Ch 16-17-18 Flashcards
Smooth, slightly elevated, edema
Wheal.2
Fluid or semisolid thick walled filled sac
Cyst.3
Clear fluid , blister
Vesicle,4
Dried serum and cellular debris
Crust (scab).5
Benign growth extending from mucous membrane surface
Polyp.6
Discolored, flat
Macule.7
Wearing away, loss of epidermis
Erosion.8
Solid, elevated mass, more than 1 cm
Nodule.9
Slit , groove
Fissure.10
Open sore on skin or mucous membrane
Ulcer.11
Small, solid elevation, pimple or plaque
Papule.12
Pus-filled
Pustule.1
Increase metabolism in body cells
Thyroxine
Increase blood sugar
Cortisol
Stimulates secretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex
ACTH
Adrenocortiotropic hormone
Raises blood calcium
Parathyroid hormone
Secreted by beta islet cells of the pancreas, help glucose to pass into cells.
Insulin
Scanner detects radioactivity and visualize the thyroid gland
Thyroid scan
This leads to muscle and nerve weakness with spasms of muscles
(Constant muscle contractions)
Tetany
Snail shell shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear, contains hearing sensitive receptor cells
Cochlea
Sensation of noises in the ears
Tinnitus
The dull, puffy, yellows, skin, prominent tongue.
Myxedema
Nearsightedness
The eyeball is too long or the refractive power of the lens so strong that light rays do not properly focus on the retina
Myopia
Yellowish region on the retina lateral to and slightly below the optic disc. Contains the fovea centralis, which is the area of clearest vision.
Macula lutea
Is a specialized form of excision to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinomas and other tumors
Mohs surgery
Enlargement of Breast in a male
Often occurs with puberty or aging or the condition can be drug related
Gynecomastia
Act on (stimulate) gonads. Fsh and lh, secreted by the pituitary gland
Gonadotropin
Composed of glandular epithelial tissue
Pituitary consists of two distinct parts
Adenohypophysis
An inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and the legs fail to grow normally because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation; type of dwarfism
Achondroplasia
Hypersecretion of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary after puberty, leading to enlargement of extremities.
Acromegaly
Normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near. The ciliary body adjusts the lens and the pupil constricts when the eye focuses from near to far,the ciliary body flattens the lens and the pupil dilate
Accommodation
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye.
Astigmatism
Visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope
Otoscopy