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understanding human disease

This class was created by Brainscape user Amelia McRoberts. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Amelia McRoberts
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Decks in this class (25)

chapter 1
Leading causes of death in the us...,
Disease,
Acute
44  cards
chapter 2
Mortality,
Risk factor smoking,
Risk factor hypertension
19  cards
chapter 3
Most diagnoses can be made from,
Detailed history,
Physical examination
30  cards
chapter 4
Hypoxia,
Anoxia,
How can cells become injured
57  cards
chap 5 - neoplasm
Neoplasm,
Tumor,
Benign
59  cards
chap 6 - start of unit 2
Frequency and significance of gen...,
Developmental disease,
Genetic disease
46  cards
chap 7
Blood pressure determined by,
Capillaries,
Factors mediating exchange of nut...
31  cards
chap 8
Coronary circulation,
Myocardial infarct,
Congestive heart failure
34  cards
chap 9
Cell and cell fragments,
What is most numerous cell type i...,
Normal blood production
61  cards
chap 10 - bleeding and clotting disorders
Thrombocytosis,
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpu...,
Secondary thrombocytopenia
38  cards
chap 11 - pulmonary system
Gas exchange,
Requirements for efficient gas ex...,
Mucociliary escaltor
62  cards
chap 12 - oral region, upper respiratory tract, and ear disorders
Oral cavity,
Salivary glands,
Nose
46  cards
chap 13 - GI tract
Gi tract includes,
Function of the gi tract,
Microanatomy of gi trat wall
64  cards
chap 14 - disorders of the liver and biliary tract, pancreas
Liver excrets,
Pancreas secretes,
Portal veins and hepatic artery
49  cards
chap 15 - kidney and lower urinary tract (start of unit 5)
Function of the kidney,
Urinary tract,
Nephron
56  cards
chap 16 - disorders of male genital organs
Male reproductive system,
Most frequent and serious problems,
Signs symptoms
19  cards
chap 17 - female reproductive tract
Normal cycle,
Female reproductive system,
Most frequent and serious problems
35  cards
chap 19 - disorders of the skin
Function of the skin,
Melanocytes,
Nerves and sensory receptors
42  cards
chap 18 - disorders of the breast
Types of tissues in breast,
Abundant blood supply and lymphat...,
Puberty
24  cards
chap 20 - disorders of the eye (start of final unit)
Three layers of the eye,
Conjunctiva,
Cornea
40  cards
chap 21 - disorders of the bones and joints
Skeletal system function,
Structure of skeletal system,
Cortex
49  cards
chap 22 - skeletal muscle
Structure and function,
Type i,
Type ii
33  cards
chap 23 - nervous system
Neurons,
Glia,
Astrocytes
71  cards
chap 25
Endocrine glands,
Endocrine gland disorders due to,
Most frequent and serious problems
32  cards
chap 26-27 - immunologic diseases
Leukocytes,
Innate immunity,
Cells of the innate immune system
31  cards

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