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Medical Termanology Flashcards

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Acid

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Any substance that gives up hydrogen ions in a solution and has a pH below seven

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Ion

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A chemical particle that carries an electrical charge

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Serous fluid

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A watery serum like fluid, such as that secreted by the serous membrane of the peritoneum lining of the abdominal cavity

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Sutures

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In movable joints, that join the bones of the skull

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Action potential

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the passage of an impulse to an adjacent cell. An electrical message.

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Ventilation

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The movement of air in and out of the lungs

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Villi

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Fingerlike projections of certain cells, such as those lining the intestine to increase their surface area for absorption

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Excitability

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The property of being able to respond to a stimulus

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Hormones

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Any variety of molecules, that act as chemical messengers when secreted into the blood by the endocrine tissue

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Alpha 1 receptors

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A molecule in certain cells that bind with specific substances to produce a certain affect.

Example: blood vessels bind with epinephrine and norepinephrine to cause vasoconstriction .

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Anaerobic metabolism

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Cellular production of energy without oxygen

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Electrolyte

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A particle in your blood and other body fluid that carry an electrical charge

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Embryo

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A human organism from day 4 through 8 weeks after fertilization of an ovum.

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Endothelium

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Epithelial tissue, that lines, the inner surface of a structure

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Extracellular fluid

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All fluid within the body that is not within a cell

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Perfusion

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Providing nutrients oxygen and other substances, to the cellular level through the blood

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Zygote

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A cell formed by the union of a sperm and an egg

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Respiration

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A breath-
Gas exchange between the body and the environment

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Respiratory membrane

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The surface where gas exchange between the alveolar eye and blood occurs within the lungs

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Bicarbonate

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An an-ion (HCO3), a base. Helps keep a normal acid base (pH) balance.

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pH

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The measurement of acidity, or alkalinity of a substance.
0-14
0-the most acidic
7-neutral
14-most alkaline

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Hemoglobin

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Iron containing protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen to your organs and tissues and transport carbon dioxide back to the lungs

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Insulin

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A hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas in response to increased glucose levels.
Insulin is necessary for adequate amounts of glucose to enter cells.

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Cardiac

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The heart

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25
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Arthralgia

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Joint pain

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Diffuse

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Particles move from a higher concentration area to a lower concentration area until equilibrium is reached.

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27
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Optic

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Vision

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Cervical

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The neck

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Hepatic

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Reno

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The kidney

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Osmosis

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The movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a lower concentrated solution to a higher concentrated solution to achieve equilibrium

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Fluid around the brain, and the spinal cord secreted from special cells in the ventricles of the brain

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Hemostasis

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The stable internal environment of the body

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Osmotic pressure

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The force it takes to pass water through a semipermeable membrane

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Epithelial tissue

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Layers of cells that cover or line, a structure, allowing for protection, absorption, secretion and other specialized functions

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Abduction

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movement away the midline

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Adduction

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Movement towards the midline

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Anterior

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Apex

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The tip of a structure

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Base

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Lower part of a structure

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Caudal

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Towards the feet

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Cephalad

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Towards the head

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Deep

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Towards the inside of the body

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Distal

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Dorsal

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Extension

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Straightening of a joint

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Flexion

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Bending of a joint

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Inferior

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Lateral

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Towards the side

50
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Midline

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Vertical line dividing the left and right sides of the body

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Posterior

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Towards the back

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Proximal

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Near the midline
(The elbow is proximal to the hand)

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Superior

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Supine

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Lying on your back

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Ventral

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Towards the front

57
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Atrophia

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Reduction of the size of cells in a tissue

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Metaplasia

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A Change in the type of cells within the tissue to a different type of cells than is not normal

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in the number of cells within a tissue

60
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Hypertrophy

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Increase in size of the cells of a tissue

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Anaplasia

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Poor cellular response

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Dyspraxia

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Delayed response and maturation of a cell

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Neoplasia

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A new or extended growth of the area. A tumor.

64
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Apoptosis

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Instructions provided by DNA that Command cellular self-destruction

65
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Emphysema

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Decrease surface area within the alveoli

66
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Chronic Bronchitis

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Mucus and inflammation within the bronchiole

67
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Metabolic acidosis

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pH is less then 7.35
Decreased blood pH and decrease in biocarbonate level in the blood

68
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Alkalosis

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pH higher then 7.45

69
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Inotropic

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Increased contractility

70
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Dromotropic

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Increase rate of conduction through the AV node

71
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Chronotropic

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Increase heart rate

72
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Lusitropic

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Increases relaxation of the heart

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