Human Body In Health And Disease Flashcards
Genetics
genetic components that transfer characteristics from parents to their children
Tissues
A group of similarly specialized cells that work together to perform specific functions
Glands
A group of specialized cells that are capable of producing secretions
Pathology
Study of the nature and cause of disease that involves changes in structure and function
Aden/o
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
Anter/o
Before, in front
carcin
Cancer
Caud/o
Lower part of body, tail
Cephal/o
Head
Cyt/o, -cyte
Cell
End-, endo-
In, within, inside
Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
Hist/o, histi/o
Tissue
-ologist
Specialist
-oma
Tumor
-ology
Study of or science of
Path/o, -pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
Plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
Development, growth, formation
Poster/o
Behind, toward back
-stasis, -static
Control, maintenance of a constant level
Adenosis
Any disease or condition of gland
Adenocarcinoma
Malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
Adenoma
Benign tumor arises in or resembles glandular tissue
Anaplasia
Change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other
Hypertrophy
General increase in the bulk of a body part/organ due to an increase in the size, but not in the number of cells, in the tissue
Hyperplasia
Enlargement of an organ bc of abnormal increase in number of cell
Dysplasia
Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs
Hypoplasia
Incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells
Aplasia
Defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue
Caudal
Toward lower part of body
Endemic
The ongoing presence of a disease within a population group or area
Epidemic
Sudden and widespread outbreak of disease WITHIN specific population
Peritoneum
Multi layered membrane that protects organs in place with in the abdominal cavity
Parietal peritoneum
Outer layer of the peritoneum that lines interior of abdominal wall
Pathogen
Disease producing organism
Transmission
Spread of a disease
Contamination
A pathogen is possibly present
Communicable disease (contagious)
Any condition that is transmitted from one person to another by direct or indirect contact
Epidemiologist
Specialist in the study of outbreaks of a disease within a population group
Functional disorder
Produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
Iatrogenic disorder
Unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
Idiopathic disorder
Illness without known cause
Infectious disease
Illness caused by living pathogenic organisms
Organic disorder
Produces symptoms caused by detectable physical changes in body i.e. Chickenpox
Geriatrics
Study of the medical problems and care of older people
Internist
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of internal organs and related systems
Geriatrician/Gerontologist
Physician that specializes in the care of older people
Mesentery
Fused double layer of parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of intestines to interior abdominal wall
Exocrine glands
Have ducts
Endocrine gland
Don’t have ducts
Visceral peritoneum
Inner layer of peritoneum that surrounds organs of abdominal cavity
Retroperitoneal
Located behind peritoneum
Etiology
Study of the cause of diseases
Chromosomes
Genetic structures located within the nucleus of the cell