Medical Terminology Of Organ Systems

Question 1

Which layers make up the human skin

Answer 1

Epidermis, dermis & subcutaneous

Question 2

Which of the following body systems provides for CO2 & O2 gas exchange?

Answer 2

Respiratory

Question 3

Which of the following are important anatomical structures of the respiratory system?

Answer 3

Pharynx, trachea, bronchiole & alveolus

Question 4

The skeletal system provides which of the body’s functions?

Answer 4

Support, calcium storage, blood cell formation

Question 5

Germ cells are defined as

Answer 5

Ova & Sperm

Question 6

Which of the following is responsible for skin coloring

Answer 6

Melanin

Question 7

What role does DNA play in the human body

Answer 7

Provides a genetic blueprint

Question 8

What portion of the human body is water

Answer 8

90 percent

Question 9

Homeostasis refers to which of the following

Answer 9

Steady-state condition

Question 10

Whole blood consists mostly of which of the following

Answer 10

Water

Question 11

Which type of blood cell is responsible for defense & immunity

Answer 11

White blood cells

Question 12

Which type of blood cell is responsible for gas exchange in the circulating blood?

Answer 12

Red blood cells

Question 13

The liquid portion of a blood specimen (without an anticoagulant) is called

Answer 13

Serum

Question 14

Which of the following is the preferred vein for venipuncture?

Answer 14

Median cubital

Question 15

Which of the following is the region of the body containing lymph nodes?

Answer 15

Throughout the body

Question 16

Which type of bleeding is easiest to control?

Answer 16

Capillary

Question 17

Which blood test includes WBC & RBC counts, hemoglobin & hematocrit?

Answer 17

CBC (complete blood count)

Question 18

The most common blood type is

Answer 18

O

Question 19

Troponin tests are used to assess

Answer 19

Heart damage

Question 20

Hormones are produced in which of the following body systems

Answer 20

Endocrine

Question 21

ESRD refers to

Answer 21

End Stage Renal Disease

Question 22

After oxygen crosses the respiratory membranes in the lung into the blood, about 97% of it combines with

Answer 22

Hemoglobin

Question 23

Aneurysm is a condition in which

Answer 23

There is a weakened area of the blood vessel wall

Question 24

A disorder that impairs the body to make blood clots

Answer 24

Hemophilia

Question 25

Artery that provides blood to the heart

Answer 25

Coronary

Question 26

The largest artery in the body

Answer 26

Aorta

Question 27

Relaxation of the heart

Answer 27

Diastole

Question 28

Contraction of the heart

Answer 28

Systole

Question 29

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 29

Low platelet count

Question 30

Hemoglobin content is assessed in the lab by analyzing

Answer 30

Erythrocytes

Question 31

Give a brief explanation of how the heart pumps blood throughout the body

Answer 31

Deoxygenated blood goes through the superior vena cava to the right atrium; the tricuspid valve opens and it goes to the right ventricle. The pulmonary valve opens and the blood goes through the pulmonary artery into the lungs; the lungs oxygenate the blood; then, oxygenated blood comes from the left lung into the left atrium. The mitral valve opens and it goes into the left ventricle. The aortic valve then opens and it goes through the aorta back into the body.

Question 32

Hemoglobin

Answer 32

Iron containing oxygen transport metalloprotien present in red blood cells

Question 33

Hematocrit

Answer 33

The volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood

Question 34

Osteomyelitis

Answer 34

Infection in the bone

Question 35

An increase in the concentration of cellular elements in the blood, resulting from loss of plasma

Answer 35

Hemoconcentration

Question 36

Helps maintain a proper volume of blood without transfusion

Answer 36

Hemodilution

Question 37

Puncturing the _____ vein can increase the risk of damaging the nerve and artery underneath it

Answer 37

Basilic