Digestive System | Urinary System | Circulatory system | Respiratory system | Nervous System |
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What are chemicals that are essential to maintaining fluid balance and homeostasis
electrolytes
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What is urinary incontinence
inability to control the bladder
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What are vessel that carries blood away from the heart
artery
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What is the difference between inspiration and expiration
inspiration is breathing air in and expiration is breathing air out of the lungs
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What is a basic nerve cell of the nervous system
neuron
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What is the transfer of nutrients from the intestines to the cells
Absorption
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What is an infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney
urinary tract infection
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What is the difference between systole and diastole
Systole is when the heart is working and diastole is when the heart is at rest
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What is a contagious disease caused by bacteria, transmitted through the air, affects lungs
tuberculosis
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What is the difference between near and far sightedness
ability to see objects closer more clearly v. ability to see distant objects more clearly
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What is the basic structural units of organisms
cells
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What is the difference between a routine and 24 hour urine specimen
24 hour collects all urine voided in a 24 hour period, routine can be collected at any time
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What is a complete obstruction of a blood vessel
occlusion
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What is sputum
mucous coughed up from the lungs
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What is glaucoma
pressure in the eye increases damaging the optic nerve and causing blindness
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What blocks food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
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What is the process of emptying the bladder of urine
micturition
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What is ischemia
lack of blood supply to an area
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What does the trachea do
pass air from the pharynx to the bronchi
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What is the disease that causes proteins to build up in and around the nerve cells
Alzheimer's disease
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How does digested food reach the blood stream
absorbed into the blood by blood vessels
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What is renal calculi
kidney stones
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What is a plastic, air filled sleeve placed on the leg, helps improve circulation
sequential compression device
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What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic, progressive, and incurable disease that causes difficulty breathing
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What is multiple sclerosis
disease in which the protective covering of the nerves, spinal cord, and white matter of the brain breaks down over time
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