Academics Flashcards
What is the microscopic study of the structures, composition, and functions of tissue called
histology
What is the science which deals with the formation, structure, and function of cells?
cytology
What is the study of the nature and cause of disease which involves changes in structure and function?
pathology
To what does the word part “gyneco” refer?
female
What medical term describes one who has no appetite?
anorexic
What is the medical term that means below?
inferior
What is the medical term for fingers or toes?
phalanges
What is the medical term for painful or difficult urination?
dysuria
What medical prefix refers to pain?
dys
What is the medical term for red blood cell?
erythrocyte
What is the medical term for white blood cell?
leukocyte
What is the medical term which means fibrin is destroyed?
fibrinolysis
What is the medical term that means hardening of the arteries?
arteriosclerosis
What is the medical term indication inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
What is the medical term that means excessive vomiting?
hyperemesis
What is the medical prefix that means “too much”?
hyper
What is the medical term for a benign fatty tumor?
lipoma
What medical term means dissolving a stone?
litholysis
What is the medical term for a gall stone?
cholelith
What is the medical term pertaining to the tongue and throat?
glossopharyngeal
What is the medical term for profuse bleeding?
hemorrhage
What is the correct term for excessive amounts of urine?
polyuria
What is the term used to mean the number of calories of heat that must be produced per hour to keep the baby alive, awake and comfortably warm?
basal metabolic rate
What is the correct term for no production of urine?
anuria
What is the correct term for high blood sugar?
hyperglycemia
What is the correct term for sugar in the urine?
glycosuria
What is the term for low blood sugar?
hypoglycemia
What is the proper term for blood vessels getting larger in diameter?
vasodilation
What is the medical term for profuse sweating?
daphoreses
What is ABG the abbreviation for?
arterial blood gases
What does the abbreviation CT stand for?
computed tomography
What does the abbreviation D/C mean?
disccontinue
What suffix refers to pain
-algia
What is the abbreviation for iron?
Fe
What id FSH the abbreviation for?
follicle stimulating hormone
What is gtt the abbreviation for?
drop
What is HCT the abbreviation for?
hematocrit
What is IVP the abbreviation for?
intravenous pyelogram
What is the abbreviation meaning after meals?
pc
What is the abbreviation meaning before meals?
ac
What is the abbreviation meaning every?
q
What is the abbreviation meaning every other day?
qod
What is the abbreviation for “ass needed” or “whenever necessary”?
prn
What medical term means “immediately”?
stat
What is the abbreviation for what is commonly referred to as a stroke?
CVA
What medical term means “as desired”?
ad lib
What does the medical abbreviation “D & C” mean?
dilation and curettage
What does the abbreviation “c” with a line over it mean?
with
What does the abbreviation “s” with a line over it mean?
without
What does the abbreviation T.I.D. mean?
three times aday
What does the abbreviation Q.I.D. mean?
four times a day
What does the abbreviation h.s. mean?
hour of sleep
To what organ do the prefixes: hepa, hepar, or hepato refor
liver
What is the correct medical term for a physician who diagnosis’s disorders of the eye
Ophthalmogist
What is the term for a physician who studies and interprets x-rays?
radiologist
What is the medical term for earache?
otalgia
What is the term which means the rate at which an illness occurs in a particular area or population?
morbidity
What is the medical term for lateral curvature of the spine?
scoliosis
What is the Latin term meaning “in an artificial environment” or “outside the body”?
in vitro
What is the formal medical term for an umbilical hernia?
omphalocele
What is the term for a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity?
ectopic
What is the term that refers to shrinkage of muscle tissue due to decreased in activity?
atrophy
What term refers to the normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow?
hematopoiesis
Symptoms that are experienced and described by the patient but not observed by others are referred to as what?
subjective
What are symptoms that are perceptible to others called?
objective
What is a prefix meaning “without or not”?
a
What do the initials COPD stand for?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What is the term pertaining to an agent that destroys or damages tissue cells?
cytotoxic
What is the medical term for double vision?
diplopia
What is the medical term for incontinence of urine, especially at night, or bed-wetting?
enuresis
What is the medical term for excessive gas in the digestive system?
flatulence
What term describes a disease or condition without a known cause?
idiopathic
What do the initials REM stand for?
rapid eye movement
What term describes the process in which two organs, substances, or agents work simultaneously to enhance the function and effect of one another?
synergy
What medical term describes ringing in the ears?
tinnitus
What is an organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction?
enzyme
What is a muscle which draws a part away from the median pane of the body called?
abductor
What is the medical term that means fatty or pertaining to fat?
adipose
What is the chemical symbol or abbreviation for silver?
