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Introduction To Health Sciences Vocab
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1. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body - or a quantity of liquid - by 1 A
optician
heat capacity
trauma
diastolic blood pressure
2. Number of new cases of a condition diagnosed in a population in a given period - usually one year.
toxicology
tidal volume
incidence
interneuron
3. The pressure exerted by a gas. It is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas in a mixture of gases - e.g. oxygen - carbon dioxide - nitrogen and other gases that make up the air in the lungs.
stress
electromagnetic radiation
gas pressure
psychogenic pain
4. A variety of conditions associated with eyesight - from total loss of sight (blindness) to partial sight loss.
double-blind study
reflection
venous return
visual impairment
5. Inflammation with a rapid onset - severe symptoms and short duration.
negative predictive value
PM10
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
acute inflammation
6. A system of glands (also known as ductless glands) - each of which secretes one or more hormones directly into the bloodstream. (CS 1 - 2 & 3)
ionic compound
endocrine system
compact bone
motor neuron
7. Brain region involved in processing memories and emotional reactions.
arterial blood gas test
colour deficiency
excitatory synapse
amygdale
8. The material outside the cells in a tissue in which the cells are embedded. It is mainly made from proteins made by and arranged by the cells.
partial pressure
homeostasis
extracellular matrix
duct
9. A process at an interface of two media in which light is returned into the original medium without transmission or absorption.
peripheral nervous system
cirrhosis
ophthalmologist
reflection
10. Substances in which an interaction or reaction occurs - or in which an event takes place - or chemicals or objects are transported or supported - e.g. a medium through which a wave is transmitted in the refraction of light.
media
affect
epidermis
iris
11. A measure of the dose of ionising radiation to an organ that takes into account the type of radiation used. Some types of radiation are more damaging than others (because they tend to lead to double-strand breaks in the DNA rather than the more easil
equivalent dose
stochastic
stem cells
systolic blood pressure
12. Stimuli to pain that are associated with social loss such as bereavement - marital breakdown.
contagious
psychogenic stimuli
macula lutea
hard problem of consciousness
13. To breathe more rapidly and deeply than normal.
hyperventilate
infant mortality rate
cones
mutation
14. Vital to many chemical reactions in the body. Crystals containing these form an important part of the structure of bones.
compact bone
calcium ions
duct
gate theory
15. Any fracture where the overlying skin is broken.
open fracture
bronchodilator
solvent
protons
16. The total number of people who have a disease - disorder or disability at a particular point in time - expressed as a rate per 1000 (or per 10 000 - or per 100 000 or per million) population.
allograft
prevalence rate
potential difference
mammals
17. A group of specialised cells that work together to fulfil a specific function in the body - e.g. muscle.
acute pain
arterial blood gas test
false negative
tissue
18. The size and direction of a push or pull.
antibiotic resistance
force
atmospheric pressure
acute effects
19. A lens shape with a greater thickness at the centre than at each end.
central nervous system
lower respiratory infection
convex
media
20. The process of expiring or breathing out; the emission of air from the lungs.
proportional morbidity
optometrist
expiration
mortality
21. An approach to explanation which implies two closely related things: (i) both biological and psychological sciences have central roles in the explanation - and (ii) a given phenomenon to be studied within this perspective - such as pain - has both bi
heat capacity
bronchus
psychobiological approach
opportunistic screening
22. A proteinase (protein-degrading) enzyme that catalyses (facilitates) the breakdown of elastin and other related proteins.
pandemic
wave-particle duality
trauma
elastase
23. A tube conveying a body fluid - especially a glandular secretion - for example milk from the lobules of the mammary gland to the nipple.
pupil
high-risk screening
veins
duct
24. A visual impairment in which the lens of the eye loses transparency and exhibits reduced light transmission.
polymer
cataract
presbyopia
motor neuron
25. The visual condition of short-sightedness in which images of distant objects cannot be focused sharply.
myopia
receptor
chemical symbol
ionic compound
26. A form of plasticity within the connections between the neurons that underlie nociception and pain - such that - over time - increasing levels of pain are experienced even though the stimulus remains unchanged.
