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69 Cards in this Set
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Bones of the pectoral girdle |
clavicle, scapula |
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Eustachian tube |
connects middle ear to pharynx |
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Asthma |
spasming of alveoli |
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Liver |
produces bile |
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-rrhea |
flow or discharge |
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contra- |
against |
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cyst/o |
bladder |
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macro- |
example of a prefix |
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Hypogastric |
below stomach |
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Tracheostomy |
opening in the windpipe |
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Edema |
swelling |
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Paraplegia |
lower extremity paralysis |
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Meningitis |
inflammation of brain protective coverings |
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Otits media |
affects middle ear |
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Aldosterone |
hormone that regulates fluid volume and electrolytes |
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Oxytocin |
stimulates uterine contractions |
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pneum/o |
lung |
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Tympanic membrane |
separate outer from middle ear |
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Sperm |
produced in the testes |
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Malignant |
virulent or infectious |
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Benign |
not harmful |
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A blood type |
Anti B, can receive A and O |
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B type blood |
Anti A, can receive B and O |
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AB type blood |
two markers, can receive A, B, AB, and O |
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O type blood |
no antigen marker, can only receive O |
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RH factor |
determines positive or negative |
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3 antigens |
A, B, RH factor |
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Positive blood |
has an RH antigen, can receive positive and negative |
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Negative blood |
has no RH antigen, can only receive negative blood |
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Frontal/coronal plane |
front and back halves |
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Sagittal plane |
left and right halves |
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Transverse plane |
upper and lower halves |
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Apnea |
stop breathing |
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-tripsy |
surgical crushing |
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Integumentary system |
skin, hair, nails |
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Sclera |
white of the eye |
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Femur |
thigh bone |
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Intramuscular |
NOT a layer of the skin |
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Epiglottis |
folds over larynx prevents food from entering |
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Gallbladder |
stores bile |
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Hypoglycemia |
low blood sugar level |
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Afferent neurons |
carry impulses to brain/spinal cord |
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Diaphram |
dome-shaped muscle for respiration |
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Cephal/o |
head |
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Ovary hormone |
estrogen |
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Pancreas hormone |
insulin |
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Thymus hormone |
thymosin |
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Adrenal hormone |
epinephrine (adrenaline) |
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Pituitary hormone |
growth hormone |
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Carotid |
neck pulse point |
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Popliteal |
knee pulse point |
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Radial |
wrist pulse point |
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Brachial |
upper armpulse point |
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Femoral |
groin pulse point |
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Melan/o |
black |
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Cyan/o |
blue |
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Erythr/o |
red |
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Xanth/o |
yellow |
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Leuk/o |
white |
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Angia Pectoris |
pain around the heart |
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Bradycardia |
slow heart |
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Congestive Heart failure |
heart cant pump effectively |
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Arteriosclerosis |
hardening of artery |
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Tachycardia |
fast heart rate |
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Bronchoscope |
lung |
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Arthroscope |
joint |
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Laparascope |
abdominal cavity |
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Otoscope |
ear |
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Colposcope |
cervix-vagina |
