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What is a characteristic of viral herpes
Skin Eruption
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When a boxer gets hit & has a deviated septum?
Vomer (in nose)
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Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?
Pharynx
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A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in?
Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
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Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?
Hyoid Bone
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Which of the following statements best describes endocrine glands?
They secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development and function
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Diet is important because bone are storage places for?
Calcium & Phosphorus
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Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and urinary system?
Urethra
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Ligaments provide which connection?
Bone to bone
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Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?
Ureter
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Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation cause by which molecule?
Lactic Acid
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As a part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?
Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
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Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?
Evaporation
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When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian and the nurse notes that she has a unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten a large amount of?
Carrot and squash
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Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?
Palms facing anterior
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Which structure is a ball & socket joint?
Shoulder
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Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus & stapes?
Skull & Ear
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What are like cells grouped together called?
Tissue
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The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?
Popliteal
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Ceruminous (aprocrine) glands secrete?
Earwax
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What type of synovial joint is the elbow?
Hinge
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What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated / increased?
Cardiac output
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Where does digestion begin in the digestive system
Oral cavity
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Which cell structure regulates the transport of substances in & out of a cell?
Plasma Membrane
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The mediastinum is located within which cavity?
Thoracic cavity
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What is the effect of Serotonin, a neurotransmitter?
Involved with mood, anxiety, sleep, happiness, appetite
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What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in nephrons when antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?
H2O is re-absorbed from urinary filtrate
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What is the function of thrombocytes (platelets)?
Blood clotting
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Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower extremity?
Vastus Lateralis
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Which structure is located on the sternum
Xiphoid Process
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The occipital region is located in which part of the body?
Head / Skull
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Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?
Hemoglobin
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Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland?"
Pituitary Gland
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Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures?
Ligament
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What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?
Eccrine gland (Merocrine / Sweat gland)
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Which statement are true about bone?
Osteoblasts (build up of bone), Epiphysial (end of bone), Diaphysis (shaft of bone)
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Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?
Eye (in front of eye, between the lens & cornea)
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The malleus, incus & stapes are located in which part of the body?
Ear
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Dorsiflexion & Plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body
Foot
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Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?
Pulmonary vein (Remember pulmonary is heart, veins take deoxygenated blood back to the heart, Arteries carry oxygen & nutrients away from the heart)
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Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning
Temporal Lobe
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What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?
Cochlea
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Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?
Fallopian tubes (also called uterine tubes)
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Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?
Lower leg
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An over production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area?
External ear and canals
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The mitral valve is located between which two structures?
Left ventricle and left atrium
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The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense?
Smell
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Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?
Vena cava
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Hormones produced by the ovaries?
Estrogen and Progesterone
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Plane divides the body into left and right sides?
Sagittal
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Two divisions that make up the nervous system?
PNS & CNS (Peripheral & Central)
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The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What are is he describing?
Epiphysis
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Part of the brain that attaches to the spinal cord?
Medulla oblongata
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Which term is used to describe movement of arms and legs away from the midline of the body?
Abduction (AB = Away from)
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Structure that provides a pulse reading in the neck?
Carotid artery
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Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?
Oxytocin & ADH (Antidiuretic hormone) (ADH is also known as Vasopressin)
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What is the primary function of hemoglobin?
Carry oxygen
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What stimulates chemoreceptors to function?
rise in CO2
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Fall in o2
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Which condition causes a client to say, "I can't see far away?"
Nearsightedness (Think opposite, far is near, near is far)
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What is the function of golgi apparatus?
-packaging proteins for secretion and transports lipids around the cell
-synthesize carbs & glycoproteins
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What organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
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Fertilization occurs in the?
oviduct
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When drawing blood from antecubital region, which blood vessel is used to obtain blood?
Median cubital
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What hormone induces growth of public and axillary hair at puberty?
Testosterone & Estrogen
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Increase rate of breathing results in what blood pH change?
Alkalosis
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Regulates balance and thermoregulation
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How many carbs per gram do carbs contain?
4
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When water molecules move across the cell membrane from high to low concentration, this procress is called?
Osmosis
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What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?
Body becomes more acidic
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What part of the body is the lower back?