Ag
What is the medical term meaning absence or loss of hair?
alopecia
What term refers to the cessation of breathing?
apnea
What term refers to the accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity?
ascites
What term refers to a sensation preceding a seizure?
aura
What in the term by which any substance that produces or incites cancer is known?
carsinogen
What is a substance which speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being permanently altered in the reaction called?
catalyst
What is a medical term for a bluish, grayish, or slatelike discoloration of the skin due to oxygen deficiency called?
cyanosis
What is the medical term meaning evacuation of the bowels?
defacation
What term refers to the division of sex cells?
meiosis
What term means closed, plugged, or obstructed?
occluded
What term refers to a foreign substance or thrombus that circulates in the blood stream until it becomes lodged in a vessel?
embolus
What is the medical term for vomiting?
emesis
What is the medical term for nose bleeding?
epitaxis
What is the medical term referring to the causes of disease?
etiology
What is the term for any tiny entity capable of carrying on living which may be pathogenic?
microorganism
What medical term describes an increase in the size of an organ or body structure which does not involve tumor formation?
hypertrophy
What is the medical term for jaundice or pigmentation of the tissues with the bile pigments?
icterus
What prefix means in the midst of or between?
inter
What prefix means within?
intra
What term refers to hidden, concealed or not active?
latent
What is the medical prefix for white?
leuko
What is the medical prefix for stone or calculus?
litho
What is the prefix for large?
macro
What is the prefix meaning small in size?
micro
What prefix means one or single?
mono
What prefix means many or much?
poly
What term refers to the ability to move spontaneously?
mobile
What is the medical term for mumps?
infectious parotitis
What prefix refers to muscle?
my
What medical term describes dead tissue surrounded by healthy parts?
necrosis
What prefix refers to a tumor or cancer?
onco
What prefix refers to the ovary?
oophor
What term refers to a surgically formed artificial opening?
ostomy
What suffix means removal of?
ectomy
What prefix indicates disease?
path
What is the medical term for whooping cough?
pertussis
What is a drug with no medicinal effect that is given to satisfy a patient’s demand for medication or is used in test situations where one group receives the actual medication and the other group receives this?
placebo
What term refers to the prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimate of chance for recovery?
prognosis
What term means a tendency to relapse or to return to a former condition?
recidivism
What is an abnormal condition that follows and is a result of a disease?
sequela
What do the initials STD stand for?
sexually transmitted disease
What is the instrument used for determining arterial blood pressure?
sphygmomanometer
What term describes the stagnation or standing still of normal flow of fluids?
stasis
What term refers to an abnormal rapid hear beat?
tachycardia
What term means pertaining to touch?
tactile
What is the medical/biological science concerned with detecting and studying poisonous substances and establishing antidotes?
toxicology
What is a continuous, involuntary quivering of a convulsive nature called?
tremor
What infection is being tested for when one receives a Mantoux test?
tuberculosis
What term means and open sore of lesion of the skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing of necrotic tissue?
ulcer
What is the term that describes an inflammatory condition of the liver?
hepatiis
What is the medical term for chicken pox?
varicella
What is the medical term for dizziness?
vertigo
What does the abbreviation LDL mean?
low density lipoprotein
A syllable or word placed at the beginning of a root word is called a
prefix
What is the medical abbreviation for nothing by mouth?
NPO
What does the abbreviation G/C stand for?
geri-chair
What does the abbreviation OS stand for?
left eye
What should direct statements by the client be documented in the medical record?
by quotation marks
What does the word element nephro mean?
kidney
What does the word element -lysis
loosening, dissolving
What does the word element necro mean?
death
What does the word element -ology mean?
study of
What does the word form cardio refer to?
heart
What was the first drug law passed in the United States?