electronvolt
wind-up
glaucoma
stochastic
27. The neuron that stores and releases neurotransmitter at a synapse with another neuron or a muscle cell.
vasodilation
presynaptic neuron
scatter plot
tidal volume
28. A synapse at which the release of neurotransmitter from a presynaptic neuron has an inhibitory effect on a postsynaptic cell - i.e. it inhibits the appearance of action potentials in the second cell.
anti-inflammatory
nociception
inhibitory synapse
mutation
29. An atom of hydrogen and an atom of oxygen bonded together - Which is bonded to an organic molecule; can form hydrogen bonds with other polar molecules.
hydroxyl group
laser
stem cells
interneuron
30. A test that measures the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a sample of blood from an artery - e.g. in the wrist. Used to evaluate the efficiency of gas exchange between the blood and the lungs.
hard problem of consciousness
reflection
arterial blood gas test
ionic bonding
31. A condition in which the conjunctiva is inflamed.
conjunctivitis
autograft
hyperopia
dry AMD
32. A disorder of the fetus or infant caused by excessive maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy.
spirometry
sweat glands
scatter plot
fetal alcohol syndrome
33. The number of children who die under five years of age in a given year - usually expressed as a rate per 1000 live births.
child mortality rate
wet AMD
capillaries
mutagen
34. Cells that cover all surfaces of the body. (CS 3 - 4 - 6 & 7)
cell
single-strand break
epithelial cells
dementia
35. A disease in which an excessive loss of bone structure occurs.
osteoporosis
morbidity rate
psychogenic stimuli
nerve
36. The cells that produce new bone.
pandemic
refraction
wet AMD
osteoblasts
37. A decreasing ability of the lens of the eye to accommodate - often associated with increasing age.
presbyopia
alveolus
refraction
grays
38. The cultivation of land for the purpose of crop production and/or the rearing of livestock - primarily for food - but also to provide materials - e.g. for fuel - clothing and shelter.
atomic nucleus
stress response
agriculture
lymph node
39. The share of all deaths in a population Which is due to a particular cause; it is usually expressed as a percentage.
radiographer
proportional mortality
deoxyribonucleic acid
focal length
40. The dimension of positive and negative feelings - exemplified by - respectively - happiness and pain.
affect
spirometer
PM10
axon
41. The number of new cases in a given period - usually a year - expressed as a rate per 1000 (or per 10 000 - or per 100 000 or per million) population
electron
incidence rate
traumatic injury
cellular respiration
42. A class of neuron that detects the presence of stimuli in the world - such as tactile events - heat - cold or tissue damage.
lock-and-key interaction
sensory neuron
affect
developed countries
43. Categorised into three progressive stages: fatty liver - hepatitis and cirrhosis.
electromagnetic radiation
alcoholic liver disease
emphysema
scar
44. Countries that provide universal education for their children - with populations that have high rates of literacy - comprehensive health services and which meet certain other development indicators - such as 100% access to safe drinking water and san
developed countries
SI Units
splint
force
45. Certain kinds of activity with which the brain is engaged - i.e. the processing of information that is summarised by the term 'mind'. It is exemplified by thinking - memory - reasoning and interpreting.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
confounding factor
cognition
blind study
46. A subdivision of a rounded mass of tissue. For example - in the breast - this is used to describe an individual branched subsection of the mammary gland.
pulmonary rehabilitation
water-borne infectious diseases
radiologist
lobule
47. Death.
mortality
bond length
cast
conjunctivitis
48. Large blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart.
body systems
receptor
veins
phantom pain
49. The change of thickness of the lens of the eye so that focal length changes. This allows light from objects at different distances to be sharply focused in turn on the retina.
accommodation
agonist
hard problem of consciousness
developed countries
50. Diseases in which the pathogen causing the disease lives part of its life cycle in water; e.g. cholera - cryptosporidiosis.
pulmonary hypertension
water-borne infectious diseases
abstinence
closed-angle glaucoma