Lumbar
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High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?
Potassium
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What blood vessels perfuses (goes through) the kidney?
Renal vein (this vein drains the kidney)
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What gland is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?
Thyroid gland
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In white blood cells, what contributes to phagocytosis?
Macrophages and neutrophils
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What structure of the eye picks out color?
Retina
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What is the most protective layer of the skin?
Epidermis
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The organ of corti is located in the?
Ear
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Where in the body are nutrients absorbed?
Small intestine
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The Rough ER functions in the human cells to?
Synthesize proteins
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Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?
Protein
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What is the definition of chyme?
Semi-fluid mass of partially digested food expelled by the stomach in the duodenum
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What are hormones?
Chemical messengers
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What female reproductive organ produces occytes, estrogen, & progesterone?
Ovaries
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What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules?
Cilia
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Which is a hollow organ?
Gall bladder
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Which muscle(s) is included in the quad femoris group?
Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, Vastus intermedius
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Which structure is resposible for normal respiratory function?
Medulla oblongta
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Client has large pituitary tumor what part of the body does this effect?
Low blood pressure, sickness, head hurting, vision problems
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Which structures produce B-lymphocytes?
Red bone marrow
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What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulation is increased?
Blood pressure rises & goose bumps
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The buttocks are which surface of the body?
Dorsal
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The esophagus is located in which body cavity?
Thoracic
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The tympanic membrane is located between which structures?
External auditory canal & middle ear
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How many days is the average menstrual cycle?
28 days
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Which structure produces T-lymphocytes?
Thymus
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Calcaneus is located in?
Foot
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Urinary system in the human body primary task is to?
Expel waste
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Which of the following produce progesterone to prepare the uterus for preganancy?
Corpus luteum
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What are finger prints made of?
Friction ridges
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ABCD of cancer?
Melanoma
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Which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organ be found?
Pelvic region
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Which one up angle at the joint?
Extensor
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Which hormone is released by posterior lobe?
Oxytocin & ADH (ADH is known as Vasopressin)
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Order of organization of living things?
Organelle, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, Organisms, Populations, Communities, Ecosystem, Biosphere
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All living things are made up of?
Cells
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What bones are formed first during intramembranous ossification?
Flat bones of the skull, the mandible, and the clavicles.
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Most obvious skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
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Active transport requires?
Requires energy (ATP) from cell
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Passive transport?
Does not require energy
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Diffusion is?
Movement of molecules or particles along a concentration gradient, high to low concentration
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Osmosis is?
Movement of water across a membrane (low to high concentration)
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Fibrous joints are?
Stationary & held together by ligaments only
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Cartilaginous is?
Connection between articulating bones made up of cartilage
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Synovial joints are?
Freely mobile
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Types of asexual reproduction?
binary fission and mitosis
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What is the eustachian tube?
Links the nasopharynx to the middle ear
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Calciferol (aka vitamin D) is controlled by?
Parathyroid hormone
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Sebaceous gland function?
Secretes oil
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What is endocytosis?
Engulfs and brings in (endo = internal)
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What is exocytosis?
Fuses with plasma membrane & releases contents outside of the cell (exo = exit)
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Pituitary gland produces?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone
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What does adrenal gland secrete?
Cortisol & Aldosterone
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Aerobic respiration takes place in?
Mitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water and energy
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Anaerobic respiration produces?
Energy and uses glucose, but produces less energy and does NOT require oxygen
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What parts of the respiratory system are in the upper respiratory?
Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli
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Aerobic respirations happens in the presence of?
Oxygen
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What is the soft spot on a baby's head?
Fontanelle
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Layers of the epidermis?
Stratum Corneum, Lucidum, Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale
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The top of the sternum is called?
Manubrium
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Parts of the sternum?
Manubrium, Body, Xiphoid Process
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What makes up most plasma?
Water
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Polypeptides are?
Chains of amino acids
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What is mitosis?
The process of cell division that occurs in five stages before pinching two daughter cells in a process called cytokinesis
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What is Meosis?
Is to make haploid gametes and production of germ cells.
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Ribs are attached to the?
Sternum
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