Final Flashcards
The fibrous sac that encloses the heart
Pericardium
Rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart
Palpitation
Thick muscular layer of the heart wall
Myocardium
A sac formed by a local widening of the wall of an artery or a vein
Aneurysm
Carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
Smallest arteries
Arterioles
A vein that drains blood from the arm
Brachial
The relaxation phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes and the heart chambers fill with blood
Diastole
An abnormal, difficult, or bad rhythm
Dysrhythmia
The membrane that lines the heart
Endocardium
The outermost layer of the heart wall
Epicardium
A rapid random and ineffective quivering of a muscle fiber; may be atrial or ventricular
Fibrillation
Severe hemorrhage/ burns
Hypovolemic shock
Narrowing of vessels; a lack of blood supply to an area
Ischemia
The process or state of being closed
Occlusion
A vessel that supplies the diaphragm
Phrenic artery
A vessel that supplies the kidney
Renal artery
The longest vein in the body
Saphenous vein
Bacterial infection
Septic shock
A sudden severe attack such as a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel within the brain
Stroke
Largest vein
Superior vena cava
The contractive phase of the heart cycle during which blood is forced into the aorta and the pulmonary artery
Systole
A blood clot in a vessel
Thrombus
Carry blood to the heart
Veins
Severe allergic reaction
Anaphylactic shock
A loss or lack of the ability to speak
Aphasia
The nerve cell process that transmits impulses away from the cell body
Axon
Second largest portion of the brain; plays an essential role in normal mvt.
Cerebellum
Branching or treelike nerve cell process that receives input from other neurons and transmits impulses toward the cell body
Dendrite
The outermost layer of the meninges
Dura mater
Portion of the diencephalon forming the floor and part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle. Activates, controls and integrates the peripheral ANS, endocrine processes and somatic functions
Hypothalamus
The membranes around the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
Vascular innermost covering of the brain and spinal cord
Pia mater
A shallow groove on the surface of the brain
Sulcus
The space between the axon and dendrites of adjoining neurons through which nerve impulses travel
Synapse
The common cold; characterized by sneezing, nasal discharge and coughing
Coryza
Nosebleed
Epistaxis
The space between the vocal cords
Glottis
Notch or depression in the lung
Hilum
Voice box
Larynx
The throat
Pharynx
Hay fever; nasal congestion of mucous membranes caused by an allergic reaction to pollen
Pollinosis
The absence of sperm in semen
Azoospermia
The lining of the uterus
Endometrium
Low sperm count
Oligospermia
Woman’s first pregnancy
Primigravida
Double vision
Diplopia
The point of sharpest vision
Fovea centralis
Farsightedness
Hyperopia
Pigmented part of choroid layer that produces eye color and functions by changing the size of the pupil to regulate the amount of light entering the eye
Iris
Nearsightedness
Myopia
The blind spot
Optic disk
A blood clot carried into the bloodstream
Embolus
RBC
Erythrocyte
Stoppage of blood flow
Hemostasis
A protein in RBC’s that carries oxygen
Hemoglobin
WBC present in be blood and lymphatic system
Leukocyte
Excessive WBC count
Leukocytosis
WBC present in the blood and lymphatic system
Lymphocyte
The liquid portion of blood
Plasma
Blood cell fragments that control bleeding; thrombocyte
Platelet
Produce ear wax
Ceruminous glands
A soft blowing or rasping sound heard by the heart
Murmur
Formation of gallstones
Cholelithiasis
Chronic disease of the liver
Cirrhosis
The act or process of swallowing
Deglutition
Bad breath
Halitosis
Chewing
Mastication
A.c
Before meals (ante cibum)
BP
Blood pressure
N.p.o
Nothing by mouth (nothing per oral)
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome
A lack of monthly flow or menstuation
Amenorrhea
Condition in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
Cryptorchridism
The condition of a difficult and painful childbirth
Dystocia
Incision of the perineum to prevent tearing of the perineum and to facilitate delivery
Episiotomy
Surgical excision of the breast
