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54 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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what is the build up of the body?
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1. cells
2. tissues 3. organs 4. systems |
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cytology
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study of cells
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what is the cell membrane?
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the outer layer of the cell
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what is the cytoplasm?
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the body of the cell
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what is the nucleus of the cell?
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the middle of the cell
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what is the normal number of chromosomes?
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46 (23 pair)
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what do genes do?
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give us our hereditary characteristics
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what does DNA do?
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helps activate the cell
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karyotype
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picture of the nucleus
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XX
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female
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XY
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male
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histology
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study of tissue
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muscle tissue does what?
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produces movement
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nervous tissue does what?
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sends info to and from the brain
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what are the 4 types of connective tissue?
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bone, blood, fat, cartilage
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what does epithelial tissue do?
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lines organs and makes up our skin
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morbidity
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sickness/illness
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mortality
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death
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febrile
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fever
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what is inflammation?
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the body's response to illness or injury
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what are planes?
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immaginary divisions of the body
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sagittal plane
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divides the body into right/left sides
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coronal/frontal plane
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divides body into front and back
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transverse plane
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divides the body into top and bottom
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
1. intestines 2. pancreas 3. liver 4. gallbladder |
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
1. intestines 2. pancreas 3. liver 4. stomach 5. spleen |
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
1. intestines 2. ureter 3. appendix 4. ovary 5. fallopian tube |
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
1. intestines 2. ureter 3. ovary 4. fallopian tube |
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what are signs?
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objectives such as a rash (can be seen)
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what are aymptoms?
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what can't be seen (pain)
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what are clinical findings?
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x-rays, lab work
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what is homeostasis?
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when everything is working like it should
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what is etiology?
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study of the cause
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what is diagnosis?
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name of what is wrong with the patient
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what is prognosis?
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prediction of how well the patient will recover
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what is idiopathic?
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unknown disease
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extension
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to straighten
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flexion
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to bend
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afferent
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toward
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efferent
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away from
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unilateral
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one side
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bilateral
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two sides
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oblique
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at an angle
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internal
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inside
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external
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outside
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central
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middle
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viscera
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internal organs
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what are the dorsal cavities?
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cranial and spinal
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the cranial cavity contains what?
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the brain
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the spinal cavity contains what?
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the spinal cord
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what are the ventral cavities?
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thoracic, adominal, and pelvic (abdominopelvic)
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what does the thoracic cavity contain?
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lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, and aorta
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what does the abdominopelvic cavity contain?
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the organs of digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems
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what seperates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
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the diaphragm
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