Vocabulary CCMA
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Vocabulary CCMA
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- 1.Movement away from the body
- 2.A collection of pus (white blood cells, bacteria, and dead skin cells) that forms as a result of infection
- 3.A neurotransmitter released by the parasympathetic nerves onto organs and glands for resting and digestion
- 4.An enzyme within the nervous system that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetate and choline
- 5.Movement toward the body
- 6.A type of sensory nerves are responsible for detecting sensory information from the envoronment of even from inside the body and bringing it to the CNS for interpretation
- 7.A chemical that binds to a receptor of a cell & riggers a response by that cell
- 8.A hormone produced in the adrenal glands that acts on the kidney. It causes the body to retain sodium and excrete potassium. it's role is to maintain blood volume and pressure
- 9.A severe allergic reaction with symptoms that include respiratory distress, difficulty in swallowing, pallor, and a drastic drop in blood pressure that can lead to circulatory collapse
- 10.The scientific term for the study of the body structure
- 11.A serious and potentially life-threatening bulge in the wall of a blood vessel
- 12.A muscle that produces the opposite movement of the prime mover
- 13.Anatomical term meaning toward the front of the body
- 14.Highly specific proteins that attach themselves to foreign substances in an initial step in destroying such substances, as part of the body's defenses
- 15.A foreign substance that stimulates white blood cells to create antibodies when it enters the body
- 16.Irregularity in heart rhythm
- 17.A general term meaning joint inflammation
- 18.The area where bones are joined together; joints
- 19.Any irrelevant object or mark observed when examining specimens or graphic records that is not related to the object being examined; for example, a foreign object visible through a microscope or an erroneous mark on an ECG strip
- 20.Any condition in which the body attacks its own antigens, causing illness to the patient
- 21.Armpit; one of the four locations for temperature readings
- 22.A slow heart rate; usually less than 60 beats per minute
- 23.Bone also known as spongy bone. it contains spaces within it containing the red bone marrow
- 24.A sequence of contraction and relaxation that makes up a complete heartbeat
- 25.A specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular diseases)
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