Final Exam Terms Flashcards
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Abduction
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Away from body
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Abdominal cavity
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Inferior surface of diaphragm
Stomach, liver, spleen, colon
Protected by lumbar vertebrae
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Adduction
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Towards body
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Abuse
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Willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment resulting in harm, deprivation of an individual to maintain necessary physical, mental, and social well-being
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Acculturation
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Process of learning beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of its characteristics
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Adipose tissue
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Fat tissue
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Adult ratio for CPR
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30 compressions to 2 breaths
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Afferent nerves
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Sensory nerves
Carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord
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Alternative health care means
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Alternative remedies that used in place of biomedical therapies
Used in place or in conjunction with conventional therapies
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Amino acids are made of
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Main component of proteins
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Amylase
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enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars
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Anatomy
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Study of the structure of an organism
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Anemia
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Disease caused by lack of blood or insufficient amount of red blood cells
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Anuerysm
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An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.
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Antibiotics treat?
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Bacterial infections
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Antisepsis
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Aseptic control that inhibits, slows growth of, or kills pathogenic organisms
Not effective in viruses or spores
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Arachnoid membrane
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One of the three meninges
Covers brain and spinal cord
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Assault and battery
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Physical or verbal attack on another person
Treatment or care given without consent
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Bartholin’s glands
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glands are located on each side of the vaginal opening. These glands secrete fluid that helps lubricate the vagina
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Basic needs of life
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Oxygen, food, water, sleep, sex, homeostasis
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Basophils
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Least common white blood cell (leukocytes)
Produce histamine and kills invading cells
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Bias
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Preference that inhibits impartial judgement
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Biology
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Study of life
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Body mechanics
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Way in which body moves and maintains proper balance
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Brachial pulse site
Brachial artery in arm
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Bulbourethral glands
The Bulbourethral gland is the gland responsible for excretion of a sexual fluid called pre-ejaculate. This fluid is released through the urethra during sexual.
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Cardiac sphincter
muscle fibers about the opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
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Carotid pulse site
Two arteries in neck
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Centrosome
Cell cytoplasm that contains two centrioles
Important in reproduction
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Cervical vertebrae
Seven
Neck bones
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Chambers of heart and oxygen levels
Two atriums, two ventricles
Vena cava -> right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> pulmonary artery (to lungs) -> pulmonary veins (from lungs) ->left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> aorta
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Characteristics of culture
Values, beliefs, ideas, customs passed from one generation to the next
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Characterisitcs of resume
Computer printed and typed
Attractive in appearance
Concise and pertinent
Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation
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Characteristics of taking a pulse
Adults 60-100 beats/minute
Children 70-100
Infants 100-160
Note rhythm and volume
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Chemical disinfection
Destroys or kills pathogenic organisms
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Chromatin
Structure in nucleus that carry genes
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Chronic dementia
A chronic impairment of cognitive and intellectual functioning including memory impairment, which interferes with the activities of daily living
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Circulatory system
Cardiovascular
Heart, blood, veins, arteries
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Common cold
Viral infection of upper respiratory system
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Communication skills
Good eye contact
Clear tone and voice
Interactive
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Compensation
Something given or received as an equal after a loss
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Computerized tomography
CT scan
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Conjuctiva
Mucous membrane that covers eyelids and front of eyes
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Connecting nerves
Carry sensory and motor nerves
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Connective tissue
Fabric of organs
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Types of tissues
Connective, epithelial, muscle
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Cornea
Transparent and circular part of sclera
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Coronal plane
Cuts body in half front and back
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Cover letter paragraphs
1. Purpose for writing
2. why are you qualified
3. state that resume is included
4. close with request for interview
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Cowper's glands
Two small glands under the prostate and connected to small tubes to the urethra
Secretes mucous that lubricates during intercourse
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CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
When blood flow to brain is impaired
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Cyanosis
Bluish coloration because of lack of oxygen
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Cytoplasm
Semifluid inside cell but outside nucleus
| Site for all chemical reactions
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Damaged materials
Report to instructor immediately
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Defamation
Spread of negative talk
