Midterm Review 3

Medical Terminology

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'cardiovascular' means

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

develops from excessive collagen formation in the skin during connective tissue repair

keloid

layer of skin that contains adipose tissue, cellulite, and lipocytes

subcutaneous layer

layer of skin that does not contain any blood vessels

epidermis

an injury that does not break the skin but causes swelling, discoloration, and pain

contusion

medical term for blackhead

comedo

glands that are most numerous in hands, soles of feet, forehead, and armpits

sweat glands

paralysis of one side of the body

hemiplegia

paralysis of the lower portion of the body

paraplegia

paralysis of the entire body

quadriplegia

three types of muscle tissue

skeletal, smooth, cardiac

striated muscle tissue

skeletal muscle

muscle under voluntary control

skeletal muscle

muscle under involuntary control

smooth muscle and cardiac muscle

muscle tissue found in the heart

cardiac muscle

muscle tissue found in blood vessels and the walls of internal organs

smooth muscle

three types of tissue making up muscles

tendons, fascia, muscle fibers

smooth muscle is also known as

visceral muscle

___ muscle pairs work in opposition to each other

antagonistic muscle pairs work in opposition to each other

raising a body part

elevation