body system 1
The system that breaks down food for cells to use.....
Digestive system
NWB stands for
What is Non-Weight Bearing?
Failure of the heart muscle to pump effectively due to damage
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)?
I am highly contagious and can be spread by infected person coughing, breathing, singing, sneezing, or laughing
What is (TB) Tuberculosis?
PE is
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
I am the result of the body not producing enough insulin or failing to properly use insulin
What is Type II Diabetes
Main components of blood
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
The tiny air-filled sacs where gas exchange takes place.
Aveoli
I shut off the larynx during the swallowing process
What is the Epiglottis?
My decrease in production is a normal part of the aging process for the Endocrine System
What is Insulin?
Poisonous substance converted by the liver from ammonia and filtered from the blood by the kidneys
Urea
Changes due to aging
What is lung strength decrease, alveoli become less elastic and decrease in number, airways become stiff and less elastic, lung capacity decrease, chest muscles become weaker, cough reflex becomes less effective and the cough becomes weaker, oxygen in the blood decreases, and decreased lung capacity causes the voice to weaken.
Daily injections, special diet, and monitoring blood glucose levels are general treatment measures for
What is Type I Diabetes?
An example of a reflex arch
Pulling your hand away from a hot stove.
R.I.C.E. stands for
What is Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation?
My diagnosis can lead to other conditions like stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease
What is Hypertension?
These two pipes share an opening at the back of your throat...one pipe/tube takes food to the stomach, the other pipe/tube takes air to the lungs
Esophagus and Trachea (Windpipe)
Which part of the cell is found in the cell body and controls the cell?
nucleus
I am caused by a lack of calcium in diet, loss of estrogen, lack of regular exercise, reduced mobility, and age
What is Osteoporosis?
Organ that contains acid and breaks food down
Stomach
The substance that performs chemical digestion in the mouth
Saliva
I am an immunity that is acquired by the body and manufactures antibodies as a response to an antigen in the body
What is Specific Immunity?
I am a method of treating fractures that keeps bones in place by the use of weights and pulleys to keep bones in proper position
What is Traction?
Artificial blood filtration used when your kidneys don't work properly
Dialysis
What do you see that brings waster (urine) from the kidneys to the bladder?
ureter