Vocab Set 1

Front 1

Accommodation

Back 1

1. The state or process of adapting or adjusting one thing or set of things to another.
2. the continuous process or effort of the individual to adapt or adjust to surroundings to maintain a state of homeostasis, physiologically and psychologically
3. the adjustment of the eye to variations in distance

Front 2

Acetabulum

Back 2

The large cup-shaped cavity at the juncture and lateral surface of the ilium, the Ishim and the pubis

Front 3

Adhesions

Back 3

a band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate from each other.

Front 4

Adipose

Back 4

tissue composed of fat-containing cells arranged in lobules.

Front 5

Afferent

Back 5

proceeding toward a center, as applied to arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels and nerves

Front 6

Agonist

Back 6

a contracting muscle whose contraction is opposed by another muscle
- a drug or other substance having a specific cellular affinity that produces a predictable response

Front 7

Alkaline

Back 7

a compound with the chemical characteristics of a base.

Front 8

Allograft

Back 8

surgical transplantation of tissue b/t 2 genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species.

Front 9

Alveoli

Back 9

small outpouching along the walls of the alveolar sacs through which gas exchange b/t alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood takes place

Front 10

Ambulation

Back 10

ability to walk from place to place independently with or w/out assistive device

Front 11

Amenorrhea

Back 11

the absence of menstruation

Front 12

Amphetamine

Back 12

group of nervous system stimulants, subject to abuse

Front 13

Anabolic

Back 13

compounds derived from testosterone or prepared synthetically to promote general body growth, opposes the effects of endogenous estrogen or to promote masculinizing effects.

Front 14

Anabolism

Back 14

constructive phase of metabolism characterized by the conversion of simple substances into the more complex compounds of living matter

Front 15

Anaphylaxis

Back 15

an exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen.