Medical Terminology and Anatomy Review Flashcards
What carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
Veins
The system of transportation that shunts de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to be re-saturated with oxygen before being dispersed into the systemic circulation.
pulmonary circulation
What carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body?
systemic circulation
The epicardium is the (inner or outer) layer of the heart.
outer
What is the main muscle of the heart that allows electrical impulses to pass quickly across the muscle fibers?
myocardium
LCA
Left carotid artery
Where is the (LCA) left carotid artery ?
Your carotid arteries are located in your neck. It arises from your aortic arch, while your right carotid artery arises from your brachiocephalic artery (trunk).
What system serves to collect excess fluid from the interstitial spaces and returns it to the heart?
Lymphatic System
Lymphoid organs include?
Spleen, thymus, tonsils, and Peyer’s patches of the intestine
What does the spleen do?
It filters and destroys RBC that are no longer efficient.
What does the thymus do?
It’s the body’s defense mechanism providing surveillance and protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens and mediators of tissue damage
What is CNS?
Central nervous system. It is the control center for the entire body.
Name to body parts of the CNS?
brain, spinal cord
What is the PNS? What is it composed of?
Peripheral nervous system. Nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord with the glands, muscles, and sensory receptors/organs.
This type of birth defect of the brain, spinal cord, happens when the spinal column of the fetus doesn’t close completely during the first month of pregnancy.
Spina Bifida
A progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement?
Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
A brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities.
Alzheimer Disease (AD). The most common form of dementia.
Due to lack of oxygen, the sudden death of brain cells is called a……
Stroke
This is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain?
Ischemic stroke
What is it called when the blood flow to the brain is cut off?
TIA (Transient Ischemic stroke), or mini stroke
The inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord?
Meningitis
Neurological condition that affects the nervous system? Also known as the ?
Epilepsy. Seizure Disorder
A condition that occurs due to compression of a facial nerve.
Bell’s Palsy
