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32 Cards in this Set
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about 200 |
total bones in body |
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sacrum |
what bone is considered the only sacred bone |
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98.6 degrees |
avg. normal body temperature? |
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stapes |
smallest bone in the body? |
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sciatic nerve |
longest nerve in the body? |
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hippocrates |
father of medicine? |
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caprolalia |
usage of foul, obscene and scatological language |
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A, B, AB and O |
four principal blood types? |
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because the deformed cell looks like a sickle |
why is it called sickle cell anemia? |
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no. women at 78 beats/minute. men at 70 beats/minute. |
men and women's hearts beat the same number of times per minute? |
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scarlet is a red color, like the rash |
why is it called scarlet fever? |
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angina pectoris |
x-ray plus EKG, stress testing, coronary angiography needed to diagnose |
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asthma |
chest x-ray sees pneumonia or foreign body causing symptoms but not necessarily _____ |
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bicarbonate |
buffer helping to keep blood pH within normal limits |
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bipolar disorder (manic depression) |
common mental disorder, can be treated with medication and psychotherapy |
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schizophrenia |
uncommon mental illness, more men affected than women, diagnosed late teens to late 20s, hallucinations and delusions |
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breast milk |
for infants, good for brain/organ/physical development and protects against diarrhea |
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chloride |
found inside red blood cells |
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
chest x-ray provides picture of heart and lungs, but more tests needed |
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integumentary system |
organ system that protects the body from various types of damage (loss of water or abrasion) |
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iron |
serves metabolic function, hemoglobin carries oxygen to all parts of the body |
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milk |
a glass of ____ reduces heartburn and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) |
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nephrones |
microscopic units that filter the blood and produce urine |
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plasma |
pale-yellow liquid component of blood, mostly made of water |
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plateletes |
____ travel through the blood vessels and stick together (clot) |
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potassium |
important for ability of skeletal and smooth muscles to contract |
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proteins |
large molecules consisting of amino acids which cells in the body need to function |
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soap and water |
more effective against germs |
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alcohol-based sanitizer |
more effective against microbes if used correctly |
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sodium |
helps regulate water balance, controls muscle and nerve function, keeps circulatory system functioning properly |
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sperm |
also known as semen |
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tuberculosis |
chest x-rays, physical examination, microbiological exam (sample), skin test, and surgical bipsy needed to diagnose |
