Terms 4 Flashcards
Reticular formation
Deife use network of nerve pathways in the brain stem connecting the spinal cord, cerebrum and cerebellum. Mediates overall level of consciousness.
Artificially acquired active immunity
Any immunization with an antigen. Induced by vaccine, a substance that contains the antigen. Artificial induction of immunity and vaccination.
Naturally acquired active immunity
Occurs when a person is exposed to a live pathogen, develops the disease, and then develops immunity.
Vaccination
Biological preparation that provides active required immunity to a particular disease. The administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to the pathogen.
Antibodies
Immunoglobulins. Large y-shaped proteins which function to identify and help remove foreign antigens of targets such as viruses and bacteria.
Antigen
Any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. Maybe a foreign substance from the environment, such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, pollen.
Allergy
Condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance.
Allergen
A substance that causes an allergic reaction.
Metastasis
Development of secondary malignant growth set a distance from her primary side of cancer. Spreading of cancer from one cell to another.
Antibiotic resistance
The ability of a micro organism to withstand the effects of an anabiotic; a specific type of drug resistance.
Antibiotic misuse
The miss yours or overuse of antibiotics
Viral disease
Extremely widespread infections caused by viruses. Examples include chickenpox, flu, herpes, HIV/AIDS, HPV, mononucleosis, mumps measles and rubella, shingles.
Bacteria disease
Infection caused by bacteria. The growth of many disease causing bacteria can be stopped by the use of anabiotic’s. Example: diphtheria, Gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.
Endemic
I disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
Pandemic
A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.
Epidemic
Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An emergency life-saving procedure that is done when someone’s breathing or heartbeat had stopped. May happen after an electric shock, heart attack, or drowning. Combines rescue breathing and chest compressions.
Universal precautions
And approach to infection control to treat all human blood in certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other blood-borne pathogens
R.I.C.E.
Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation. Treatment for sprains and strains.
Hypothermia
Condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, typically dangerously low.
Heat exhaustion
Condition whisr symptoms may include heavy sweating in a rapid pulse is a result of your body overheating
Immunocompetence
The ability of the body to produce a normal immune response following exposure to an antigen
Autonomic nervous system
Part of the nervous system responsible for control of bodily functions that are not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and I digestive process.
Gingivitis
Inflammation of the gums
Periodontitis
Inflammation of tissue around the teeth, often causing shrinkage of gums and loosening of teeth.
Strabismus
Crossed eye; disorder in which the eyes don’t look exactly the same direction at the same time.
Astigmatism
Imperfection in the curvature of the cornea. Causes blurred vision.
Myopia
Nearsightedness for shortsightedness. Most common refractive error of eye. Close object seen clearly but objects farther away up your blurb.
Hyperopia
Farsightedness. Vision condition in which distant objects seeing clearly were close ones do not come into focus.
Choroid plexus
Network of blood vessels and each ventricle of the brain. Derived from pia mater. Produces cerebrospinal fluid
Hypothalamus
Primary function is homeostasis. Portion of the brain that governs temperature regulation, thirst, hunger, sleep, mood, sex drive, and release of hormones within the body.
Ossicles: malleus , incus and stapes
Tiny bones that make up the inner ear
Hair cells
Sensory receptors in the inner ear that the text sound and had motion to begin the process of hearing and balance control; located in the cochlea
Hormones
Chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries and organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions.
