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General overview test Flashcards

1
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The eyes are _____ to the forehead

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Inferior

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2
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The nose is ______ to the ears

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Medial

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3
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The knee is ______ to the ankle

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Proximal

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4
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The wrist is _____ to the elbow

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Distal

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5
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The chest is ______ to the abdomen

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Superior

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6
Q

Which organs occupy the pelvic cavity

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Urinary bladder

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7
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What forms the bony thorax

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12 thoracic vertebrae

12 pairs of ribs

Sternum

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8
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Connective tissue membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord are called

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Meninges

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9
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A bone fracture that protrudes through the skin is called

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Open

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10
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A shallow, basin-like depression on a bone

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Fossa

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11
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A rounded end of a bone separated by the neck

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Head

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12
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A round or oval opening through a bone

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Foramen

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13
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A large projection of a bone

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Process

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14
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An air cavity within a bone

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Sinus

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15
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A limb moving toward the midline of the body

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Adduction

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16
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Making a circle with the distal end of the bone

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Circumduction

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17
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Pointing the toes up towards the shin

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Dorsiflexion

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18
Q

Decrease in angle between the two bones

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Flexion

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19
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A limb moving away from the midline of the body

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Abduction

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20
Q

The obturator foramen is located where

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Pelvis

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21
Q

Blood vessels that contain valves and carry blood toward the heart are called

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Veins

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22
Q

The membrane on the surface of the lung is called the

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Visceral pleura

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23
Q

An example of hard connective tissue is

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Bone

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24
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A body plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions is called

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Transverse or Horizontal

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25
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In what part of the body can you find a synovial membrane

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Joints

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26
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The name for the fibrous connective tissue which is used to attach bone to bone is called

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Ligament

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27
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Allows manipulation of the environment and locomotion

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Muscular

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28
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Involved in the production of offspring

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Reproductive

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29
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A system composed of kidneys and bladder

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Urinary

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30
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A system composed of the brain, spinal column, and nerves

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Nervous

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31
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Forms the external body covering

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Integumentary

32
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Breaks down food so that nutrients can be absorbed

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Digestive

33
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A system composed of the heart and blood vessels

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Cardiovascular

34
Q

A system composed of bone, cartilage and ligaments

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Skeletal

35
Q

Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

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Respiratory

36
Q

In the anatomic position, the palms of the hands are facing

A

Forward

37
Q

What is located in the thoracic cavity

A

Trachea

Lungs

Esophagus

38
Q

The adult skeleton is composed of how many bones

A

206

39
Q

The term that refers to parts away from the head of the body, or angling the central ray towards the feet is

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Cuadad

40
Q

The excessive curving of the thoracic region of the vertebral column is called

A

Kyphosis

41
Q

How many and what bones make up the wrist

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Eight carpals

42
Q

The capitulum of the humerus articulates with the

A

Radial head

43
Q

The second largest bone in the body is the

A

Tibia

44
Q

The bones that connect the upper limb to the trunk are collectively called the

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Shoulder girdle

45
Q

Which is an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity

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Pyothorax

46
Q

Which abnormal condition of the lumbar spine is also known as swayback

A

Lordosis

47
Q

This term means abnormally increased carbon dioxide in the blood

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Hypercapnia

48
Q

The surgical opening between the colon and the body surface is known as a

A

Colostomy

49
Q

Which condition is a degenerative disease of the liver

A

Cirrhosis

50
Q

A _____ is a localized balloon-like enlargement of an artery

A

Aneurysm

51
Q

Which condition is inflammation of the brain and spinal tissue

A

Meningitis

52
Q

______ is abnormal redness of the skin surface

A

Erythroderma

53
Q

A hard tissue sarcoma usually involving the shaft of the long bone is called

A

Osteosarcoma

54
Q

Which term describes inflammation of the gallbladder

A

Cholecystitis

55
Q

____ is a surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid

A

Arthrocentesis

56
Q

A blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object in the blood is known as a

A

Thrombus

57
Q

Which term describes an abnormal passage between two organs

A

Fistula

58
Q

_____ is the weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures

A

Muscular dystrophy

59
Q

Which condition is commonly known as a heart attack

A

Myocardial infarction

60
Q

The _____ is a thick, tough outer membrane of the meninges

A

Dura mater

61
Q

The loss of consciousness when the body cannot get oxygen to function is

A

Asphyxia

62
Q

An acute respiratory infection causing a barking cough in children and infants is

A

Croup

63
Q

Low blood pressure that occurs on standing up is

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Orthostatic hypotension

64
Q

An ____ is used to inspect the interior of a body cavity or canal

A

Endoscope

65
Q

______ is a change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

A

Anaplasia

66
Q

The ____ is known as the hip socket

A

Acetabulum

67
Q

An abnormally rapid heartbeat is

A

Tachycardia

68
Q

The term ________ is a pathologic change or disease in a muscle

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Myopathy

69
Q

______ is an injection made into the middle layers of the skin

A

Intradermal

70
Q

Term meaning enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus

A

Esophageal varices

71
Q

Who is credited with the discovery of x-rays

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Wilhelm Roentgen

72
Q

Edison discovered

A

Calcium tungstate

The fluoroscope

The light bulb

73
Q

Tomograms are used in exams called barium enemas (T/F)

A

False

74
Q

Diagnostic imaging includes

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2-D imaging

Fluoroscopy

Tomograms

75
Q

The Hot cathode x-ray tube is called a Coolidge tube (T/F)

A

True

76
Q

Alpha particles are a form of electromagnetic radiation (T/F)

A

False

77
Q

X-rays are

A

Divergent from a point source

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