Health SEM EXAM 1

Question 1

Treatment of disease in ancient times was directed towards what?

Answer 1

Eliminating evil spirits

Question 2

Who was the “Father of Medicine”?

Answer 2

Hippocrates

Question 3

What period was considered the “Rebirth of the science of Medicine”?

Answer 3

Renaissance

Question 4

This person’s studies formed the basis for Psychology and Psychiatry

Answer 4

Sigmund Freud

Question 5

What year was the first Kidney transplant in Humans performed?

Answer 5

1950

Question 6

Who is considered the mother of modern nursing?

Answer 6

Florence Nightingale

Question 7

Hantavirus, SARS, and_____ are viruses capable of causing a_____

Answer 7

Money Pox, Pandemic

Question 8

The CAM therapy that uses special machines which produce negatively charged air particles or ions to treat common respiratory disorder is?

Answer 8

Ionization therapy

Question 9

Rene Laennec was the inventor of what?

Answer 9

Stethoscope

Question 10

Dorthea Dix was appointed superintendent of what?

Answer 10

Army nurses

Question 11

What is the Anatomical Position?

Answer 11

Standing erect, facing forward, arms at your side and palms forward.

Question 12

Distinguish between Anatomy and Physiology.

Answer 12

Anatomy is focused on the structure of the Human Body
​Physiology is focus on the function of the Human Body

Question 13

Name one organ for the 5 cavities - Abdominal, Pelvic, Cranial, Vertebral, Thoracic

Answer 13

Abdominal: Bladder, urethra​ ​Pelvic: Reproductive Organs
​Cranial: Brain​​​​Vertebral: Spinal Cord
​Thoracic: Heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus

Question 14

a descriptive term meaning below something; towards the feet (human)

Answer 14

Inferior

Question 15

broad, thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Answer 15

Diaphragm

Question 16

the bellybutton is in what descriptive term relative to the backbone

Answer 16

Anterior

Question 17

a descriptive term meaning “to the side”, relative to the midline

Answer 17

Lateral

Question 18

a plane that separates the anterior from the posterior (human)

Answer 18

Frontal

Question 19

a plane that separates the body into equal left and right halves

Answer 19

Mid-sagittal

Question 20

a descriptive term which means closer to the point of attachment

Answer 20

Proximal

Question 21

The body system that protects the body from injury, infection, and dehydration is the

Answer 21

Integumentary

Question 22

What are the four main groups of tissues?

Answer 22

Nerve, connective, epithelial, and muscle

Question 23

The skin has the ability to synthesize what vitamin?

Answer 23

Vitamin D

Question 24

What are the functions of the skin?

Answer 24

Production, Eliminates Waste, and Regulates
Temperature

Question 25

What does NOT determine skin color?

Answer 25

Lactic acid

Question 26

What is the name of the connective tissue membrane found lining the joint cavities

Answer 26

Synovial

Question 27

Blood vessels in the skin will ____________________ to help release excess heat.

Answer 27

Dilate

Question 28

Caused by a Pathogenic organism such as a bacteria or virus.

Answer 28

Infectious

Question 29

Transmitted from parents to child genetically.

Answer 29

Inherited

Question 30

Acquired during development of the infant in the uterus and present at birth.

Answer 30

Congenital

Question 31

Caused by deterioration of the function or structure of body tissues and organs, either by normal aging or lifestyle choices

Answer 31

Degenerative

Question 32

What is the order of the vertebrae from bottom to top?

Answer 32

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx

Question 33

What are the abnormal curvatures of the spine and their differences.

Answer 33

Lordosis – swayback; Kyphosis – Humpback; Scoliosis – Lateral curvature

Question 34

Know the definitions of the following types of fractures:

Answer 34

Compound – open, pierces the skin, Simple – closed, doesn’t break skin, Transverse – breaks perpendicular, and spiral – bone twist

Question 35

How many vertebrae are there? There are 5 sections.

Answer 35

7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 1 Sacrum and 1 Coccyx

Question 36

What is the name of the Shaft of a bone?

Answer 36

Diaphysis

Question 37

Where is Yellow Marrow stored?

Answer 37

Medullary Canal

Question 38

Know the difference between the Axial and Appendicular skeleton.

