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Abbreviations
Systems
Cancer
Muscles/Bones
Circulatory
100
CNS
What is Central Nervous System?
100
maintains water balance, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance and eleminates waste products from blood
What is urinary system?
100
malignant
What is cancer tumor destroys nearby tissue?
100
connects muscles to bones
What are tendons?
100
carries oxygen in blood
What is hemoglobin?
200
Chyme
What is food mixed with stomach acids?
200
defends body against infection, absorbs fats from intestine and transports them to blood, and drains extra fluid from the tissues
What is lymphatic system?
200
shrinks tumors, kills cells that break off tumor, causes hair loss, causes decreased blood cell production
What is chemotherapy?
200
work automatically and appear smooth
What is involuntary muscles?
200
carries blood away from heart
What are arteries?
300
GI
What is gastro-intestinal system?
300
carry messages from brain to rest of body
What is nervous system?
300
destroys certain tumors, shrinks tumors, controls tumor growth
What is radiation therapy?
300
connects bones to joints
What are ligaments?
300
upper chambers of the heart
What is right and left atrium?
400
HIV
What is human immunodeficiency virus?
400
protective covering, prevents microorganisms from entering the body, regulates body temperature, and protects organs from injury
What is integumentary system?
400
fatigue, persistant cough, new mole, lump, changes in bowel or bladder habits, unusual bleeding, hard time swallowing
What is general signs and symptoms of cancer?
400
consciously controlled and appear striated
What are voluntary muscles?
400
pumps blood to lungs from heart
What is right ventricle?
500
RBC
What is red blood cells?
500
produces hormones, and regulates metabolism
What is endocrine system?
500
spread of cancer to other body parts
What is metastasis?
500
bear the body's weight
What are long bones?
500
returns blood to the heart from the body
What are veins?