Pure Food and Drug Act
What are the rules that ensure uniform uniform strength, quality and purity of drugs?
drug standards
What is the term that means the way drugs act on body cells?
pharmacodynamics
What is a liquid drug in a heavy sugar and water solution with flavoring called?
syrup
What is the term for a drug that is to be taken under the tongue?
subligual
What is the abbreviation for centimeter?
cm
How many grains equal one gram?
15
What is a drug which stops the growth of bacteria called?
antitussive
What classification of drug would be ordered for an individual who has a fever?
antipyretic
What is a high school reaction to a drug which may be beneficial or harmful?
side effect
What is an antigen-antibody response to a drug that may result in danger to the patient?
allergic reaction
What is a tablet that doesn’t dissolve until it reaches the small intestine called?
enteretic coated
What is a drug that acts at the site of application called?
local or topical
What usually happens to the pupils of a shock victim?
they dilate
What type of fracture is not a complete break?
greenstick
What element is capable of stopping the passage of radiation?
lead
What area of the face is most sensitive to x-ray exposure?
lens of the eye
Give the normal range of months by which time all twenty primary teeth have erupted?
24-30
What is the stage of periodontal disease involving loss of bone that supports teeth called?
periodontitis
What is the artificial replacing of none of more teeth with a fixed prosthesis called?
bridge
What teeth are enervated by the inferior alveolar nerve?
mandibular posteriors
What happens to the x-ray film if the temperature of the developer is too low?
will produce a very light image
What gland is located below and in front of the ear?
the parotid
What term describes the unconscious grinding of teeth?
bruxism
What is the name of the instrument used to test one’s hearing?
audiometer
What is blurring of vision due to an abnormal curvature of the cornea called?
astigmatism
What term is used to indicate listening for sounds produced by the body
auscultation
What term is used to refer to the inner surface of the arm at the elbow?
antecubital
What is the term that describes a microorganism which can live and grow only in the presence of oxygen?
aurobe
What is the name of the support group for family members of alcoholism?
AL-ANON (all caps required)
What is the excision of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination?
biopsy
Name the part of the microscope substage that regulates the amount of light directed on a specimenn
iris diaphragm
If pancreatitis is suspected, what test is usually performed?
amylase
What is the breathing pattern characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation called?
cheyne-stokes
What is the procedure whereby ultra high-frequency sound waves are directed toward the heart to evaluate its function and structure?
echocardiogram
What term i used to describe quivering of cardiac muscle fibers which produces ineffective rapid but weak heart action?
fibrillation
What term describes the spread of cancer form one organ of the body to another?
metastasis
What is the medical term for the onset of menstrual periods?
menarche
What is the term used to describe the period of time immediately following the delivery of a baby?
postpartum
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the volume of exhaled air?
spirometer
What is the condition called which results from a decrease in the amount of calcium stored in the bones?
osteoporosis
What is the term give for having had nothing to eat or drink for a specific period of time?
fasting
Name the condition where a patient has overwhelming attacks of sleep which cannot be overcome?
narcolepsy
What is an x-ray of the breast called?
mammogram
What is the name of the chronic lung disease characterized by over distension of the alveolar sacs and inability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide?
emphysema
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what are the needs to be met after the physical needs?
safety and security
What is the partition that separate the two nasal cavities called?
nasal septum
What are the two main tubes to the lungs called?
bronchi
What is the cluster of capillaries located at one end of the nephron called?
glomerulus
What is the tube called that carries urine from the bladder to the outside?
urethra
Which endocrine gland is the largest?
thyroid
What hormone regulates the metabolic rate of body cells?
thyroxin
What do lacrimal glands secrete?
tears
Which gland produces a hormone which regulates the amount of calcium dissolved in the circulating blood?
parathyroid
Name the female gonad
ovary
What is the 20 foot tube in which the spermatozoa mature and become motile?
epididymis
Name the cartilage associated with the larynx which bends over the laryngeal opening to direct food into the esophagus
epiglottis
What is the valve between the small and large intestine called?
ileocecal
What is the first part of the small intestine called?
duodenum
What membrane lines he eyelids?
conjunctiva
What cranial nerve carries impulses for smell?
olfactory
What is the region or junction at which a nerve impulse is transmitted from on neuron to another called?
synapse
What lobe of the cerebrum interprets visual messages?
