intro Flashcards
What is anatomy
structures of body
What is physiology?
Functions of the body
What is pathology?
abnormalities & how they affect body functions
What is embryology?
The study of pre-and post natal development
What is aetiology?
cause of the disease
what is pathogenesis?
The nature of the disease process and the effect or normal body functioning
What are complications?
Consequences if disease progresses
What is prognosis?
outcome
What is acute?
A disease with sudden onset often requiring urgent treatment
What is chronic?
Disorder which cannot be cured
What is acquired?
Disorder developed after birth
What is congenital?
Disorder from birth
What is a syndrome?
signs and symptoms which tend to occur together
how many bones does a skeleton have human?
206
What is the function of the skeleton?
provide support, shape, protection to systems and organs, attachments for muscles for movement, haematopoiesis
What are the types of bone composition?
Compact and spongy
Give features of the compact bone?
External air, arranged in osteons, lamellae found around periphery between osteons, central canals connected to each other by perforating canals
What is another name for the spongy bone?
Cancellous
give features of the cancellous bone
no osteons, arranged in trabeculae, major type of tissue in short flat irregular bones, much lighter than the compact bone, supports red bone marrow
What is cartilage?
Resilient and smooth elastic connective tissue of rubbery consistency
What does cartilage do?
covers and protects ends of long bones at joints, structural component of other bones like rib cage: intervertebral discs
How is cartilage different from bone and muscle?
It is not as hard and rigid as bone, much different and less flexible than muscle
What is cartilage made out of
chondrin
What is a term used for bone formation and growth?
Ossification
