Final Study Guide Terms

Question 0

Abduction

Answer 0

Movement away from the midline

Question 1

Abdominal cavity

Answer 1

Or abdominopelvic cavity, is divided into an upper part and lower
part

Question 2

Abuse

Answer 2

Systematic pattern of behaviors in a relationship that are used to gain and/or maintain power and control over another.

Physical: Hitting, pushing, biting, punching, choking…

Emotional: cursing swearing, attacks on self-esteem, blaming, criticizing your thoughts feelings….

Psychological:Threatening, throwing, smashing, breaking things, punching walls, hiding things, sabotaging your car.

Sexual:any non-consenting sexual act or behavior

Question 3

Acculturation

Answer 3

Process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics

Question 4

Adipose tissue

Answer 4

Fatty tissue; fat

Question 5

Adult ratio for CPR

Answer 5

30:2

Question 6

Afferent nerves

Answer 6

Known as sensory, receptor neurons, and afferent axons, carry nerve impulses from receptors or sense organs toward the central nervous system.

Question 7

Alternative health care means

Answer 7

“Alternative” refers to using a non-mainstream approach in place of conventional medicine

Question 8

Amino acids are made of…

Answer 8

Protein

Question 9

Amylase

Answer 9

An enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars

Question 10

Anatomy

Answer 10

The study of the structure of an organism

Question 11

Anemia

Answer 11

Disease caused by lack of blood or an insufficient number of red blood cells

Question 12

Aneurysm

Answer 12

An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall

Question 13

Antibiotics are used to treat what kind of infection?

Answer 13

Bacteria

Question 14

Antisepsis

Answer 14

Aseptic control that inhibits, retards growth of, or kills pathogenic organisms; not effective against spores and viruses

Question 15

Arachnoid membrane

Answer 15

A fine, delicate membrane, the middle one of the three membranes or meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, situated between the dura mater and the pia mater

Question 16

Assault and battery

Answer 16

The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them

Question 17

Bartholin’s glands

Answer 17

Two small mucous glands near the vaginal opening

Question 18

Basic needs of life…

Answer 18

Food, water, oxygen, elimination of waste minerals, sleep, and protection from extreme temperatures

Question 19

Basophils

Answer 19

A basophilic white blood cell

Question 20

Becoming a team player

Answer 20

Committed, Collaborative, Dependable and Reliable, Communicative, Enthusiastic, Problem Solver

Question 21

Bias

Answer 21

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

Question 22

Biology

Answer 22

The study of living organisms

Question 23

Blood views in relationships to cultures

Answer 23

Some religions don’t allow blood transfusions

Question 24

Body mechanics

Answer 24

Way in which body moves and maintains balance while making the most efficient use of all its parts

Question 25

Brachial pulse site

Answer 25

In arm above elbow, used for bools pressure

Is felt over the brachial artery at the inner aspect of the elbow; palpated before taking blood pressure to determine location for the stethoscope

Question 26

Bulbourethral glands

Answer 26

A pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra (Cowper glands)

Question 27

Cardiac sphincter

Answer 27

The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction

Controls what goes into the stomach

Question 28

Carotid pulse site

Answer 28

Neck

Question 29

Centrosome

Answer 29

Area of cell cytoplasm that contains 2 centrioles, important in reproduction of the cells