderm

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Forms the muscles, blood, tissues and urinary system

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Endoderm

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Forms the linings and the glands

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Chorion

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Chorionic membrane, the outermost layer of the blastocyst

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Placenta

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Passes the required nutrients to the foetus and removes toxins

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Amnion

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The amniotic sac and fluid

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Umbilical cord

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Links the foetus to the placenta

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What parts is the pregnancy split into?

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First, second, third trimester (three months each)

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Tocia

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Labour

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Dystocia

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Slow / difficult labour

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Parturition

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Giving birth

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Oligohydramnios

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Scanty amniotic fluid

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SCBU

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Special Care Baby Unit

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SIDS

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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Phenylketonuria

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Rare condition where babies cannot digest phenylalanine, present in eggs, fish, meat, milk and cheese, and a special diet is therefore required. If not detected it can result in brain damage from the buildup of phenylalanine in the body. Tested for with a pinprick at birth

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When are the two ultrasounds offered during pregnancy?

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Dating scan at 10-14 weeks (for due dates and normal development)
Anomaly scan at 18-22 weeks (more detailed scan which checks for normal development and birth defects such as a cleft palate or spina bifida)

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Nuchal Translucency Test

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Offered to mothers over 35 years, tests for Down’s Syndrome, allowing parental decision for “amniocentesis requirement”

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Caesarean section

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Delivery of foetus through abdominal incision

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Cephalopelvimetry

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Measurement of the foetal head in relation to the mother’s pelvis

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Cordocentesis

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Withdrawal of foetal blood from umbilical vein

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50
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Vibro-acoustics

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A non-invasive test to stimulate foetal activity

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General/simple x-ray

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Uses radiation to create images of the body based on shadows; used to show chest infections, bone fractures. A contrast medium (for instance Barium) can be used to enhance the picture.

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CXR

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Chest x-ray

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53
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DXR

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Deep X-ray therapy

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AXR

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Abdominal x-ray

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Ba M

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Barium meal/ swallow (upper parts of digestive system)

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Ba E

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Barium enema (inserted via the anus for the lower parts of the digestive system)

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fMRI

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (uses magnetism to build pictures of the body in cross sections; clearly shows soft tissues, and a single scan can show many areas of the body)

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CAT/CT

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Computerised axial tomography/ Computerised tomography (takes pictures of the body at angles to build a 3d image, can be used to diagnose tumours, and can be used in combination with contrast mediums which are injected to show blood vessels)

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USS

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Ultrasound scan (sound waves at high frequency create images of organs and structures)

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PET

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Positron emission therapy (using radioisotopes this scan is used to investigate metabolic physiological processes, helpful for diagnosing cancer, also beneficial in investigating strokes and epilepsy)

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DEXA

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Dual energy X-ray (scan for bone density)

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Fluoroscopy

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Uses light on a phosphor screen to observe movement of internal parts

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Echocardiogram

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Using sound waves to record the heart

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64
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What are the four sections of Pathology?

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Microbiology, Haematology, Biochemistry, Histopathology/Cytology

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Pathogenic Micro-organisms

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Pertaining to the formation of disease carrying organisms too small to be seen by the naked eye

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The 4 types of pathogenic micro-organism

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Bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoa

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Bacteria/ bacteriology

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A single cell or non-cellular organism lacking in chlorophyll

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Virus/ virology

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This replicates itself only within the living cells of the host

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Fungi/ mycology

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These could be yeasts or moulds, distinct from green plants

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Protozoa/ protozoology

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A single cell organism that can only divide within a host organisation

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C + S

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Culture and sensitivity; growing micro-organisms in the laboratory and testing them for sensitivity to antibiotics

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Hb

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Haemoglobin

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FBC

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Full blood count

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RBC

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Red blood count

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MCV

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Mean corpuscular volume

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PCV

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Packed cell volume

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ESR

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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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WBC/ WBC & diff

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White blood cell count/ white blood cell count and differential

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Haemopoeisis

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Blood formation. Occurs in red bone marrow. Made up of leucocytes, erythrocytes, platelets (which slow blood loss by releasing clotting properties), thrombocytes (clotting cells)

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Platelets

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Cells that slow blood loss by releasing clotting properties

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Plasma

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Clear, yellowish fluid that carries the contents of the blood around the body

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Coagulation

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When platelets become sticky and join together to form fibres

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Reticulocytes

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Immature red blood cells made in the bone marrow

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Erythroblasts

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Immature red blood cells containing a nucleus

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Polymorphonuclear cells/ phagocytes

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Have a nucleus with several lobes and cytoplasm containing granules

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Lymphocytes

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White blood cells occurring especially in the lymphatic system. Contain granulocytes.

