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Medical Science Final
All the vocab from the whole course
53
Medical
11th Grade
01/15/2012

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Term
Nueron
Definition
Nerve cell
Term
3 types of nuerons
Definition
sensory, motor, associative
Term
Central nervous system
Definition
brain and spinal cord
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peripheal nervous system
Definition
for voluntary movement
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autonomic nervous system
Definition
for involuntary actions
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pia mater
Definition
covers the surface of the brain
Term
cerebrospinal fluid
Definition
protects the brain and spinal cord
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cerebrum function
Definition
concious thought, judgement, memory, reasoning, and will power
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parasympathetic
Definition
slows down heart beat, digestion, and breathing
Term
sympathetic
Definition
increases heart beat, dialates eyes, secretes adrenaline
Term
endocrine glands
Definition
secrete hormones directly into bloodstream
Term
myxedema
Definition
hypothyroidism in adults
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cretinism
Definition
hypothyroidism in infants
Term
tetany
Definition
hypoparathyroidism, decreased calcium
Term
cushings syndrome
Definition
hyper secretion of adrenaline, rounded moon face and buffalo hump
Term
sclera
Definition
outer layer, white of the eye
Term
retina
Definition
light rays focus an image on the retina (contains rods and cones)
Term
pathway of vision
Definition
stimulus>>cornea>>pupil>>lens>>retina>>rods&cones>>optic nerve>>brain
Term
cochlea
Definition
contans spiral shaped organ of hearing
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semi circular canals
Definition
cantain liquid that helps control balance
Term
smell accounts for ___% of taste
Definition
90
Term
bumps on tounge are called ___
Definition
papillae
Term
farsighted and near sighted
Definition
hyperopia and myopia
Term
colorblindness test
Definition
Ishihara test
Term
3 types of muscles
Definition
cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Term
1 oz=__ml=__cc
Definition
30 and 30
Term
1in= __cm
Definition
2.54
Term
1 kg=__lb
Definition
2.2
Term
15 mililters=__tbsp=__tsp
Definition
1 tbsp/ 3tsp
Term
5 mililiters=__tsp
Definition
1
Term
right atrium
Definition
recieves deoxygenated blood from vena cava
Term
left atrium
Definition
recieves oxygenated blood from vena cava
Term
right ventricle
Definition
pumps blood to lungs
Term
left ventricle
Definition
pumps blood out to the body
Term
nephron
Definition
functional unit of kidney
Term
ureter
Definition
carries urine from kidney to bladder
Term
urethra
Definition
canal for exretion of urine from the body
Term
anterior/ventral
Definition
front of body
Term
posterior/dorsal
Definition
back of body
Term
caudal
Definition
tail end
Term
proximal
Definition
toward the point of attachment to the body
Term
distal
Definition
away from the point of attachment on the body
Term
Coronal/frontal plane
Definition
divides front to back
Term
transverse/horizontal plane
Definition
divides upper and lower
Term
integumentary system
Definition
skin, hair, nails, and associated glands
Term
epidermis
Definition
outer most layer of skin
Term
dermis
Definition
thicker inner layer that contains connective tissue
Term
ridges in skin are called__
Definition
papillae
Term
hair layers
Definition

outer most= cortex

inner layer=medulla

part under skin=root

part outside of skin=shaft

Term
suforiforous gland
Definition
sweat gland
Term
psoriasis
Definition
dry reddish patches with silvery white scales
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a zit
Definition
pustule
Term
shingles
Definition
herpes zoster
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