Health Science Theory

Question 1

What is penicillin?

Answer 1

1st antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, discovered by Alexander Fleming

Question 2

Mass-produced medical books and spread information quickly

Answer 2

Printing press

Question 3

To make accurate conclusions based on observations and note-taking

Answer 3

Scientific method

Question 4

Invented and improved by Van Leeuwenhoek

Answer 4

Microscope

Question 5

Father of antiseptic surgery and used soap to disinfect instrument and clean hands

Answer 5

Joseph Lister

Question 6

The first to observe bacteria and protozoa

Answer 6

Antoine van Leeukenhoek

Question 7

Founded the american red cross

Answer 7

Clara Barton

Question 8

Discovered and made vaccines for small pox

Answer 8

Edward Jenner

Question 9

Father of Western medicine and wrote the Hippocratic oath (a prime to practice medicine honestly)

Answer 9

Hippocrates

Question 10

Developed the 1st vaccine for doctors and anthrax and developed the pasteurization of milk and wine

Answer 10

Louis Pasteur

Question 11

Invented the modern microscope and discovered plant cells

Answer 11

Robert Hooke

Question 12

A fixed amount you pay for a covered healthcare service

Answer 12

Copay

Question 13

The cost you must pay out of pocket before your insurance company begins covering your expenses

Answer 13

Deductible

Question 14

Health maintenance organization that provides prepaid healthcare at a flat rate

Answer 14

HMO

Question 15

Preferred provider organizations that contract with a network of preferred providers

Answer 15

PPO

Question 16

The amount you must be paid for your health insurance or plan

Answer 16

Premium

Question 17

A system that distributes financial benefits to retired or disabled people, their spouses, and dependent children

Answer 17

Social Security

Question 18

Insurance plan offered to active military members, retirees, and their families

Answer 18

TRICARE

Question 19

Form of government insurance that provides wage replacement and medical benefits for employees injured while at work

Answer 19

Worker’s Comp

Question 20

CDC

Answer 20

Centers for Disease Control

Question 21

FDA

Answer 21

Food and Drug Administration

Question 22

NIH

Answer 22

National Institutes of Health

Question 23

OSHA

Answer 23

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 24

How many credit hours do you get in community college?

Answer 24

60 Credit Hours

Question 25

How many credit hours do you get in a university?

Answer 25

120 Credit Hours

Question 26

The skull, ears, neck, back, ribcage, vertebrae, sacrum, tailbone, and sternum are apart of which skeleton?

Answer 26

Axial

Question 27

The pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges are apart of which skeleton?

Answer 27

Appendicular

Question 28

These are functions of which system? - Regulation of body temperature - Production of vitamin D from sunlight - Excretion of minor amounts of waste materials in sweat - Transmission of sensory info for pain, touch, pressure, and temperature to the brain

Answer 28

Integumentary

Question 29

Which gland produces sweat and is important to regulate body temperature?

Answer 29

Sudoriferous Gland

Question 30

Which gland is responsible for depositing oily secretion of the hairs that cover the skin?

Answer 30

Sebaceous Gland

Question 31

The mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine, and anus are apart of which system?

Answer 31

Digestive System

Question 32

Which body tissue holds body parts together and is found in bones, organs, muscles, nerves, and skin?

Answer 32

Connective

Question 33

Which body tissue is found in skin, linings of internal organs and external body surfaces?

Answer 33

Epithelial

Question 34

Which body tissue allows body to move, and is 3 types (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth)?

