HSC 250 – Flashcard
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without, lack of
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a- an
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no-, not
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ir- ar-
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away from
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ab- ef-
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to, toward
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ad-, af-
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both, double, two
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ambi-
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apart, up, back, again
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ana-
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before, in front of
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ante-
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two, twice, double
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bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-
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down, under, against
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cata-
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around, about, circle
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circum-
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together, with, both
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Com-, con-, co-
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against, opposite
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contra-
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away from, remove
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de-
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across, complete, between, total, apart, through
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dia-
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apart or away from, reverse
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dis-
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like-arrow
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Sagittal Plane
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crowning skull
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Coronal or frontal plane
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across
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Transverse or horizontal plane
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midde
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Medial or median plane
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side
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Lateral
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center
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Central
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dorsal
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Posterior
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ventral
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Anterior
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above
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Superior
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below
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Inferior
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skull
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Cranial
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head
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Cephalic
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tail
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Caudal
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first and last parts of fingers and toes
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Pro/ximal/distal
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sole
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Plantar
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palm
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Palmar
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bend/process of
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Flex/ion
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out/stretch/process of
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Ex/tens/ion
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turn down
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Pronation
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turn up
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Supination
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minimizes movement until normal body functions can be restored
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Recovery position
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Patient is placed face-down in anatomical position or face down with arms at angles to body
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Prone position
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body is erect with the arms and hands turned forward
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Human anatomical postion
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body and any part of the body in an upward position (when performing chest presses)
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Supine postion
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used during gynecological and urinary exams
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Dorsal recumbent (lithotomy) position
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patient is on knees, chest facing down
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Knee Chest position
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patient is on left side, right knee drawn up, left arm along back, chest inclined forward to rest on (rectal exams)
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Sims position
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head is raised up 18" with knees elevated (sitting in bed)
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Fowler's position
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patient is on back with head lower than feet
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Trendelenburg position
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Like dorsal recumbent but legs are raised to chest area
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Dorso/sacr/al (Litho/tom/y) position
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backward bending
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Opisthotonos position
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contains 4 proteins in the DNA structures of the chromosomes
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Nucleus
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contain the many cell bodies and structures
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Protoplasm
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surrounds the cells contents and provides for cell exchanges; composed of lipids, proteins, and carbs
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Cell membrane
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the powerhouse of the cell involved with protein synthesis and lipid metabolism
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Mitochondria
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breakdown/bodies. part of the digestive system containing enzymes that break down proteins and carbs
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Lyso/somes
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increase or decrease in tissue
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hyper/plasia or hypo/plasia
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Organ
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Viscero
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organ/cut/into/procoss. the dissection of an organ
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Splanchno/tom/y
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viewing of organs
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Endo/scop/y
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lack of/ease
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Dis/ease
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cause/study/of
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Etio/log/ic
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something you see
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Sign
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something described to you
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Symptom
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together/running
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Syn/drome
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therapy/ process
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Treatment
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total/knowledge
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Dia/gnosis
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before/knowledge
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Pro/gnosis
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inspection/procedure
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Examin/ation
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joint/viewing/refers to
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Arthro/scop/ic
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breast/recording
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Mammo/gram
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heat or temp/recording
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Thermo/gram
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urine/analysis
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Urin/alysis
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direction closest to the point of origin
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Proximal
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movement toward the back of the body
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Dorsal
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movement toward the top of the body
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Cephalic
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movement toward the front of the body
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Ventral
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toward the lower end of the body
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Inferior
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divides the body into the anterior and posterior portions
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Coronal or frontal plane
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used to remove bone
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Trephine
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1 in 1000
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How many men will develop breast cancer
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first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA
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Spritam
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used to record moving body parts
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Fluoroscopy
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used for recording pictures of vessels
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Angiograms
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looks for defects in the kidney, ureter, and bladder
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KUB examination
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records info about the kidney pelvis
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Pyelogram
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records spinal cord/nerve tissue
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Myelogram
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produce pictures of dense body tissue and bones
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X-rays
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noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique
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Computerized axial tomography
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records info about heart electrical activity
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EKG OR ECG
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records info about brain electrical activity
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EEG
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records info about skeletal muscle electrical activity
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EMG
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detects glucose or energy use levels of the brain
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PET scan
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detects heart damage
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Thallium-Hot Spot Test
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process for listening
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Auscult/ation
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process of striking
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Percuss/ion
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refers to the eye
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Ocular
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to measure the pulse by hand
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Sphygmo/mano/meter
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instrument to examine the eye
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Ophthalmo/scop/e
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measures pressure within the eye
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Tonometer
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procedure of one who works by hand with cold
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Cryo/surg/er/y
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used to view the ear
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Otoscope
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procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
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Tympanostomy
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Electric Convulsive Therapy
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Electro Shock Therapy
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instrument to view trachea-like structures
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Bronchoscope
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procedure for crushing stones or calculi debris
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Lithotripsy
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used to treat warts
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Cryosurgery
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used to treat brain cancer
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Gamma Knife
