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Exam 1
Fundamentals of Medicine
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Medical
11th Grade
07/15/2013

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Term
Hyperplasia
Definition
Pathology
Increase in number of cells
Term
Hypertrophy
Definition
Pathology
Increase in size of cells
Term
Metaplasia
Definition
Pathology
Stress causes cell types to transition from one to another
Term
Signs of acute inflammation
Definition
Pathology
Red, Heat, Pain
Term
Chemotaxis
Definition
Pathology
Chemical signals initiating the movement of WBCs from vessels to site of injury
Term
Opsonins
Definition
Coating of antigen that marks pathogen for termination
Term
Necrosis
Definition
Cell death not necessarily planned
Term
Neoplasia
Definition
New growths
Term
Grade vs. Stage
Definition
Grade=Differentiation of a tumor as determined by the pathologist
Stage=Extent of the tumor based upon both objective pathologic and objective clinical criteria
Term
Acidosis vs. Alkalosis
Definition
Acidosis= When pH is below normal level
Alkalosis= When pH is above normal level
Term
Organs that regulate Acid-Base balance
1.
2.
3.
Definition
Lungs=Use CO2
Kidneys= Use urine
Thyroid Gland=Blood flow speed
Term
Hyponatremia
Definition
Result from water intoxication (too much water)
Term
Red Blood Cells
Explain hemoglobin structure
Function
Definition
RBCs carry oxygen to tissues and remove CO2 from them
4 Hemes and one Fe molecule that holds it all together
Term
White Blood Cells
Where are they located
What does HIV do to them
Definition
WBCs participate in the inflammatory and immune response
HIV destroys T cells stopping immune system
Term
Platelets
Role played in clotting system
Clotting-Good vs. Bad
Definition
Platelets are essential to normal blood clotting
Good=clotting over a cut
Bad= clotting blocking blood flow
Term
Sickle cell anemia-HOP to it
Definition
When blood cells are crescent shaped
Term
Hemophilia
Definition
Blood clotting disorder
Term
Sagittal Plane
Definition
Vertical Plane, through chest down through belly button
Term
Coronal Plane
Definition
Horizontal Plane, Through shoulders
Term
Transverse Plane
Definition
Horizontal Plane, Through belly button out back
Term
Dorsal vs. _____
Definition
Ventral
Dorsal back ventral front
Term
Cranial vs. _____
Definition
Caudal
Cranial towards head caudal towards feat
Term
Proximal vs. Distal
Definition
Proximal closer to main body Distal further away
Term
Mneumonic for Major Electrolytes
Definition

So,    =    Sodium

Power    =    Potassium

Can    =    Calcium

Make      =    Magnesium

Cool   =    Chloride

Bodies     =    Bicarbonate

Possible  =    Phosphate

 

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Definition
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Definition
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Proto-oncogenes
Tumor suppressor genes
Definition
Oncogenes create new growths when not regulated
Tumor suppressor regulates new growth
Term
2 types of Nutritional Pathology
Definition
1. Inadequate Calories=Marasmus
2. Protein deprivation=Kwashiorkor
Term
pH
Respiratory vs. Metabolic
Definition
Repiratory refers to CO2 fluctuations
Metabolic refers to Bicarbonate fluctuations
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