Final study guide

Question 1

Where do you find the Pineal gland

Answer 1

inside the brain

Question 2

What are some conditions that make over creation of growth hormones

Answer 2

acromegaly, gigantism (pituitary tumor)

Question 3

Where fertilization takes place

Answer 3

fallopian tubes

Question 4

What skin disorders cause skin pinpoint spots

Answer 4

petechiae

Question 5

What are the layers of the heart

Answer 5

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium, and pericardium

Question 6

Where does digestion start

Answer 6

mouth

Question 7

What is a term for incision of the colon

Answer 7

colectomy

Question 8

Which gland in the endocrine system controls the other glands

Answer 8

pituitary gland

Question 9

What is the study of high frequency sound waves

Answer 9

radiology or sonography

Question 10

What is the name of the movement of food in the GI tract

Answer 10

peristalsis

Question 11

Name of the natural pacemaker of the heart

Answer 11

SA node

Question 12

What part of the heart returns the blood to the heart coming from the body

Answer 12

Left Atrium

Question 13

What are the major components of the blood

Answer 13

Red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, platelets

Question 14

Sections of the pharynx

Answer 14

nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

Question 15

Where are the intestinal lymph nodes located

Answer 15

abdomen, groin

Question 16

What causes lymphedema and what happens in arms and legs

Answer 16

blockage in the lymphatic system, fluid build-up, swelling

Question 17

What is the main function of your alimentary canal

Answer 17

to convert food into absorbable products and pass through the organs of the body

Question 18

If the patient is having an asthma attack, what are some of the symptoms

Answer 18

shortness of breath, chest tightness/pain, coughing, or wheezing

Question 19

In what section of the lung’s gas exchange occurs

Answer 19

alveoli

Question 20

What is the main function of of the small intestine

Answer 20

digest and absorb

Question 21

What is the name of the enzyme that helps to break down starches when you eat

Answer 21

amylase

Question 22

What is the function of the tricuspid valve

Answer 22

allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle, and close to prevent backflow from the right ventricle into the right atrium during ventricular contraction