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| carry impulses from tissues toward the CNS...AKA sensory nerves |
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| carry impulses from the CNS to tissues...AKA motor nerves |
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| hardening of nerve tissue |
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| conduct impulses to or from the nervous system....structural and functional part of the neurvous system....AKA nerve cells |
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| provides special support and protection |
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| conducts impulses away from the cell body |
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| insulates the axon.....allows nerve transmissions to move faster...undeveloped in the very young |
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| conducts impulses toward the cell body |
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| gap between two neurons....decision making process occurs here |
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| paralysis of one side of the body |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| paralysis of the lower limbs |
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| combining form for bone marrow and spinal cord |
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| inflammation of the brain and spinal cord |
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| center of mental facilities and voluntary muscle activity... interprets messages from the sense organs |
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| combining form for cerebrum or brain in general |
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| cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, diencephalon |
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| combining form for cerebellum |
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| located in the canal of the vertebral column... 31 pairs of spinal nerves branch off the spinal cord between the vertebrae |
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| spinal nerve arising from the sacral nerves on either side.... largest nerve in the body |
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| collective name of 3 membranes that provide protection for the brain and spinal cord....dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater |
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| combining form for the meninges |
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| bathes the brain and spinal cord....serves as a shock absorber |
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| ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel...usually an artery...rupture of the aneurysm is dangerous and potentially fatal. |
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| seizure or sudden attack of sleep |
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| Atrophy of areas of the cerebrum...progressive and irreversible....characteristics of presenile dementia |
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| Amylotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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| AKA. ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease....marked by muscular weakness and atrophy...degeneration of motor neurons of the spinal ord |
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| bilateral, symmetrical, nonprogressive paralysis....results from developmental defects or trauma at birth. |
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| thought to be a CNS defect...inability to read, spell and write words despite the ability to see and recognize letters. |
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| progressive destruction of the myelin sheaths of nerves |
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| muscular weakness and rigidity....tremors..caused by a fine, slowly spreading tumor. |
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| increased body temperature due to infectious organism |
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| increased body temperature due to infectious organism |
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| substance that produces fever |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Made up of the various nerve processes that connect the brain and spinal cord w/ receptors, muscles and glands. |
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| Relays info from receptors to the brain |
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| Conveys info back to the glands and muscles. |
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| Responsible for voluntary movement |
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| responsible for involuntary response....heart rate, breathing, digestion, etc. |
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| responsible for changing certain factors |
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| responsible for returning changed factors back to resting values |
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| responsible for relaxation messages |
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| responsible for stimulation messages...AKA adrenaline |
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| Distortion of the lens or cornea |
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| combining form for hearing |
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| detect light...found in eye |
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| respond to chemicals...found in the nose and tongue. |
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| suffix meaning protection |
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| Combining form for sensitivity to pain |
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| increased pain sensitivity |
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| medical specialty dealing w/ diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. |
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| Non-medical person trained in the methods of psychological analysis. |
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| Psych/o, Ment/o, and Phren/o |
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| treatment of mind disorders |
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| type of psychosis characterized by loss of contact w/ the environment and disintegration of the personality. |
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| suffix meaning intense preoccupation |
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| excessive preoccupation w/ fires |
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| Characterized by great mood swings...individuals go through very highs and very lows. |
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| suffix meaning abnormal fear |
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| Responsiveness of the mind to the impressions made by the senses. |
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| Prefix meaning half or partly |
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| person is only partially conscious |
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| Persistent delusions of persecution, mistrust and combativeness. |
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| Prefix meaning against or opposed |
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| Protection of delicate tissues. Insulator and temperature regulator. Eliminates body waste (e.g. in sweat). Protective against harmful rayas of the sun. Receptors respond to: Touch, cold, heat, pain and pressure. |
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| dermis. epidermis - located above the dermis |
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| 4-5 layers. Palms and soles contain the most layers. Outermost layer consists of non-living cells that are constantly shed and replaced. |
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| Protein found in the shed cell layer of the epidermis |
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| combining form for keratin - means horny |
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| Thicker inner portion of the skin. Contains numerous blood vessels, nerves and glands. Hair follicles are embedded here. Layers: Endoderm - innermost layer, Mesoderm - middle layer. Arrangement of the demis allows for ridges on the skin. -fingerprints |
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| Cutane/o, Derm/a, and Dermat/o |
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| Combining forms for the skin |
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| physical sanding of the skin |
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| combining form for wrinkles |
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| removal of excess skin (wrinkles) by plastic surgery. AKA Facelift |
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| localized collection of pus |
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| Presence of pathogenic organisms in the blood |
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| formation of septicemia formed by the presence of pus-forming organisms |
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| Structures Associated w/ Skin |
