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Medical Terminology TEAS 2024 Exam Prep Part 5
This deck covers key concepts and definitions related to medical terminology, focusing on tissues, organ systems, and anatomical directions, as relevant for the TEAS 2024 exam.
What is similar about mitosis and meiosis?
The same phases occur in meiosis, but twice.
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Term
Definition
What is similar about mitosis and meiosis?
The same phases occur in meiosis, but twice.
What is the result of the second stage of meiosis?
Haploid forms (four daughter cells with different sets of chromosomes)
What does meiosis encourage?
Genetic diversity
Example of epithelial tissue
Skin
Feature of epithelial tissue
Joined together tightly
Features of connective tissue
Joined together loosely, may be fatty, Protects and binds body parts
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is similar about mitosis and meiosis? | The same phases occur in meiosis, but twice. |
What is the result of the second stage of meiosis? | Haploid forms (four daughter cells with different sets of chromosomes) |
What does meiosis encourage? | Genetic diversity |
Example of epithelial tissue | Skin |
Feature of epithelial tissue | Joined together tightly |
Features of connective tissue | Joined together loosely, may be fatty, Protects and binds body parts |
Feature of catilage | Cushions and provides structure for the body parts, Has jelly-like base and is fibrous. |
Feature of blood | Transports oxygen to cells and removes waste, Carries hormones to fight disease |
Feature of muscle | helps support and move the body |
Name the three types of muscle cell | Cardiac, smooth, skeletal |
Feature of bones | hard tissue that supports and protects softer tissues and organs. |
What does bone marrow produce? | red blood cells. |
Where is nervous tissue located? | brain, spinal cord, nerves |
What do neurons control> | responses to changes in external and internal stimuli |
What is a system? | a group of organs working together |
How many organ systems exist in mammals? | 11 |
List the 11 organ systems? | integumentary, skeletal, muscular, respiratory, lymphatic, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, digestive, excretory, reproductive |
Define proximal | Closer to the center of the body (the hip is proximal to the knee) |
Define distal | further from the center (the knee is distal to the hip) |
Define cephalad/cephalic | Towards the head |
Define caudad | Closer to the tail or posterior |
Define transverse | Divides body into upper and lower halves |
Define saggital | divides body into right and left sections |
Define coronal/frontal plane | Divides. body into front and back sections |
What is the respiratory system divided into? | Upper and lower sections |