A Key Terms
Determination of a disease or syndrome.
diagnosis
The study of the form and structure of an organism.
Anatomy
Abnormal conditions created when the normal anatomy and physiology of the body are altered.
Diseases
Condition in which the blood pressure is above the normal range.
Hypertension
Movement away from the median plane of the body
Abduction
Determines one’s inherited characteristics.
Genetics
Study of the causes of diseases.
Etiology
Tests performed to determine the diagnosis.
Diagnostic procedures
A state experienced by the body when one or more of the control systems loses the ability to maintain homeostasis.
Illness
Movement in a circular direction
Circumduction
The study of why diseases occur and how the body reacts to them (changes in function caused by disease).
Pathophysiology
As an adjective. Approaching situations from a factual rather than an emotional perspective;
as a noun, a statement of your job goal.
Objective
Behaviors that promote health and prevent disease.
Prevention (of disease)
a gel-like liquid found inside the cell?
Cytoplasm
Movement toward the median plane of the body
Adduction
Prediction of the possible outcome of a disease and the potential for recovery.
Prognosis
Medications or procedures used to control or cure a disease or injury.
Treatment (Tx)
As an adjective. Referring to something that is dependent on or takes place in a person’s mind and thus cannot be directly observed.
Subjective
What is the function of epithelial tissue?
covers organs
Turning the hand so the palm faces downward or backward (also refers to lying facedown)
Pronation
Not a precise disease but groups of related signs and symptoms.
Syndrome
The study of the functions (how and why something works) of an organism.
Physiology
A medical term relating to the skin.
Integumentary
To bend (decrease the angle between the bones forming a joint)
Flexion
Turning the palm or foot upward (also refers to lying face up)
Supination