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Dehydration
Insufficient amounts of fluids in body
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Delirium
Acute and reversible mental confusion
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Dendrite
Nerve fibers carry sense to cell body
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Diaphoresis
Excessive perspiration
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Diaphysis
Long shaft of bone
| Filled with yellow marrow
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Digestive system
Break downs food
| Alimentary canal and accessory organs
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Direct contact
Uninfected individual comes in contact with infected individual
Ex. Aids
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Displacement
Defense mechanism
| Feelings are given to someone else to feel
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Dorsal or posterior
Back of body
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Dura mater
Thick outer layer of meninges
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Dyspnea
Difficult breathing
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E-medicine
Patient can contact doctor through email
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Edema
Swelling
| Excessive fluids in a tissue
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Efferent nerves
Motor nerves that carry messages to brain and spinal cord to the muscles
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Ejaculatory duct
Carry semen through the prostate gland to urethra
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Electrocardiogram ECG
Graphic tracing of electrical movements of heart
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Embolus
Foreign substance in bloodstream
| Clot
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Endometrium
Inner layer of uterus
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Tubular network in cytoplasm
Transportation of materials into nucleus
Stores proteins and aids in synthesiss
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Eosinophils
Leukocyte that rids toxins
Defends allergies
Antihistamines
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Epidemiologist
Track diseases
| identify risk factors
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Epididymis
Stores sperm
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Epiphysis
End of bone
| Red marrow
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Epithelial tissue
Covers body
| Iines internal organs
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Ergonomics
Science applied to safety and well being of people
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Esophagus
Muscular tube behind trachea
Receives bolus from pharynx
Uses peristalsis
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Ethnocentricity
Person is better than anyone else
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Eustachian tube
Tube in ear that connects middle ear to pharynx
Allows air to enter middle ear
Equalizes pressure
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Extended family
Nucleur plus gma gpa aunts and uncle
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Extension
Opening the end of a joint
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Factors increasing blood pressure
Anxiety
Nervousness
Obesity
Smoking
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Factors decreasing blood pressure
Shock
Sleep
Dehydration
Hemorrhage
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False imprisonment
Restraining individual against will
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Fascia
Sheet like membrane that protects tissue
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Femoral pulse site
Inside of thigh
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Fimbriae
Fingerlike projections at end of fallopian tubes that push ovum
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Flexion
Decreasing angle of joint
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Foramina
Opening in a bone that blood vessels and nerves pass through
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Frederick Banting 1922
Created insulin
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Frontal plane
Body into front and back
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Fungi
Plantlike organisms
Ringworm
Athletes foot
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Gastrocnemius
Calf muscle
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Geriatric embassador
Promotes care for elderly
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Gerontologist
Specialists in old people
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Golgi apparatus
Stack of membrane that store, package, and produce secretions
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Gynecologist
Specialist in female reproductive system
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Heart sound
Lubb dupp
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of body
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Hemoglobin
Complex protein made of protein globin and iron compound heme
Carries oxygen and co2
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Hemophilia
Lack of plasma protein so blood cant clot
| In men
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Hepatitis
Liver inflammation
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HIPAA
Federal regulations to protect patients
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Homeostasis
Constant balance in body
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Hydration
Sufficient fluids in body
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Hydrochloric acid
Kills bacteria
| Activates pepsin in stomach
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Hyperthermia
Body exceeds 104 degrees
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Hypothermia
Body is under 95 degrees
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Indirect contact
Individual comes in contact with inanimate infected object
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Internist
Specializes in internal organs
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Iris
Colored part of eye
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Joints
Meeting of two bones
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Joseph Lister 1865
Starts of disenfectants
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Labia majora and minora
Fatty folds of vagina
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Large intestine
Final section of alimentary canal
| Absorbs water and final nutrients
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Laryngopharynx
Bottom part of pharynx
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Left atrium
Receives oxygenated blood from lungs
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Left ventricle
Received oxygenated blood from left atrium and pumps blood into aorta for body cells
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Leukemia
Malignant disease of bone marrow
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Libel
False written statements
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Ligaments
Fibrous tissue connects bone to bone
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Lipase
Pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes breakdown of fatty tissues
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Lumbar vertebrae
Spinal column
| L1 - L5
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Lymphatic system
Carries fluids and waste to blood
| Assists fighting infection
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Lymphocytes
Leukocyte
| Provide immunity to body by providing antibodies
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Alteration of magnetic position of hydrogen atoms to produce an image
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Malpractice
Care that you are not trained to give
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Matriarchal family
Mother is in charge
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Measles
Highly contagious virus
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Medicaid
Government program that provides medical care for poor
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Medical clinical lab technologist
Basic lab tests
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Medicare
Government run program for elderly and disabled
