Medical Term Conditions and Body Systems Flashcards
avascular/burn/eschar
integumentary system
allerigies/allergen/patch test
integumentary system
definition of the integumentary system
organ system consisting of skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands
acne/androgen/dermabrasion/sebacious gland
integumentary system
definition of the muscular system
organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles/set of tissues ability to change shape
muscular dystrophy (MD)/dystrophin
muscular system
delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)/eccentric contraction/concentric contraction
muscular system
carpal tunnel syndrome
muscular system
osteoporosis/peak bone mass/fragility fractures
skeletal system
paget’s disease
skeletal system
congenital heart defects/hypoplasia/cyanosis/long QT syndrome
cardiovascular system
myocarditis/endocarditis
cardiovascular system
myocardial ischemia /infarction /angioplasty /ischemia /angiography
cardiovascular system
arrhythmia/automaticity/superventricular tachycardia/cardiac arrhythmia/fibrillation
cardiovascular system
traumatic brain injury/Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
nervous system
cerebrovascular accident (stroke) /embolus/thrombosis/embolism
nervous system
transient ischemia attacks (TIA)
nervous system
Alzheimer’s disease/amyloid-beta peptide
nervous system
definition of the cardiovascular system
Circulatory system/moves blood throughout the body. Composed of heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins
definition of the skeletal system
the bodily system consists of bones their associated cartilages and joints/provides protection for organs and stores minerals
brain tumors (neoplasms)/chemotherapy/glioma
nervous system
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/lateral
nervous system
definition of the respiratory system
a bodily system consisting of organs such as the nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs/takes up oxygen and discharges carbon dioxide
asthma/beta-2 agonist/wheezing
respiratory system
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
respiratory system
cystic fibrosis/CFTR gene/autosomal recessive
respiratory system
hypoxia/hyperventilation/hypoxemia/anoxia
respiratory system
