Phlebotomy chapter 5,6, & 7
What does a Pulmonologist do?
Deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract
What are the cells power plants burning fuels such as sugar and fat with oxygen to supply energy for the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ?
Mitochondria
What are the nerve cells that stimulated muscle contraction or gland secretion?
Neurons
What position is lying belly down?
Prone
What are erythrocytes?
Red Blood Cells
What organs are in the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity contains the heart (pericardial cavity) and lungs (within the pleural cavity)
What are leukocytes?
White blood cells
What is Phlebitis?
a condition in which a vein becomes inflamed
What are hormones?
chemical substance released into circulation by one group of cells that affects the function of other cells
What is a Rheumatologist?
deals with problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vaculitis, heritable connective tissue disorders.
What is lipase/amylase?
fat digesting enzyme
What is a nephron ?
functional unit of the kidney that filters blood plasma to form urine
What is the hormone released by the pancreas that promotes the breakdown of glycogen back into glucose?
glucagon
What is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles hydrated with three or four parts of water? (energy storage)
glycogen
What does cystitis mean?
inflammation of the bladder
What is a bone infection?
osteomyelitis
What does hemostatis mean?
process by which the body stops blood from leaking out of a wound
What does Bilirubin mean?
substance produced by normal breakdown of red blood cells that may accumulate in the blood
What does jaundice mean?
yellowing of the skin due to accumulation of bile
What is the reference position for description of body ?
Anatomic position
What is Hematopoiesis?
Blood formation
What is the heart muscle called?
Cardiac Muscle
What organs are in the Dorsal cavity?
Cranial cavity/brain and spinal cavity contains spinal cord
What is the maintenance of a constant internal environment?
Homeostasis
What is gastroenteritis ?
Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves stomach and small intestines. (stomach bug, stomach virus, gastric flu)
What position is lying on the back?
Supine
