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36 Cards in this Set
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What are the body planes? |
1. Frontal 2. Mid Sagittal 3. Transverse |
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What is the frontal plane? |
1. Anterior/Ventral 2. Posterior/Dorsal |
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What is the mid sagittal? |
1. Distal 2. Proximal 3. Lateral 4. Medical |
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What is the transverse plane? |
1. Superior 2. Inferior |
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What are the cavities? |
1. Cranial 2. Dorsal 3. Spinal 4. Thoracic 5. Diaphragm 6. Abdominal 7. Pelvic |
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Where is the cranial cavity? |
Skull. |
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Where is the dorsal cavity? |
Dorsal surface. Is subdivided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity. |
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Where is the spinal cavity? |
Vertebrae. |
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Where is the thoracic cavity? |
Chest. |
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Where is the diaphragm cavity? |
Lower ribs, at the base of the chest. |
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Where is the abdominal cavity? |
Abdomen. |
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Where is the pelvic cavity? |
Pelvis. |
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What is located in the RUQ (right upper quadrant)? |
Liver, gallbladder, small + large intestine. |
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What is located in the RLQ (right lower quadrant)? |
Appendix, ovary or testes, small + large intestines |
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What is located in the LUQ (left upper quadrant)? |
Stomach. |
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What is located in the LLQ (left lower quadrant)? |
Large intestine, ovary or testes. |
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What is the outermost layer of the skin? |
Epidermis. |
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What is the middle layer of the skin? |
Dermis. |
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What is the deepest layer of the skin? |
Subcutaneous. |
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What does the epidermis layer of the skin store? |
Melanocytes. |
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What does the dermis layer of the skin store? |
Blood vessels, hair, sudoriferous (sweat glands), nerve endings, sebaceous (oil glands). |
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What does the subcutaneous skin layer store? |
Fat. |
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Functions of the skin. |
1. Protection 2. Sensory perception 3. Body temperature 4. Storage 5. Absorption 6. Excretion 7. Production of Vitamin D |
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What is erythema? |
Reddened skin. |
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What is jaundice? |
Yellowed skin (build up of bile in the bloodstream). |
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What is cyanosis? |
Blueish skin (lack of oxygen). |
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A flat dark brown area. |
Macule. |
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What is vesicles? |
Clear, fluid-like patches. |
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Bubbles of yellow infected material. |
Pustules. |
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What is a wheal? |
Red raised bumps. |
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Pockets of infected material that are underneath the dermis. |
Cyst. |
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What is an ulcer? |
A skin break around pressure areas of the body (bony prominence). |
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A tumor of melanin-forming cells, most prominent skin cancer. |
Melanoma. |
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What are the signs of melanoma? |
1. Asymmetry 2. Border 3. Color 4. Diameter |
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What is basil cell carcinoma? |
Basil cells in the skin + red and raised skin, can also have pus. |
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What is squamous cell carcinoma? |
Red + flat. |
