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A blister is an example of what type of skin eruption? Correct Answers vesicle A combining vowel is used anytime two or more word roots are joined. Correct Answers true A person's blood type is inherited. Correct Answers true A system is a collection of _______ and other body parts that work together to carry out one of the body's major functions. Correct Answers organs About how long does food stay in the stomach? Correct Answers 1-4 hours About how long does food stay in the stomach? Correct Answers 1-4 hours About how much of urine is water? Correct Answers 95% All med terms have prefixes Correct Answers false Both abnormal skin color and skin eruptions may indicate disease. Correct Answers true Congestive heart failure can develop suddenly. Correct Answers true
Congestive heart failure can ONLY develop over a period of time. Correct Answers False During a heartbeat, what do the ventricles do while the atria relax? Correct Answers Contract During oxygenation, oxygen molecules are loaded onto ____. Correct Answers Hemoglobin molecules Goiter and bulging eyeballs are symptoms of which of these disorders? Correct Answers hyperthyroidism How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels? Correct Answers contraction of skeletal muscles around the vessles How many chambers are in the heart? Correct Answers 4 How many chromosomes are in each gamete after meiosis? Correct Answers 23 How many regions can the abdominal region be divided into? Correct Answers 9 and 4 How many sections are fused to make up each of the os coxae, or hip bones? Correct Answers 3 If a person weighs 250 pounds when his or her ideal weight is 150 pounds, which of these conditions applies to the situation? Correct Answers Morbidly obese
In which type of fracture does the bone completely break but does not pierce through the skin? Correct Answers Simple Internal respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the tissue cells of the body. Correct Answers True Iodine is important for the thyroid gland to function properly. Correct Answers true Like the heart, muscle tissue in the rest of the body can stimulate its own contractions with electrical impulses. Correct Answers false Like their male counterparts, female reproductive organs are mainly located outside of the body. Correct Answers false OTC Correct Answers over the counter Pneumonia is a condition of which of these organs? Correct Answers Lungs Referring to body parts toward the front section of the body, which term is also known as anterior? Correct Answers Ventral Some medical terms may have more than one meaning. Correct Answers true Subcutaneous refers to a part of this item? Correct Answers skin
Tears clean the eye and keep it moist. Correct Answers true The adrenal medulla produces hormones that work with the sympathetic nervous system and cause the "fight or flight" response. Correct Answers True The carina is the point where the trachea splits into two passages. Correct Answers true The cranial nerves would be found in which part of the body? Correct Answers Head The major cellular components in lymph are: Correct Answers white blood cells The muscular system contains how many muscles? Correct Answers over 600 The sense of taste is more sensitive than the sense of smell. Correct Answers false The swelling of lymph nodes is associated with a great deal of pain. Correct Answers false Toward what area of the body does lymph flow? Correct Answers heart What are the muscle types? Correct Answers skeletal, visceral, cardiac
What does the abbreviation p.c. refer to? Correct Answers after meals What does the prefix super- refer to? Correct Answers Over or above What does the suffix -ase refer to? Correct Answers enzyme What does the suffix -tomy refer to? Correct Answers Cutting What does the word root neur refer to? Correct Answers Nerve What does the word root ophthalm refer to? Correct Answers Eyes What glands produce an oil that keeps the skin and hair soft and also acts as a barrier against bacteria? Correct Answers Sebacious What happens to the thoracic cavity during inhalation? Correct Answers It increases in size What is a patella? Correct Answers knee cap What is a space within the body that contains vital organs called? Correct Answers body cavity What is an electrocardiogram? Correct Answers Written output charting heart activity
What is fascia? Correct Answers fibrous tissue that wraps around the muscle What is flexion? Correct Answers Decreasing of an angle of a joint by bending What is hyperglycemia? Correct Answers The amount of sugar in the blood is over the expected levels What is included in the appendicular skeleton? Correct Answers The extremities What is the benefit of the scrotum being located outside of the body? Correct Answers it maintains a lower temp for sperm development What is the classification for someone who is over ideal body weight by less than 20%? Correct Answers Overweight What is the end of the muscle that connects to the bone and does not move? Correct Answers Origin What is the hypodermis? Correct Answers The innermost layer of skin What is the main symptom of muscular dystrophy? Correct Answers Muscle weakness What is the male organ used for intercourse? Correct Answers Penis
