Behavioral Health
A neuron
What is a nerve cell?
Stem word meaning fast
Tachy-
progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles
What is muscular dystrophy?
Name for the time from exposure to onset of disease symptoms for chronic diseases.
What is the latency period?
Meaning quantity sufficient
QS
A pair of endocrine glands above the kidneys that secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine that help arouse the body in stressful situations
What are adrenal glands?
Stem word meaning femur
Femor/o
an immune response resulting in the presence of self-antigens or auto-antigens of certain body cells
What is an autoimmune response?
An infectious disease that is transmissible under natural conditions from vertebrate animals to humans.
What is zoonosis?
applied to the skin surface or a mucous membrane
What is a topical?
a visual display of the brain activity that detects where the radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
What is a PET Scan (Positron emission tomography scan)?
Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus
What is gastric reflux?
a fiberous membrane that covers, seperates, and supports the muscles
What is fascia?
Extra-chromosomal genetic material that can be transferred between bacteria.
What is a plasmid?
injected into the vein
What does intravenous mean?
The formation of new neurons
What is neurogenesis?
a disease that causes alveoli to stretch and loose their elasticity, creating dead spaces in lungs; usually caused by smoking
Emphysema
a chemical released by the terminal end fibers of an axon
What is a neurotrasnmitter?
Infectious particles that consisting only of protein such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (in humans), scrapie (in sheep), and "mad cow disease" (in cattle).
What is a prion?
Applied to drugs that produced insensibility or stupor, especially the opioids (e.g., morphine, heroin).
combination of cognitive restructuring with behavioral treatments that has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of many psychological therapy
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity caused by liver failure
What is Ascites?
torn, ragged-edged wound
What is a laceration?
An inanimate object that can be the vehicle for transmission of an infectious agent (e.g., bedding, towels, or surgical instruments).
What is a fomite?
Drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of a neurotransmitter or another drug when it binds to a particular receptor site.
What is an antagonist?