ITHS Chapter 5 Flashcards
Academic Knowledge: Medterm and Body Organization
What is the special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from Latin or Greek?
medical terminology
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What does ECG stand for?
Electrocardiography
What are the physical structures or parts of the body known as?
anatomy
What are the functions or inner workings of the body known as?
physiology
What are the parts of the cell that have a specific task known as?
organelles
What are the small groups of organelles that fulfill a specific purpose and are held together by a membrane?
cells
What is the semi permeable outer covering a cell with holes that act as its doors and windows?
the cell membrane
What organelle allows larger enzymes and waste molecules to pass through the cell membrane?
vacuoles
What organelle is semi fluid and contained within the cell walls?
cytoplasm
What organelle control’s the cell’s activity?
nucleus
What organelle is located at the center of the nucleus?
the nucleolus
What organelle is responsible for building proteins?
ribosomes
What organelle completes plans for items the cell builds?
deoxyribonucleic acid
What organelle moves ribosomes in and out o the nucleus?
endoplasmic reticulum