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Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -rrhage or -rrhagia | to burst forth as in abnormal excessive discharge or bleeding |
| partial or complete disappearance of symptoms of a disease | remission |
| myorrhexis | rupture of a muscle |
| Evidence of a disease that can only be observed by the patient | symptom |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| Which plane cuts the body in superior and inferior sections? | transverse plane |
| Which plane cuts the body in anterior and posterior sections/ | frontal plane |
| Which fracture is commonly seen in the advanced stages of osteoporosis? | compression fracture |
| Which type of joint is immovable and found only foudn between skull bones? | suture |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| Which type of joints move in all directions? | ball and socket joints |
| A fracture where bone is partially bent and only partially broken | greenstick |
| Which connective tissue attaches bone to bone | ligament |
| Which connective tissue attaches bone to muscle | tendon |
| arthr/o | joint |
| oste/o | bone |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -osis | abnormal condition or illness |
| Fx | Fracture |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| Surgical incision of a joint | arthrotomy |
| Inflammation of bone and bone marrow | osteomyelitis |
| Tumor of cartilage | chondroma |
| Moving away from the midline | abduction |
| Moving toward the midline | adduction |
| Muscles that work in opposition of one another | antagonistic |
| decreasing an angle as in bending a joint | flexion |
| myorrhaphy | suture of a muscle wound |
| hyperkinesia | increase in motor function |
| ataxia | without movement - inability ot move |
| tenalgia | pain in the tendon |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of one side of the body |
| normal oral temperature range | 97.6-99.6 |
| apnea | without breathing |
| normal respiratory range | 12-24 breaths per minute |
| normal adult pulse range | 60-100 bpm |
| Where is the radial pulse taken? | lateral side of the wrist |
| blood pressure goes over which pulse | brachial |
| The first (bottom) level of Maslow's heirarchy of Needs | physiological |
| dyspnea | difficult/labored breathing |
| QD | every day |
| Ad lib | at liberty |
| Highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessel/when ventricles contract/top number of BP reading | systolic |
| Carries deoxygenated blood fromthe right ventricle to the lungs | pulmonary arteries |
| Chamber that first receives deoxygenated blood from the body | right atria |
| Pulmonary vein sends oxygenated blood to this chamber of the heart | left atria |
| phlebitis | inflammation of the veins |
| thromb | clot |
| Chronic heart condition where blood can back up in other parts of the body (liver, lungs, arms, legs) | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Double walled sac that surrounds heart | pericardium |
| abnormally slow heart beat | bradycardia |
| Flow of blood between heart and lungs | pulmonary circulation |
| Carries blood away from the heart | arteries |
| Carries blood to the heart | veins |
| Inflammatry condition of the heart valve | valvulitis |
| Valve between the left atria and left ventricle | bicuspid valve |
| Anoxia | absence of oxygen |
| Provide mucus and make the skull lighter | sinus |
| laryngoplegia | paralysis of the larynx |
| windpipe | trachea |
| passageway for air and food | pharynx |
| vocal cords are within this part of respiratory system | larynx |
| Cyanosis | bluish color due to lack of oxygen |
| Hemoptysis | spittiing bloodstained sputum |
| Pneumorrhagia | bleeding from lungs |
| Airs sacs that exchange gases with pulmonary capillary blood | alveoli |
| Keeps food from entering lungs during swallowing | epiglottis |
| Stores bile | gallbladder |
| Manufactures bile | liver |
| Manufactures insulin | pancreas |
| How many pounds are in a kg? | 2.2 |
| How many cc are in a mL? | one cc = one ML |
| Peristalsis begins here | esophagus |
| The middle section of the small intestine | jejunum |
| Chemical digestion is completed | small intestine |
| Saliva contains this enzyme | amylase |
| Amylase digest which type of food | carbohydrates |
| Appendicitis causes this side of the abdomen to hurt | right |
| A Doctor is in this part of health service | therapeutic |
| Utrasound technician is in this part of health service | diagnostic |
| Not draping a patient violates which tort | invasion of privacy |
| Not putting a side rail up violates which tort | negligence |
| Most accurate way to take a temperature | rectal |
| If pulse is irregular, how long should you measure it | one minute |
| verbal defamation is called | slander |
| written defamations is called | libel |
| What time is 2000 in civilian time? | 8:00 pm |
| What time is 0300 in civilian time? | 3:00 am |
| What time is midnight in military time? | 2400 |
| What time is 2:00 pm in military time? | 1400 |
| What time is 2300 in civilian time? | 11:00 pm |
| What type of communication is most communication in health care? | interpersonal |
| hyperpnea | abnormally deep and fast respirations |
| Tachypnea | fast breathing |
| Shallow or slow breathing | hypopnea |
| Part of kidney where filtration takes place | glomerulus |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| Another name for chewing | mastication |
| Gives urine its yellow-amber color | urochrome |
| Surrounds the glomerulus | Bowman's capsule |
| Urethrectomy | Removal of the urethra |
| Transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder | ureters |
| Disease or symptom of long duration | chronic |
| Disease or symptom with rapid onset, a severe course, and usually a short duration | acute |
| visual examination of a joint | arthroscopy |
| my/o or myos/o | muscles |
| ton | muscle tone |
| angi/o | vessel |
| medical term for heart attack | myocardial infarction |
| pnea | breathing |
| excessive urination | polyuria |
| enuresis | bedwetting |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| myeloma | tumor derived from bone marrow |
| craniectomy | surgical removal of part of the skull |
| kinesi | movement |
| specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of stomach and intestines | gastroenterologis |
| cholecystalgia | pain in gallbladder |
| colotomy | surgical incision into colon |
| surgically create artifical opening at the ileum and abdominal wall | ileostomy |
| urethralgia | pain in urethra |
| Feeling important is in which stage of Maslow's | Esteem |
| Linen service is under this health service | Support |
| Change in physical size is known as | Growth |
| Physical and mental capacity maturation and learning is known as | Development |
| Spoken Defamation | Slander |
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