Chapter 3 (Review) Flashcards
Making an opening into the skull to access the brain.
Craniotomy (Skeletal)
Removing a salivary gland because of a tumor formation.
Parotidectemy (Digestive)
Removing plaque from the carotid artery that causes lack of brain oxygen,
Carotid Endarterectomy (Circulatory)
Removing a vein from the lower limb to bypass a blocked coronary artery of the heart.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Circulatory)
Removal of Kidney
Nephrectomy (Urinary and Excretory)
Making an incision into the tympanic membrane (ear drum) to permit fluid to drain and placing small tubes in the membrane to permit continuous drainage.
Bilateral Myringotemy (Nervous)
A repair to the muscles and ligaments of the shoulder joint.
Rotator Cuft Repair (Muscular)
Removing disc tissue pressing on the lower spine area, inserting a piece of bone between the vertebras and fusing the area with plates and screws.
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (Skeletal)
Removing lymph tissue in the pharnyx (throat).
Tonsillectomy (Circulatory)
Removing the gall bladder.
Cholecystectomy (Digestive)
Straightening or removing cartilage and/or bone in the nose when the nasal septum is deformed, inured or fractured
Septoplasty (Respiratory)
Removing both fallopian tubes and ovaries
Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy (Reproductive)
Removing tissue or displaced bone in the wrist area to release pressure on the median nerve.
Carpal Tunnel Repair (Nervous)
This organ pumps blood throughout the body
Heart
The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone
Ossification
Any place where two bones meet
Joint
The main control unit of the central nervous system.
Brain
Considered the master gland because it helps control the activities of all other endocrine glands.
Pituitary Gland
This organ filters blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins
Liver
Produces a fluid element in semen that stimulates motility of sperm
Prostate Gland
The largest part of the brain; controls mental activities and movement.
Cerebellum
These carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
Moving an undescended testicle
Orchiectomy (endocrine)
Reconstructing the ear drum so sound waves can be sent to the middle and inner ear.
Tympanoplasty (Skeletal)
A somewhat flexible tube that helps move food into the stomach
Esophagus
A type of connective tissue fluid that moves throughout the circulatory system.
Blood
The pathway that food takes through the digestive system
Alimentary Canal
Female reproductive organs
Ovaries
A cord of fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
Tendon
The largest organ of the body
Skin
The basic unit of life
Cell
Tube-like structures that connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder
Ureters
This is where the digestive process begins
Mouth
Clear jelly-like substance that surrounds the nucleus of a cell
Cytoplasm
This part of the nervous system controls many automatic body function like the heartbeat and breathing
Brainstem
