Final Exam Review Flashcards
What is the form of asexual reproduction of used by cells
Mitosis
What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things
Cells
What condition results from an insufficient amount of tissue fluid
Dehydration
What condition results from an excess amount of tissue fluid
Edema (swelling)
The four main types of tissues and function
Nerve-control and communicate
Epithelium-secrete and protect
Muscle(cardiac)-move and protect
Connective tissue-support and connect
What is the proper name for fatty tissue
Adipose
How does bone tissue differ from cartilage
Phone has calcium, nerves, and blood vessels
Main types of muscle tissue and function
Cardiac-causes the heart to beat
Visceral-present in the walls of respiratory, digestive, urinary and blood vessels
10 body systems
Integumentary Skeletal Muscular Nervous special systems Circulatory Lymphatic Respiratory Digestive Urinary Endocrine Reproductive
Anatomy
Study of form and structure of an organism
Organ
Tissues joined together for a particular function
Pathophysiology
Study of how disease occurs
Physiology
The study of living organisms and their parts
Ventral or annterior
Body parts on the front of the body
Cranial
Body parts located near the head
Dorsal or posterior
Body parts located on the back of the body
Distal
Body parts away from the point of reference
Inferior
Body parts below the transverse plane
Lateral
Body parts away from the midline
Medial
Body parts located close to the midline
Mid sagittal
Body plane that divides the body into right and left side
Superior
Body parts above the transverse plane
Transverse
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half
What is located in the cranial cavity
Brain
The abdominal cavity is divided by two methods which are
Regions and quadrants
The nose is located in the
Nasal cavity
The buccal cavity stores what
Tongue, Mouth, and teeth
The dorsal cavity has how many cavities
Two
The two dorsal cavities are
Spinal and cranial
The abdominal cavity can be divided into quadrants. Name the sections and proper abbreviations
Right Upper Quadrant- RUQ
Right Lower Quadrant- RLQ
Left Upper Quadrant- LUQ
Left Lower Quadrant- LLQ
For organs in the upper abdominal cavity
Small intestine, liver, stomach, muscle
Femur
Thighbone
Ribs
12 pairs of bones that’s around the heart and lungs
Axial skeleton
Bones that form the main trunk of the body
Radius
Lower arm bone on thumb side
Fibula
Lateral bone of the lower leg
Tibia
Medial bone of the lower leg
Ligaments
Connective tissue band that holds bones together
Joint
Area where two or more bones join together
Ulna
Larger bone of the lower arm
Appendicular skeleton
Bones that form the extremities
What is a sprain
A twisting action that tears the ligaments of a joint
What is the xiphoid process
A small piece of cartilage at the bottom of the sternum
How many human bones are there
206
Five functions of bones and the purpose
Structure- Keeps everything together Produce blood cells- Make blood cells Levers- Help with movement Stores calcium- makes calcium to make bones stronger Protection- Keeps organs protected
Bursitis
Inflammation of the bursa sacs
Fractures
A break/crack in a bone
Osteomyelitis
Information on the bone due to a pathogen
Scoliosis
The deformation of the spine usually in an S pattern
How many pairs of ribs are there
12
What are the 26 vertebrae
Seven cervical Twelve thoracic Five lumbar One sacrum One coccyx
What is the proper name for sweat glands
Sudoriferous glands
What are three substances found in perspiration
Salt, water, and waste
What is the proper name for oil glands
Sebaceous glands
What are the functions of oil glands
Open into hair follicles
Alopecia
Permanent baldness
Seven functions of the skin
Protection, sensory perception, body temperature regulation, storage, absorption, excretion, and production
What happens when bug vessels dilate
They get larger
How does blood vessel dilation regulate temperature
Lets heat escape
Erythema
This color of skin
Erythema cause
Burns
Jaundice
Yellow color of skin
Jaundice cause
Gallbladder disease
Vesicles
Blisters or sacks full of fluid
Papules
Firm raised areas of skin
Macules
Flat spots on the skin
Ulcers
Deep loss of skin surface that may extend into dermis
Three main layers of skin
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous or hypodermis
Pustules
Sacs filled with pus
Abduction
Moving a body part away from the midline
Addduction
Moving a body part towards the midline
Contractibility
Muscle fibers that are stimulated by nerves, contract, or become short and thick, which causes movement
Elasticity
Allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it is been contracted or stretched
