Module 1: Fundamentals

Question 1

Phlebotomist

Answer 1

collect blood, specimens, urine, sputum

Question 2

What valve is in between left atrium and left ventricle?

Answer 2

bicuspid

Question 3

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 3

prepares body to act in stress situation (fight or flight)

Question 4

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 4

prepares body for digestion and rest

Question 5

What structure serves as the heart’s natural pace maker?

Answer 5

SA Node

Question 6

Arteries

Answer 6

carry oxygenated bloood

Question 7

Veins

Answer 7

carry deoxygenated blood

Question 8

Osmosis

Answer 8

diffusion of water through semipermeable membrane

Question 9

Diffusion

Answer 9

movemnet of substance from area of high concentration to area of low concentration

Question 10

Filtration

Answer 10

process that separartes by forcing them through a membrane

Question 11

Electrolyte

Answer 11

chemical substance that is makes a electrical charge and conduct an electrical current when placed in water

Question 12

Hormones

Answer 12

chemicals produced by the body

Question 13

Antibodies

Answer 13

made by the immune system to neutrilize the threat

Question 14

Excrete

Answer 14

eliminate

Question 15

Fibrinogen

Answer 15

strong protien the body produces in response to bleeding to help clot

Question 16

Bone Marrow

Answer 16

soft tissue inside bones that produce blood-forming cells

Question 17

Pathogen

Answer 17

disease causing micro organism

Question 18

Blood Group System

Answer 18

A, B, AB, or O

Question 19

Antigens

Answer 19

any substance capable of inducing a specific immune response/triggering production of antibody specific to the substance

A=A, B=B, AB=both, O=neither

Question 20

Antigens

Answer 20

any substance capable of inducing a specific immune response/triggering production of antibody specific to the substance

Question 21

Blood Type

Answer 21

Antigens: A=A, B=B, AB=both, O=neither
Antibodies: A=anti-B, B=anti-A, AB=none, O=anti-A &B
Receive: A=A&O, B=B&O, O=O, AB=A, B, AB, O
Donate: A=A&AB, B=B&AB, AB=AB, O=A, B, AB, O

Question 22

Coagulation

Answer 22

process by which a clot forms in the blood

5 Phases

1.Vascular 2.Platelet 3.Coagulation 4.Clot Retraction 5.Repair

Question 23

Analytical

Answer 23

prefer to work with numbers, facts, data

little emphasis on feelings or emotions

Question 24

Intuitive

Answer 24

prefer to look at big pictures

results in more questions

Question 25

Functional

Answer 25

prefer an organized approach timelines/detailed plans, step by step | good unless you overwhelm patient with details

Question 26

Personal

Answer 26

use emotional language/connections | care about how people feel best option

Question 27

Cycle of Infection

Answer 27

Infectious agent Reservoir Portal of Exit Mode of Transmission Portal of Entry Susceptible Host

Question 28

Virus

Answer 28

micro-organism that causes infections/diseases

Question 29

Bacterium

Answer 29

a single micro-organism that reproduces rapidly/causes infection

Question 30

Fungus

Answer 30

a micro-organism that grows on or in animals, plants, humans, food | yeast and molds

Question 31

Protozoon

Answer 31

a single-cell parasite that replicates rapidly once inside a living host

Question 32

Standard Precautions

Answer 32

use PPE: gloves, dispose of equipment properly, wash hands before & after | apply to every patients

Question 33

Airborne Precautions

Answer 33

required for patients w/disease that spread thru droplets smaller than 5 microns MASK, N95 RESPIRATOR | varicella, TB, measles

Question 34

Droplet Precautions

Answer 34

required for patients w/disease that spread thru droplets larger than 5 microns MASK | rubella, meningitis, and respiratory infections

Question 35

Contact Precautions

Answer 35

required for patients w/disease that spread thru direct contact or contact w/environment GLOVES, GOWNS | herpes simplex, wound infections, some bacterial infections, scabies

Question 36

Erythema

Answer 36

redness

Question 37

Edema

Answer 37

excessive build up of fluid in body tissue

Question 38

Types of Infections

Answer 38

Acute; sudden,worse quick (common cold) Chronic; lingers,forever (Hep B) Latent; remission,relapse (cold sores herpes) Opportunistic; weak immune people (AIDS)

Question 39

Surgical Asepsis

Answer 39

complete removal of micros/spores from the surface of any object