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| The study of how disease occurs: | pathophysiology |
| Fine network of tubular structures in cytoplasm, which allows transport of materials in & out of nucleus: | endoplasmic reticulum |
| Name of process by which sex cells divide: | meiosis |
| What type of tissue are bone & cartilage (2 words): | hard connective tissue |
| Another name for nerve cell: | neuron |
| Horizontal plane that divides body into top & bottom halves: | transverse plane |
| Directional term for body parts located close to body's midline: | medial |
| Directional term that describes body parts distant or far from trunk: | distal |
| What quadrant is spleen in? | upper left quadrant |
| Regions near the groin are called the: | iliac regions |
| "True skin": | dermis |
| Glands that usually open onto hair follicles: | sebaceous glands |
| Term that means reddish color of skin: | erythema |
| Fluid-filled sacs: | vesicles |
| Non-contagious skin disorder caused by allergen that results in vesicles, crusts, & scaling: | eczema |
| Cavity in diaphysis of long bone: | meduallary cavity; medulla |
| Name section of skeleton that forms extremities: | appendicular skeleton |
| Areas where cranial bones join together; joints of cranium: | sutures |
| "Tail bone": | coccyx |
| Largest carpal bone: | capitate; os callis |
| What kind of bone is the patella? | sesamoid |
| Medical term that means softening of cartilage? | chondromalacia |
| Fracture which results from diseased bone that weakens & breaks: | pathological fracture |
| The attachment end of muscle that moves: | insertion end |
| Neck muscle that twists head from side to side; flexes head: | sternocleidomastoid |
| Muscles that flex lower leg (back towards thigh & buttock): | hamstrings |
| Condition when brain sends repeated messages to muscle(s) causing contraction & pain: | dystonia |
| Valve between left atrium & left ventricle: | mitral valve (also called bicuspid valve) |
| Electrical component of EKG that shows excitation of ventricles: | QRS complex |
| Where in the body are leukocytes produced? | bone marrow, lymph glands, spleen |
| Blockage of coronary arteries that cuts off blood to heart: | myocardial infarction (MI) |
| Lymphatic ducts empty into which vein: | subclavian vein |
| Lung with 2 lobes: | left lung |
| Condition where there is alternating periods of apnea & dyspnea: | Cheyne-Stokes |
| How many teeth does a child normally have? | 20 |
| Another name for appendix: | vermiform process |
| Serious hepatitis transmitted by direct exchange of blood or body fluids: | Hepatitis B |
| Blood in urine (medical term): | hematuria |
| Spaces between axon & dendrites: | synapse |
| Region of brain involved in emotion & instinctive behavior: | limbic system |
| Temporary interruption of blood to brain (2 words): | transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
| Majority of brain tumors(type): | gliomas |
| Angle where eyelids meet: | canthus |
| When eyes don't move together: | strabismus |
| Part of inner ear shaped like snail's shell: | cochlea |
| Sella turcica is part of which bone? | sphenoid bone |
| Why is excess calcium circulating blood dangerous? | effects blood clotting; effects heart muscle tone; effects muscle contraction |
| secretion from pineal gland | melatonin |
| Endrocrine gland produced during pregnancy: | placenta |
