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Semester I Exam Study Cards Flashcards

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1
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How many pairs of cranial nerves?

A

12 pairs

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How many pairs of spinal nerves?

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31 pairs

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3
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How many pairs of cranial nerves have both motor and sensory pathways?

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4 pairs

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4
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Which cranial nerve controls the muscles of facial expression?

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VII (#7 the Facial nerve)

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5
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Which structure is responsible for memory?

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Hippocampus

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6
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What is the medical term for being paralyzed in all four limbs?

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Quadriplegia

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7
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What is the most commonly fractured vertebrae in the spine?

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T8 (eighth thoracic vertebrae)

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8
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What is between each bone in your spine?

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Intervertebral disc

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9
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Where is the carotid pulse palpated?

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side of the neck

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10
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Where is the femoral pulse palpated?

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in the groin

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11
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Where is the radial pulse palpated?

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inside of the wrist

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12
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What direction is a sagittal plane?

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Vertical slice that separates body portions into right and left sides.

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13
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What direction is a frontal plane?

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Vertical slice that separates the body into front and back portions. Also known as the coronal plane.

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What direction is a transverse plane?

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Horizontal slice that separates the body into upper and lower portions.

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15
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What direction is medial?

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towards the midline of the body

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16
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What direction is lateral?

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away from the midline of the body

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17
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What direction is proximal?

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closer to the attachment of the limb

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18
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What direction is distal?

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away from the attachment of the limb

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19
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What direction is anterior?

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toward the front of the body

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20
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What direction is posterior?

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toward the back of the body

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21
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Where is a Boxer’s fracture?

A

hand (specifically the 5th metacarpal)

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22
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Where is a Bumper’s fracture?

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knee (specifically proximal lateral tibia)

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23
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Where is a Clay Shoveller’s fracture?

A

Spine (specifically in cervical or upper thoracic vertebrae)

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24
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Where is a Toddler’s fracture?

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lower leg (specifically spiral fracture of tibia)

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25
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Where does the right ventricle pump blood to?

A

lungs

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26
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Where does the left ventricle pump blood to?

A

aorta to the rest of the body

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27
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Which side of the heart has a larger/thicker ventricle?

A

left

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28
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Where is the Biceps brachii muscle located?

A

upper arm

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29
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Where is the Deltoid muscle located?

A

shoulder

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30
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Where is the Gastrocnemius muscle located?

A

calf (back of lower leg)

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31
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Where is the Gluteus maximus muscle located?

A

buttocks

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32
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Where is the Latissimus dorsi muscle located?

A

side/middle back

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33
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Where is the Pectoralis muscle lcoated?

A

chest

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34
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Where is the Sternocleidomastoid muscle located?

A

side of the neck

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35
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Where is the Trapezius muscle located?

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upper back

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36
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What are the three types of muscle?

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skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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37
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Where is the tibia located?

A

shin (medial leg from knee to ankle)

38
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Where is the fibula located?

A

lower leg (lateral leg from knee to ankle)

39
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Where is the radius located?

A

arm (thumb side between elbow and wrist)

40
Q

Where is the ulna located?

A

arm (pinky side between elbow and wrist)

41
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Where is the femur located?

A

thigh (between hip and knee)

42
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Where is the humerus located?

A

upper arm (shoulder to elbow)

43
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Where is the sternum located?

A

front center of the chest

44
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Where are the metacarpals located?

A

hand

45
Q

Asystole

A

no heartbeat

46
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Bradycardia

A

slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute)

47
Q

Tachycardia

A

fast heart rate (greater than 100 beats per minute)

48
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Apnea

A

no breathing

49
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Bradypnea

A

slow respiratory rate (less than 12 breaths per minute)

50
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Tachypnea

A

fast respiratory rate (more than 20 breaths per minute)

51
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Anesthesiologist

A

person who treats pain through numbing or sedation for example during a patient’s surgery

52
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Audiologist

A

hearing specialist

53
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Cardiologist

A

person who studies or treats heart conditions

54
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Dermatologist

A

person who studies or treats skin conditions

55
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Dietician

A

plan meals for patients

56
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EMT

A

emergency medical technician

57
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Gastroenterologist

A

person who studies or treats gastrointestinal conditions

58
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Gynecologist

A

person who studies or treats the female reproductive system

59
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Speech-language pathologist

A

person who studies or treats patients with speech conditions

60
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Medical transcriptionist

A

person who writes medical documents from dictations

61
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Nuclear medicine technologist

A

specialized training for imaging or treatments using radioactive materials

62
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Nurse practitioner

A

nurses with additional education to provide care to patients

63
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Occupational therapist

A

helps people recover from health problem that effect activities of everyday living

64
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Oncologist

A

person who studies or treats cancer

65
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Orthotist/prosthetist

A

person to design and fit patients for artificial parts and devices

66
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Pharmacologist

A

person who studies medications

67
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Phlebotomist

A

person who draws blood from patients for laboratory samples

68
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Physical therapist

A

person who treats patients with physical injuries or deformities

69
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Radiologist

A

person who studies medical imaging

70
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Respiratory therapist

A

person who treats patients with breathing conditions

71
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-algia

A

pain

72
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

73
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-genic

A

producing

74
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-gram

A

picture

75
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-itis

A

inflammation

76
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-lysis

A

destruction

77
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-ologist

A

one who studies

78
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-ology

A

the study of

79
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-ostomy

A

creation of an opening

80
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

81
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

82
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-rrhea

A

discharge

83
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

84
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-scopy

A

process of viewing

85
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-stenosis

A

narrowing of a tubular structure

86
Q

mathematical mean

A

average of all the numbers

87
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mathematical median

A

middle-most data value

88
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mathematical mode

A

most frequent data value

89
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unit conversion

A

multiply fractions, ending up with the unit that we are converting to in the numerator

90
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percent

A

for every one hundred

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