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33 Cards in this Set
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cephalic
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toward the head
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caudal
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toward the feet
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peritoneum
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multilayered cavity holds abdominal organs
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parietal
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outer layer
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viceral
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inner layer
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mensentery
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attaches intestine to inner abdominal wall
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retroperitonial
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behind peritonium
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cystic fibrosis
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the diorder where the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantitites of abnormally thick mucus
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Down syndrome
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Also called trisomy 21, it is a genetic syndrome with varying degrees of menal retaration and multiple physical abnormalities
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hemophilia
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a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which one of the facter needed to clot the blood is missing
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Huntington's disease
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irreversible and progressive loss of muscle control and mental ability
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muscular dystropy
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genetic disorder with progressive weakness of muscle fibers
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phenylketonuria
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a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing. (PKU)
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sickle cell anemia
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genetic disorder where hemogoblin is abnormal
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Tay Sach’s Disease
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missing enzyme in the brain causes progressive physical degeneration, mental retardation, and early death
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Anaplasia
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change in structure and orientation of cells
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Aplasia
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defective development or absence of organ tissue
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Dysplasia
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abnormal tissue development
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Hyperplasia
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enlargement of organ due to increased number of cells
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Hypertrophy
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increase in bulk of organ not due to tissue formation
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Hypoplasia
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incomplete development of an organ or tissue
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exocrine glands
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lead to outer organs or outside of the body
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endocrine glands
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secrete hormones but not using ducts
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Etiology
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study of the causes of diseases
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infectious disease
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an illness caused by living pathogenc organisms suchas bacteria and viruses
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organic disorder
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it contains pathologic physical changes that explain the symptoms being experienced by the patient
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iatrogenic illness
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it is a problem, such as a side effect or an unfavorable response, arising from a prescribed treatment or medicine
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idiopathic disorder
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is an illness without known cause
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functional disorder
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there are no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms that are being experienced by the patient
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nosocomial infection
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is an infection aquired in a hospital or clinic
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endemic
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ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area
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epidemic
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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population group or area
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pandemic
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an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly world wide
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