occipital
What kind of glands are those which secrete hormones into the blood stream?
endocrine
What is the anatomical term that indicates a structure nearer its origin?
proximal
What are the desired end products of carbohydrate digestion?
monosaccharides
What is a protein that is deficient in one or more essential amino acids called?
incomplete
What is the protoplasm inside the cell membrane called?
cytoplasm
Name the three kinds of muscles and tell whether it is voluntary or involuntary
skeletal, voluntary smooth, involuntary cardiac, involuntary
What are the hardest structures in the body, which are constructed primarily of calcium
teeth
List three accessory organs of digestion
liver, gallbladder, pancreas
What is the most abundant mineral in the body?
calcium
What is another name for the master gland?
the pituitary gland
What is the medical term for the collar bone?
clavicle
What muscle abducts the arm and caps the shoulder?
deltoid
What is the kissing muscle of the lips called?
orbicularis oris
What artery supplies blood to the head and the neck?
carotid
What is the name of the longest vein of the body?
saphenous
Name 2 of the 3 types of hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex
glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoid, androgens
Name the 2 types of cells in the islets of Langerhans that produce hormones
Alpha and Beta
What hormone stimulates the “fight or flight” response to an emergency?
epinephrine
The body may be divided into 3 imaginary planes. Which plane runs lengthwise from the front to the back dividing the body into right and left sides?
sagittal
The body may be divided into 3 imaginary planes. Which plane cuts the body horizontally into an upper and lower portion?
transverse
Which bands of connective tissue anchor bones together?
ligaments
What is the body’s first line of defense against pathogens?
skin
How many cervical vertebra are there in the vertebral column?
seevn
What is the medical term for the knee bone?
patella
What is the medical term for the lower arm bone o the thumb side?
radius
What is the medical term for the lower arm bone on the little finger side?
ulna
What is the longest and strongest bone of the body?
femur
What is the name of the hip socket into which the head of the femur articulates?
acetabulum
What is the projection of the ulna known as the elbow or “funny bone” called?
olecranon process
What is the movement in certain types of joints that decreases the angle between 2 aligning bones called?
flexion
What is the movement in certain types of joints that increases the angle between 2 aligning bones called?
extension
Name the outer membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
dura mater
Name the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus
endometrium
What is the progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract called?
peristalsis
What is the tough connective tissue membrane that covers the bone called?
periosteum
What are the coverings of the brain and spinal cord called?
meninges
What is the liquid part of the blood known as?
plasma
Blood in the right ventricle is kept form being pumped back into the atrium by the action of what structure?
tricuspid valve
What stimulates the initiation of the heart beat?
sinoatrial node
The coronary arteries branch off what blood vessel?
ascending aorta
Name the lymphatic organ that plays a key role in immunity and becomes adipose tissue later in life?
thymus
Where is the Circle of Willis located?
in the brain
Name a gland like structure in the brain that is shaped like a pine cone, located in a pocket near the corpus callosum. The exact function of the gland is unknown.
pineal body
What nerve is known as the pneumogastric or 10th cranial nerve, has both motor and sensory functions and a wider distribution than any of the other cranial nerves?
vagus
What blood vessels generally carry blood low in oxygen content?
veins
What is the name of the body system that includes the skin, associated glands, hair and nails?
Integumentary (Resource Human Body pg 79)
What is the term used for the ends of the long bones which contains the red bone marrow?
Epiphysis (Resource Human body pg 95)
What is the name of the bone that is at the tip of the sternum? This tip is vital in hand placement when performing CPR?
Xiphoid Process (Resource Human body pg 103)
Name the structure that is a connective tissue, cord like extension from the muscle, which connects muscle to bone?
Tendon (Resource Human body pg 127)
Name four of the 10 cranial Nerves
Olfactory, Optic, Occulomoter, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear (formerly auditory or acoustic), Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory (formerly spinal accessory). (Resource Human body pg 179).
State the number of deciduous teeth in a primary dentition?
20 (Resource Human body pg 349)
There are five types of leukocytes. Name the leukocyte that is one of the two agranulocytes, is the largest in size, and functions in phagocytosis?
