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student bowl and rad review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The parietal bones meet the frontal bone at the _____ suture. | coronal |
| The _____ suture is where the parietal bones meet the cranial midline. | sagittal |
| The parietal bones meet the occipital bone at the _____ suture. | lambdoidal |
| A parietal and temporal bone meet laterally at the _____ suture. | squamous |
| The sella turcica is located in what bone? | sphenoid |
| The most deeply hidden bone of the skull is what? | ethmoid |
| How many bones are in the human skeleton? | 206 |
| The crista galli is located in which bone? | ethmoid |
| Sutural bones which are tiny, irregularly shaped bones that appear in the cranial sutures, are also called…? | Wormian bones |
| All facial bones except the mandible articulate with what bone? | maxillae |
| Another name for the thumb is…? | pollex |
| The great toe is also called? | hallux |
| _____ is the movement in which the limb describes a cone in space. | circumduction |
| When you “jut” out your jaw, this movement is called? | protraction |
| “Squaring” your shoulders is a movement called…? | retraction |
| The _____ is a double-layered membrane that surrounds the brain. | dura mater |
| The _____ forms a loose brain covering. | arachnoid |
| The only meninx that clings tightly to the brain is the…? | pia mater |
| The _____ is the most superior of the brain stem regions. | midbrain |
| The _____ is the bulging brain stem region. | pons |
| The _____ is the most inferior part of the brain stem. | medulla oblongata |
| The dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater are known as _____. | meninges |
| A midsagittal fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres is called _____. | falx cerebri |
| There are _____ number of cranial nerves. | 12 pairs |
| There are _____ number of spinal nerves. | 31 pairs |
| Most taste buds are found in peg-like projections of the tongue mucosa called…? | papillae |
| The posterior portion “white of the eye” is known as…? | sclera |
| The visible colored part of the eye is knows as…? | iris |
| The outer portion of the ear is also known as…? | auricle or pinna |
| The middle ear is known as the…? | tympanic cavity |
| The three smallest bones in the tympanic cavity are called…? | ossicles |
| The inner (internal) ear is also called the _____. | labyrinth |
| Another name for the pituitary gland is _____. | hypophysis |
| White blood cells are called _____. | leukocytes |
| The only fluid tissue in the body is _____. | blood |
| Red blood cells are called _____. | erythrocytes |
| Cell fragments that function the blood-clotting process are called _____. | platelets |
| When blood is transformed from a liquid to a gel, this is called blood clotting or _____. | coagulation |
| A clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel is called a _____. | thrombus |
| The _____, composed mainly of cardiac muscle, forms the bulk of the heart. | myocardium |
| Another name for the bicuspid valve is…? | mitral valve |
| Myocardial infarction is commonly called a ______. | heart attack |
| A condition of rapid and irregular or out-of-phase contractions of the heart is called _____. | fibrillation |
| The most common form of shock is _____. | hypovolemic |
| The largest lymphoid organ is the _____. | spleen |
| The most abundant type of white blood cell is the _____. | neutrophil |
| Antibodies are also called…? | immunoglobulins |
| On the medial surface of each lung is an indentation called the _____. | hilus |
| Low carbon dioxide levels in the blood is referred to as…? | hypocapnia |
| The act of breathing is called _____. | respiration |
| A thin plastic tube threaded into the trachea through the nose or mouth is a(n) _____. | endotracheal tube |
| The alimentary canal is also called…? | gastrointestinal tract |
| _____ is the process that moves food through the alimentary canal. | peristalsis |
| _____ involves alternate waves of contraction and relaxation of muscles in the organ walls. | peristalsis |
| _____ is the transport of digested end products from the GI tract lumen to the blood or lymph. | absorption |
| Another name for the lips is _____. | labia |
| The mouth is called the oral cavity or the…? | buccal cavity |
| Tongue movements mix food with saliva and form it into a compact mass called a _____. | bolus |
| Connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerve fibers called _____ supplies nutrients to the tooth tissues and provides tooth sensation. | pulp |
| Another name for the gum is…? | gingiva |
| Swallowing is also referred to as…? | deglutition |
| Vomiting is also referred to as…? | Emesis |
| Large isolated clusters of lymph nodules found in the wall of the distal portion of the small intestine (ileum) are…? | Peyer's Patches |
| _____ is the largest gland in the body. | Liver |
| In the liver, _____ cells remove debris, such as bacteria and worn-out blood cells, from the blood as it flows past. | Kupffer |
| In most of the large intestine, the longitudinal muscle layer is reduced to three bands of muscle referred to as…? | Teniae Coli |
| The enzymatic breakdown of any type of food molecule is called…? | Hydrolysis |
| A tuft of capillaries in the nephron is called a(n)…? | Glomerulus |
| At the end of the renal tubule is a cup-shaped structure that surrounds the glomerulus called a(n)…? | Bowman’s capsule |
| The smooth, triangular region of the bladder base is called the _____. | trigone |
| Voiding or urination is also referred to as…? | Micturition |
| Whenever the PH of arterial blood rises above 7.45, a person is said to have ______. | Alkalemia |
| A drop in arterial PH to below 7.35 results in…? | Acidemia |
| The _____ glands are tiny pea-sized glands situated inferior to the prostate gland. | Bulbourethral |
| “Sperm formation” is also called _____. | Spermatogenesis |
| Surgical removal of the ovary is called _____. | Oophorectomy |
| A fertilized egg is also referred to as a(n) _____. | Zygote |
| “Birth” is also referred to as…? | Parturition |
| Facsimile transmission of health information is: A) not permitted B) permitted for urgently needed patient care C) permitted for third party payer hosiptalization certification | B & C |
| Forms of intentional misconduct include: A) slander B) invasion of privacy C) negligence | B & C |
| What is the medical term for congenital club foot? | Talipes |
| In what order should the following examinations be performed? | IVU, BE, UGI series |
| Hypochlorite bleach (Clorox) and Lysol are examples of what? A) antiseptics B) bacteriostatics C) antifungal agents D) disinfectants | D |
| The act of inspiration will cause the elevation of what? A) sternum B) ribs C) diaphragm | A & B |
| A patient in a recumbent position with the head lower than the feet is said to be in which position? | Trendelenburg |
| Which of the following is a vasopressor and may be used for an anaphylactic reaction or a cardiac arrest? A) nitroglycerin B) epinephrine C) hydrocortisone D) digitoxin | B |
| The medical abbreviation meaning "after meals"? | pc |
| Symptoms of inadequate oxygen supply include? A) dyspnea B) cyanosis C) retraction of intercostal spaces | A,B,C |
| A patient whose systolic blood pressure is consistently greater than 140mmHg usually is considered what? A) hypertensive B) hypotensive C) average/normal D) baseline | Hypertensive |
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