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Describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state - Correct answer Homeostasis Mature cells that have a nucleus - Correct answer Lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, neutrophil Known to help prevent infection - Correct answer Hair in the nose, mucous membranes, saliva,tears Flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints - Correct answer Cartilage Located on the mediastinum - Correct answer Aorta, esophagus,heart, trachea Body cavity that contains the pituitary gland - Correct answer Cranial Closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing - Correct answer Epiglottis Located beneath the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity - Correct answer Liver Anatomical region of abdomen lies just distal to the sternum - Correct answer Epigastric Cavities separated by the diaphragm - Correct answer Pericardial and pleural Term describing the motion of bending the forearm toward the body - Correct answer Flexion Position where the patient lies face down - Correct answer Prone If the foot is abducted, it is moved in which direction? - Correct answer Outward The anatomical location of the spinal canal - Correct answer Dorsal
Structural, fibrous protein found in the dermis - Correct answer Collagen A patient has a fracture in which the radius is bent but not displaced, and the skin is intact. This type of fracture is known as.... - Correct answer Closed, Greenstick Large bone found superior to the patella and inferior to the ischium - Correct answer Femur The physician directs the medical assistant to complete a request form for an x-Ray study of the fibula. This procedure will be performed on what structure? - Correct answer Lower leg Disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day - Correct answer Narcolepsy The point at which an impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another neuron is called.... - Correct answer Synapse Controls body temperature, sleep, and appetite - Correct answer Hypothalamus Cranial nerve that is related to sense of smell - Correct answer Olfactory Substance that aids the transmission of nerve impulses - Correct answer Acetylcholine The carotid pulse location - Correct answer On the anterior side of the neck A patient sustains severe blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen and requires surgery. The body organ most likely to be involved is the.... - Correct answer Spleen Location of the sinoatrial node - Correct answer In the upper wall of the right atrium Blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart into the.... - Correct answer Pulmonary arteries Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by the.... - Correct answer Pulmonary veins The thoracic cage is a structural unit important for... - Correct answer Respiration
Urine flows through the urinary system in what order? - Correct answer 1-kidney 2-ureter 3-bladder 4-urethra 5-urethral meatus In men, which of the following structures is located at the neck of the bladder and surrounds the urethra? - Correct answer Prostate What are male hormones produced by? - Correct answer Testes Mucous-producing glands located on each side of the vaginal opening - Correct answer Bartholin's Where does fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon occur? - Correct answer Fallopian tube What are potassium, calcium, and sodium classified as? - Correct answer Electrolytes The master gland of the endocrine system - Correct answer Pituitary What kind of disease is a patient treated with injections of vitamin B-12? - Correct answer Pernicious anemia The general meaning of corpus - Correct answer body The term for an abnormally low white blood cell count - Correct answer Leukopenia An area of dead myocardial tissue - Correct answer infarct Meaning of Lithiasis - Correct answer abnormal condition of stones Meaning of Menarche - Correct answer beginning of menstruation
What is adipose tissue made up of - Correct answer fat cells Refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position - Correct answer Orthopnea Abnormally large breasts in men - Correct answer Gynecomastia Drainage from the nose - Correct answer Rhinorrhea Combining form Cephal/o refers to... - Correct answer head prefix pertaining to fingernail - Correct answer onych- inflammation of a sweat gland - Correct answer hidradenitis Prefix meaning outside or outer - Correct answer exo- Prefix brady- means - Correct answer slow The patient's complaint of painful menstrual periods will be documented in the medical record as.. - Correct answer dysmenorrhea Suffix that refers to eating - Correct answer phagia Term referring to pain - Correct answer arthralgia Definition for aphagia - Correct answer inability to swallow The suffix meaning incision into - Correct answer -tomy Plural form of the medical term that means chest - Correct answer Thoraces The notation Subq indicates an area between.... - Correct answer dermis and muscle