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| Hair, Nails, Sebaceous Glands, Sweat Glands |
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| protects various structures..head hair - protects scalp, nose hair - protects lungs and throat from irritation...distribution of hair between males and females is hormonally determined |
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| abnormal condition of the hair |
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| time of hair growth in armpits and pubic region in both males and females |
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| combining form for axilla or armpit |
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| Embedded in the dermis and is the portion of the hair below the surface |
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| AKA pilorection...Arrector pili muscles contract under stresses of cold or fright and this straightens and raises the hair follicles |
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| Produce sebum, the oily substance responsible for lubricating the skin |
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| keeps hair from getting dry and brittle and forms a protective layer on the skin...Widely distributed over the body. |
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| AKA sudoriferous glands...produce sweat or perspiration..eliminate waste and regulate body temp. |
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| Evaporation of sweat cools the body |
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| combining form for sweat gland |
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| Term used to describe excessive sweating |
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| below normal body temperature |
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| combining form for the nails. |
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| Partial or total absence of skin pigment...Present at birth. |
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| combining forms that mean white |
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| combining form for fish that is also used here. |
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| mild form of non-hereditary ichthyosis characterized by dry skin |
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| non-raised discolored spots on the skin |
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| Both are raised and not discolored, but a nodule penetrates deeper into the dermis than a papule. |
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| Closed sac or pouch having a definite wall and containing fluid, semifluid, or solid material. |
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| Vascular reaction resulting in raised skin over a large area (plaque) accompanied by itching...Usually the result of an allergic reaction. |
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| Raised, fluid filled lesions usually caused by friction |
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| clefts, cracks, or slits in the skin |
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| injuries resulting from excessive exposure to thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agents...classified according to their depth. |
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| mark left by the healing of a lesion where excess collagen was produced to replace injured tissue. |
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| AKA bed sores...Caused by prolonged pressure from lying in the same position for too long a time. |
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| Most cureable type of cancer if detected early |
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| AKA cutaneous warts...elevated areas of the epidermis caused by a virus. |
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| Occurs on pressure bearing areas...particularly common on the plantar surface (sole) of the foot. |
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| fungal infection of the skin |
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| Treatment of disease by exposin the body to the sun. |
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| combining form for the sun |
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| Sterile, free from infection |
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| medications placed directly on the skin |
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| medications placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve |
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| Medication injected anywhere but the alimentary canal |
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| passing a high frequency current through tissue to generate heat in a particular area of the body. |
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| Prefix meaning across or through |
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| Composed of ductless glands that release hormones into the blood stream |
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| Chemical substances secreted into the bloodstream and carried to another part of the body where they exert specific physiological effects. |
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| have ducts and empty onto an external or internal body surface -sweat and salivary glands....not part of the endocrine system. |
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| The pituitary gland: The Master Gland |
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| AKA hypophysis...attached by a stalk to the hypothalamus...Divided functionally into an anterior and posterior lobe. |
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| AKA adenohypophysis...glandular part of the hypophysis..hormone release from the anterior lobe is controlled by regulating hormones from the hypothalamus. |
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| AKA neurohypophysis....contains the ends of neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus....Releases hormones when stimulated by nervous impulses from the hypothalamus. |
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| affects the volume of urine excreted...action is reabsorbing water from the kidneys, producing a concentrated urine. |
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| released in large quantities just before a female gives birth.. Causes uterine contractions...Also acts on mammary glands to stimulate the release of milk. |
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| milk is drained by the lactiferous duct |
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| combining forms for breast |
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| cloudy fluid produced the 1st few days after birth. |
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| hormone that produces milk |
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| used to detect breast cancer |
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| Functions of the Adenohypophysis |
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| Releases several hormones that regulate a large range of body activities...most of these hormones stimulate other glands. |
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| means to stimulate or turn |
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| combining form for pituitary gland |
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| overactive pituitary gland |
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| AKA somatotropic hormone or somatotropin...Stimulates the body's growth. |
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| combining forms for thyroid |
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| leads to increased metabolic rate |
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| characterized by arrested physical and mental development |
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| four small endocrine glands that regulate calcium and phosphorous metabolism |
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| Refer the the ovaries and testes |
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| lie above each kidney....Two parts: Adrenal medulla, and adrenal cortex..hormone secreted by the adrenohypophysis that stimulates the adrenal cortex is adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
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| combining forms for the adrenal glands |
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| help control water and electolyte homeostasis |
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| concerned w/ normal metabolism and resistance to stress |
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| Influence the development of the masculine sex characteristics |
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| tendency toward stability of the internal environment of the body |
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| means sameness or constant |
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| Both an exocrine and endocrine gland |
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| believed to be an endocrine gland..function unknown |
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| function is related to immunity. |
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