Showing posts with label Module H. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Module H. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Nurse Aide 1 Body Systems Vocabulary Flash Cards: Immune System

Module H focuses on body systems. This set of vocabulary flash cards features the immune system as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module H: Body Systems Immune System

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Disease caused by a virus and attacks the immune system and destroys infection-fighting and cancer-fighting cells of the body

Graves’ Disease

Immune system attacks thyroid gland which causes it to secrete more thyroid hormone

Immune System

System defends threats both inside and outside the body

Lupus

When immune system attacks tissues causing redness, pain, swelling, and damage


Nurse Aide 1 Body Systems Vocabulary Flash Cards: Endocrine System

Module H focuses on body systems. This set of vocabulary flash cards features the endocrine system as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

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  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module H: Body Systems Endocrine System

Diabetes Mellitus (DM, diabetes)

The most common disorder of the endocrine system and occurs when the pancreas produces too little insolin or does not use insulin properly causing sugar to build up in the blood

Endocrine System

System of glands that secrete chemicals directly into the bloodstream to regulate body functions

Gestational Diabetes

A type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy

Glands

An organ that secretes chemicals called hormones that regulate bodily function

Hyperglycemia

High blood sugar

Hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar

Pancreas

Organ of the body that produces insulin

Type 1 Diabetes

A lifelong condition typically beginning during childhood and early adult years when the pancreas dows not produce insulin

Type 2 Diabetes

A type of diabetes that develops after about age 35 when the pancreas secretes insulin but does not use it well

Nurse Aide 1 Body Systems Vocabulary Flash Cards: Reproductive System

Module H focuses on body systems. This set of vocabulary flash cards features the reproductive system as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

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  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.
Module H: Body Systems Reproductive System

Cystocele

Weakening of the wall between the urethra and the vagina causing the bladder to drop down into the vaginal canal

Prolapse

When a pelvic organ drops into the vaginal canal

Rectocele

Occurs when the wall of tissue separating the rectum from the vagina weakens causing the rectum to shift downward into the vagina canal

Reproductive System

System that allows human beings to create a new human life and may be subdivided into two categories:  (1) the female reproductive system and (2) the male reproductive system

Uterine Prolapse

When the pelvic floor muscles weaken resulting in the uterus shifting downward into the vaginal canal


Nurse Aide 1 Body Systems Vocabulary Flash Cards: Urinary System

Module H focuses on body systems. This set of vocabulary flash cards features the urinary system as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.

Module H: Body Systems Urinary System

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)

Enlargement of prostate gland, a donut-shaped structure around the male urethra, leading to urinary dysfunction

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Damage of the kidneys that worsens gradually

Cystitis

Inflammation of bladder  due to infection

Dysuria

Painful urination

Functional Incontinence

Loss of urine caused by cognitive, physical, or environmental reasons

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi)

Jagged stones formed when urine crystalizes in the kidneys that can block kidneys and ureters causing excruciating pain

Kidneys

Paired organs responsible for filtering waste products from the blood and producing urine

Nephritis

Inflammation of kidney due to infection

Overflow Incontinence

Loss of urine due to bladder overflow or distention

Retention

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Stress Incontinence

Loss of urine with sneezing or coughing

Ureters

Two narrow tubes that connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Urethra

A tube located between the urinary bladder to the  outside of the body

Urge Incontinence

Involuntary loss of urine from a sudden urge to void

Urinary Bladder

Muscular sac that stores the urine until it passes from the body

Urinary Incontinence

Inability to control the bladder leading to an involuntary loss of urine

Urinary System

The filtering system of the body, responsible for ridding body of waste products from blood

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

An infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney typically caused by E. coli, a bacteria found in the digestive system

Urination (micturition, voiding)

The passing of urine from the bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body

Urine

Made up of water, salt, and waste substances filtered from the blood by the kidneys that passes out of the body via the urethra

Urine Straining

Process of pouring urine into a fine filter strainer to catch any particles, particularly kidney stones