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Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards

1
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The organs and structures of the heart and blood vessels that transport nutrients, water, hormones, gasses, and other substances throughout the body.

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Cardiovascular System

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The invasion and proliferation of pathogens in body tissue.

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Infection

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Disease-causing micro-organism

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Pathogen

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Fluid that people cough up from the lungs

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Sputum

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The design and arrangement of objects so that people interact with them most efficiently and safely

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Ergonomics

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Venae Cavae

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Large veins (Venous trucks) that return deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.

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Oxygenation

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The process of supplying the body with oxygen

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Carbon Deoxide

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An odorless, colorless gas that forms in the tissues and is eliminated by the lungs.

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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A division of the nervous system that prepares the body to act efficiently in stressful situations (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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A division of the nervous system that prepares the body for digestion and rest

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane

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Diffusion

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The movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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Filtrations

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A process that separates substances by forcing them through a membrane

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14
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Electrolyte

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A chemical substance that develops an electrical charge and can conduct an electrical current when placed in water

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Hormone

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A chemical a cell produces that affects the functions of other cells

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Antibody

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A type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of some kind

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Excrete

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Eliminate

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Fibrinogen

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A plasma protein that converts into fibrin to form a clot during bleeding

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Bone Marrow

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The soft tissue inside bones that produces blood-forming cells

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Antigen

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Any substance capable of inducing a specific immune response and triggering the production of an antibody specific to that substance.

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Coagulation

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The process by which a clot forms in the blood

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Empathy

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Sensitivity to and identification with another person’s problems, without expressing sorrow or sympathy.

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Virus

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A micro-organism that causes infections and diseases.

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Bacterium

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A single-cell micro-organism that reproduces rapidly and causes many infections

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Fungus

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A micro-organism that grows on or in animals, plants, humans, and food, including yeasts and molds

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Protozoon

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A single-cell parasite that replicates rapidly once inside a living host

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pH

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A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, with a low pH indicating acidity and a high pH indicating alkalinity

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Mucous Membrance

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The moist inner lining of tubular structures including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

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Fomite

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Any nonliving object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms

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Immunocompromised

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Having an impaired immune response, usually as a result of disease, medication therapy, or surgery

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Varicella

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A viral infection that causes a blister-like rash, itching, fatigue, and fever (CHICKENPOX)

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Tuberculosis

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A bacterial infection of the lungs that causes fever, cough, weight loss, chills, and night sweats

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Measles

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A virus that causes fever, cough, runny nose, blotchy rash, and tiny white spots inside the mouth.

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Rubella

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A virus that causes fever and a rash and can cause serious harm to the fetus if a person develops this illness during pregnancy (GERMAN MEASLES)

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Meningitis

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An infection of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord

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Herpes Simplex

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A virus that causes blisters either around the mouth and lips (COLD SORES) or genital area

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Scabies

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Itchy skin rash resulting from mites burrowing under the skin

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Erythema

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Redness

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Edema

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An excessive buildup of fluid in body tissue

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Dilate

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Expand or widen

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Chemotaxis

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The release of chemical substances

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Lymphadenopathy

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Swollen lymph nodes

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Antibiotic

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Medication that kills bacteria

44
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Immune system

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The organs and structures that regulate the body’s resistance to disease

45
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Oral candidiasis

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A fungal infection of the mouth

46
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Medical Asepsis

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The practice designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens as well as break the chain of infections; Clean technique

47
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Surgical Asepsis

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Complete removal of micro-organisms and their spores from the surface of an object

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