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Midterm Sg Flashcards

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What vitamin is helped to be produced by the skin?

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Vitamin D

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Name 7 functions of the skin

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Protection
Sensory perception 
Body temp. Regulation
Storage
Absorption 
Excretion 
Production
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2
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What helps form fingerprints and footprints?

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Papillae

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3
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Which gland open at the pore?

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Sudoriferous

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Which gland opens at a hair follicle?

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Sebaceous

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Which gland keeps the hair and skin from becoming dry and brittle?

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Sebaceous

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What is the skin color that indicates liver or gallbladder disease? What’s it called?

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Yellow ; jaundice

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7
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Firm raised area on the skin

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Papules

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8
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Flat spot on the skin

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Macules

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9
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Itchy, elevated areas with an irregular shape

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Wheals

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Blister or fluid filled sac

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Vesicles

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Which type of skin cancer grows slowly and does not usually spread?

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Basal cell carcinoma

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12
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Which type of skin cancer looks like a sore that won’t heal?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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13
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Provides care for terminally ill persons

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Hospice

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14
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Provide total health care directed toward preventive health care

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HMO

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2 ex of genetic disorders tht genetic counseling offices offer counseling for

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Down syndrome and cystic fibrosis

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CDC

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Centers for disease control and prevention.

Concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations

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FDA

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Food and drug administration

Fed agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to public

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OSHA

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Occupational safety and health adm.

Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job related injuries and illnesses

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NIH

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National institutes of health

Involved in research of diseases

20
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USDHHS

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Us dep. of health and human services

National agency that deals with health problems in the us

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WHO

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World health org.

Complies statistics and info on disease, public health info, and investigates and addresses serious health problems

22
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Which individuals are provided with Medicaid?

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Low income, kids who qualify for public assistance, and individuals who are physically disabled or blind

23
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Which law provides strict guidelines for maintaining confidentiality of health care info?

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Health insurance portability and accountability act

HIPAA

24
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Using good judgment in what u say and do and making sure that the patients rights arnt violated

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Discretion

25
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What’s the main components of the communication process?

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Sender, message, and receiver

26
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Does the patient have each right listed below?(yes or no)

  1. Right to a reasonable response to a request for services
  2. Right to be informed of hospital rules and regulations
  3. Right to refuse treatment to the extent under the law
  4. Right to free care and treatment regardless of circumstances
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  1. yes
  2. yes
  3. yes
  4. no
27
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What is permission that is granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after a procedure and all risks have been explained?

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Informed consent

28
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Writing threats or abusive statements is an example of —– abuse.

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Verbal

29
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List 3 signs or symptoms of abuse

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Unexplained bruises, burns, ect
Aggressive/ withdrawn behavior
Irrational fears/ change in personality

30
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Unlawful touching of another person without consent

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Battery

31
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Threats or attempts to injure

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Assault

32
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Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish

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Abuse

33
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Incorrect info given out In error can result in….

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Defamation

34
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Written lies

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Libel

35
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Spoken

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Slander

36
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Nerve cells in CNS that control voluntary movement degenerate

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ALS

Lou Gehrig’s disease

37
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A disturbance in voluntary muscle action and is caused by brain damage

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Cerebral palsy

38
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Inflammation if meninges caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, or toxin

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Meningitis

39
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Brain/spinal cord injury destroys neurons and results in loss of function and sensation below the lvl of the injury

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Paralysis

40
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Nerve pain. Inflammation, pressure, toxins, and other diseases

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Neuralgia

41
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A chronic, progressive disabling condition resulting from a degeneration

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Multiple sclerosis

42
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Cyst-

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Urinary bladder

43
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Enter-

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Intestine (usually small)

44
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Inguin

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Groin

45
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How is the nervous system divided?

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Nervous system—> CNS and PNS
PNS—> somatic and autonomic
Somatic—> sensory and motor neurons
Autonomic—> sympathetic and parasympathetic

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