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Vocab words for test 2 Flashcards

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Ischemia

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Deficiency of blood in a particular area

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Cervical vertebrae

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7 bones in the spine , c1-c7

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Thoracic vertebrae

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12 bones , t1-t12

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Lumbar vertebrae

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5 bones L1-L5

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Sacral vertebrae

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5 fused bones s1-s5

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Coccygeal vertebrae

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4 fused

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Coronal plane

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divides the body anteriorly and posteriorly

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Sagittal plane

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divides organs into left and right halves

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Midsagittal plane

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divides the body into right and left halves

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into or organ into upper and lower portions

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What is an MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging - takes pictures of the body with magnetic waves

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abdomin/o

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abdominal

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anter/o

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front

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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cervic/o

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neck of the body or neck of the uterus (cervix)

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-ior

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pertaining to

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Chondr/o

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cartilage

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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-eal

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pertaining to

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crani/o

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skull

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epitheli/o

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skin, surface tissue

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Epi-

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upon

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Theli/o

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nipple

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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hepat/o

A

liver

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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Laryng/o

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larynx

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin, waste

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-ar

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pertaining to

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum (space between the lungs)

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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peritone/o

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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

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Ascites

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fluid accumulated in the peritoneal cavity from inflammation

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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poster/o

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back, behind

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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spin/o

A

spine

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thorac/o

A

chest

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trache/o

A

trachea

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

45
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What is a CT scan?

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a series of cross-sectional x ray images

46
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What are the regions of the abdomen staring from the top?

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Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac

Right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar

Right iliac , hypogastric, left iliac

47
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what is asepsis?

A

all activities to prevent infection or break that cain of infection

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what is medical asepsis?

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clean technique, reduce the number and transfer of pathogens

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What is surgical asepsis?

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sterile technique, keep object free of microorganisms

50
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what is the term for an infection that takes place in a hospital?

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nosocomial

51
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what is an infection called when a causative agent is aquired from other people

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exogenous

52
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What is an infection called when the causative agent comes from microbial life harbored in the person

A

endogenous

53
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What is an infection that is the result of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure?

A

iatrogenic

54
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what process destroys all pathogens except spores?

A

disinfection

55
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what process destroys all microorganisms including spores?

A

sterilization

56
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bacteriuria

A

presence of bacteria in urine not due to contamination of a sample

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