Medicine Final Exam

Question 1

A 40 year old woman is having trouble sleeping, experiencing periods of severe anxiety, and having heart palpitations. If she wishes to visit a medical doctor who can prescribe medications, she should make an appointment with who?

Answer 1

a psychiatrist

Question 2

What is a cell membrane?

Answer 2

a thin layer that forms the outer boundary of a cell

Question 3

Which tube connects the nose and pharynx to the lungs?

Answer 3

trachea

Question 4

Describe chemotherapy

Answer 4

a treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells

Question 5

What is used to calculate BMI?

Answer 5

weight and height

Question 6

From birth until they are released, eggs are stored where?

Answer 6

ovaries

Question 7

What component helps the body absorb vitamins?

Answer 7

fats

Question 8

Someone who must wash their hands immediately after touching something may suffer from which type of disorder?

Answer 8

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 9

Blood is mainly made up of what two things?

Answer 9

plasma and red blood cells

Question 10

What is a term for fleas, ticks, lice, and mites that live on the body and suck blood from their hosts?

Answer 10

extoparasites

Question 11

What disease is characterized by a high fever and caused by a strain of salmonella bacteria?

Answer 11

typhoid

Question 12

What is the name of a wound caused by tearing of the skin or the surface of an organ?

Answer 12

laceration

Question 13

What cancer-causing virus has a vaccine?

Answer 13

HPV

Question 14

If you want to become a chiropractor, what is the minimum degree you need to achieve that?

Answer 14

doctorate

Question 15

Severe headache, unusual drowsiness, and vomiting are all potential symptoms of what?

Answer 15

serious head injury

Question 16

What is the medical term for swine flu?

Answer 16

H1N1

Question 17

A patient suffering from malnutrition caused by inadequate intake of protein would be diagnosed with which disorder?

Answer 17

kwashiorkor

Question 18

Leukemia affects which cells of the body?

Answer 18

blood cells

Question 19

A person could become which type of host for tapeworms after eating undercooked pork?

Answer 19

primary host

Question 20

How much weight should a healthy woman at a normal weight expect to gain during pregnancy?

Answer 20

25-35 pounds

Question 21

What is a fertilized egg called immediately after being fertilized by sperm?

Answer 21

zygote

Question 22

Where in the body are blood vessels and nerve endings found?

Answer 22

dermis

Question 23

What is an example of dense connective tissue?

Answer 23

tendons

Question 24

What symptoms best describe a patient who is clinically dead?

Answer 24

not breathing and has no heartbeat

Question 25

What part of the body does sarcoma originate?

Answer 25

connective tissue

Question 26

Where is blood filtered and cleaned at?

Answer 26

kidneys

Question 27

Which system does fiber play an important role in?

Answer 27

digestive system

Question 28

At about what age do most people reach their physical peak?

Answer 28

30

Question 29

What term describes the development of cancer cells in an area of the body from which the cells did not originate?

Answer 29

metastasis

Question 30

What is the definition of ethics?

Answer 30

the study and evaluation of human conduct based on moral principles