med term CH. 5&6 abbreviations

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AP

anteroposterior

CBC,cbc

complete blood count

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFS

cerebrospinal fluid

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HPF

high-power field

IV

intravenous

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LPF

low-power field

LUQ

left upper quadrant

PA

physician assistant; posteroanterior

RBC

red blood cell, red blood cell count

RLQ

right lower quadrant

RUQ

right upper quadrant

SOB

shortness of breath

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STI

sexually transmitted infection

WBC

white blood cell, white blood cell count

WMD

weapons of mass destruction

BMT

bone marrow transplant

C1….C7

first cervical vertebra….seventh cervical vertebra

COX-2

cyclooxygenase inhibitors

DJD

degenerative joint disease

DMARD

disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

fx

fracture

L1…L5

first lumbar vertebra…fifth lumbar vertebra

LE

lupus erythromatosus

NSAID

nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug

RA

rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium

ROM

range of motion

T1….T12

first thoracic vertebra….twelfth thoracic vertebra

WBC

white blood cell, white blood cell count

Total chromosomes

46

How many pairs of chromosomes?

23 pairs

Sales, they have the ability to divide without limit and give rise to specialize cells

Stem cells

Life begins at what kind of cell

Single cell

Order of the organization in the body level

Atomic or ions>molecules>organelles>cells>tissue>organ>body system>organism

Nervous

Conducting impulses

Epithelial

Covering

Muscular

Contracting

Connective

Supporting and protecting

Home/o

Sameness

-stasis

Controlling

Muscular system (6)

Makes movement possible

Skeletal system (6)

Provides protection form in shape for the body; Stores minerals, and form some blood cells

Cardiovascular system (7)

Deliveries, oxygen nutrients and vital substances throughout the body; Transports cellular waste products to the lungs and kidneys for excretion

Lymphatic system(7)

Helps maintain the internal fluid environment; Produces some types of blood cells, regulating immunity

Respiratory system(8)

Brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide and some water waste

Digestive system(9)

Provide the body with water nutrients; Removes solid waste

Urinary system(10)

Filters blood to remove waste of cellular metabolism, maintains the electrolytes and fluid valence

Reproductive system(8)

Facilitate procreation producing offspring

Integumentary system (12)

Provide external covering for protection, regulates body temperature, and water content

Nervous system(13,14)

Coordinates the reception of stimuli transmit messages to stimulate move

Endocrine system (15)

Secretes hormones and helps regulate body activities

Osteotomy

excision of a bone

Open reduction

Surgically, exposing and aligning a broken bone

Internal fixation

surgery using pens or other materials to immobilize a broken bone

Close reduction

Pulling a broken bone into alignment without surgery

diskectomy

Excision of a disk

Mylosuppression

Inhibiting bone marrow activity

anti-inflammatory

Medications that reduce inflammation

arthrocentesis

Surgical puncture of a synovial joint

myoplasty

surgical repair of muscle

Reduction

Pulling broken fragment into alignment

uric

Uric acid

Gout

Is a painful metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis

Lupus errhematosus

LE: autoimmune disease that involves connective tissue

Arthropathy

Refers to any disease of a joint

Para-

Beside

-plegia

Paralysis

Myasthenia gravis

is characterized by fatigue and muscle weakness, resulting from a defect in the conduction of nerve impulse

Dislocation

Displacement of a bone from a joint

Fracture

fx: is the breaking of a bone usually from sudden injury

sprain

Is injury to a joint that causes pain and disability with the severity, depending on the degree of the injury to ligament or tendon

Strain

Excessive use of a part of the body to extent that it is injured or trauma To a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch

Cartilage

Is a specialized type of dense connective tissue that is elastic but strong and that can withstand considerable pressure or tension

Chandra’s

Pertaining to cartilage