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Played an important role in healthcare, combining the use of medications or surgery with religious rites.
Religion
Someone who puts the needs of others ahead of their own needs, even when harmful to themselves.
Passive Personality
Functions of Sebum
Lubricates and protects the skin, forms a barrier against bacteria and fungi and also softens the skin.
Creates a 'picture' of the health status of a patient at one point in time.
Diagnostic Service
Someone who stands up for their own rights while recognizing and respecting the rights and needs of others.
Assertive Personality
A process used to acquire new knowledge by looking for real causes of events and diseases instead of using guesswork or the supernatural.
Scientific Method
Allows for transport of materials into and out of the nucleus, assists with cholesterol synthesis, fat metabolism, and detoxification of drugs; not present in all cells.
Smooth ER
The substance mainly responsible for skin color.
Melanin
Standards of behavior developed as a result of moral values.
Ethics
Directs cell activities and contains chromosomes, which are the bearers of genes.
Nucleus
An English doctor who discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox did not get smallpox and began inoculating people with cowpox fluid, starting the practice of vaccination.
Edward Jenner
Creates a safe and healthful environment for the patient and other healthcare professionals.
Support Service
Differences in age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, values, goals, or personality.
Diversity
Reports patient's healthcare information; Medical Records.
Health Information
A change in skin color characterized by a bluish tint, caused by a lack of oxygen.
Cyanosis
The practice of disinfecting surgical equipment and hand washing to prevent the spread of infection.
Medical Asepsis
In regard to patient confidentiality, clients have the legal and ethical right to have all personal medical information kept private.
HIPAA
The 'Powerhouse' of the cell, breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to produce energy for the cell.
Layers of the skin
Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis.
The ability to see the whole picture and reach a reasonable conclusion based on the most important facts.
Critical Thinking
Provides a service to a patient over time.
Therapeutic Service
A fibrous protein that makes up hair and nails and fills epidermal cells.
Keratin
Involves biologists and chemists.
Biotechnology and Research
Someone who puts their own needs ahead of the needs of others and pushes others out of the way to get what they want.
Aggressive Personality
The formation of bone.
Ossification