Lesson 1

Question 1

What is a quadrant and a cavity

Answer 1

Quadrant-four equal divisions on the surface of the abdominopelvic area

Cavity- a hollow space surrounded by bones or muscles

Question 2

What is the opposite of internal

Answer 2

External

Question 3

Define therapeutic

Answer 3

Pertaining to an action that results in improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease

Question 4

Define terminal

Answer 4

A form in which the patient can not recover

Question 5

Define chronic

Answer 5

Signs and symptoms that continues for 3 months or more

Question 6

Define infectious

Answer 6

Disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person animal or insects caused by pathogens

Question 7

A patient who shows no symptoms or signs is also called

Answer 7

Asymptomatic

Question 8

What is the difference between degenerative and congenial disease

Answer 8

Degenerative- caused by the progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process

Congenital- caused by an abnormality in the fetus as it develops or caused by an abnormal process that occurs during gestation or birth

Question 9

Define ethiology

Answer 9

The cause or origin of a disease

Question 10

Any change in the normal structure of function of the body is

Answer 10

Disease

Question 11

Which structure can only be seen through a microscope

Answer 11

Cells and cellular structures

Question 12

Define five body cavities that are continuous with each other, and the one body cavity that stands alone

Answer 12

Cranial cavity- contains brain, cranial nerves, and related structures
Spinal cavity- contains the spinal cord, spinal nerves, and related structures
Thoracic cavity- Stands alone, contains the trachea, esophagus, heart and related structures
Abdominal cavity- within the abdomen, surrounded by the diaphragm
Pelvic cavity- surrounded by the pelvic bones anteriorly and bialaterally

Question 13

What are the three planes and how do they divide the body?

Answer 13

Frontal plane- divides the body into front and back

Sagittal plane- divides the body into right and left sides

Transverse plane- divides the body into upper and lower

Question 14

Two of the imaginary planes that divide the body derive their names from?

Answer 14

Suture lines that divide the bones in the cranium

Question 15

What is the difference between anatomy and physiology

Answer 15

Anatomy is the study of the structures of the human body.

Physiology is the study of the functions

Question 16

Describe the human body in anatomical position

Answer 16

The body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body’s sides with the palms facing foward

Question 17

Define abreviations

Answer 17

RUQ- right upper quadrant
LUQ- left upper quadrant
LLQ- left lower quadrant
RLQ- right lower quadrant

Question 18

What are the seven different approaches for studying the body?

Answer 18

Body planes and body directions, body cavities, body quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic and macroscopic, Body systems, medical specialties

Question 19

How many regions of the abdominopelvia are there?

Answer 19

9

Question 20

What id the difference from symptoms and signs?

Answer 20

Symptoms is any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient and the signs is something that can be seen or detected by others

Question 21

What is the predicted outcome of a disease called?

Answer 21

Prognosis

Question 22

Know what these specialties study

Answer 22

Orthopedics- skeletal system
Ophthalmology- eyes
Oncology- cancer
Gastroenterology- stomach and intestines 
Geriatrics- elderly

Question 23

What is the opposite of acute?

Answer 23

Chronic

Question 24

Who are physician extenders?

Answer 24

Nurses, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, nurse midwifes

Question 25

Define sequla

Answer 25

An abnormal condition or complication that arises because of the original disease and remains after the original disease has been resolved

Question 26

What healthcare setting is the most frequently used setting?

Answer 26

Physicians