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Prepuce

foreskin of the penis

eupnea

normal breathing

nephrologist

treats kidneys and their disease

endocrine glands

do not have ducts

oliguria

abnormally small amounts of urine

nulligravida

never pregnant

urethra

bladder to the outside of the body (meatus)

orchiectomy

removal of one or both testicles

crin/o

secrete

pleura

sac that surrounds the lungs

epididymis

a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, which sperm passes to the vas defrens.

bronchus

any of the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe (2 major divisions)

cyan/o

blue

eryth/o

red

lapar/o

abdomen

melan/o

black

pyel/o

renal pelvis

nephrolithiasis

kidney stones

cholelithiasis

gallbladder stones

salpingo-oophorectomy

surgical removal of the fallopian tube and an ovary

oophoritis

inflammation of an ovary

LH hormone

produced by the pituitary gland progesterone and testosterone

vasectomy is reversible


(T or F)

True

cyst/o

bladder

keratin does not protect the skin


(T OR F)

true (melanin does)

liver produces ______; gallbladder stores ____

bile

left lung


(lobes)

2 lobes

right lung


(lobes)

3

liver


(lobes)

4

brain


(lobes)

5

oxytocis and ADH hormones are located in the neurohypophysis


(T OR F)

TRUE

prostate secretes a fluid that precedes sperm and reduces the natural acidity of the vagina


(T OR F)

TRUE

fecal matter higher up in the digestive tract is black


(T OR F)

TRUE

pruritus

itching

fistula=

recto vaginal

noncancerous enlargement of the prostate

benign prosthetic hypertrophy

developing 9 weeks to birth

fetus

opening between the stomach and the duodenum

pyloric sphincter

testes produces _____ (hormone)

testosterone

apnea is not breathing during sleep


(T OR F)

FALSE (this is sleep apnea)

xray of the stomach, esophagus and the upper small intestine is the

upper GI tract

epinephrine and norepinephrine

medulla hormones

meatus

external opening to the outside of the body

decubitus ulcer

bed sore

stomach is acid resistant


(T OR F)

TRUE

Having large hands and feet is acromegaly


(T OR F)

TRUE (overproduction of the pituitary gland in ADULTS)

inflammation of larger airways

bronchitis

contusion

bruise (

salping/o

fallopian tube

2 degree burns extend from

epidermis into the dermis

all or part of the lung removed is

pneumoectomy

surgical fixation of a kidney

nephropexy

mucus membranes

all true

surgical creation of hole in the colon

colostomy

urethra is part of the reproductive system and urinary system for both males and females


(T OR F)

FALSE (males only)

curettage

scraping

stomach is the chief organ of digestion


(T OR F)

TRUE

Debridement

cleaning of a wound

myometrium

muscular layer of the uterus wall

the islet of langerhan cells are in the _____


(3 types of cells)

Beta=insulin


alpha=glucagon


delta=popo

HCG

hormone only in pregnant women

gangrene

death of cells

hemothorax

accumulation of blood in pleural cavity

where is the fundus in the reproductive system of a female

top of the uterus

pregnancy occurs in the 1/3 of the fallopian tube


(T OR F)

TRUE

onchy/o

nails

trich/o

hair

blister is also known as

bulla

keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

cicatrix

scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound (crust)

FSH hormone

maturation of ova and sperm; estrogen


(pituitary gland)

epididymitis would see an

urologist

body cannot store oxygen


(T OR F)

TRUE

melanoma

malignancy of skin

diverticulitis

an inflammation or infection in one or more small pouches in the digestive tract

basal cell carcinomas are ____ and are located in the bottom layer of the ____

malignant; epidermis

functions of the urinary system

true

hiatal hernia is the UPWARD protrusion


(T OR F)

TRUE

anastomosis

connection between 2 tubular organs

hemoptysis

coughing/spitting up blood

neurohypophysis

posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

divisions of the small intestine


(3)

duodenum


jejunum


ilium

pylorus

bottom half of the stomach

Rectovaginal Fistula

An abnormal connection between the lower portion of your intestine and your vagina.