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Introduction To Health Sciences Vocab
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1. Any physical injury or severe psychological shock.
elastase
trauma
spectrum
concave
2. The volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximum expiration (abbreviated to RV).
residual volume
complementary colours
phantom pain
choroid
3. Building replacement tissues to aid repair following damage.
relative risk
child mortality rate
tissue engineering
optical power
4. Pain that is triggered by a stimulus that causes actual or potential damage to the tissues of the body.
nociceptive pain
fibroblast
metastasis
agriculture
5. An electrical difference across the membrane of cells that arises from an unequal concentration of ions on either side. It is also termed 'voltage'.
mucus
potential difference
optician
granulation tissue
6. The neuron that stores and releases neurotransmitter at a synapse with another neuron or a muscle cell.
gas pressure
presynaptic neuron
greenstick fracture
DNA repair protein
7. Tells you which type of atoms are bonded together to make up a compound or molecule - using symbols for its constituent elements. It also shows How many of each type of atom there are (e.g. the formula for carbon dioxide - CO2 - shows it has one carb
ophthalmologist
chemical formula
water-borne infectious diseases
Snellen letter chart
8. A sensory nerve cell or group of cells that responds to a chemical stimulus.
cellular respiration
splint
epithelial tissue
chemoreceptor
9. The total volume of gas contained in the lungs after a full inspiration (it is equal to vital capacity plus residual volume). (Abbreviated to TLC)
total lung capacity
sievert
prevalence
polyatomic ions
10. Complex structures in the body formed from a number of different tissues - which form a distinct structure and serve a particular function - e.g. the heart - the brain - the lungs. (CS 2 & 4)
organ
concave
heat capacity
fulcrum
11. A measure of the refracting power of a lens. Calculated as: 1 / focal length of the lens (in metres). The unit used is dioptres (symbol D). The power of a convex lens is positive; for a concave lens it is negative.
optical power
blood pressure
scar
heat capacity
12. Condition in which no colour at all can be seen.
colour blind
gene
hypoxia
sputum
13. Also known as 'organ systems'; combinations of organs and tissues that function in a coordinated way; e.g. the circulatory system - the nervous system - the respiratory system.
diastolic blood pressure
wet AMD
body systems
age-related macular degeneration
14. The distance between atoms in a molecule.
water-borne infectious diseases
bond length
SI Units
agonist
15. High blood pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lungs - a sign that blood flow is restricted in some way.
fibrosis
elastase
pulmonary hypertension
diaphragm
16. The binding that occurs between a signalling molecule and its specific receptor. The specificity of the binding is analogous to that of a particular key in a particular lock; e.g. the binding between a neurotransmitter and its receptor - or a hormone
conjunctivitis
interneuron
lock-and-key interaction
ecosystems
17. The process of reducing pain - e.g. by taking morphine.
polar molecule
analgesia
stem cells
chemical formula
18. Visual acuity worse than 6/60.
period
grays
malignant cancer
legal blindness
19. A chronic - irreversible disease of the lungs characterised by loss of elastic recoil and enlarged air spaces in the lungs due to destruction of the walls of the alveoli and small airways.
emphysema
aqueous humour
low vision
osteoclasts
20. Ducts lined with epithelial cells that originate in the dermis and release sweat onto the surface of the skin.
sweat glands
xenobiotic
trachoma
macula lutea
21. Cells that cover all surfaces of the body. (CS 3 - 4 - 6 & 7)
bond length
epithelial cells
partial pressure
developing countries
22. The ability to stand - walk and run - supported only by the hind limbs.
bipedality
presynaptic neuron
vitreous humour
immune system
23. The yellow central area of the retina containing the fovea.
attenuation coefficient
bar chart
macula lutea
acute pain
24. 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.