Answer 34

Muscle

Question 35

Brady-

Answer 35

Slow

Question 36

Arthr/o

Answer 36

Joint

Question 37

Cardi/o

Answer 37

Heart

Question 38

Col/o

Answer 38

Colon

Question 39

Crani/o

Answer 39

Skull

Question 40

Dermato/o

Answer 40

Skin

Question 41

Gastr/o

Answer 41

Stomach

Question 42

Hemat/o

Answer 42

Blood

Question 43

Hepat/o

Answer 43

Liver

Question 44

Hydro/o

Answer 44

Water

Question 45

Inter-

Answer 45

Between

Question 46

Neur/o-

Answer 46

Nerve

Question 47

Rhin/o-

Answer 47

Nose

Question 48

Tachy-

Answer 48

Fast

Question 49

-ectomy

Answer 49

Surgical Removal

Question 50

-itis

Answer 50

Inflammation

Question 51

-logy

Answer 51

Study of

Question 52

-ostomy

Answer 52

Surgical opening

Question 53

-plasty

Answer 53

Surgical repair

Question 54

-tomy

Answer 54

Cutting

Question 55

TID

Answer 55

3 times a day

Question 56

NPO

Answer 56

Nothing by mouth

Question 57

Movement of limb away from median plane of body

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Abduction

Question 58

Movement of limb towards center of body

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Adduction

Question 59

Back portion of body

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Dorsal

Question 60

Movement that increases angle between 2 body parts

Answer 60

Extension

Question 61

Bending an arm or leg

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Flexion

Question 62

Towards bottom or away from end of body

Answer 62

Inferioir

Question 63

The side, away from, the middle of the body

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Lateral

Question 64

Towards middle or center

Answer 64

Medial

Question 65

Lying face-down position

Answer 65

Prone

Question 66

To the top or towards the head-end of the body

Answer 66

Superioir

Question 67

Lying face-up position

Answer 67

Supine

Question 68

Parts of body further away from center

Answer 68

Distal

Question 69

Nearer to center or point of attachment to body

Answer 69

Proximal

Question 70

Thickening or hardening of arteries caused by plaque buildup

Answer 70

Atherosclerosis

Question 71

Developmental disorder that impairs communicative abilities

Answer 71

Autism

Question 72

Sudden stop of the heart

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Cardiac arrest

Question 73

Conditions that affect movement and posture

Answer 73

Cerebral palsy

Question 74

Highly contagious viral infection causing itchy, blister-like rash

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Chicken pox

Question 75

A cancer of the colon or rectum

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Colorectal cancer

Question 76

Disease that gets worse over time

Answer 76

Degenerative disease

Question 77

Genetic chromosome 21 disorder causing developmental delays

Answer 77

Down syndrome

Question 78

Conditions such as diseased vessels, structural problems, and blood clots

Answer 78

Heart disease

Question 79

Happens when a weakened blood vessel ruptures

Answer 79

Hemorrhagic stroke

Question 80

Occurs when blood clot blocks an artery leading to brain

Answer 80

Ischemic stroke

Question 81

Highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus

Answer 81

Measles

Question 82

Disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency

Answer 82

Rickets

Question 83

Condition where pancreas makes little or no insulin

Answer 83

Type 1 diabetes

Question 84

Condition where body has trouble controlling blood sugar

Answer 84

Type 2 diabetes

Question 85

Spread of cancer cells from where they first formed to another part of body

Answer 85

Metastasis

Question 86

Blood vessels that carry blood away from heart

Answer 86

Arteries

Question 87

Thin smooth membrane that lines the inside of heart chamber

Answer 87

Endocardium

Question 88

Muscular tissue of heart

Answer 88

Myocardium

Question 89

The double outer layer of heart

Answer 89

Periocardium

Question 90

Partition separating two chambers between nostrils or heart

Answer 90

Septum

Question 91

Blood vessel carriers blood to heart from tissues and organs

Answer 91

Veins

Question 92

Blood returns to the heart through the ____ ______

Answer 92

Vena Cava

Question 93

Blood goes through the tricuspid valve into the _____ _______

Answer 93

Left ventricle

Question 94

The inherited protein that can be found on the surface of the red blood cell

Answer 94

Rh factor

Question 95

Liquid majority part of the blood

Answer 95

Plasma

Question 96

Small, colorless cel fragments in our blood that forms clots

Answer 96

Platelets

Question 97

Universal donor

Answer 97

O+

Question 98

Universal recipient

Answer 98

AB+

Question 99

Normal range for temperature

Answer 99

97F-99F

Question 100

Normal range for pulse

Answer 100

60-100 bpm

Question 101

Normal range for respiration

Answer 101

12-20 bpm

Question 102

Normal range for blood pressure

Answer 102

120/80

Question 103

Ability to walk without the need for any kind of assistance

Answer 103

Ambulation

Question 104

The science concerned with the 'fit' between people and their work

Answer 104

Ergonomics

Question 105

What are the 2 most common types of fungi?

Answer 105

Yeast and mold

Question 106

Makes and trains special white blood cells called T-cells

Answer 106

Thymus gland

Question 107

An organism causing disease to its host

Answer 107

Pathogens

Question 108

Microorganism organisms that can infect host

Answer 108

Virus

Question 109

Eukaryotic organisms with rigid cell walls

Answer 109

Fungi

Question 110

Carrier of disease-causing agent from infected to non infected

Answer 110

Vector

Question 111

Use of antimicrobial agents onnonliving objects

Answer 111

Disinfection

Question 112

Kills all microorganisms on a surface(autoclave)

Answer 112

Sterilization

Question 113

Use of antimicrobial agents on objects, surfaces, or living tissue

Answer 113

Sanitation

Question 114

The ability to avoid giving offense through your words and actions

Answer 114

Tact

Question 115

5 C's of communication

Answer 115

Clear, concise, consistent, credible, courteous