Mastectomy
The normal monthly flow
Menorrhea
A false pregnancy
Pseudocyesis
Surgical excision of an ovary and a Fallopian tube
Salpingo-oopho-rectomy
OTC
Over the counter
Paralysis of one half of the body
Hemiplegia
Atrophy or a wasting away of the spinal cord
Myelophthisis
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
A ringing or jingling sound in the ear
Tinnitus
A condition in which the pupils are unequal
Anisocoria
Normal or perfect vision
Emmetropia
A condition in which the individual has difficulty seeing at night; night blindness
Nyctalopia
REM
Rapid eye movement
IOP
Intraocular pressure
Capable of forming a clot
Coaguable
Immature red blood cell
Erythroblast
The study of the blood
Hematology
Condition of excessive amounts of sugar in the blood
Hyperglycemia
Condition of deficient amounts of sugar in the blood
Hypoglycemia
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
TB
Tuberculosis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
ANS
Autonomic nervous system
CNS
Central nervous system
Pus in the chest cavity
Pyothorax
SOB
Shortness of breath
MI
Myocardial infarction
Having two points or cusps; pertaining to the mitral valve
Bicuspid
Pain in the heart
Cardiodynia
Incision into a vein
Phlebotomy
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CBC
Complete blood count
Dys
Difficult
Gastro
Stomach
Itis
Inflammation
Hepato
Liver
Logy
Study of
Oma
Tumor
Cyte
Cell
Weblike middle layer of meninges
Arachnoid
Baby teeth, 20 of them
Deciduous teeth
Balance; awareness of changes in body position
Equilibrium
Necrosis of an area
Infarct
Efferent; conduct impulses from CNS
Motor neuron
White matter
Myelinated axon
Sense of smell
Olfactory
Female sex cells are formed
Ovaries
Peripheral nervous system consisting of cranial & spinal nerves
PNS
Afferent; conduct impulses to CNS
Sensory neuron
Part of PNS initiates voluntary responses
Somatic NS
Windpipe
Trachea
Gray matter
Unmyelinated axon
Site of menstruation, where fetus grows
Uterus
External genitalia; two sets of labia and clitoris
Vulva
Single tightly coiled tube enclosed in a fibrous casing
Epididymis
Largest gland in the body that detoxifies various substances
Liver
Stores bile
Gallbladder
(Sperm) the male reproductive cell
Spermatozoa
Analgesics
Pain killer
Adenalgia
Pain in a gland
Sudden weakness in the muscles on one half of the face
Bell’s palsy
Artery that supplies the head and neck
Carotid artery
Dysthymia
Chronic depression
Enucleation
Removal of the eye
Eutocia
Normal labor or child birth
Goiter
Enlarged thyroid
Control blood flow to and from the heart
Heart valves
Carries deoxygenated blood into the right atrium from the lower half of the body
Inferior vena cava
Myringotomy
Surgical procedure of the eardrum or tympanic membrane
Three bones in the middle ear
Ossicles
Otodynia
Pain in the ear; earache
Conjunctivitis
Pink eye
Pea size gland that regulates several physiological processes (including stress, growth, reproduction, and lactation)
Pituitary
Pneumothorax
A collapsed lung
Poliomyelitis
A virus that may cause paralysis and is easily preventable (polio)
Polydipsia
Excessive thirst
the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal exhalation
Residual volume
A reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body, causing a painful rash
Shingles
Somatotropin
A growth hormone produced by the pituitary
a mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body; 31 pairs
Spinal nerves
the male gonad
Testes
tetany seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles commonly cause by low calcium
Tetany
Right av valve
Tricuspid
Eardrum
Tympanic membrane
Inflammation of the tympanic membrane
Tympanitis
Longest 10th cranial nerve
Vagus nerve
the eighth cranial nerve, transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain
Vestibularchoclear nerve
the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation
Vital capacity
Fertilized egg that results from the egg and a sperm joining
Zygote
Adeno
Gland
Angio
Vessel
Ante
Before
Cardio
Heart
Cholecysto
Gall bladder
Ectomy
Surgical removal/excision
Emia
Blood condition
Hemo
Blood
Inter
Between
Malacia
Softening
Masto
Mastoid process
Myo
Muscle
Nat
Birth
Neuro
Nerve
Osteo
None
Pyo
Pus
Thoraco
Chest
Pneumo
Lungs
