Fun with cells
At the microscopic level, the barrier that separates the internal environment of the cells from their external environment is the ______
What is the plasma membrane
A rise in blood calcium levels stimulates the release of a hormone that lowers blood calcium levels. This is an example of a_______
What is a negative feedback loop
A disease without a known cause is termed _________.
What is Idiopathic
These are the visible bands on Cardiac and skeletal muscles.
What are striations
This is a potentially life threatening consequence of over exercising
What is Rhabdomyolysis
A personal characteristic or lifestyle habit that increases one's chances of getting cancer is called a(n)
What is a risk factor
Any organism that lives in or on a host at the host's expense is called a
what is a parasite?
A disease that is relatively severe but of a short duration is consider_______
What is Acute
These structures connect bone to bone
What are ligaments
This diagnosis usually makes people complain of low back pain and pain radiating down their leg.
What is a herniated disc?
The process by which specialized cells engulf large particles is________
What is phagocytosis
This is a cancer of the brain or spinal cord
What is a Glioma
Nausea is an example of a(n)
This is the medical term for muscle pain
What is Myalgia
This diagnosis results in porous bones that are more prone to fractures
What is osteoporosis
The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane is called ____________.
What is Osmosis
The quadriceps muscle is considered an_______ to the hamstrings because is opposes the movement of knee flexion
What is antagonist
A disease that is neither severe nor very long-lasting is described as
What is sub acute
These two filaments participate in the formation of cross-bridges in muscle.
What are Actin and Myosin
It is called this when an area of the heart is damaged due to a heart attack
What is an infarct
Small hairlike projections from the cell that create motion are called ____________.
What is Cilia
When bacteria colonizing in a joint from a nearby infection
What is septic arthritis
Candida is a form of
What is a fungal infection
With this disease muscle tissue is being replaced by scar tissue
What is muscular dystrophy
This is what happens when clots form in the coronary arteries
What is myocardial infarction