Answer 38

Axial forms trunk of body, Appendicular forms the appendages

Question 39

What comes after a root word?

Answer 39

Suffix

Question 40

What is the suffix which means cutting or making an incision?

Answer 40

-tomy

Question 41

What are the combinations used to build a word?

Answer 41

Prefix+root+suffix; Root+suffix; Prefix+root

Question 42

What must be included in every word?

Answer 42

Root word

Question 43

__________ is when the joint angle increases

Answer 43

Extension

Question 44

How are anatomical terms used in the health industry?

Answer 44

to describe location, conditions and procedures

Question 45

An __________ is commonly added between word parts.

Answer 45

Combining vowel

Question 46

What is the plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves

Answer 46

Mid-sagittal

Question 47

How does the muscular system maintain homeostasis?

Answer 47

Shivers to maintain heat

Question 48

Which type(s) of muscle produces movement voluntarily?

Answer 48

Skeletal

Question 49

What is Actin & Myosin.

Answer 49

Made of proteins, make up myofilaments, involved in sliding filament theory

Question 50

How many muscles does the human body consist of?

Answer 50

650-700

Question 51

ATP provides _______________ for muscle contractions

Answer 51

Energy

Question 52

The point of contact between a motor neuron and a skeleton muscle is known as what?

Answer 52

Neuromuscular Junction

Question 53

The Endocrine system allows for maintenance of internal

Answer 53

Homeostasis

Question 54

Hormones usually only affect a limited number of _________ cells.

Answer 54

Target

Question 55

What are some activities controlled by Hormones?

Answer 55

Mood, sleep, growth & development, reproduction, use and storage of energy

Question 56

The Pituitary gland, also known as the ______ gland, communicates with what part to control many body activities?

Answer 56

Master

Question 57

What causes Dwarfism?

Answer 57

Under-production of growth hormones during childhood

Question 58

What Hormone is produced by the thyroid gland that regulates growth and development?

Answer 58

Thyroxine

Question 59

Hyperthyroidism causes weight _____ and Hypothyroidism causes weight ______.

Answer 59

Loss, gain

Question 60

What type of Diabetes is onset at a young age, and what is the required treatment?

Answer 60

Type 1, required treatment is Insulin

Question 61

The Pineal gland regulates what?

Answer 61

Sleep and wake cycle (Circadian Rhythm)

Question 62

What hormones are released by the Adrenal glands in emergencies or stressful situations?

Answer 62

Adrenaline (epinephrine) & Norepinephrine

Question 63

When homeostasis is ________, the body has _______.

Answer 63

Imbalanced, disease

Question 64

What is produced by the Lymphatic organs to fight infection?

Answer 64

White Blood Cells

Question 65

What Lymphatic organ functions to destroy worn out blood cells?

Answer 65

Spleen

Question 66

What is Lymph?

Answer 66

Excess tissue fluid carried by Lymphatic vessels

Question 67

What two Lymphatic organs shrink with age?

Answer 67

Adenoids and Thymus

Question 68

Hives, itching, Dizziness, difficulty breathing and swelling are all symptoms of what?

Answer 68

Allergies

Question 69

What are three examples of auto-immune diseases?

Answer 69

Multiple sclerosis, Juvenile Diabetes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 70

Disease transmission can occur during what period?

Answer 70

Incubation

Question 71

What do Bacteria lack?

Answer 71

Nucleus or Organelles

Question 72

Viruses rely on what to replicate?

Answer 72

Host cell

Question 73

What prevents a viral infection?

Answer 73

Vaccines

Question 74

Viruses that are too strong and fast can lead to what?

Answer 74

Pandemics

Question 75

What has led to antibiotic resistance?

Answer 75

Overprescribing Antibiotics

Question 76

Infectious disease can be transmitted 5 ways. Coughing and sneezing are an example of what way of being spread?

Answer 76

Indirect Contact

Question 77

What are small masses of Lymphatic tissue around the Pharynx?

Answer 77

Tonsils and Adenoids

Question 78

What might Lymph contain?

Answer 78

WBC, Bacteria, Viruses, Cancer cells and cell debris