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Neutrophils

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Granular cells that eat up intruders (neutro= neutral, phil= cell type with an affinity for)

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Eosinophils/ basophils

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The other two types of granular cell. These respectively have an affinity for red acid dye and alkaline

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Arteries

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Expand to accommodate extra blood

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Arterioles

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Dilate and constrict

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Anticoagulation

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Reduce’s the body’s ability to form clots in the blood

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Capillaries

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Microscopic vessels

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Inferior vena cava

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One of the main veins

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Superior vena cava

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One of the main veins

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Venules

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Collect blood from capillaries and drain it into veins

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Antigen

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Identity marker in the blood

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Agglutinogen

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Antigen in surface of red blood cell

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Rh agglutinogen

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Named after the rhesus monkey

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Blood group A

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Contains agglutinogen A

100
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Blood group B

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Contains agglutinogen B

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Blood group O

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No agglutinogen

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Rhesus positive Rh+

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Contains Rh agglutinogen

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Rhesus negative Rh-

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Lacks Rh agglutinogen

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Anaemia

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Condition where the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is reduced

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Pernicious anaemia

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Low numbers of erythrocytes

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Nutritional anaemia

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Insufficient amounts of iron or B12

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Haemolytic anaemia

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Red blood cells are broken down more rapidly than normal

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Sickle cell anaemia

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Abnormality in haemoglobin causing red blood cells forming into a sickle shape

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Biochemistry

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Study of chemical substances

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Chemotherapy

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Use of chemical agents to treat disease

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Histopathology

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Study of tissue disease (live biopsies are taken, which is live tissue being removed and examined)

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Cytology

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Study of cells. Cells are studied from fluids, e.g. MSU (Midstream specimen of urine), sputum or pleural fluid, these are examined for cancers and precancerous changes e.g. WCC

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Polycythaemia

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Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

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Leukaemia

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Acute or chronic uncontrolled production of leucocytes- malignant

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Cyanosis

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Decrease in % of haemoglobin resulting in a blue tinge to lips and nails

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Septicaemia

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Blood poisoning- sepsis of the blood

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Thrombocytopaenia

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Very low platelet count causing a tendency to bleed from capillaries
Paenia= deficiency

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Venesection

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Withdrawal of blood from a vein- the term phlebotomy is also used

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BS

A

Blood sugar test

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BUN

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Blood Urea Nitrogen test

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CPK

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Creatinine kinase- could indicate myocardial infarction

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FBS

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Fasting blood sugar test

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GI

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Glycaemic index test

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GTT

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Gluten tolerance test

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GFR

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Glomerular filtration rate (kidney disease test)

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HbA1c

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Glucose bound to haemoglobin (diabetes test)

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HDL

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High density lipoproteins

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INR

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International normalised ratio (clotting time)

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LFTs

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Liver function tests

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Ig

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Immunoglobin

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LDL

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Low density lipoproteins

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pH

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Potential of hydrogen (acid/alkaline balance)

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PBI

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Protein bound iodine

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TFTs

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Thyroid function tests

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U&Es

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Urea and electrolytes test

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T4

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Thyroxine test

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AFP

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Alpha-fetoprotein

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C&S

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Culture and sensitivity

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CVS

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Chorionic villus sampling

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EMU

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Early morning urine

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MSU

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Midstream specimen of urine

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O&S

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Organism and sensitivity

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O2

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Ca

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Fe

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K

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Mg

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Na

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P

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Phosphorus

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Urinalysis

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Analysis of the solutes that make up 4-6% of urine (the rest is water)

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Urea

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Urine contaminated with bacteria- co2 is converted to ammonia and creates strong smell

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Urochrome

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Colour of the urine. Will be darker if there is jaundice of the liver, as this excretes bile into the urine

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Urea

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Ammonia combined with CO2 (found in urine)

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Creatinine

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Normal alkaline constituent of blood (found in urine)

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Uric Acid

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Product of broken-down acids, common component of kidney stones (calculi) (found in urine)

157
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Ketones

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Normally found in very small amounts, but can be high concentrations in cases of diabetes or starvation (found in urine)

158
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Albumin, when found in urine, indicates:

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Increased blood pressure, injury or disease to permeating membranes

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Glucose, when found in the urine, indicates:

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Stress or diabetes mellitus

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Erythrocytes, when found in the urine, indicate:

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A pathological condition, acute inflammation or disease (also tumours, trauma or kidney disease)

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Leucocytes or pus, when found in urine, indicate:

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Infection in the kidneys or other urinary organs

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Bilirubin, when found in the urine, indicates:

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Parts splitting off from destroyed red blood cells

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Urobilinogen, when found in urine, indicates:

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Traces are normal, but excess shows potential anaemia, congestive heart failure, jaundice, cirrhosis or obstruction

164
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Microbes (usually candida albicans), when found in urine, indicate:

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A parasitic fungus that affects the mouth, skin, intestines or vagina (candida albicans)

165
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Nitrates, when found in the urine, indicate:

166
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Blood, when found in the urine, indicates:

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Kidney or bladder disease

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Contrast medium

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A substance which is swallowed or administered in a percutaneous manner to enhance a scan or X-ray

168
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ili/o-

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Ilium/ flank: uppermost and largest part of the hip bone

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ile/o

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Ileum: the final part of the small intestine

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Aniso-

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Unequal/ dissimilar

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-tome

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Cutting instrument (e.g. Myringotome, instrument used to cut into the eardrum)

172
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Parenteral

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Originating or administered in another part of the body than the mouth or alimentary canal

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Microcytic anaemia

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Small red blood cells with a low MCV

174
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What is the function of electrolytes in the body?

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Provide a small electrical charge required for some bodily functions

Medical Terminology BSMSA (45 decks)

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