Monocytes (Resource Human body pg 231)
The liquid part of the blood is called:
plasma
A seizure that results in momentary loss of consciousness and is marked by starring is called?
petit mal seizure
The spaces in an infant skull that allow for the skull to grow are called?
fontanel
The structure that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle is called. (OR USE LEFT)
Tricuspid (bicuspid)
What covering protects the crown of a tooth and is the hardest substance of the body? (OR WHAT IS THE COVERING OF THE TOOTH ROOT)?
Enamel (cementum)
An inflammation of the membranes that surrounds the nervous tissue of the CNS is called?
meningitis
The term that describes the uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle is?
fibrillation
What type of anemia that is a result of injury to or destruction of the bone marrow is known as? (OR THE TYPE OF ANEMIA THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF IRON TO FORM HEMOGLOBIN IN THE ERYTHROCYTE IS CALLED)?
aplastic anemia ( or iron deficiency anemia)
What disease is a noninfectious chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorates and lose of elasticity?
Emphysema
What is the toxic condition that occurs when the kidneys fail and urinary waste products are present in the bloodstream?
uremia
What is the temporary endocrine gland produced during pregnancy and acts as a link between mother and fetus?
placenta
What is the term for a yellow discoloration of the skin that can indicate bile in the blood as a result of liver or gallbladder disease?
jaundice
What is the term that shows inflammation condition of the liver?
hepatitis
Instrument used to examine the interior part of the eye is called what?
ophthalmoscope
The presence of pus in the urine is called?
pyuria
Cardiovascular test using ultrasound?
echocardiogram
The loudness of sound is measured in a unit called?
decibel
What is the position where the patient lays with head higher than the feet?
trendelenberg
Medical term for a pressure ulcer or bedsore?
decubitis ulcer
The medical term for a ballooning out of vessel wall is:
aneurysm
The medical term for an exaggerated curvature of the thoracic spine is:
Kyphosis
What is the medical term for a stationary blood clot?
Thrombus
What is the correct term for “pink eye”
conjunctivitis
What is commonly called the blind spot?
Optic disc
What is the fibrous membrane that covers the outside of the long bones and is necessary for bone growth, repair and nutrition?
periosteum
What is the term used for the shaft of the long bone?
diaphysis
What is the longest muscle of the body?
sartorius
What is the distal part of the small intestine known as:
Ileum
What sinus is not a paranasal sinus?
mastoid
The innermost layer of the eye is interlaced with many blood vessels which nutritious the eye. What is the layer called?
choroid coat
What is a bone inflammation usually caused by a pathogenic organism?
osteomyelitis
What is the enlarged pouch like structure that serves as a storage area for purified lymph before the lymph returns to the blood stream?
Cisterna chili
What disease is “Chronic malignant disease of the lymph nodes and is the most common form of lymphoma?
Hodgkin’s disease
The generic patterns of an individual is called:
genotype
The physical, biochemical and physiological configuration of an individual determined by genes is called?
phenotype
Periods of difficult breathing (dyspnea) alternating with periods of no respirations (apnea) is known as”
cheyne-stokes
What is the thoracic space between the two lungs called?
mediastium
White protein fibers of the skin, tendon, bone and/or cartilage is called:
collagen
The slight, continuous (partial) contraction of muscle is called:
tone
The radiograph producing a detailed cross section of tissue at a predetermined depth is a:
tomography
The awareness of position in relation to time, space and person is:
reality orientation
Name the body plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior?
coronal
Skeletal muscles may move the body part toward the midline of the body. What is the movement called?
adduction
The small intestine is approximately 20 feet in length. What is the name given to the first approximate 10 inches of the small intestine?
duodenum
The nervous system is divided into two parts. Name the part that includes the brain and spinal cord?
central nervous system
Which facial bone contains the tear duct?
lacrimal
The brain and spinal cord have several linings. What is the name of the outer membrane lining of the brain/spinal cord called?
