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Allied Review test 3
Review test #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a highly malignant brain tumor is | glioblastoma multiforme |
| paralysis of four extremities is called | quadriplegia |
| inflammation of a spinal nerve root is called | radiculitis |
| spina bifida is associated with | meningomyelocele |
| The branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to recieve a nervous impulse is a | dendrite |
| the protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell is called | myelin sheath |
| combining form cerebr/o means | cerebrum |
| combining form thec/o means | sheath |
| combining form myel/o means | spinal cord |
| which of the following conditions includes sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures | epilepsy |
| when a blood clot suddenly enters a blood vessel in the brain it is known as cerebral | embolus |
| parkinsons disease is characterized by | shuffling gait |
| the peripheral nerves that carry messages toward the brain from receptors are called | sensory nerves |
| disease of the heart muscle | cardiomyopathy |
| the contraction phase of the heartbeat is called | systole |
| what is located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart | mitral valve |
| the instrument to measure blood pressure is | sphygmomanometer |
| Congenital narrowing of the large artery leading from the heart is | coarctation of the aorta |
| rapid, random, ineffectual and irregular contractions of the heart are called | fibrillation |
| the inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood is called | congestive heart failure |
| what is it called when you have congenital malformation involving four seperate heart defects | tetralogy of fallot |
| smallest blood vessel | capillary |
| the upper chamber of the heart is called | atrium |
| what carries blood to the lungs from the heart | pulmonary artery |
| the space between the lungs in the chest is called | mediastinum |
| nasopharyngeal lymphatic tissue is known as the | adenoids |
| stridor occurs what upper respiratory disorder | croup |
| what term means difficulty breathing | dyspnea |
| bronchial airway obstruction marked by paroxysmal dyspnea, wheezing and cough describes | asthma |
| thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract are | cilia |
| the voice box is callled | larynx |
| middle region where bronchi, blood vessels and nerves enter and exit lungs is the | hilum |
| the gas produced by cells and exhaled through the lungs is called | carbon dioxide |
| the divisions of the lungs are called | lobes |
| the essential cells of the lung, performing its main function are the | pulmonary parenchyma |
| combining form coni/o means | dust |
| combining form lob/o means | lobe of the lung |
| what do you call white blood cells with reddish granules who's numbers increase in allergic reactions | eosinophil |
| a method of seperating out plasma proteins by electrical charge is | electrophoresis |
| what is the foreign material that invades the body called | antigens |
| the blood type that contains B antigens and anti-A antibodies is type | B |
| the blood type that contains no A or B antigens and both anti-A and anti-B antibodies is type | O |
| a strained blood smear is examined to determine the shape of individual red blood cells during a (an) | re blood cell morphology |
| what measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood | hematocrit |
| abnormally shaped red blood cells causing hemolysis describes | sickle cell anemia |
| red blood cells with irregularity in shape describes | poikilocytosis |
| an increase in numbers of large cells describes | macrocytosis |
| the formation of red cells is called | erythropoiesis |
| the destruction of red cells is called | hemolysis |
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