UNIT 1/2 INTRO/ANATOMY Flashcards
Sensitivity
ability of a test to be positive in presence of a disease
specificity
ability of test to be negative in absence of disease
pathology
study of characteristics, causes and effects of disease
clinical pathology
study of functional aspects of disease
anatomic pathology
study of structural changes caused by disease
pathogenesis
process of development of an illness/abnormality
framework of pathophysiology
- etiology
- pathogenesis
- clinical manifestations
axial region
head, neck, trunk
appendicular region
upper and lower limbs
right upper quadrant
liver, gallbladder, right kidney, parts of small/large intestine, head of pancreas
left upper quadrant
stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, parts of large and small intestine
right lower quadrant
appendix, right ovary/spermatic cord, right ureter
left lower quadrant
large intestine, left ureter, left ovary/spermatic cord
midline
aorta, uterus if enlarged, bladder if distended