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MOD B Flashcards

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lymphoid organs

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tissues that produce lymphocytes-spleen, thymus, tonsils, and adnoids

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lymphedema

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swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation

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3
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Plasma Cells

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Transformed B cells that secrete antibodies

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Interferons

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Anti-viral proteins secreted by T cells

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Cytotoxic cells

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T cell lymphocytes; killer cells; T8 cells

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Toxins

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Poisons (antigens)

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Helper T cells

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T-cell lymphocytes; stimulate antibody production; T4 cells

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Immunoglobulins

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Antibodies-IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD

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Suppressor T-cells

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T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes

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10
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Humoral Immunity

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B cells, plasma cells, and antibodies

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11
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IgA, IgE, IgG

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examples of immunoglobulins

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12
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HIV

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the virus that causes AIDS

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Herpes Simplex

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Viral infection causing blisters on the skin of lips, nose, or genitals

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Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

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Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain and sputum. Treatment is Bactrim

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15
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Pulmonary Artery

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Ablood vessel that carries oxegyn poor blood from heart to lungs

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Systole

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Contraction phase of the heartbeat

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17
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Mitral Valve

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located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart

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18
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pericardium

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saclike membrane surrounding the heart

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Sinoatrial Node

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Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat

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20
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Coronary arteries

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blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

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21
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Cardiomyopathy

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disease of heart muscle

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Phlebitis

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inflammation of a vein

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Sphygmomanometer

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instument to measure blood pressure

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24
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Aneurysm

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a local widening of an artery

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25
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Cyanosis

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bluish coloration of the skin

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26
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Ischemia

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Can lead to myocardial infarction, blood is held back from an area, can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel, may be a result of coronary artery disease

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Angina

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chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin

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Cardiac Arrhythmia

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fibrillation

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Petechiae

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Small, pin point hemorrhages

30
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Mitral Valve Prolapse

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Click murmur syndrome

31
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Tetralogy of Fallot

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Four separate congenital heart defects

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Patent

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Open

33
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Idiopathic

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The cause of essential hypertension

34
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Digitalis

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drug used to strengthen the heartbeat

35
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Serum enzymes

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CK, LD, AST (SGOT)

36
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ECHO

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High frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest

37
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Phlebotomy

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incision of a vein

38
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Endarterectomy

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removal of plaque from an artery

39
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Holter monitor

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An EKG taken during daily activity

40
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Cineradiography

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use of motion picture techniques to record x-ray images

41
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Fluoroscopy

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X-ray beams are focused from the body onto an image intensifier that glows as a result of the ionizing effects of x-rays

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tomography

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X-ray test to show an organ in depth

43
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Interventional radiography

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Therapeutic procedures are performed by a radiologist under the guidance of fluoroscopy or ultrasound

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Ultrasonography

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Echos of high frequency sound waves are used to diagnose disease

45
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Contrast studies

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Radiopaque substances are given and x-rays are taken

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MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves

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Computed tomography

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X-ray pictures are taken circularly around an area of the body and a computer synthesizes the information into a composite axial picture

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Myelography

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spinal cord

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Intravenous pyelograph

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renal pelvis of kidney and urinary tract

50
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tomography

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series of x-rays are taken at different depths of an organ

51
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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a magnetic feild and radio waves are used to form images of the body

52
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Angiography

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blood vessels

53
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Arthrography

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joints

54
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Upper GI series

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esophagus, stomach and small intestine

55
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Cholangiography

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Bile vessels

56
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Barrium Enema

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Lower gastrointestinal tract

57
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Hysterosalpingography

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uterus and fallopian tubes

58
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in vivo test

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Experiments are performed in a living organism

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SPECT

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technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three dimensional images

60
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Nuclear medicine

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medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease

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Myelogram

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X-ray of the spinal cord

62
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CT scan

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uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs

63
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Radiopaque substance

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absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to

64
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Arthrogram

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x-ray of a joint

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