Midterm

Question 1

_____ Hormone stimulates the thyroid to release two other thyroid hormones

Answer 1

TSH

Question 2

A (blank, blank and blank) is consider to be a “dry” application

Answer 2

Ice bag, heating pad, and chemical hot and cold pack

Question 3

The _________ is the chemicals that travel across the synapse

Answer 3

Neurotransmitters 

Question 4

Explain what a concussion is

Answer 4

A brain injury resulting from a hit to the head

Question 5

Needle holder and plain thumb forceps are found in the

Answer 5

Grasping and holding category

Question 6

Formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow is stimulated by which hormone found in the kidney is called

Answer 6

Erythropoietin

Question 7

Signs of neglect/malnutrition are

Answer 7

Dehydration, lack of proper living conditions, and failing to treat health problems

Question 8

Cataracts is

Answer 8

Thickening and clouding of the lens

Question 9

This gland is found in the center of your brain and secretes melatonin is also known as

Answer 9

Pineal gland

Question 10

True or false : cerebellum coordinates voluntary movement, but is involuntary in it’s function

Answer 10

True

Question 11

At what age would a patient be diagnosed with oral cancer

Answer 11

40

Question 12

Epstein Barr virus causes

Answer 12

Infectious mononucleosis

Question 13

Dysphagia means

Answer 13

Difficulty swallowing

Question 14

_________ is inherit progressive, neurodegenerative disorder, the causes behavioral issues, abnormal movements and dementia

Answer 14

Huntington disease

Question 15

Educating a patient regarding hot and cold applications. At home, you would remind them to

Answer 15

Use protective covering, never fall asleep with it on, never place an application over metal jewelry

Question 16

Vasopressin is also known as

Answer 16

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 17

_________ is abnormal accumulation of CFS the causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain

Answer 17

Hydrocephalus

Question 18

_______ is paralysis of the lower limbs and trunk

Answer 18

Paraplegia

Question 19

The basic unit of the nervous system is the nerve cell or the

Answer 19

Neurons

Question 20

________ is caused by increasing pressure inside of the eye

Answer 20

Glaucoma

Question 21

True or false: amnesia is the loss of memory

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Kelly and mosquito forceps are found in which category

Answer 22

Clamping and occluding

Question 23

Motor nerves are also also known as

Answer 23

Efferent nerves

Question 24

Describes cerebral angiography

Answer 24

X-ray procedure that is used to see how the blood flows through the brain. A dye is injected and highlights the blood flow.

Question 25

What is the medical term that means “ perfusion of the eyeballs”

Answer 25

Exophthalmia

Question 26

_____ or ____________ increases the gray matter surface area

Answer 26

Fold or convolutions of the cerebrum

Question 27

Paralysis of the arms, legs and trunk is known as

Answer 27

Quadriplegia

Question 28

Seven days prior to a guaiac occult blood test the patient should stop taking

Answer 28

Aspirin, ibuprofen, & vitamin C

Question 29

This type of testing will elevate the electrical activity of the brain. This test is called

Answer 29

EEG

Question 30

Paralysis on one side of the body is called

Answer 30

Hemiplegia

Question 31

What are two things that aldosterone regulates

Answer 31

Sodium and water balance

Question 32

___________ is leading cause of death among men and women

Answer 32

Heart disease

Question 33

Using Erikson’s psychosocial development, what stage would a 17-year-old girl fall into?

Answer 33

Identity and role confusion

Question 34

Arteriosclerosis means

Answer 34

Deposit build up on the arterial walls and begin to calcify

Question 35

________ hormone stimulates milk production in the breast

Answer 35

Prolactin

Question 36

_____________ it’s also facial nerve paralysis

Answer 36

Bells palsy

Question 37

Ridges of the fold in the cerebrum is called

Answer 37

Gyri

Question 38

Pernicious anemia is a deficiency of

Answer 38

Vitamin B 12

Question 39

_____________ is the most serious type of spina bifida

Answer 39

Myelomeningocele

Question 40

Grooves are depression on the surface of the brain are called

Answer 40

Sulci

Question 41

The ___________ covers the axons

Answer 41

Myelin Sheath

Question 42

_____________ are the nerve cells the connect sensory and motor neurons

Answer 42

Interneurons

Question 43

“ fight or flight” is found in our

Answer 43

Sympathetic nervous system

Question 44

Oxytocin stimulates the ______ of the uterus to contract

Answer 44

Muscle

Question 45

___________ Hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to release steroids

Answer 45

Adrenalcorticotropin hormone (ACTH)

Question 46

Describe to me, what an “evoked potential test” is

Answer 46

A nervous response test that uses electrodes

Question 47

Using Erikson’s psychosocial development, what stage would a 1 year old child be in

Answer 47

Trust vs mistrust

Question 48

_______ is a metal probe that is inserted into or passed through a catheter, needle or tube. It is used for a cleaning purposes.

Answer 48

Stylus

Question 49

What stage would a 75-year-old adult be in, Erikson’s psychosocial development staging?

Answer 49

Ego integrity vs. despair

Question 50

______ is an aspiration of CFS from the lumbar subarachnoid space

Answer 50

Lumbar puncture (LP)