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Name the layers of skin from outer to inner

Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Incontinence

Inability to control urination

Where are the sperm cells produced?

In the testes

What organ secretes bile? Which organ stores bile?

Liver secretes, gallbladder stores

Hormone responsible for uterine contraction

Oxytocin

When is the term fetus used

8 weeks

Colp/o

Vagina/cervix

Opthalm/o

Eye

Arthr/o

Joint

Bronch/o

Lung

Ot/o

Ear

Scope

Instrument to view

Lapar/o

Abdomen

Sigmoid/o

Shaped like a "c" or "s" part of the large intestine

Gastr/o

Stomach

Apnea

Absence of breathing

Dys

Difficult or painful

Itis

Inflammation

Ectomy

Surgical removal

Otomy

Cutting into

Ostomy

Surgical opening

Cyst/o

Bladder

Hypo

Under

Cephal/o

Head

Pneum/o

Lung

Cardi/o

Heart

-rrhea

Discharge

Melan/o

Black

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Xanth/o

Yellow

Leuk/o

White

Angina pectoris

Severe pain with sensation of restriction around the heart

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

Tachycardia

Rapid heart rate

CHF

Congestive heart failure

Arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the walls of the arteries

Tripsy

Surgical crushing

Intra/endo

Within

Maturing ovum from 0-8 weeks

Embryo

Another name for armpit

Axilla

Abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or liquid fluid fecal matter

Diarrhea

What is the renal pelvis

Funnel shaped upper end of the ureter

Tympanic membrane separates what areas of the ear?

External and middle portion

What does the brainstem control?

Respiration

Neurons that carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord are called what

Afferent neurons

Adipose, bone, and cartilage are all types of what kind of tissue?

Connective tissue

What is plasma?

Liquid portion Of the blood that remains after cells are removed

What part of the small intestine is attached to the stomach?

Duodenum

What are the bones that make up the shoulder?

Clavicle and scapula

Name the large bone in the thigh

Femur

Bronchitis

Inflammation of the bronchi

What do the following glands secrete: ovary, pancreas, thyroid, adrenal medulla, and pituitary

Ovary-estrogen, pancreas-insulin, thyroid-thyroxine, adrenal medulla-epinepherine, pituitary-growth hormone

Middle ear and throat are connected by

Eustachian tube

Lumbar spine has how many vertebrae

5

Name the large muscle that is important to the respiratory system

Diaphragm

What is a cystogram

Picture of the bladder

What does benign mean

Non-cancerous

Where would you find clusters of lymph nodes?

Axilla, abdomen, groin, neck

Otitis media

Inflammation of the middle ear

Pyorrhea

Discharge of pus

Movement away from the body midline

Abduction

Another name for tympanic membrane

Eardrum

Define Phlebitis, menigitis, abscess

Phlebitis-conditon of inflammation of veins, menigitis-infection of the meniges, abscess-tendur mass filled with pus caused by infectio

Epicardium

Outer layer of the heart

When are the rods in the eyes active?

In dim light

Another name for the sinoatrial node

Pacemaker

Blood type O is

The universal donor

What is the sclera?

Tough white outermost layer of the eye

Another term for "inhaled" air? What does the nose do to inhaled air?

Inspiration, warms and filters the air

Paraplegia? Quadriplegia?

Paralysis of the lower extremities, paralysis of all 4 limbs

Metabolic disease in pregnancy

Preeclampsia

Malignant

Cancerous

Hemorrhage

Excessive bleeding

Which tube drains urine into the bladder

Ureters

Where are inguinal lymph nodes located

Groin

Which tube brings urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Urethra

Which vessel carries blood away from the heart?

Arteries

Which hormone regulates sodium and potassium

Aldosterone

What type of disease is COPD

Respiratory

What are sections of the lungs called? How many are in the right side?

Lobes. Right has 3

Location of the biscupid valve

Between the left atrium and left ventricle

Epiglottis

Cartiligous tissue that covers the larynx so food doesnt enter the lungs

Universal blood recipient type

Type AB

Normal gestation period

40 weeks

What are the bones in the toes called

Phalanges

Gland located at the top of the kidneys

Adrenal glands

What is the "origin" of a muscle

Where it attaches to a bone

2 examples of ball and socket joint

Shoulders and hips

Prefix for "through"

Per-

Type of wound with ragged edge

Laceration

Macrometer, macro is what part of the word

Prefix

How many chromosomes in the body

46, 23 pairs

Largest organ in the body, how much can it weigh

The skin, 20 lbs

Name the following pulse sites: Carotid, popliteal, radial, brachial, femoral

Neck, behind the knee, wrist, upper arm, thigh

Term for below the stomach

Hypogastric

Term for chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways of the lungs

Asthma

Term for artificial opening in the windpipe(trachea)

Trachrostomy

Contra

Against

Skin, hair, nails are part of what system

Intugementary system

Suffix for study of

-ology

Term for swelling or an accumulation of fluid

Edema

Hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar