Week 1 Term

Question 1

Critical thinking

Answer 1

Using deductive reasoning to examine a problem or issue from a variety of different angles in order to arrive at the most appropriate conclusion and using that information in order to guide behaviors.

Example sentence: Critical thinking skills are essential for problem-solving in various situations.

Question 2

Integrity

Answer 2

Doing the right thing in a reliable way; having a moral compass.

Question 3

Prejudice

Answer 3

Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

Question 4

Appearance

Answer 4

Outward or visible persona that a person gives to other individuals.

Question 5

Resiliency

Answer 5

Ability to overcome challenges such as trauma, tragedy, personal crises, and life problems - and bounce back stronger and wiser with a greater sense of self-esteem.

Question 6

Self-awareness

Answer 6

An awareness of one’s own personality or uniqueness.

Question 7

Team player

Answer 7

Works cooperatively with a group of people.

Question 8

Time management

Answer 8

An assortment of skills, tools, and practices used to manage time during daily activities and when accomplishing specific projects.

Question 9

Work ethic

Answer 9

Set of values held by employees of performing work for a moral good.

Question 10

Innate

Answer 10

Characteristics that are inherent or natural, while others must be learned.

Question 11

Diastole

Answer 11

The relaxation phase of the heartbeat; the period of least pressure.

Question 12

Dorsalis pedis

Answer 12

A pulse point palpable on the instep of the foot.

Question 13

Femoral

Answer 13

Pertaining to the artery that lies adjacent to the femur.

Question 14

Groin

Answer 14

The depression between the thigh and the trunk of the body; the inguinal region.

Question 15

Hyperventilation

Answer 15

Excessive deep and frequent breathing.

Question 16

Pulse

Answer 16

Throbbing caused by the regular alternating contraction and expansion of an artery.

Question 17

Pulse pressure

Answer 17

Difference between the systolic and diastolic measurements.

Question 18

Pyrogen

Answer 18

Capable of producing fever.

Question 19

Radial

Answer 19

Referring to the radial artery or pulse taken in the radial artery.

Question 20

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 20

A device that measures blood pressure; also called manometer.

Question 21

Stethoscope

Answer 21

An instrument used in auscultation to convey to the ear the sounds produced by the body.

Question 22

Prefix

Answer 22

A word component added to the beginning of a word root or combining form that typically modifies the remaining part of the term.

Question 23

Plural

Answer 23

The form of a term that indicates more than one.

Question 24

Singular

Answer 24

The form of a term that indicates the presence of only one.

Question 25

Suffix

Answer 25

An addition to the end of a term that changes the grammatical function of the term.

Question 26

Word root

Answer 26

A component of a medical term that does not have a combining form vowel attached.

Question 27

Combining forms

Answer 27

In medical terminology, the word root with a combining form vowel (usually an “o”) that aids in making the word pronounceable, particularly when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant.

Question 28

External

Answer 28

The outermost part of the body.

Question 29

Viscera

Answer 29

Internal organs.

Question 30

Integumentary system

Answer 30

The largest organ system by surface area, comprising skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands and their products (sweat and mucus).