Unit 1
The stomach wall is made up of this type of muscle
What is smooth?
A blood cell that is bi-concave in shape and contains hemoglobin
What is an erythrocyte?
Saliva and digestive enzymes both play this role in the breaking down of food
What is chemical digestion?
The part of the brain located below the cerebrum
What is the cerebellum?
Urination involuntarily
What is incontinence?
Bone forming cells
What are osteoblasts?
Two blood types that have type A antibodies
What are type B and type O?
The descending colon is part of what organ
What is the large intestines?
After a patient has a limb amputated, the patient may still experience this disorder that is characterized by pain or feeling in the limb that is no longer there
What is phantom pain?
The structure of the male reproductive system that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the bladder
What is the prostate gland?
This disorder is characterized by uric acid crystals deposited in the joints and significant pain in the great toe.
What is gout?
This heart structure is located between the right upper and lower chambers
What is the tricuspid valve?
The disorder that is described as burning in the epigastric region that may be improved when the patient elevates the head of the bed when laying flat.
What is gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)?
The membrane covering the brain
What is the meninges?
This is the structures that hormones are directed toward when they are released providing immediate body responses
What are target organ/cells?
This disorder is characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, depression, exercise intolerance, and most common in women; and the only treatment is symptomatic treatment.
What is fibromyalgia?
Oxygen is carried in erythrocytes by this molecule
What is hemoglobin?
What is surfactant?
If a patient has trauma to the spinal cord and brain, you should know that this substance might leak into the surrounding tissue.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
A disorder that is characterized by muscle twitching and seizures and can be caused by the removal of the parathyroid gland
What is tetany?
This is the muscle on the posterior aspect of the lower leg.
What is Gastrocnemius?
This disorder is a temporary loss of blood flow to the brain causing temporary signs of a cerebral vascular accident.
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?
Crohn's disease and Addison's disease are both examples of this type of disorder.
What is an autoimmune disorder?
Evaporation of perspiration enables this function of the integumentary system
What is regulation of body temperature?
During this stage of the menstrual cycle LH, estrogen, and FSH hormones circulate within a female's body
What is the ovulation stage?