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Term
BONES
Definition
FOR SUPPORT,PROTECTION,STORAGE,LONG BONES. MAKES BONE MARROW.
Term
LARGEST BONE IN THE BODY
Definition
THIGH BONE (FEMUR)
Term
SMALLEST BONE IN THE BODY
Definition
STIRRUP- BONES INSIDE THE EAR
Term
SKULL
Definition
PROTECTS THE BRAIN.
Term
FONTANEL
Definition
SOFT SPOT ON THE TOP OF BABIES HEAD WHERE BRAIN IS STILL EXPOSED.
Term
MANDIBLE
Definition
LOWER JAW. STRONGEST BONE IN THE FACE.
Term
TIBEA AND FIBULA
Definition
(TIBEA) SHIN BONE CONNECTS ON THE OUTER PART OF LEG (FIBULA). BOTH LONG BONES
Term
PHALANGES
Definition
FINGERS AND TOES
Term
PATELA
Definition
KNEE CAP
Term
HUMOROUS
Definition
FUNNY BONE CONNECTS TO SHOULDER.
Term
RADIUS
Definition
CONNECTED TO THUMB SIDE OF HAND.
Term
ULNA
Definition
CONNECTED TO PINKY SIDE OF HAND.
Term
LIGAMENTS
Definition
CONNECTS BONE TO BONE VERY STRETCHY
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CARTILAGE
Definition
A CONNECTIVE TISSUE FOUND AT THE END OD THE BONES.
Term
3 TYPES OF MUSCLE
Definition
Term
SKELETAL
Definition
(VOLUNTARY) COULD BUILD UP OUR MUSCLES.
Term
SMOOTH
Definition
(INVOLUNTARY) INSIDES (ORGANS)
Term
CARDIAC
Definition
(INVOLUNTARY) MYOCARDIUM. (HEART MUSCLE)
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MAJOR MUSCLES (SKELETAL)
Definition
Term
DELTOID
Definition
UPPER SHOULDER. HELOS SHOULDER MOVEMENT.
Term
PECTORALIS
Definition
UPPER CHEST MUSCLE.
Term
RECTUS ABDOMINUS
Definition
UNDERNEATH RIB CAGE...SIX PACK.
Term
BICEPS
Definition
FRONT UPPER ARM MUSCLE.
Term
QUADRICEPS
Definition
THIGH MUSCLES.
Term
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
Definition
BUTT MUSCLE.
Term
WBC
Definition
WHITE BLOOD CELLS (LEUKOCYTES) FIGHTERS.
Term
RBC
Definition
(EURYTHROCYTES) CARRY OXYGEN.
Term
PLATELETS
Definition
HELP WITH BLOOD CLOTTING.
Term
RH FACTOR
Definition
WHEN MOM HAS - BLOOD TYPE AND BABY HAS + BLOOD TYPE.
Term
AB
Definition
UNIVERSAL RECIPIENT.
Term
O
Definition
UNIVERSAL DONOR.
Term
PLASMA
Definition
LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD.
Term
BONE MARROW
Definition
FRESH BLOOD IN LONG BONES.
Term
ANTIGENS
Definition
ENTERS BODY WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE (VIRUS) (BACTERIA)
Term
ANTIBODY
Definition
A PROTEIN THAT FIGHTS OFF ANTIGEN.OUR BODY DEVELOPS THE ANTIBODY ONCE WE ARE EXPOSED TO A VIRUS.
Term
VACCINE
Definition
A SHOT THAT HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF AN ANTIGEN SO OUR BODY COULD FIGHT IT OFF IF EXPOSED TO IT.
Term
IN BORN IMMUNITY
Definition
SOMETHING WE ARE BORN WITH. (INHERITED)
Term
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
Definition
NATURALLY-DEVELOPED OVER A LIFETIME. AUTOMATICALLY FIGHTS ON ITS OWN.

ARTIFICIALLY- (VACCINATION) GIVEN BEFORE HAND BEFORE HAND TO BUILD ANTIBODY.
Term
FX
Definition
FRACTURE.
Term
COMPOUND FRACTURE
Definition
OPEN TO AIR WITH WOUND TO THE OUTSIDE. BROKEN BONE AND EXTERNAL WOUND.
Term
SCOLIOSIS
Definition
LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE.
Term
SEQUESTRUM
Definition
FRAGMENT OD NECROSED BONE THAT HAS BECOME SEPARATED FROM SURROUNDING TISSUE.
Term
SUBLAXATION
Definition
INCOMPLETE DISLOCATION.
Term
COMPLICATED FRACTURE
Definition
FRACTURE WHERE BONE HAS INJURED ANOTHER ORGAN.
Term
PROCESS OF CLOTTING
Definition
1.CONTRACTION 2.PLUG 3.BLOOD CLOT
Term
ERYTHROPOEITIN
Definition
HORMONE THAT STIMULATES THE PROCESS OF MAKING BLOOD.
Term
ERYTHROPOIESIS
Definition
THE PROCCESS OF MAKING BLOOD.
Term
AGLUTINATION
Definition
WHEN RECIEVED WORND BLOOD TYPE AND THE BLOOD CLUMPS TOGETHER.
Term
ISCHEMIA
Definition
LACK OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD.
Term
ENDOCARDIUM
Definition
LINES THE INTERIOR OF THE HEART.
Term
MYOCARDIUM
Definition
MUSCULAR LAYER OF THE HEART.
Term
EPICARDIUM
Definition
TISSUE THAT COVERS THE HEART.
Term
PERICARDIUM
Definition
FIBROUS SAC THAT SURROUNDS THE HEART.
Term
TRICUSPID VALVE
Definition
ALLOWS BLOOD TO FLOW FROM THE UPPER RIGHT ATRIUM TO THE LOWER RIGHT VENTRICLE.
Term
PULMONIC
Definition
FLOWS FROM LOWER R. VENTRICLE TO THE PULMONARY ARTERY AND INTO THE LUNGS.
Term
MITRAL VALVE
Definition
ALLOWS BLOOD FLOW TO THE LOWER LEFT VENTRICLE FROM THE UPPER LEFT ATRIUM.
Term
AORTIC
Definition
BLOOD FLOWS FORM LOWER LEFT VENTRICLE TO THE AORTIC VALVE THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
Term
EMBOLUS
Definition
FOREIGN OBJECT CIRCULATION IN BLOOD.
Term
ANNEURYSM
Definition
ABNORMAL DIALATION OF A VESSEL.
Term
ARREST
Definition
CONDITIONS OF BEING STOPPED OR BRINGING TO A STOP.
Term
ARRYTHMIA
Definition
INABILITY OF THE HEART TO MAINTAIN A STEADY RHYTHM.
Term
ATRIUM
Definition
COLLECTS BLOOD FOR THE HEART.
Term
CHF
Definition
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE FAILURE OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART TO ACT AS A PUMP.
Term
DIASTOLE
Definition
RELAXATION PHASE OF THE HEART WHEN THE VENTRICLES ARE FILLING WITH BLOOD.
Term
SYSTOLE
Definition
MAXIMUM FORCE EXERTED BY BLOOD AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALL. ACTIVE PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE.
Term
VENTRICLES
Definition
PUMPS BLOOD FROM THE HEART
Term
HEART RATE
Definition
THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTIONS IN ONE MINUTE...PULSE.
Term
EKG
Definition
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. GRAPHIC RECORD THAT SHOWS THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION OF THE HEART.
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