Procedure that indicates when an abnormal growth is identified on barium enema x-ray study - Correct answer Colonoscopy A patient scheduled for echoencephalography will undergo a study of ..... - Correct answer Brain Physician that specializes in treating patients with diseases of the liver - Correct answer Hepatologist Branch of medicine that specializes in the study of the musculoskeletal system - Correct answer Orthopedics A patient with encephalitis is most likely treated by what kind of specialist? - Correct answer Neurologist What specialty is a cytoscope instrument used in? - Correct answer Urology A patient who has hypergonadism, prolactinoma, and hirsutism will msot likely be referred to what specialist? - Correct answer Endocrinologist Polydipsia, plyuria, good appetite with weight loss, and blurred vision are signs and symptoms of..... - Correct answer Diabetes Mellitus What condition is Dysphonia a common symptom of? - Correct answer Laryngitis Malignant tumor of the eye that is known to be hereditary - Correct answer Retinoblastoma Round bacteria that grow in pairs - Correct answer Diplococci Microbiology - SPS - Blood Cultures - Invert 8-10 times Blood Bank - ACD - DNA, Paternity - Invert 8-10 times - Correct answer Yellow Coagulation - NaC - Platelet Function, Routine Coagulation - Invert 3-4 times. MUST BE A FULL DRAW - PT, PTT, APTT, INR - Correct answer Light Blue
Glass - Chemistry, Serology, Immunology, Blood Bank - Routine blood donor screening, diagnostic testing for ID - 60 mns to clot. Plastic - Clot Activator - Chemistry, Serology, Immunology, Blood Bank - Routine blood donor screening, diagnostic testing for ID - Invert 4-5 times - 60 mns to clot. - Correct answer Red Chemistry - SST (Serum Separator Tube) - Serum specimens for diagnostic testing for ID, routine testing - Inver 6-8 times - 30 mns to clot. - Correct answer Gold, Tiger Top, Red/Yellow/Black Chemistry - NaH or LiH - Used for STAT chemistry order - plasma testing in chemistry - invert 6- 8 times. Chemistry - PST (Plasma Separator Tube) - gel for centrifuge separation - Invert 6-8 times. - Correct answer Green, Light Green, Green/Gray Hematology - EDTA - Whole blood determination - Plasma determination - Invert 6-8 times - Full Draw Recommended - CBC, RBC, WBC, PLT are some tests. - Correct answer Purple/Lavender Blood Bank - EDTA - Whole blood Determination - Plasma - Invert 6-8 times. - Correct answer Pink Chemistry - NaF/K Oxalate - Glucose Determination - Plasma - Inver 6-8 times. - Correct answer Gray Chemistry/Toxicology - Na EDTA - Trace element, toxicology, nutritional studies - Plasma - Invert 6-8 times. Chemistry - Clot Activator - trace element, toxicology, nutritional studies - Invert 6-8 times - Correct answer Royal Blue Chemistry/Toxicology - K EDTA - Lead determination - Plasma - Invert 6-8 times. - Correct answer Tan BC-Blood Culture - Correct answer Yellow top, Microbiology
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The intestines are located in - Correct answer Left upper quadrant left lower quadrant. Right lower quadrant The stomach is located in - Correct answer Left upper quadrant The gallbladder is located in - Correct answer Right upper quadrant And example of human homeostasis is - Correct answer Fluid balance Human homeostasis is the ability of the body to regulate it's what in response to the outside environment - Correct answer Inner environment The amount of energy and calories that your body requires to maintain itself is known as - Correct answer Metabolism An example of a person whos metabolism has lowered is - Correct answer A man who is past 30 and who's body is losing muscle An example of something that increases a person is metabolism is - Correct answer Aerobic exercise Fluid balance might be negatively impacted when what fails - Correct answer The kidneys Fluid balance is important because what fluid makes up 60 to 70 % of a persons weight - Correct answer Water As a person moved from adolescence to later adulthood their metabolism what - Correct answer Lowers Met refers to what - Correct answer Persons metabolism rate