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Medulla onblongata
Responsible for heart beating, respiration, swallowing, coughing, blood pressure
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Midbrain
Conducts impulses between brain parts and some eye reflexes
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Midsaggital plane
Right and left half
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Mitral valve
Between left atrium and left ventricle
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Mixed nerves
Both efferent and afferent
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Muscle tissue
Provides power and movement
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Myometrium
Muscle layer of uterus
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Nasopharynx
Upper portion of pharynx
Contains adenoids
Eustachian tube opening
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Negligence
Failure to give proper care when expected
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Neurilamma
Outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells
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Neuron
Major nervous system cell
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Neutrophils
Leukocyte
| Phagocytize bacteria
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Nucleur family
Mom dad kids
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Nucleus
Brain of cell
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Occupied bed
Made while patient is in bed
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Ombudsman
Specially trained individual to take care of elderly
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Open bed
Closed bed converted into open bed by fanfolding sheets
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Oral temp
Most common
| Convenient
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Orbital cavity
Holds eyes
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Organelles
Cell organs and structures
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Oropharynx
Middle section
| Behind oral cavity of pharynx
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Oxygen
Colors blood
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Oxygen fuel and heat
Fire
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PASS
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Spray
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Palatine
Relating the the palate
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Where is insulin
Pancreas
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Paraplegia
Paralysis of lower limbs
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic
Two divisions of autonomic nervous system
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Parts of tongue
Taste buds
Circumvallete papillae
Duct of gland
Nerve endings
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Pathologist
Diagnoses diseases by studying changes
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Pathophysiology
How diseases occur and responses
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Patient adovcate
Promotes well being of pateint rights
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Pelvic cavity
Reproductive organs,
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Pepsin
Enzyme in gastric juices that start digestion
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Phlebitis
Inflammation of veins
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Physiology
Study of processes of living
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Pia mater
Innermost layer of meninges
| Nourish nervetissue
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Pleura
Membrane covering lungs
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Pons
Conduct messages to brain
| Saliva production
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Popliteal pulse site
Behind knee
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Position emission tomography
Slightly radioactive material injected to be seen in PET
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Prejudice
Strong feeling without knowing facts
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Privacy act
Requires an ID
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Process tech
Helps design and control specialized processes central to business
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Proteins
Amino acids make them up
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Protozoa
Animal like, one celled organisms
Malaria
Dysentary
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Pulmonary valve
Between right atrium and pulmonary artery
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Pyloric sphincter
Circular muscle between stomach and small intestine
| Keeps food in stomach
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Quadriplegia
four limb paralysis
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Pyrexia
Fever
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Quadriceps femoris
Top of thigh
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RACE
Rescue
Activate alarm
Confine fire
Extinguish
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Ratiolization
Reasonable excuse or explanation for something
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Reality orientation
Activities that help patient over time
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Rectal temp
Most accurate
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Red marrow
Produces blood cells
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Repression
Transfer of thoughts to subconcious
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Respiratory system
Breathing and respiration
| Lungs, nose, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, alveoli
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Rickettsiae
Parasitic organisms that cannot live outside cell
| Typhus
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Right atrium
Receives blood as it comes back from body
| Deoxygenated blood
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Right ventricle
Gets blood from right atrium
Pumps blood into pulmonary artery
Carries blood to lungs
Deoxygenated blood
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Sacral vertebrae
Back of pelvic girdle
| Coccyx ends here
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Sartorious
Front of thigh muscle
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Sclera
Outermost layer of eye
| White of eye
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Seminal vesicle
Glandular lining provides nourishment for sperm
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Sinuses
Hollowed out in skull
| Lighten load of skull
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Alexander Fleming 1928
Penicillin
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Slander
Spoken defamation
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Sociologist
Aid people who have difficult coping
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Stage 1 bed sore
Red skin
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Stage 2 bed sore
Red skin
| Cracked and blistered
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Stage 3 bed sore
Broken skin
| With yellow puss
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Stage 4 bed sore
Penetration to bone and muscle
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Sterilization
Total destruction of all microorganisms
| Surgical procedure to not have kids
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Suppression
Refuses to deal with feelings
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Tendon
Fibrous connective tissue
| Muscles to bones
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Exchange list therapeutic diet
Diabetic
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Thoracic cavity
Chest
| Esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, blood vessels
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Thrombophlebitis
Thrombus or clot forms
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Trachea
Windpipe
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Transverse plane
Top and bottom half
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Tuberculosis
Infectious lung disease
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Tympanic
Eardrum
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Types of beds
Closed: gets out of bed for day
Opened: out of bed for short time
Occupied: unable to get out of
