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Describe the relationship between the cardiovascular system and the repiratory system
Definition
mutually dependent on each other, ventilation/profusion to be eficient
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What is the largest organ in the body and which system is it a part of?
Definition
skin, integumentary system
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Why do medical assistants need to know about all the systems of the body?
Definition
body systems are integrated. disease in on organ probably has manifested to others.
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How many bones are in the human body?
Definition
206 adults 209 babies
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Define hematopoieis
Definition
the production of blood cells in the bone marrow
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Which bones are responsible for hematopoiesis?
Definition
long bones
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The nervous system is composed of what two divisions?
Definition
centeral nervous and peripheral nervous system
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What organs/structures make up the urinary system?
Definition
kidney, ureter, bladder, sphincter, urethra
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What would glucose in your urine possibly indicate?
Definition
Diabetes Mellitus
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Which cellular component is responsible for creating a cellular compartment that is separate from the extra cellular body fluids?
Definition
Plasma Membrane (cell membrane)
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Which of the following best describes the cytoplasm?
Definition
The fluid portion of the inside of the cell.
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For what cellular task is the organelle mitochondrion responsible?
Definition
Cellular energy production
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Make the association: Ventral:anterior
posterior:?
Definition
Dorsal
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The opposite of lateral is:
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Medial
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Which of the following best describes the frontal plane?
Definition
divides front from back
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To which system does the adrenal gland belong
Definition
endocrine
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In terms of feedback loops, which of the following are true?
Definition
positive feedback is primarily up regulation
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Which layer of the skin is avascular?
Definition
Epidermis
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Muscles in the leg are found:
Definition
In the lower extremity below the knee
Term
The radius and ulna run through which part of the body?
Definition
forearm
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Blood in the stool that can not be seen is sometimes described as:
Definition
occult
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-itis is the suffix describing inflamation. The word that best describes inflamation in the liver is:
Definition
Hepatitis
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Which of the following organisms require the use of the host's reproductive machinery?
Definition
viruses
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The main function of sweating (diaphoresis)
Definition
Thermoregulation of the body
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Hair and nails are composed of whcih of the following proteins?
Definition
Keratin sulfate
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Parathyroid hormone plays a significant role in the metabolism of:
Definition
calcium
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Which of the following diseases are associated with insulin?
Definition
diabetes mellitus
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The parasypathetic nervous system is a direct branch of:
Definition
the sutonomic nervous system
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What is the number of chromosomes in male and female gametes?
Definition
23
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Which parts of the lungs are over perfused with respect to the rest of the lung?
Definition
lower regions
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The treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is high inspired 02. What is the mechanism for its efficacy?
Definition
Oxygen competes for binding on heme
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V-Q match attempts to:
Definition
match perfusion and bentilation in the lung
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Which structure movees mucus in the air-ways to the parynx?
Definition
Cilia
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The term for inflamation in the kidney is:
Definition
Nephritis
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Which of the following structures connect the kidney to the urinary bladder?
Definition
Ureter
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A device used in the office to measure obstruction due to asthma is called?
Definition
Peak flow
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Which organ(s) are involved in regulating the pH of the body?
Definition
Kidney and lung
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A person presents with rhinorrhea as a result of a cold. The rhinorrhea is most likely due to:
Definition
Rhinitis
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The liver would best be described as an organ of the:
Definition
Digestive
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Which of the following best describe the differences between the terms gastritis and gastroeneritis?
Definition
Gastroenteritis is inflamation of the digeestive tract
Term
Muscular arteries are lined with:
Definition
visceral muscule
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In the lung, the tracea bifurcates into how many main stem bronchi?
Definition
Two per lung
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Which of the following gases best dissolve in the blood plasma?
Definition
CO2
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Which types of cells are educated in the thymus?
Definition
T-cells
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Which organ plays a large role in the removal of old red blood cells?
Definition
Spleen
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The accumulation of thyroid hormone in the thyroid can cause great enlargement of the organ. This condition is rightly called:
Definition
goiter
Term
Type 1 diabetes is the best described as a lack of:
Definition
pancreatic endocrine function
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Which substance is responsible for preventing air spaces from collapsing?
Definition
surfactant
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The spiglottis protects the:
Definition
Trachea from swallowed food
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A decrease in platelets are most likely to cause:
Definition
Increase bleeding time
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Bacteremia would best be described as:
Definition
Bacteria in the blood
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Anemia can be caused by many factors, the most common cause is:
Definition
lack of dietary iron
Term
Which bifurcate?
Definition
Arteries
Term
Compared to arteries, veins have a sustantially smaller:
Definition
tunica media
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Which is more superficial?
Definition
veins
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Leakage of blood into the tissues from a vein will form a:
Definition
hematoma
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The application of ----- will greatly decrease the chance of hematoma at the site of venipuncture.
