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Oncology
Study of cancers
Immunology
Study of the body resistance to infectious diseases
Cytology
Study of cells
Cardiology
study of heart diseases
Phlebotomy
study of the practice of drawing blood
Dermatology
Study of the skin and its diseases
Pediatrics
Study of children and their diseases
Urology
Study of the urinary tract
Define anatomy
The study of structures and shapes of structure, their relationships to one another
Main function of the digestive system
Breaks down ingested food
Main function of the Nervous system
Response to internal and external stimuli
Main function of the Endocrine system
Hormones of growth, reproduction, metabolism
Main function of the Muscular system
produce movement, posture, stabilize joints, generate heat
Define homeostasis
Body ability to maintain constant internal conditions
Describe the anatomical position
Standard position, body erect, feet parallel, palms outwards
Superior
Towards head
Inferior
away from head
Superficial
At the body surface
deep
away from body surface
Proximal
close to attachment
distal
farther from attachment
lateral
away from mid-line
medial
close to mid-line
What cells would you expect to see in gap junctions
in heart, adjacent cells
what is the purpose of the proteins in the cell membrane
help things move through membrane
what organelle packages and delivers proteins
golgi body
which organelle destroys worn out cell parts
lysosomes
what is the main function of the endoplamic reticulum
network channels for transport within cytoplasm
what part of the cell controls what leaves and enters the cell
cell membrane
which organanelle releases energy from food molecules
mitocondria
what is the main function of peroxissomes? which cells are they abundant in
detoxify cells, liver
list the order of events in a cells life cycle
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telaphase, cytokinesis
what is the difference between active and passive transport
active needs transport, passive doesnt
define tissue
similar cells with common purpose
what are the four major tissue types
epithelial, connective, muscular, neural
which type of tissue is the most abundant tissue in the body
connective, because of weight
T or F. epithelial tissue covers all free body surfaces and lines the hollow cavities of organs
true
T or F. epithelial tissue has a good supply of blood vessels
False
T or F. epithelial tissue is made up of cells that do not reproduce readily
false
how are epithelial tissues classified
by shape of the cells and number of layers
what type of epithelial tissue can be found in areas subject to stretching
simple
what is the difference between simple and stratified epithelial tissues
simple is one layer, stratified is many layers
what are the five main types of connective tissue
blood, cartilage, dense, loose, bone
____ is the liquid matrix in blood tissue
plasma
T or F. Connective tissue is well supplied with blood vessels
True
T or F. connective tissue functions to support, protect and bind together body tissues
True
What is the function of a tendon and a ligament
Tendon is bone to muscle, ligament is bone to bone
What type of connective tissue forms the subcutaneous layer beneath the skin
Adipose
What are some of the vital functions of the skin?
body temp regulation, protection, vitamin d, sensation, excretion
What does the hypodermis consist of?
adipose tissue
What part of the skin is associated with arrector pili muscles?
Hair follicles
What is the infection of the sebaceous glands?
acne
What is the cancer of pigment cells called?
malignant melanoma
What is the fungus infection between toes
athletes foot
what are fluid filled blisters caused by herpes simplex virus
cold sores
what are bedsores
decubitus ulcers
sweat glands that are found in the axillary and genitals areas is called what?
apocrine
list in order to outermost to innermost, the layers in the epidermis
corneum, lucidum granulosum, spinosum, basale
what layer of the skin has pigment melanin
stratium basale
why is the pigment melanin in the skin important
protection from uv rays
what layer of the skin contains sweat and oil glands
dermis
what layer of the skin contains adipose cells
hypodermis
what are finger=like projections of the dermis into the epidermis that produce the pattern for fingerprints called? Where is this layer located
dermal papillac, dermis
What is the importance of sebaceous glands?
keeps skin and hair soft and flexable. kills bacteria
What is a sebaceous gland
oil
what is a sudoriferous gland
sweat
What is a first degree burn
red, swollen, only epidermis damaged
What are some of the vital functions of the skin?
body temp regulation, protection, vitamin d, sensation, excretion
What does the hypodermis consist of?
adipose tissue
What part of the skin is associated with arrector pili muscles?
Hair follicles
What is the infection of the sebaceous glands?
acne
What is the cancer of pigment cells called?
malignant melanoma
What is the fungus infection between toes
athletes foot
what are fluid filled blisters caused by herpes simplex virus
cold sores
what are bedsores
decubitus ulcers
sweat glands that are found in the axillary and genitals areas is called what?
apocrine
list in order to outermost to innermost, the layers in the epidermis
corneum, lucidum granulosum, spinosum, basale
what layer of the skin has pigment melanin
stratium basale
why is the pigment melanin in the skin important
protection from uv rays
what layer of the skin contains sweat and oil glands
dermis
what layer of the skin contains adipose cells
hypodermis
what are finger=like projections of the dermis into the epidermis that produce the pattern for fingerprints called? Where is this layer located
dermal papillac, dermis
What is the importance of sebaceous glands?
keeps skin and hair soft and flexable. kills bacteria
What is a sebaceous gland
oil
what is a sudoriferous gland
sweat
What is a first degree burn
red, swollen, only epidermis damaged
what is a second degree burn
blisters, injures epidermis
what is thrid degree burns
destroys entire skin
what are 3 functions of the skeletal system
support, movement, storage
a long bone consists of the __ and the __. bone growth occurs between these two areas in something called the ___
diapithesis, epithesis, plate
what type of bones are vertebrae
irregular
what type of bones, according to shape, are the arm and leg bones
long
what type of bones, according to shape are the skull bones
flat
red bone morrow produces
blood cells
yellow bone marrow stores
fat
what is the importance of the epiptheseal plate in bone
growth site
Describe a compact bone
Dense, smooth and homogeneous
Describe spongy bone
Needle like bone pieces within open space
Which type of bone fracture is most common in the elderly, and what is the break
comminuted, broken in many small pieces
describe a green stick break
bent not fully broken
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