Parts of the Body
small round masses located all over the body that filter lymph fluid
What are lymph nodes?
the worst type of skin cancer
What is melanoma?
area where 2 bones join together
What are joints?
plane that divides the body into a front & back
What is frontal?
infectious waste are disposed of here
What is biohazard container?
another word for oil gland
What is sebaceous gland?
skeletal disorder results from aging & worn-out joins with signs of stiffness & pain of the joints
What is osteoarthritis?
term that means tooo much fluid in tissues
What is edema?
Plane that divides the body into top & bottom
What is transverse?
organization that enforces safety standards in the workplace
What is OSHA?
aka the eardrum
What is the tympanic membrane?
skin disorder is chronic, inherited & appears as a red patchy area is covered with scaly skin
What is psoriasis?
blood vessels in our body do this when we get hot
What is dilate?
you use this term when describing body parts that are below others
What is inferior?
type of infection called that is acquired while in the hospital from a health care worker
What is nosocomial?
the white part of the eye
What is the sclera?
disease that includes painless swelling of the lymph nodes, weight loss, fatigue, fever, & pruritus
What is Hodgkin's disease?
the mass of lymph tissue located in the center of the upper chest that atrophies after puberty
What is the thymus?
2 terms that are used to describe body parts on the front of the body
What is ventral or anterior?
transmission based precautions that are used when a pathogen is transmitted by large particle droplets such as sneezing
What is droplet precaution?
Spaces or spots in the cranium that allow the brain to grow
What are fontanels?
a disease in which nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to muscles
What is myasthenia gravis?
muscle tissue that causes movement of contents inside the organs
What is visceral or smooth muscle?
body organization from simplest to most complex (smallest to largest)
meaning of the acronym RACE for fire safety
What is: rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish or evacuate?