Definition
pressure
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What makes up the majority of formed elements?
Definition
erythrocytes
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Describe the difference between serum and plasma:
Definition
serum has no fibrin
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Neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils are what type of white blood cells?
Definition
granulocytes
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What are the two main lymphocytes?
Definition
T-cells and B-cells
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Hemostasis is greatly enhanced by the contribution of what cellular fragments?
Definition
thrombocytes
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Regulation of body temperature is facilitated by the movement of:
Definition
Cooler internal blood toward the warmer surface
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Vasoconstriction is a manifestation of:
Definition
vascular injury
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How many chambers are in the heart?
Definition
4
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Names of chambers?
Definition
Right ventrical, Left ventrical, right atrium, left atrium
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What divides the heart into left and right sides?
Definition
muscular septum
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Which side of the heart is oxygen rich?
Definition
left side
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Which is rich in carbon dioxide?
Definition
right side
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What two systems make up the circulatory system?
Definition
cardiovascular and lymphatic
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A main constituent of a hemostatic clot is:
Definition
Platelets, fibrin, RBCs
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Leukemia is a disease involving which blood components?
Definition
WBCs
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Coagulation factors are produced in this organ?
Definition
Liver
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Which of the following describes the order of decreasing cellular population?
Definition
Neutrophils. eosinophils, basophils
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Which of the following terms from your reading describes: The water like portion of your blood that carries many vital components including glucose, fats, metabolic waste, and even antibodies.
Definition
Plasma
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The final conersion of Fibrinogen to Fibrin is classically found at the end of which coagulation cascade?
Definition
common pathway
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Newborns are given a shot of vitamin K just after birth because this organ requires it to form components of the coagulation cascade:
Definition
liver
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In what units are pressure measured, especially in medicine?
Definition
mmHg
Term
What is concentration gradients?
Definition
are established when concentrations are something are different in different places in space. (if you drop a sugar cube in a glass of water the concentration near the cube is very high. At the edges of the glass, however, it is very low. This establishes a concentration gradient. The sugar will diffuse from the higher concentration to teh lower and try to even out.)
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What is action potential?
Definition
Once a channel is open, the membrane depolarizes at the location on the cellular membrane. Channels, which are next to this open as a result fo the changing potential and the change moves along the membrane opening even more channels. This is called propagation. The potential at which propagation occurs is called teh action potential. It is a go/no go electrical signal, but when the action potential is reached it is all go and the signal will propagate.
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Anatomy
Definition
study of the structure of the body. Macro- Large macroscopic- you can see with the naked eye
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Physiology
Definition
study of the function of the body and cells. How does it function/how does it work?
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Histology
Definition
study of microscopic structures. Tissues and cells. microscopes are used as well as slides.
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Body systems
Definition
functional units of several organs. 11 systems 1. cardiovascular, 2. lymphatic, 3. respiratory, 4. integumentary, 5.immune, 6. digestive, 7.reproductive, 8. endocrine, 9. nervous, 10. muscoskeletal, 11. urinary
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organs
Definition
body structures made up of several tissues that contribute to a functional body system
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tissues
Definition
organized set of cells that have the same function
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cells
Definition
smallest living unit with a dedicated function
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Sagittal
Definition
divides the right from the left unequally
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madian or mid-sagittal
Definition
directly down the middle- divides left and right equally
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coronal or frontal
Definition
divides the front from the back
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transverse or cross
Definition
divides the top from the bottom
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cranial, superior, or rostral
Definition
towards the top
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anterior or ventral
Definition
towards the front
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posterior or dorsal
Definition
towards the back
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medial
Definition
towards the midline
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lateral
Definition
towards the side
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proximal
Definition
close to axil or medial part of the body
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distal
Definition
away from medial part of the body
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caudal or inferior
Definition
towards teh tail or the bottom
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superficial
Definition
towards the surface
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deep
Definition
further from the surface
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Ipsilateral
Definition
on the same side
Term
contralateral
Definition
on the opposite side
Term
A patient is scheduled to have a surgical removal of her kidney. Which of the following is the name of this surgery?
Definition
Nephrectomy
Term
Which of the following describes a condition of infrequent mensturation with no other symptoms?
Definition
Oligomenorrhea
Term
What is peristalsis?
Definition
is the muscular squeezing of the digestive tract to push food along the system in the proper direction and contribute to its breakdown in the stomach.
Term
What is antigen presentaton?
Definition
every cell in your body cuts up little pieces of itself and places th parts on the celll's surface.
Term
What is the primary function of the aidic environment inside the stomach?
Definition
kill bacteria and foreign pathogens
Term
What is the major exocrine gland that produces digestive enzymes?
