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Human anatomy Flashcards

1
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Measurements of the body´s basic functions and checking for medical problems.

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Vital signs

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2
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Temperature of a person ( normal average: 98.6) (activity;food/fluid;and time of day.

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Body temperature

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2
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Measures the heart rate.

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Pulse Rate

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2
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Measures the number of breaths.

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Respiration rate

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3
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Force of blood pushing against arterial walls when the heart beats.

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Blood pressure

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4
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measure the amount of oxygen in the blood (fifth vital sign).

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Pulse Oximetry

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5
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Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart contracts.

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Systolic pressure

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6
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Force of blood against arterial walls when the heart relaxes.

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Diastolic pressure

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7
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When body temperature is too high: Heat exhaustion (101-104).

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Hyperthermia

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8
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When body temperature is too low (below 95).

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Hypothermia

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9
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Blood pressure is to high.

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Hypertension

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10
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Blood pressure is to low.

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Hypotension

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11
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Spreading by contact.

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Contagious

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12
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to recognize a disease by looking at signs and symptoms.

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Diagnose

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13
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When virus, bacteria, fungi, or yeast invade the body tissues.

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Infection

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14
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Harmless virus or bacteria is put into the body to activate immune system.

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vaccine

15
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A sudden rise of disease (COVID).

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Outbreak

16
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Any thing that can cause a disease (bacteria, virus, fungi, yeast)

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Pathogen

17
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The throbbing of a blood vessel when the heart contacts.

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Pulse

18
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Any signs that the body is not working properly.

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Symptom

18
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Spreading of a disease in a country.

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Epidemic

19
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Spreading a disease with throughout the world.

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Pandemic

20
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To examine by touch.

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Palpate

20
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A temporary increase in body temperature; a sign of an infection or illness.

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Fever

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