elastase
gas pressure
bronchodilator
deoxyribonucleic acid
25. The need to drink much more than in the past to achieve the same effect.
osteoblasts
alcohol tolerant
inhibitory synapse
cirrhosis
26. A condition that may develop following exposure to an extremely stressful situation - typically where a person witnesses the violent death of someone else - or believes their own life is in danger. Symptoms include disordered sleeping - a dread of si
post-traumatic stress disorder
autobiographical memory
inspiration
bond length
27. The tube descending from the larynx to the bronchi and carrying air to the lungs; also known as the windpipe.
trachea
primates
antibiotic resistance
bond
28. A complex specialised molecule embedded in the outer membrane of a cell - or in its internal structure - which has a unique three-dimensional shape and patterns of electrical charge that enable it to bind specifically to a particular signalling molec
infant mortality rate
receptor
catalyst
hyperopia
29. Deliberately deciding never to drink alcohol.
insufficiency fracture
abstinence
fulcrum
nociception
30. The pressure exerted by blood pressing on the walls of the arteries. This is frequently expressed as two numbers - systolic (higher pressure during heart contraction) and diastolic (lower pressure between heart contractions) - measured in mmHg.
mortality data
blood pressure
compact bone
peripheral nervous system
31. A bundle of the axons of neurons in the peripheral nervous system. (Occasionally employed informally to refer to a bundle of axons within the central nervous system.)
nerve
visual acuity
opioid
ionising radiation
32. The standard scientific (SI) unit for measuring volume; it has the symbol l.
trachoma
litre
SAFE
priority eye diseases
33. Refers to an infectious disease that can be transmitted by physical contact.
litre
chronic effects
contagious
bacteria
34. A muscular structure at the junction of the stomach and small intestine that constricts and closes when food is present in the stomach - preventing it from passing into the small intestine.
compact bone
pyloric sphincter
motor neuron
nerve
35. The process of expiring or breathing out; the emission of air from the lungs.
expiration
single-strand break
spirogram
neurogenic pain
36. Disease or disorder that often has a gradual onset - involves slowly changing symptoms and lasts for a long time.
deterministic
chronic condition
incidence rate
polar molecule
37. The thinnest blood vessels.
colour deficiency
capillaries
musculoskeletal system
action potential
38. The visual condition of short-sightedness in which images of distant objects cannot be focused sharply.
dermis
LASIK
true negative
myopia
39. A constantly repeating variation of some quantity that transfers energy from one position in a medium to another.
wave
bond dissociation energy
deoxyribonucleic acid
cortex
40. Colours on opposite sides of the colour circle.
optician
complementary colours
point-of-use' strategy
gene
41. Often abbreviated to 'risk factors'; anything that is statistically associated with an increased chance of developing a particular disease - disorder or disability in a population; when the incidence of the disease is examined in different population
body mass index
hard problem of consciousness
disease risk factors
primates
42. A drug that acts to reduce the signs of inflammation - e.g. swelling - redness - heat and pain.
veins
primates
anti-inflammatory
pulse oximetry
43. A subunit of the scientific unit of volume - the litre. One litre can be divided into 1000 of these.
millilitres
tissue
subjective experience
drainage angle
44. An uncharged particle in the nucleus of an atom.(
high-risk screening
brain imaging
positive predictive value
neutron
45. A collection of different brain regions that is activated in response to painful stimuli and is associated with the experience of pain.
postsynaptic neuron
rods
pain matrix
addiction
46. A break in the continuity of a bone. Classified according to the extent of damage and the subsequent position of the broken pieces.
hydroxyl group
selection pressure
osteoclasts
fracture
47. The time between one peak of a wave and the next .
period
hypovolaemic shock
false positive
endocrine system
48. A long chain molecule made up of many repeating units.
ligaments
age-related macular degeneration
fracture
polymer
49. A bean-shaped tissue packed with immune system cells found at intervals along the vessels of the lymphatic system. They filter potentially harmful substances and organisms (microbes) from body fluids that drain into the lymphatic system; the filtered
lymph node
LASIK
cell membrane
enzyme
50. A lens shape with a greater thickness at the centre than at each end.
axon terminal
cancer cell
cognitive-behavioural therapy
convex
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