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Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 1 Study Guide
1. Gross Anatomy is also known as macroscopic anatomy.
2. The study of Physiology deals with function.
3. Volumes expressed as ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, pecks, bushels, or cubic
feet are examples of the English System.
4. RBC is the abbreviation for Red Blood Cells.
5. What system is known as the mathematical language of Anatomy and
Physiology? Metric System
6. List 4 vital signs pulse, temperature, heart rate, and respiration rate.
7. After the physician has assessed several signs and symptoms, he or she will
be able to make an initial diagnosis.
8. The chemical operations occurring within the body that are necessary for
conversion of nutrients are known collectively as metabolism.
9. The adjustments that maintain a stable environment within the body are
known as homeostasis.
10. The phase of metabolism in which the breaking down of nutrients occurs is
known as catabolism.
11. The term tachycardia means rapid heart rate.
12. The suffix oma means tumor.
13. The suffix algia means pain.
14. The abbreviation for a stroke is CVA and the letters stand for
Cerebrovascular accident.
15. To avoid getting an infection, your first defense is skin.
16. The study of the transmission, frequency of occurrence, distribution, and
control of a disease is called epidemiology.
17. The abbreviation used for twice a day is BID.
18. Volumes expressed as ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, pecks, bushels, or cubic
feet are examples of the English System.
19. Anabolism is the process by which simpler compounds are built up and used
to manufacture materials for growth, repair, and reproduction.
20. The immune response is triggered in the form of microscopic cells that either
attack and “eat” the harmful invaders or release of powerful chemicals that
disintegrate parts of the invading germ.
21. A salesperson that shakes many clients’ hands during the course of the day
has a higher risk of contact transmission of diseases.
22. Pathophysiology is the branch of medicine that studies the characteristics,
causes, and effects of disease.
23. An infectious disease acquired while in a hospital is called a(n) nosocomial.
24. The normal heart rate for an adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute.
25. The prognosis is the prediction of the outcome of a disease.
26. A condition in which the body fails to function normally is disease
27. The cause of a disease is called its etiology.
28. A specific group of signs and symptoms that are related to a specific disease
is known by what name? Syndrome
29. List examples of a signs. Fever, tachycardia,
30. List examples of symptoms. Dizziness, itchiness, pain
31. List the 4 pulse points that can be taken. Radial artery (wrist), Brachial
artery (elbow), Carotid (side of neck), and Femoral (groin)
32. The diagnostic procedure is begun by first determining the Chief Complaint
33. Most fevers are the body’s way of making the body inhospitable for
pathogens to survive.
34. What is the definition for disease? Not at ease, abnormal body function
35. The indicators that are essential for human life include pulse, heart rate,
respiration, and temperature.
36. According to the rules of medical terminology, hepatitis is defined as
inflammation of the liver.
37. What form of transmission occurs when consumable goods become
contaminated, infecting people? Common vehicles
38. This response happens whenever the tissue in your body is injured.
Inflammatory response.
39. The single most important way to stop the chain of infection is to what? By
washing your hands.
40. Disease can be a result of pathogens (disease-producing) microorganisms
that invade the body through openings referred to as portals of entry.
41. If a patient has had a “nose job” you would say in medical terms that they had
a(n) rhinoplasty which means surgical repair of the nose.
Define
a.
b.
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d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Airborne
Direct Contact
Terminal
Exacerbation
Nosocomial
Matching
1. Phag/o- Swallow
2. Erythr/o-Red
3. Oste/o- Bone
4. Leuk/o-White
5. Arthr/o-Joint
6. Angi/o- Vessel/Blood
7. Dermat/o-Skin
8. Glyc/o-Sugar
9. Hepat/o-Liver
10. Gastr/o- Stomach
11. Difficult-Dys
12. Above normal- Hyper
13. Pain- Algia
14. Small- Micro
15. Below normal- Hypo
16. Cutting into- Otomy
17. Slow- Brady
18. Decrease or lack of- Penia
19. Surgical removal of- Ectomy
20. Within- Endo