Dura Mater
What are the basic structural units of the nerve tissue called?
neuron
What is the name of the lower jaw bone?
mandible
The thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands are part of which system?
endocrine system
Chronic respiratory disease casing bronchospasm and wheezing thought to be caused by allergies common in children?
asthma
Lymph tissue found in the pharynx on each side of the soft palate are called?
tonsils
Muscle wasting or degeneration due to lack of movement is called?
atrophy
Patient position commonly used for pelvic exam, PAP test, and vaginal birth?
lithotomy
What is the Chronic destruction of liver cells leaving scar tissue caused by alcohol?
cirrhosis
Separates right ventricle and pulmonary arteries?
pulmonary valve
Acute inflammation of nerve cells, same virus as chicken pox?
shingles
Yeast infection of the mouth causing white parches on the tongue and often occurring in newborn infants?
thrush
Vision condition where lens are cloudy or opaque?
cataract
What disease does prenatal hypothyroid cause?
cretinism
What is the structure of the lungs that allows for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and capillaries surrounding the structures?
alveoli
What are three types of blood vessels found in the body?
Arteries, capillaries and veins
What is the medical term for the tissue that makes up the thick middle layer of the heart?
myocardium
What stimulates the beginning of the heart beat is also known as the pacemaker of the heart?
sino-atrial node
What is an inherited disease that is caused by a lack of plasma protein for ‘clotting’, is called?
hemophilia
viral infection that cause paralysis of a muscle
polio
What is located between the enamel and pulp of tooth?
dentin
The cell division that produces 4 cells each with one half of the genetic information need to make a complete cell
meiosis
The general term for inflammation of skin is called?
dermatitis
This composed of skin, nails, specialized glands and nerves.
integumentary system
What is the medical term for low calcium in the blood?
hypocalcimia
medical term for inflammation of nasal cavity of nose and mucous membrane
rhinitis
leading cause of blindness is _____ caused by intraocular pressure
glaucoma
Which plane divides the upper and lower body?
transverse plane
Abnormal Growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus is called?
endometriosis
Most dangerous form of skin cancer
melanoma
Tricare (CHAMPUS) is the gov. health insurance plan for what group of people?
military personnel and their families
The 2 types of cholesterol used to monitor patients risk for heart
HDL and LDL
Branch of dentistry concerned with the dx and tx of diseases of disease of the dental pulp and its surrounding tissue
endodontics
When laying flat BP is normal by when they get up BP is low.
orthostatic hypotension
The common signs of infection?
redness, warmth, drainage, tenderness, swelling
A bone that is embedded in a tendon or muscle?
sesamoid
What parasite must live in the cells of other living organisms?
Rickettsiae
Outbreak of disease over widespread geographic or global area
pandemic
What does FAST stand for when dealing with a possible stroke
face, arm, speech, time
What disease is caused by protozoa in the intestines and results in loose stool?
amoebic dysentry
The 6 rights of giving medication.
Right patient, medication, dose, mode, time, documentation
What is the area of the eye where there is a dense population of cones and is the area of most acute vision?
macula lutea
How many drops in a milliliter?
15mL
What is the term used that means a med is given by injection?
parenteral
The 2 hormones made by the pancreas.
insulin and glucagon
How many ml in an ounce?
30mL
How many milligrams in one grain?
60mg/1gr
There are 3 holes in the diaphragm what 3 organs go through these holes?
aorta, esophagus, inferior vena cava
How many teeth in permanent dentition
32
How many teeth in primary dentition
20
The recommended immediate treatment for a sprain/strain is remembered by an acronym. What does it mean?
rest, ice, compression, elevation
the prominent muscle of the calf
gastronemius
what is the immunization giving to patients over age 60 to prevent a disease caused by chickenpox?
Herpes Zoster
What is the injection used for Mantsuex (TB) test that goes just under the skin?
intradermal
What is the injection that is injected into the layer of tissue under the skin?
subcutaneous
Name 2 of the 3 arteries that branch directly of the arch of the aorta. Be specific as to right or left.
Brachiocephalic artery
Left Common Carotid Artery
Left Subclavian Artery
Name the disease process that is characterized by softening or increased porosity of the bones which causes them to break more easily. It is often seen more often in menopausal women due to decrease in estrogen production.
Osteoporosis
Name 3 of the 4 tissues that make up the organs of the body.
epithelial, connective, nerve, muscle
What are the 2 types of flu vaccines?
Flu shot, nasal flu vaccine
What does a flu vaccine contain in it?
killed flu viruses
What happens when you go into cardiac arrest?
When the heart is unable to effectively pump blood because of an irregular heart rhythm
How is asthma identified?
shortness of breath, coughing, tightening of chest, wheezing
