bio med Flashcards
primary care physician
-first contact for patients with basic health concern.
performs routine check ups
Medical student
someone in school to become a medical doctor.
medical assistant
an unlicensed caregiver who works in a doctors office and assists in a variety of duties.
nurse
an individual who is licensed and is skilled in promoting and maintaining health
non physician practitioner
someone who practices under a medical doctor, such as a nurse practitioner or physician’s assistance.
medical technicians
uses equipment to do a very specific job such as drawing blood or analyzing samples
pediatrician
specialist physician who provides medical care to infants,children, and adolescents
other specialists
genetic counselors, cardiologists, psychiatrists
patient liaison
an in between for patients and there families and doctors/hospitals, help work out conflicts and address concerns
Medical History
Record of past and present health and family history
Chief Complaint
Patient description of what they feel
Physical signs
observable signs of illness
symptoms
evidence of sickness
pulse
beats per minute
Respiratory rate
breaths per minute
blood pressure
force of blood moving through vessels
hight
how tall you are
weight
amount a person weighs
body mass index
body fat ratio (eight to height ratio)
lunge sound clarity
sound and clarity of breath
oxygen saturation
amount of oxygen in the blood
body temp
degree of body heat
sphygmomanometer
blood pressure
stethoscope
lunge, breath sound and heart beat
tape measure
hight
thermometer
body temp
pulse oximeter
blood oxygen
scale
body weight
calculator
body max index
temp of a feaver
100 and up
what 2 locations and which arteries can a medical professional use to determin a patients heart rate?
wrist (radial)
neck (carotid)
during inhalation, the diagram
—- and moves —
contracts , down
which organs are most immediately affected by low SpO2
brain and heart
what does the blood pressure measure
force applied to walls of arteries as heart pumps blood
which artery is used to measure blood pressure in the arm
brachial artery
tool used during eye exam
ophthalmoscape
3 reagons or ear
External, Middle, inner
tool used to examin ear
otoscope
what’s lymph and what does it do
clear fluid that contains a high consentration of white blood cells
cyanosis
bluish color to lips and fingers
3 layers of skin
Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
clear
clear whoosh of air with each inhale and exhale
wheezing
A high pitched whisteling sound caused by narrowed airways; can sometimes be heard without a stethoscope
crackles
short and intermittent clicking, rattling, or popping sounds heard during inhalation when air is forced through an airway narrowed by fluid.
strider
harsh, shrill sound, similar to wheezing, usually heard closest to the back of the neck, as it is caused by a partially obstructed windpipe
rhonchi
snore like sound heard when airways are partially obstructed
red blood cells
hemoglobin(protein) carries oxygen; has no nucleus
white blood cells
has a nucleus; fights infection
platelets
helps clot blood
hemoglobin
liquid portion of the blood
what do phlebotomists do
draw blood from patients
what is the result of a patient having sickle shaped cells
can block major blood vessels that brings oxygen to brain (can cause brain damege)
whats the name of the protein that cerries oxygen in the red blood cells
hemoglobin
what does a hematologist do
analyze blood
what does LDL stand for? is it good or bad ?
Low density lipoprotein
bad cholesterol
what does HDL stand for and is it good or bad?
High density lipoprotein
good
are statured fats solid or liquid at room temp
statured-solid
unstatured-liquid
macromolecules
a large molecules or macromolecule, produced by living organisms
what’s the purpose of cellular respiration
Make ATP
what is ATP
cell energy
Location of cellrespiration
Mitochondria
list 4 macromolecules
carbohydrates
lipids
protein
nucleic acid
what is the building blocks of proteins
amino acids
2 examples of nucleic acids
DNA, RNA
define insolin
hormon secreted by pancreas, metabolizes carbs and regulates body glucose levels
what does it mean if someone is hyperglycemic
they have high blood sugar
stable internal physiological conditions are known as…
homeostasis
what is glucose
hormone that raises blood glucose
what is the targeted organ of glucagon
liver
any cell that’s not a sex cell
somatic cell
during what phase of mitosis are the chromosomes visible
metephase
which type of cell growth is harmless and wont spread
benign
which type of cell growth is cancerous and can invade other tissues
malignant
metastasis
spread of cancerous cells to other tissues or body parts
transcription
the purpous is to produce a strand of RNA using DNA
translocation
the purpose is to use mRNA to create a strand of amino acids
what’s codon
a sequence of 3mRNA basas that code for 1 amino acid
DNA=G, A, T, C turns into what mRNA
mRN=C, U, A, G
3 different gene mutations
insertion- extra gene
deletion- deleted gene
substitution- replaced gene
alleles
alternate forms of a gene
dominant
the for mof the trait that is seen when only one gene is inherited
recessive
the form of the trait that can only be seen when 2 genes are inherited
carrier
a person who has recessive alleles for a trait, but does not display the trait
phenotype
the physical/ physiological expression of the trait
homeozygous
a persons who’s alleles for the trait are the SAME
heterozygous
a persons alleles for the trait are DIFFERENT
genotype
a genetic combination inherited for a trait
hypercolesterolemia
autosomal genetic condition that causes bad LDL cholesterol levels to be high
list the 4 steps of the chromosomal spread activity
drop cell
water bath
air dry
stain
how many chromosomes do most humans have
23 pairs
