Learning Outcome 2

Question 1

Abdomen

Answer 1

Portion of the body between the chest and the groin

Question 2

Activities of daily living

Answer 2

Activities usually performed by a person in the course of a normal day such as washing, dressing, brushing teeth or hair, and eating

Question 3

Agitation

Answer 3

A state of increased activity; purposeless, restless movements

Question 4

Ambulation

Answer 4

Ability to walk, not confined to bed

Question 5

Anus

Answer 5

External opening of the rectum

Question 6

Aphasia

Answer 6

Loss of ability to understand or express speech

Question 7

Bed rest

Answer 7

Person must stay in bed

Question 8

Catheter

Answer 8

Usually a rubber or plastic tube put into a body opening to drain fluid

Question 9

Cardiovascular System (CVS)

Answer 9

Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

Question 10

Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

Answer 10

Often referred to as a stroke, a rupturing or blockage of a blood vessel in the brain

Question 11

Central nervous system (CNS)

Answer 11

Part of the nervous system pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

Question 12

Cognitive impairment

Answer 12

Inability to use the mental processes appropriately; difficulties with perception, thinking, reasoning, and remembering

Question 13

Confusion

Answer 13

A mental state characterized by disorientation in time, place or person

Question 14

Contracture

Answer 14

Shortening of the muscles in the arms and/or legs so the person has difficulty extending the limbs

Question 15

Defecate

Answer 15

To have a bowel movement

Question 16

Distension

Answer 16

The state of being stretched out or enlarged

Question 17

EENT

Answer 17

Ears, eyes, nose and throat

Question 18

Emesis

Answer 18

Vomited fluid

Question 19

Edema

Answer 19

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in a part of the body; swelling

Question 20

Enema

Answer 20

Fluid put into the lower bowel through the anus to cause a person to have a bowel movement

Question 21

Ethics

Answer 21

A code of conduct

Question 22

Fecal impaction

Answer 22

Stool tightly wedged or packed in the rectum

Question 23

Feces/stool

Answer 23

Waste from the digestive tract that is formed in the intestine and expelled through the rectum and anus

Question 24

Gastrointestinal system (GI)

Answer 24

Pertaining to the stomach and intestines

Question 25

Genital area/perineum

Answer 25

Area of the external reproductive and excretory organs

Question 26

Genital, urinary, reproductive

Answer 26

Pertaining to the reproductive and urinary system (GUR)

Question 27

Gerontology

Answer 27

Study of old age and its diseases

Question 28

Gerontologist

Answer 28

Doctor who specializes in the care of the elderly

Question 29

Groin

Answer 29

Where the thighs and abdomen join

Question 30

Hemiplegic

Answer 30

A person who is paralyzed on one side of the body

Question 31

Incontinent

Answer 31

Loss of control over voiding and defecating

Question 32

Integumentary system (INTEG)

Answer 32

Pertaining to or composed of the skin

Question 33

Labia

Answer 33

Folds of skin on either side of the vagina

Question 34

Musculoskeletal system (MS)

Answer 34

Pertaining to the muscle and skeletal systems

Question 35

Occupational therapy

Answer 35

Therapy to assist disabled persons to meet their needs of daily living and to provide diversion and exercise

Question 36

Palliative care

Answer 36

Compassionate care for the dying or illness that has no cure

Question 37

Paralysis

Answer 37

Loss of voluntary movement of a body part

Question 38

Paraplegic

Answer 38

A person who is paralyzed from the waist down

Question 39

Paresis

Answer 39

Slight or partial paralysis, a weakness

Question 40

Peri care

Answer 40

Cleansing the genital area

Question 41

Physiotherapy

Answer 41

Treatment of disorders with massage, manipulation, hot and cold treatments and therapeutic exercises

Question 42

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 42

Portion of the nervous system consisting of the nervous outside the brain and spinal cord

Question 43

Prone

Answer 43

To lay on one’s stomach

Question 44

Psycho/social

Answer 44

Pertaining to the mind, psyche and social aspects of a person

Question 45

Post

Answer 45

After

Question 46

Quadriplegic

Answer 46

A person who is paralyzed from the neck down

Question 47

Rectum

Answer 47

Lower portion of large intestine

Question 48

Respiratory system (RESP)

Answer 48

Pertaining to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between atmosphere and the blood

Question 49

Supine

Answer 49

To lay on one’s back

Question 50

Suppository

Answer 50

A type of medication in cone-shaped solid form

Question 51

Umbilicus

Answer 51

Commonly known as navel or bellybutton

Question 52

Urinary meatus

Answer 52

The opening on the body surface through which urine is expelled

Question 53

Urine

Answer 53

Fluid wastes coming from the kidneys

Question 54

Vagina

Answer 54

Passage from the uterus to the body surface

Question 55

Void

Answer 55

Passing urine out of the body

Question 56

Unit of length

Answer 56

Metre

Question 57

Unit of volume

Answer 57

Litre

Question 58

Unit of weight

Answer 58

Gram

Question 59

Kilo

Answer 59

1000

Question 60

Centi

Answer 60

0.01

Question 61

Milli

Answer 61

0.001

Question 62

Kilo converting

Answer 62

Move three decimal points

Question 63

Centi converting

Answer 63

Move two decimal places

Question 64

Milli converting

Answer 64

Move 3 decimal places

Question 65

Converting big measurement to small measurement

Answer 65

Move right

Question 66

Converting small measurement to big measurement

Answer 66

Move left