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1
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What layer of the skin contains Collagen

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Dermis

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2
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What is a crack-like groove or sore in the skin called

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Fissure

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3
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What is Striae

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Stretch marks

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4
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what is a malignant skin tumor originating from the melanocytes called?

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malignant melanoma

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5
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what is a benign tumor of melanocytes called

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mole

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a small flat discoloration of the skin is called

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a macule

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7
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what fibrous protein protects from damage and stress

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Keritan

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8
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a laceration is what?

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a tear in the skin

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9
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Another name for a Vesicle

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blister (small sac filled with fluid)

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10
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A small, flat discoloration of the skin is called

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Macule

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11
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Oil glands are also called

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sebaceous gland

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12
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Nails grow from what

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Matrix (the root)

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13
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What are the two major types of skin cancer

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Basil and squamous cell carcinoma

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14
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Nails are made up of what?

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dead cells that are filled with parallel fibers of hard keratin

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15
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Shingles are also known as

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Herpes Zoster

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16
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any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it is called

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Antigen

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17
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Another name for white blood cells

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Leukecytes

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18
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another name for red blood cells

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Erythracytes

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19
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Platelets help with what?

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Clotting

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20
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Hemophilia is a condition where blood:

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  • fails to clot
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21
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Process of antibodies combining with antigens is called

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Agglutination

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22
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A pinpoint hemorrhage is called a

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Petechiae

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23
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A detached piece of thrombus is called a

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embolus

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24
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a Large white blood cell is called a

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Monocyte

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25
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What part of blood carries fresh ox around to the body

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RBC

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26
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deficiency of platelets in circulating blood is called

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Thrombocytopenia

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27
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The suffix that means attraction

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Phil

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28
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What tissue covers internal and external organs

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Epithelium

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29
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What are tissues organized together to perform a specific function know as:

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Organs

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30
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which body cavity houses the heart and lungs

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Thoracic cavity

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31
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How many body regions are there

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five, Cranial, Spinal, Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic cavities plus 4 regions = 9

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32
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What is the opposite of proximal

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distal

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33
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what is the plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions called

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Horizontal or Transverse

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34
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what is the opposite of medial

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lateral

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35
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what is the opposite of distal

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proximal

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36
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what are the cells that group together to perform a particular function

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Tissue

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37
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A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each with the same number and types of chromosomes is called

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Mitosis

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38
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which cavity contains the brain

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Cranial cavity

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39
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what cavity contains gall bladder liver, spleen stomach pancreases intestines and kidneys

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abdominal

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40
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what cell organelle produces hormones and lipids

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endoplasmic reticullum

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41
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what tissue supports other tissues and binds them together with other tissues

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connective tissue

42
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what is the plane that divides the body into equal right and left

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mid sagital

43
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what tissue transmits impulses that activate and control body functions

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nervous tissue

44
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Muscle cells form

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Muscle Tissue

45
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what is the study of cells called

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cytology

46
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what part of a cell is made up of mostly salt and H2O

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Cytoplasm

47
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What cell organelle produces energy for the body

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Mitochondria

48
Q

skeletal muscle attaches to what

A

The skeleton

49
Q

what is the root word for tissue

A

Histo

50
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what is the root word for side

A

late/o

51
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what is the root word for front

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Ventr/o

52
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What do oil glands secrete

A

sebum

53
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Each end of a long bone is know as an

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Epiphysis

54
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the process of bone formation is called

A

Ossification

55
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The spaces between the ribs are called

A

intercostal spaces

56
Q

A cystic tumor developing on a tendon that sometimes occurs on the back of the wrist is known as a

A

Ganglion cyst

57
Q

a condition/disease in which the bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the blood is known as

A

Osteomalacia

58
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the first seven pairs of ribs that articulate with the sternum are known as the

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True ribs

59
Q

the most common form of arthritis is

A

osteoathritis

60
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a surgical procedure performed to fully remove a lower limb that has been damaged due to trauma, congenital defect, or disease

A

Amputation

61
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Tear in muscles that form a cuff over the upper end of the arm

A

Rotator Cuff Tear

62
Q

How many bones are there in the appendicular skeleton

A

126`

63
Q

The thick lubricating fluid located in synovial joints is known as

A

synovial fluid

64
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a joint that allows movements in many directions around a central point is known as what type of joint

A

Ball and Socket

65
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Pain in the joints is known as

A

Arthralgia

66
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An abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe is called a

A

Bonion

67
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The space between two connecting bones is known as the

A

joint cavity

68
Q

The root word Ankyl/o

A

Stiff

69
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Muscle tissue that is under voluntary conscious control is

A

Skeletal

70
Q

The root word of Ather/o means

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Yellow fatty plaque

71
Q

the epicardium does what for the heart

A

protects and nourishes it

72
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the ventricles are what chambers

A

lower pumping chambers

73
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pulmonary circulation pumps on what side of the heart

A

Right

74
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Arterioles connect arteries to what

A

Cappllaries

75
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Venules connect capillaries to what

A

Veins

76
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diastole is what phase of the heartbeat

A

relaxation

77
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Arterioles connect arteries to what

A

Capillaries

78
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What nerve slows down the heart rate

A

Vagus nerve

79
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The root word thromb/o

A

clot

80
Q

Dilation of a blood vessel with a balloon catheter

A

Angioplasty

81
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The double-walled membrane that encloses the heart is called

A

Pericardium

82
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A heart attack is know as

A

myocardial infarction

83
Q

A disease of the heart muscle primarily affecting the pumping ability is

A

cardiomyopathy

84
Q

Enlarged superficial twisted veins are known as

A

Varicose veins

85
Q

The middle muscular layer of the heart is called

A

Myocardium

86
Q

What is the largest lymphatic organ

A

Spleen

87
Q

What gland is large in infants but shrinks with age

A

Thymus gland

88
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The study of the immune system is called

A

immunology

89
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A malignant neoplasm of the lymphatic organs usually the lymph notes:

A

Lymphoma

90
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Protection from an infectious disease is called

A

immunity

91
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An acute viral infection of the upper and lower respiratory tracts

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Coryza

92
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An acute immediate and servere allergic reaction is called

A

anaphylaxis

93
Q

A malignant tumor that orginates in the bronchi

A

Bronchogenic carcinoma

94
Q

the term for difficult speaking; hoarseness

A

Dysphonia

95
Q

The medical term for nosebleed

A

Epistaxis

96
Q

the root word orth/o

A

Straight

97
Q

Phlebotomy means

A

incision into a vein

98
Q

what does hemoptysis mean

A

spitting / coughing up blood

99
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The substance coughed up from the lungs bronchi, and trachea

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Sputum

100
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The rood word for ox/o

A

Oxygen

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