just a bunch of cells
What is the more common name for the cutaneous membrane?
skin
What type of epithelial tissue is found in the linings of tiny blood capillaries?
simple squamous
What root means "cell?"
cyt/o
What does the term "dysplasia" mean?
bad formation/development
What type of muscle tissue is described as voluntary and striated?
skeletal
Name an organ that contains smooth muscle
uterus, stomach, bladder, blood vessels, etc...
Epithelial tissue is classified by which 2 factors?
shape and number of layers
simple cuboidal
The root blast/o means:
immature cell
Your patient is scheduled for an adenectomy. What does this procedure involve?
surgical removal of the gland
What part of a neuron brings impulses away from the cell body?
axon
Where do you find a synovial membrane?
within freely moveable joints (such as knee, shoulder)
Name 2 types of liquid connective tissue
blood, lymph
What type of membrane lines body cavities that are open to the environment, such as the reproductive tract?
mucous membrane
What root means cold?
cry/o
You are working in Imaging and are asked to performed a voiding "cystogram." What does cystogram mean?
recording of the bladder
What abbreviation means cancer?
CA
Name the 2 layers of a serous membrane
visceral and parietal
What is the term for the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity?
peritoneum
What does adipose tissue consist of?
fat
The root somat/o means:
body
Tylenol and Motrin are antipyretics. What does the root "pyr/o" mean in the word antipyretic?
fire
You read in your patient's chart that there is "CIS" of the cervix. What does CIS stand for?
carcinoma in-situ
Name an organ of the body that contains transitional epithelial tissue
uterus, stomach, bladder
What type of connective tissue acts like "tissue glue?"
aereolar
What type of tissue makes up the skin?
stratified squamous
What prefix means beyond?
meta-
Nicotine is a carcinogen. What does the term carcinogen mean?
substance the causes generation/development/formation of cancer
Your patient is diagnosed with a sarcoma. What does sarc/o mean?
flesh/ connective tissue
What type of serous membrane lines the thoracic cavity?
parietal pleura