Anatomy Test 2

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What is congenital disease?

Disease present at birth
What is signs

measurable objective changes in a person
what are Symptoms

subjective changes felt by a client
What are syndromes

a group of signs and symptoms that identify a condition
What is comunicable disease

disease that can be spread
What is remission

reversal signs of symptoms
What is pharmacology

the study of drugs to treat disease
What is epidemiology

study of frequency transmission and occurance of disease
What is etiology

Study of all factors involved in causing a disease
what is pathogenesis

the study of development of disease
what is idiopathic

the unsure origin of a disease
what is the cause of disease

various injurious agents on cell and tissues causing biochemical or structual damage
What is acute

temporary sudden localized pain
what is subacute

between acute and chronic
What is chronic

pain for 6+ weeks
What is parenchymal cells

cell that are the same as the original ones
What are stromal cells

Cells that are different than the original ones
What is the essencial functional unit of the nervous system

a neuron
what support and protects specialized tissue

neuroglia
what 3 parts does the CNS consist of

Brain, Spinal Cord, & Covering
What is the autonomic nervous system responsible for

regulating cardiovascular ,respritory, endocrine, and other automatic body funtions
what the the 2 divisions of the autonomic nervous system

sympathetic & parasympathetic
What is afferent

Carries sensary messages to the brain
What is efferent

Carries impuses away from the brain
Where do the somatic nervous system messages travel to

CNS
Where do the Autonomic nervous system message travel to

glands, heart, and smooth muscles

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Anatomy Test 2

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Anatomy Test 2

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2012-02-06T03:25:37Z

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