Excitability
Irritability, the ability to respond to stimulus
Extensibility
The ability to be stretched
Extension
Increasing the angle between two bones, or strengthening a body part
Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two bones, or bending a body part
Insertion
The end that moves when muscle contracts
Muscle
Bundles of muscle fibers held together by connective tissue
Origin
When I muscle attached to a bone, this is the end that does not move
Tendons
Strong, tough, fibrous connective tissue cord that attaches muscle to bone
Voluntary
A person that has control over its action
How many muscles are in the human body
600+
What causes muscles to atrophy
Lack of use
Three main kinds of muscle
Dawdle, visceral, and cardiac
Muscle spasms
Involuntary movement of a muscle
Muscular dystrophy
Chronic muscular atrophy
Strain
Over stretch of a muscle
Systole
A period of ventricular contraction in the heart
Hemoglobin
Complex protein on red blood cells
Capillary
Blood vessels that connects arterioles with venules
Artery
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Blood
Tissue that flows through the circulatory system
Atrium
Upper chamber of the heart
Myocardium
Muscular middle layer of the heart
Diastole
Brief period of rest in the heart
Thrombocyte
Blood cell required for the clotting process
Plasma
Fluid portion of blood
Mitral valve
Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
Ventricle
Lower chamber of the heart
Septum
Muscular wall that separates the heart into a right and left side
Vein
Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
Erythrocytes
Blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
Two largest veins in the body
Superior and inferior vena cava
Arrhythmia
An abnormal heart rhythm
What can arrhythmia be diagnosed by using
Electrocardiogram and cardiac monitors
Other name for circulatory system
Cardiovascular system
What are the smallest branches of arteries
Arterioles
What are the smallest branches of veins
Venules
For substances that are dissolved or suspended in plasma
proteins, nutrients, minerals, metabolic waste, and gases
Leukocyte
White blood cell; helps fight bacteria
Erythrocytes
Red blood cell; oxygen and CO2 get transported throughout the body
Thrombocytes
Helps with clotting
Myocardial infarction
Difficulty for the heart to pump blood
Pharynx
Lies directly behind the nasal cavity
Nasal cavity
Two openings, called nostrils are Nayers, through which air enters
Nasolacriminal ducts
Dry in tears from that I into the nose and provide additional moisture for the air
Nasal cavity
Lined with mucous membrane and have rich blood supply
Nasopharynx
Tube extending from the larynx to the center of the chest
Larynx
Lies between the pharynx and trachea
How long of an oxygen supply does the human body have
4 to 6 minutes
What trap dirt and pathogens as they enter the nose
Mucus and cilia
Respiratory center in the brain
Medulla oblongata
Three things that happens to air once it enters the nasal cavity
Warms
Filters
Moistens
Inspiration
Air goes into the nasopharynx/Oropharynx then the diaphragm and intercostals expand, then CO2 is expelled to the nasopharynx/oral pharynx and the diaphragm and intercostal relax
Internal respiration
The exchange of oxygen and CO2 between tissues and bloodstream
External respiration
The exchange of oxygen and CO2 between the lungs in the bloodstream
Antisepsis
Process that prevents the growth of pathogenic organisms
Anaerobic
Organisms that can live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen
Chain of infection
Must be present for disease to occur
Asepsis
Absence of pathogens
Sterilization
Process it destroys all micro organisms including spores and viruses
Nosocomial
Infections acquired in a healthcare facility
Microorganism
Small living plant or animal organism not visible to the naked eye
Pathogen
Germ or disease producing micro organism
Aerobic
Organisms that require oxygen to live
Protozoa
One celled animal organisms found in the cage materials and contaminated water
Disinfection
Process that destroys or kills pathogens
Bacteria
One celled plantlike organisms that multiply rapidly
Three ways pathogenic organisms can cause infection and disease
Produce toxins, cause allergic reactions, And attack healthy cells
Four things needed for micro organisms to grow and reproduce
Oxygen, moist, dark, food
How do you non-pathogens differ from pathogens
Non-pathogens are beneficial while pathogens are not
List three common aseptic technique’s
Washing hands, using gloves, and avoid contact with unclean things
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome