Chapter #4: Body Systems & Related Conditions

Homeostasis

The condition in which all of the body systems are working at their best

Metabolism

Physical and chemical processes by which substances are broken down or transformed into energy or products for use by the body

Dilate

To widen

Constrict

To narrow

Atrophy

The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscle from lack of use

Contracture

The permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle or tendon, usually due to lack of activity

Inflammation

Swelling

Autoimmune Illness

An illness in which the body immune system attacks normal tissue in the body

Rheumatoid Arthritis

A type of arthritis in which joins become red, swollen, and very painful, resulting in restricted movement and possible deformities

Osteoarthritis

Common type of arthritis that usually affects

Osteoporosis

A disease that causes bones to become porous and brittle, causing them to break easily

Menopause

Partial Weight-bearing

Non-weight-bearing

Full weight-bearing

Hemiplegia

Hemiparesis

Expressive Asphasia

Receptive Asphasia

Emotional Iability

Dysphagia

Gait

Paraplegia

Quadriplegia

Hypertension (HTN)

Diuretics

Angina

Respiration

Expiration

Dyspnea

Urinary Incontinence

Digestion

Absorption

Elimination

Fecal Incontinence

Constipation

Enema

Ostomy

Stoma

Glands

Hormones

Diabetes

Insulin

Glucose

Prediabetes

Gestational Diabetes

Reproduce

Gonads

Tumor