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1
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Characteristic of viral herpes

A

Skin eruption

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2
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when a boxer gets hit and has a deviated

septum

A

Volmer

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3
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Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?

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Pharynx

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4
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A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases sensation in

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Arm

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5
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Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?

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Hyoid

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6
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Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands?

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They secrete chemicals into the blood

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7
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Diet is important because bone are storage places for

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Calcium and Phosphorus

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8
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Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system?

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Urethra

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9
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Ligaments provides with connection?

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Bone to Bone

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10
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What structure conduct urine from the

kidney to the urinary bladder?

A

Ureter

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11
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Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by with molecule?

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Lactic Acid

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12
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As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to resorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?

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Osteoclasts

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13
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Sweat on the skin’s surface cools the body through which process?

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Evaporation

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14
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When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amount of

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Carrots and Squash

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15
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Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?

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Palms of the hand facing anterior

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16
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Which structure is a ball and socket joint?

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Shoulder

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17
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Which anatomical structure houses the

malleus, incus, and stapes?

A

Skull ear

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18
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What are like cells grouped together called?

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A tissue

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19
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The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?

A

Popliteal

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20
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Ceruminous glands secrete

A

Earwax

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21
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What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

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Hinge

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22
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What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated? Increased

A

Cardiac Output

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23
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Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?

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Oral Cavity

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24
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Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a cell?

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The cell membrane

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25
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The mediastinum is located within which cavity?

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Thoracic

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26
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What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?

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Involved with mood, anxiety, and sleep.

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27
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What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone AHD is secreted?

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Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate

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28
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What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)?

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Play a role in blood clotting

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29
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Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide surface of the lower extremity

A

Vastus lateralis

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30
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Which structure is located on the sternum

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Xiphoid

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31
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The occipital region is located in which part of the body?

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Head

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32
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Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?

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Hemoglobin

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33
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Which gland is commonly known as the “Master Gland”?

A

Pituitary Gland

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34
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Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures?

A

Ligaments

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35
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What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?

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Eccrine gland

36
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Which statement are true about bone?

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Osteoblasts, epiphyseal, diaphysis

37
Q

Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?

A

Eye

38
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The Malleus, Incus, and Stapes are located in which part of the body?

A

Middle Ear

39
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Dorsiflexion plantar flexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body?

A

Foot

40
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Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?

A

Pulmonary Artery

41
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Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?

A

Temporal lobe

42
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What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?

A

Cochlea

43
Q

Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?

A

Fallobian Tubes

44
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Where is the tubialis anterior muscle located?

A

Lower leg

45
Q

An over-production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area?

A

External ear canals

46
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The mitral value is located between which two structures?

A

Left ventricle and left atrium

47
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The olfactory nerves is associate in which sense?

A

Smell

48
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Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?

A

Vena cava

49
Q

Hormone(s) is/are produced by the ovaries?

A

Estrogen & progesterone

50
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Plane divides the body into right and left sides?

A

Sagittal

51
Q

Two principles divisions that makeup nervous system?

A

PNS & CNS

52
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The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What area is he describing?

A

Epiphysis

53
Q

Part of the brain attaches to spinal cord?

A

Médula obligada

54
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Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from midline of the body?

A

Abduction

55
Q

Structure provides a pulse reading in the neck?

A

Carotid artery

56
Q

Which hormone is produce by the posterior pituitary gland?

A

Oxytocin

57
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What is the primary function of the hemoglobin (blood)?

A

Carry oxygen

58
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What stimulates the chemoreceptors to function?

A

Rise in CO2, fall in O2

59
Q

Which condition causes a client to say “I can’t see far away”?

A

Nearsightedness

60
Q

Anaerobic respiration can lead to burning sensation caused by which molecule?

A

Lactic acid

61
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Golgi apparatus functions as?

A

process protein secreation. synthesize carbs and glycoproteins

62
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What organ produces insulin?

A

Pancreas

63
Q

What effects do serotonin has or

neurotransmitters?

A

Appetite, sleep, mood

64
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Fertilization occurs in the?

A

Oviduct

65
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When drawing blood from autecubital region which blood vessel is used to obtain blood?

A

Median cubital

66
Q

What hormone induces growth of pubic and axillary hair at puberty?

A

Testosterone and estrogen

67
Q

Increase in rate of depth of breath results in what blood PH change?

A

Alkalosis

68
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What lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory functioning?

A

Temporal

69
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What is the function of the hypothalamus

A

regulates function of body, balance, thermoreg

70
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How many carb per gram do carbohydrates contain?

A

4

71
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When water molecules move across cell membrane from high to low concentration this process is called?

A

Osmosis

72
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What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?

A

Body becomes more acidic

73
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What plane divides the body from left to right?

A

Sagital plane

74
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What part of the body is the lower back?

A

Lumbar

75
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High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?

A

Potassium

76
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What blood vessel prefuses the kidney?

A

Renal vein

77
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What glad is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?

A

Thyroid gland

78
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In white blood cells what contributes to phagocytosis?

A

macrophages, neutrophils

79
Q

What part of the brain is attached to the spinal cord?

A

Medulla oblongata

80
Q

What structure of the eye picks out color?

A

Retina

81
Q

What is the outer most protective layer of the skin?

A

Epidermis

82
Q

The organ of corti is located in?

A

Ear

83
Q

Where in the body are nutrients absorbed?

A

Small intestine

84
Q

What cell structure regulates the transportation of substances in and out the cell?

A

Plasma membrane

85
Q

The rough endoplasmic reticulum functions in the human cell to?

A

Synthesize protein

86
Q

Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?

A

Protein

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