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A&PI Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of fracture results in small fragments of bone? | comminuted |
| What childhood infection most commonly affects the face and hands? | impetigo |
| What is the physiological process that maintains a stable environment in our bodies? | homeostasis |
| The results of a disease process are called __________________. | manifestations |
| The term for a cluster of boils is _____________________. | carbuncles |
| What body position is accomplished when the patient is lying face up? | supine |
| What is the condition results from an excess of calcium in the blood? | hypercalcemia |
| What is the neuromuscular disease where neither the nerves nor the muscles are diseased? | Myasthenia Gravis |
| A procedure that removes fluid from a joint through surgical means is called a/an ______________________. | arthrocentesis |
| When a kidney becomes extremely dilated with urine it is called __________________. | hydronephrosis |
| What lesion of the skin is also known as a freckle? | macule |
| What is the most serious form of skin cancer? | malignant melanoma |
| _________________ are also known as kidney calculi and are solid secretions of dissolved minerals in the urine. | nephrolithiasis |
| What is the name for the procedure where the physician removes a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination? | biopsy |
| Inflammation of a joint is called ____________________. | arthritis |
| What is a muscular disease that is hereditary and is primarily diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 5? | Muscular Dystrophy |
| The muscular disease that causes pain, stiffness and tenderness of muscles, tendons and joints is called _____________________. | fibromyalgia |
| A medical procedure that can break up stones utilizing sonic vibrations is called ________________________. | lithotripsy |
| What muscle in your body will not regenerate itself once damaged? | cardiac |
| What procedure exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold and freezing to destroy the tissue? | cyrosurgery |
| What is the term for a yeast infection? | candidiasis |
| What is the term for fusion of the joint? | ankylosis |
| The passage of a flexible tube through the urethra and into the bladder is called a _________________________. | urinary catheterization |
| The directional term that refers to a body part moving away from the midline of the body is called ____________________. | abduction |
| The most common type of skin cancer is __________________. | basal cell carcinoma |
| A __________________ pregnancy occurs when the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall. | ectopic |
| The surgical removal of the ovary together with the fallopian tube is referred to as a ________________________. | salpingo-oophorectomy |
| The heart and lungs are located in the ________________ cavity. | thoracic |
| What is the acute lung disease that is commonly seen in premature newborns? | hyaline membrane disease |
| What type of fracture is accompanied by an open wound? | compound |
| A congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis is called _________________. | hypospadias |
| This particular STD is characterized by chancre sores visible in the genital area. | syphilis |
| What is the directional term that means the fartherest from the point of attachment? | distal |
| arthr/o | joint |
| A spreading infection in the skin is called ______________________. | cellulitis |
| The visualization of a joint through a surgical instrument is called a/an __________________________. | arthrography |
| What skeletal system disease results in our bones become porous? | osteoporosis |
| The directional term for pointing your toe is called ______________________. | plantarflexion |
| An injury to a tendon is called a ____________________________. | strain |
| What contagious skin disease is characterized by mites that burrow under thye skin? | scabies |
| A muscular disorder where the patient is suffering from ascending paralysis is called _______________________. | Guillian-Barre Syndrome |
| When a bone is displaced from its normal position in the joint it is called ______________________________. | dislocation |
| What virus causes both shingles and chickenpox? | herpes varicella zoster |
| -algia | pain |
| What two factors do clinicians use to assess the damage of burns? | depth and area of skin damaged |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| The directional term that refers to a body part moving toward the midline of the body is called _______________________. | adduction |
| Curling a weight with your arm is called ____________________. | flexion |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| An injury to a ligament is called a _______________________. | sprain |
| What test is utilized to diagnose CTS? | EMG (electromyography) |
| What position is accomplished when the patient is lying face down? | prone |
| hepat/o | liver |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| Bringing a weight back down from a curled position is called ___________________. | extension |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| When a physician repairs a fracture through surgical means it is called ___________________________. | open reduction |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| What is the procedure that removes disc material from the vertebral column? | laminectomy |
| What is the name of the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts? | transverse |
| What is the directional term that means closer to the point of attachment? | proximal |
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