Chapter 2 (Human Body in Health and Disease) Flashcards
physi-
nature or Physical
-ology
The study of
Ventr-
belly Side
dors-
Backside of body
anter-
front/before
poster-
Back
-ior/-al/-ic/-ac/-ar/-eal/-tics
Pertaining to
Cephal
Head
Caud
Tail/lower part of body
Home/o
Constant
-stasis
control
hypo-
Below
chondr/i
cartilage
lumb
lower back
ili
hip bone
gastr
Stomach
visceral
Internal Organs
Parietal
cavity wall
Periteon
periteneum
cyt
Cell
plasm
formative material
embry/o
fertilized ovum
Gene
producing
Cystic Fibrosis
Lungs and digestive system
Down Syndrome
Trisomy chromosome 21
Fragile X syndrome
MR1 gene, protein needed for normal brain development
Hemophilia
No blood clotting (mostly males)
Huntington’s Disease
50/50 chance getting it from a parent
Marfan’s Syndrome
Affects connective Tissues
Muscular Dystrophy
progressive weakness on skeletal muscle
Phenylketonuria
Missing a digestive enzyme
Hist-
Tissue
Endothemlium
lines blood and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands and organs
Adip
Fat
-plasia
formation
ana-
backwards
hyper-
excessive
-trophy
development
-Crine
secrete
aden
gland
carcin
Cancer
path
disease
eti/ology
cause (study of the cause of illness)
en/dem/ic
confiended to a local area
Functional disorder
Cannot be explained by disease or other organic causes
iatrogenic illness
Unfavorable response to prescribed medical treatment
idiopathic disease
any disease with unknown cause
infectious Disease
illness caused by pathogenic organisms
nosocomial infection
Hospital-aquired Infection
Sydrome
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
Metabolic Syndrome
common medical condition characterized by risk factors for developing heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes
Congenital Disease
Occurs from Birth
atresia
birth defect of narrowing/absense of a opening or passage
Tele-
Distant
-metry
Measure