Physiology Essentials 100
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Anatomy - (correct Answer) - Study of body structures
Physiology - (correct Answer) - Study of how living organisms perform their functions
Homeostasis - (correct Answer) - existence of a stable internal environment
Pathology - (correct Answer) - Study of abnormal body structure
Pathophysiology - (correct Answer) - Study of abnormal body function
Disorder (or condition, illness, sickness) - (correct Answer) - An irregularity, disturbance or interruption
of normal - refers to a disruption of regular bodily function (e.g. arrhythmia)
Disease - (correct Answer) - A particular distinctive process in the body with a specific cause and
characteristic symptoms (e.g. cardiovascular disease)
Sign - (correct Answer) - Objective indication of disease (e.g. change in HR or BP)
Symptom - (correct Answer) - Subjective indication of disease (e.g. tiredness or nausea)
Clincial manifestation - (correct Answer) - Signs and symptoms
Medical terminology - (correct Answer) - - Universal language that enables scientists and/or clinicians to
communicate with one another
- Made up of word parts
Word roots - (correct Answer) - Basic, meaningful parts of a term that cannot be broken down into
another term with another definition (e.g. kinein = movement)
Prefixes - (correct Answer) - Word elements that are attached at the beginning of words to modify their
meaning but cannot stand alone (e.g. a = without)
Suffixes - (correct Answer) - Word elements or letters added to the end of a word or word part to form
another term (e.g. ia = state or condition)
hypo - (correct Answer) - under
hyper - (correct Answer) - above
a - (correct Answer) - without
, brady - (correct Answer) - slow
tachy - (correct Answer) - fast
cardia - (correct Answer) - heart
derma - (correct Answer) - skin
gaster - (correct Answer) - stomach
athros - (correct Answer) - joint
therme - (correct Answer) - heat
kinein - (correct Answer) - to move
myo - (correct Answer) - muscle
itis - (correct Answer) - inflammation
ia - (correct Answer) - state or condition
superior - (correct Answer) - above
inferior - (correct Answer) - below
Medial - (correct Answer) - toward midline
Lateral - (correct Answer) - away from midline
Proximal - (correct Answer) - toward point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
Distal - (correct Answer) - away from point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
Superficial - (correct Answer) - near surface
deep - (correct Answer) - far from surface
posterior - (correct Answer) - back surface
anterior - (correct Answer) - front surface
dorsal - (correct Answer) - back
ventral - (correct Answer) - belly
caudal - (correct Answer) - toward the tail
The head is _____ to the neck - (correct Answer) - superior
The navel is ____ to the chest - (correct Answer) - inferior
The eyes are ____ to the nose - (correct Answer) - lateral
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Anatomy - (correct Answer) - Study of body structures
Physiology - (correct Answer) - Study of how living organisms perform their functions
Homeostasis - (correct Answer) - existence of a stable internal environment
Pathology - (correct Answer) - Study of abnormal body structure
Pathophysiology - (correct Answer) - Study of abnormal body function
Disorder (or condition, illness, sickness) - (correct Answer) - An irregularity, disturbance or interruption
of normal - refers to a disruption of regular bodily function (e.g. arrhythmia)
Disease - (correct Answer) - A particular distinctive process in the body with a specific cause and
characteristic symptoms (e.g. cardiovascular disease)
Sign - (correct Answer) - Objective indication of disease (e.g. change in HR or BP)
Symptom - (correct Answer) - Subjective indication of disease (e.g. tiredness or nausea)
Clincial manifestation - (correct Answer) - Signs and symptoms
Medical terminology - (correct Answer) - - Universal language that enables scientists and/or clinicians to
communicate with one another
- Made up of word parts
Word roots - (correct Answer) - Basic, meaningful parts of a term that cannot be broken down into
another term with another definition (e.g. kinein = movement)
Prefixes - (correct Answer) - Word elements that are attached at the beginning of words to modify their
meaning but cannot stand alone (e.g. a = without)
Suffixes - (correct Answer) - Word elements or letters added to the end of a word or word part to form
another term (e.g. ia = state or condition)
hypo - (correct Answer) - under
hyper - (correct Answer) - above
a - (correct Answer) - without
, brady - (correct Answer) - slow
tachy - (correct Answer) - fast
cardia - (correct Answer) - heart
derma - (correct Answer) - skin
gaster - (correct Answer) - stomach
athros - (correct Answer) - joint
therme - (correct Answer) - heat
kinein - (correct Answer) - to move
myo - (correct Answer) - muscle
itis - (correct Answer) - inflammation
ia - (correct Answer) - state or condition
superior - (correct Answer) - above
inferior - (correct Answer) - below
Medial - (correct Answer) - toward midline
Lateral - (correct Answer) - away from midline
Proximal - (correct Answer) - toward point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
Distal - (correct Answer) - away from point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
Superficial - (correct Answer) - near surface
deep - (correct Answer) - far from surface
posterior - (correct Answer) - back surface
anterior - (correct Answer) - front surface
dorsal - (correct Answer) - back
ventral - (correct Answer) - belly
caudal - (correct Answer) - toward the tail
The head is _____ to the neck - (correct Answer) - superior
The navel is ____ to the chest - (correct Answer) - inferior
The eyes are ____ to the nose - (correct Answer) - lateral