What is the pigment that absorbs ultraviolet light to tan the skin? Correct Answers melanin What is the purpose of combining vowels? Correct Answers To make terms easier to pronounce What is the purpose of pulmonary suction? Correct Answers to re inflate lungs What is the purpose of the mucous membrane and cilia in the nasal cavity? Correct Answers moisten the air and filter harmful dust and germs What is the purpose of the valves in the heart? Correct Answers To keep the blood flowing in only one direction What is the slow, wavelike contraction that moves food through the digestive system? Correct Answers Peristalsis What is the term for the ability of muscles to be slightly contracted at all times to be ready to act? Correct Answers Muscle Tone What is the tube that carries urine out of the body? Correct Answers urethra What is the ulna? Correct Answers Bone in the lower arm What is ventilation? Correct Answers the physical act of breathing
What occurs in the capillaries of the alveoli? Correct Answers Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged What part of long bones stores bone marrow? Correct Answers Medullary Canal What part of the ear allows air to enter to help equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane? Correct Answers Eustachian tube What part of the ear helps to maintain balance? Correct Answers semicircular canals in the inner ear What part of the ear is the most complex? Correct Answers Inner ear What separates the two lungs? Correct Answers mediastinum What type of gland is the pancreas? Correct Answers Exocrine What type of neuron is also called an interneuron because it carries messages between the other two types of neurons? Correct Answers Associative What type of tissue is the main tissue in the skin and the lining of body cavities? Correct Answers Epithelial What type of tumor is called cancer? Correct Answers malignant
Which body system's main function is to take in nutrients from food and water and eliminate solid waste? Correct Answers Digestive Which body system's main functions are to filter the blood and eliminate metabolic waste? Correct Answers Urinary Which body system's main functions are to take in nutrients from food, absorb water, and eliminate solid waste? Correct Answers Digestive Which disease occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to supply the needs of the body? Correct Answers Congestive heart failure Which division of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord? Correct Answers Central nervous system Which gland is known as the "master gland" because it produces hormones to regulate other glands? Correct Answers Pituitary gland Which layer of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats? Correct Answers Pericardium Which layer of the heart is made of muscle tissue and pumps the blood through the system? Correct Answers myocardium Which lobe of the pituitary gland produces more hormones? Correct Answers Anterior lobe
Which muscle trait allows muscles to return to their original position? Correct Answers elasticity Which muscle trait is the ability to be stretched and lengthened? Correct Answers Extensibility Which of the following best describes cells? Correct Answers The smallest structural units of living things Which of the following is a function of the integumentary system? Correct Answers protects the body from pathogens Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system? Correct Answers Produces blood cells Which of the following is NOT true of medical terms? Correct Answers med terms must be built from common word parts Which of the following is not true of melanin? Correct Answers it is not responsible for freckles Which of the following is true of lung cancer? Correct Answers It is the leading cause of cancer in both males and females Which of the following items are risk factors for a stroke? Correct Answers smoking Which of the following symptoms are associated with diabetes? Correct Answers excessive urination
Which of these conditions is also known as a respiratory infection? Correct Answers Common cold Which of these conditions is the collapse of part or all of a lung? Correct Answers Atelectasis Which of these conditions means no urine output? Correct Answers Anuria Which of these conditions occurs when the bronchial tubes are inflamed and, as a result, obstructed? Correct Answers asthma Which of these disorders is the inability to conceive or produce a child? Correct Answers Infertility Which of these disorders occurs when the colon absorbs too much water from the feces, making them dry and hard and difficult to eliminate? Correct Answers Constipation Which of these disorders occurs when there is a loss of blood flow, and in turn oxygen, to the brain? Correct Answers cerebrovascular accident Which of these disorders refers to a "kidney stone" that is formed when uric acid and calcium salts from the urine clump together? Correct Answers Renal calculus Which of these fibers conduct impulses toward a nerve cell? Correct Answers many dendrites
Which of these glands produce hormones that help to regulate body metabolism? Correct Answers Thyroid gland Which of these items are contained in lymph? Correct Answers white blood cells Which of these items are included in the formed elements of blood? Correct Answers WBC's RBC's Palates Which of these items fights disease and infection? Correct Answers white blood cells Which of these items help form clots? Correct Answers platelets Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half? Correct Answers transverse Which of these planes is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves? Correct Answers Midsaggital Which of these prefixes indicates new? Correct Answers neo- Which of these skull bones surround and protect the brain? Correct Answers Cranium Which of these STDs involve sores that form painful ulcers? Correct Answers Herpes 2
Cardiac Correct Answers skeletal Your shoulder is _______ to your neck. Correct Answers lateral