Definition
the pancreas
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The endocrine system functions by:
Definition
releasing hormones into the blood stream that effect their targets a distant locations from the secreting organ
Term
What is avascular?
Definition
there are no vessels to deliver nourishment
Term
What is keratin classified as?
Definition
a protein
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What does it mean that the epidermis is avascular?
Definition
there is no blood supply to the outer most layers of skin
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Melanocytes produce what type of pigments?
Definition
dark pigments
Term
Go through the stages of life creation:
Definition
start as two gametes then join together to form a zygote. It then becomes a blastocyst. Then they implant and become an embryo. Once organs and tissue are develped they form a fetus.
Term
What is surfactant?
Definition
keeps the alveoli from collapsing. Keeps the air space open.
Term
What is V-Q match?
Definition
When ventilation and perfusion are matched to conserve the greatest amount of energy.
Term
Hemoglobin has an iron molecule at its center and binds?
Definition
oxygen
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The failure of the body to effectively eliminate excess water and waste products would be due to a dysfuction in the:
Definition
Kidneys
Term
Veins
Definition
Carry blood to the heart. They are superficial. they have thinner walls. They are confluent. They have valves that prevent back flow.
Term
Arteries
Definition
carry blood away from the heart. They are deep. They have thicker walls because they push the blood. no valves. They bifrocate.
Term
Erythrocytes
Definition
Red blood cells. They have no nucleus. Biconcave disk shaped. Full of hemoglobin (Hgb) Hemoglobin is the proteing melecule in RBCs that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.
Term
Leukocytes
Definition
white blood cells WBCs. Has a nucleus. Part of the body's defense against disease. There are 5- Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils
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Neutrophils
Definition
In phagocytosis, first responders of inflamation, most abundant at 40%
Term
Eosinophils
Definition
counteracts histamine in allergic reactions. 1-4%, destroys parasitic worms
Term
Basophils
Definition
release histamine when activated, least in number .5-1%
Term
Lymphocytes
Definition
plays large role in our immune system. T-cells and B-cells 20-40%
Term
T-Cells
Definition
heler in immunity or killer
Term
B-Cells
Definition
produce antibodies
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Monocytes
Definition
ability to attack and destroy foreign cells by phagocytosis. largest in actual size of all WBCs. 2-8%
Term
Thrombocytes
Definition
plays a role in bleeding time. they are called platelets
Term
what is blood's pH
Definition
blood is more basic than water. 7.4 water is 7
Term
Plasma
Definition
the liquid, cell free, part of blood that has been treated with anti-coagulants. It contains Fibrin
Term
Serum
Definition
the liquid of blood after coagulation, therefore devoid fo clotting factors as fibrogen. Contains no Fibrin.
Term
Hemostasis
Definition
standing of blood.
Term
Leukemia
Definition
cancer of the WBC
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Lymphoma
Definition
cancer of lymphocytes
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Thrombosis
Definition
clot
Term
Atherosclerosis
Definition
hardening of the arteries
Term
Atheroma
Definition
fatty deposits in the sub-intimal layer of the arteries
Term
Aneurysm
Definition
ballooning defect of the arterial walls that may rupture.
Term
You are drawing blood from a patient who has suffered a heart attack. You know this because the chart reports that the patient has been diagnosed with:
Definition
A Myocardial infarction
Term
Cardiac cells are able to function as part of an electrical system because of their ability to:
Definition
Conduct
Term
What color is deoxygenated blood as seen through the skin?
Definition
Bluish
Term
The risidual blood pressure in the arterial system after the heart contracts is called?
Definition
Diastolic blood pressure
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Anemia
Definition
Lower than normal number of red blood cells in the circulatory system.
Term
Leukemia
Definition
Higher than normal number of white blood cells in the circulatory system, characterized by many abnormal cell forms.
Term
Thrombocytopenia
Definition
Decreased platelets in the circulatory system.
Term
Aneurysm
Definition
A weakening in the wall of a vessel (usually an artery) that can rupture and cause damage or death.
Term
Neutropenia
Definition
Abnormally low levels of white blood cells.
Term
Atherosclerosis
Definition
Anteriosclerosis of the intima, usually due to the accumulation of lipids.
Term
Embolus
Definition
A mass in the blood stream, usually a blood clot or fragment of a clot.
Term
Phlebitis
Definition
Benous inflammation; can be caused by excessive venipuncture.
Term
Immunoglobulins bind to foreign particles (antigens) and activate immunoresponders such as macrophages and neutrophils. Before a macrophage is activated at the site of injury is was in the blood streak as a:
Definition
monocyte
Term
The mature neutrophil normally has a 3-lobed nucleus. An immature neutrophil often only has a bi-lobed nucleus and is called a band cell. What is the clinical signifigance fo numerous band cells a PBS?
Definition
Indicates the body is currently mounting a strong immune response.
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