Fluid balance is important because the human body loses water every day through your nation perspiration feces and - Correct answer breathing Smallest unit of life in our bodies is a - Correct answer Cell One of the functions of the cell membrane is to - Correct answer Control moves in and out of the cell The process of a larger cells dividing into two or more cells is called - Correct answer Cell division Photo face metaphase anaphase and telophase are all phases of - Correct answer Mitosis Mitosis is a scientific term that just means - Correct answer Nuclear cell division or division of the cells nucleus The stage of mitosis in which the chromatin condenses and becomes a chromosome is - Correct answer Prophase The stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes begins to align is - Correct answer Metaphase The stage of mitosis in which the paired chromosomes separate each going to an opposite poles of the cell is - Correct answer Anaphase The stage of mitosis in which two chromosomes are cordoned into new nuclear us with the daughter cell is - Correct answer Telophase Squamous cuboidal and columnar are three kinds of what kind of cell tissue - Correct answer Epithelial tissue An important function of epithelial tissue is - Correct answer Acting as a protective barrier for the human body Important function of connective tissue is - Correct answer Storage of energy
Primary purpose of the musculoskeletal System is - Correct answer Providing form for the body What makes it sometimes difficult to diagnose an aulmentthen the musculoskeletal system - Correct answer It's close proximity to other organs within the body What is cartilage - Correct answer Flexible connective tissue that keeps bones from rubbing against each other What procedures used when both the prostate gland and some of the surrounding tissue I removed to illuminate cancer - Correct answer Radical prostatectomy What is the pear-shaped sack located near the right lobe of the liver that holds bile - Correct answer Gallbladder What is performed to remove bladder stones from the bladder - Correct answer Cystoscopy What a lousy physician to examine the service of joints and surrounding tissues for diagnosis purposes - Correct answer Arthroscopy What is the most frequently perform surgery for treatment of spinal stenosis - Correct answer Decompressive laminectomy Alternative treatments for breast cancer include - Correct answer Simple or modified radical lumpectomy or a mastectomy followed by radiation treatment A group of tests that are perform together to detect evaluate and monitor diseases or damages is called what - Correct answer Standard liver panel What does medical ethics refer to - Correct answer Behaviors the medical professionals with moral integrity are expected to have What are three issues that Determinean incident a battery - Correct answer The patient has been given false information about treatment A patient is judged incompetent to consent to treatment and received in proper care
Care that The patient has refused is forced upon them without court authorization What are the four major principles of medical ethics - Correct answer Autonomy beneficence non-malfeasance and justice Two main divisions of the central nervous system - Correct answer Spinal cord and brain What position is used to examine the abdomen - Correct answer Supine 2 functions of the ear are - Correct answer Hearing and equilibrium Portion of the eye that contains rods and cones - Correct answer Retina Fat soluble vitamins - Correct answer A, Heart is divided into righr and left sides by the? - Correct answer Septum The cardiovascular system includes - Correct answer Heart and blood vessels AAAAAAAKKKKK localized dilation of an artery is an? - Correct answer Aneurysm Measurement of height, length. Weight is called? - Correct answer Mensuration Gastrectasia - Correct answer Stretching of stomach A 12 lead electrocardiogram records? - Correct answer Three bipolar, two unipolar, and six precordial leads Vocal cords are located? - Correct answer Larynx Auscultation - Correct answer Listening Normal male hematocrit reading - Correct answer 43 to 49 percent
Error correction on medical records - Correct answer Draw line through error, write correct data above or below, date time initial. No erase or white out POMR - Correct answer Problem oriented medical record -database includes demographics, profile history, chief complaint, tx plan medications, progress notes, care notes. Problems are numbered SOAP - Correct answer Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan The general meaning of "corpus" is - Correct answer Body Abnormally low white blood cell count - Correct answer Leukopenia An area of dead myocardial tissue is called - Correct answer An Infarct The term "lithiasis" means - Correct answer abnormal condition of stones Menarche refers to which of the following? - Correct answer Beginning of menstruation Adipose tissue is made of - Correct answer Fat Cells The ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position - Correct answer Orthopnea Abnormally large breasts in men - Correct answer Gynecomastia Drainage from the nose - Correct answer Rhinorrhea The combining form "cephal/o" refers to the - Correct answer Head The prefix pertaining to fingernail is - Correct answer Onych- Inflammation of a sweat gland is known as - Correct answer Hidradenitis
