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60 Cards in this Set
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Cell
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building blocks of the body
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Function
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specialized activity of cells and tissues
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Organs
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made of specialized tissues
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Systems
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several organs working together
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Tissues
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made of specialized cells
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Arthritis
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inflammatio of the joints
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Fracture
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break in a bone
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Joint
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where bones meet
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Ligament
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connects bone to bone
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Osteoporosis
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porous bones
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Atrophy
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wasting away of a muscle
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Bursitis
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inflammation of the bursa
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Contracture
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shortening of a muscle
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Multiple Sclerosis
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disease which causes muscle wasting
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Paralysis
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loss of voluntary movement
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Anemia
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reduced number of red cells
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Angina Pectoris
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chest pain
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Chambers
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four hollow cavities of heart
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Hypertension
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high blood pressure
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MI
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Heart attack
Myocardia Infarction |
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Alveoli
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thin walled sacs in lung
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Aspiration
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inhalation of foreign object
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Dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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Lobe
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part of lung
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URI
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Upper Respiratory Infection
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Constipation
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difficulty in expelling feces (stool)
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Feces / fecal
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referring to waste materials from colon
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Intestines
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muscular tube for digestion and expelling waste material
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Liver
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large organ involved with many bodily processes including digestion
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Peristalsis
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rhythmic contractions of intestines
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Edema
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swelling of tissue due to water retention
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Dehydration
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decreased water in body tissue
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Frequency
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need to urinate often
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Incontinence
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no control of bladder and bowel
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Renal Calculi
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kidney stones
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Glands
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secrete hormones
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Hormones
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regulate activities of organs and glands
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Hyperglycemia
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elevated glucose in blood
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Insulin shock
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dangerously low level of glucose in blood
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Mortality rate
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proportion of deaths in population
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CVA
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stroke
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Dementia
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loss of ability to think, remember and reason due to changes in the brain
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Reflex
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automatic response such as sneezing
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Seizure
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generalized muscular spasms as a result of abnormal electrical impulses in brain
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Tremors
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uncontrollable trembling
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Glaucoma
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abnormal pressure within eye
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Neuron
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basic unit of the nervous system
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Retina
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back of eye that receives light
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Sensory nerves
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specialized nerve endings that allow sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste
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Tympanic membrane
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ear drum
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Burns
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destruction of skin by heat classified as first, second or third degree
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Cyanosis
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bluish or gray skin color due to lack of oxygen
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Gangrene
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death of tissue resulting from decreased blood supply
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Diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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Tactile sense
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feeling with sense organs in skin (pain, pressure, heat, cold and pleasure)
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Estrogen
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female hormone
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Herpes Simplex II
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sexually transmitted disease similar to cold sores
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Prostatic hypertrophy
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enlarged prostate gland
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Testosterone
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male hormone
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Vaginitis
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inflammation of the vagina due to disease or irritation
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