CH2 TEST REVIEW
A neutral pH is?
7
To maintain homeostasis, the body tries to keep the pH between _____?
7.35 - 7.45
Which direction describes vessels that carry blood toward an organ?
Afferent
What helps to maintain the pH range? a) Urinary System b) Chemical Buffers c) Respiratory System d) All of the Above
All of the Above
What is considered predisposing factors for disease? a) Hereditary b) Age c) Gender d) Environmental factors e) All of the above
All of the above
What is considered the body's first line of defense? a) Skin b) Tears and Saliva c) Mucus d) Stomach Acid e) All of the above
All of the above
The combining form for front?
Anter/o
The pointed extremity of a cone shaped structure is the _____?
Apex
Brachi/o is the combining form for ______?
Arm
A patient lying in a prone position, is lying on her what?
Belly
The largest or most important part of an organ is?
Body
Myel/o is the combining form for what?
Bone Marrow and Spinal Cord
A patient with bilateral pain hurts on _____?
Both sides of her body
What system transports materials in the blood throughout the body?
Cardiovascular
What is the structural organization of the body from simple to complex?
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Body System, Organism
Bone, blood, and fat are examples of what type of tissue?
Connective
If a stroke on one side of the brain affects the opposite side, what term would you use?
Contralateral
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?
Coronal / Frontal {BOTH A&B}
A dorsal cavity includes the ______?
Cranial and Spinal {A&D ONLY}
What region is immediately superior to the umbilical region?
Epigastric
What type of tissue acts as an internal and external covering of the body?
Epithelial
What is the term for the cause of the disorder or disease?
Etiology
What is the name of the organ part farthest from its opening?
Fundus
What are the basic units of heredity?
Genes
What is the plural for hilum?
Hila
What is the term for the area where nerves and vessels enter and exit an organ?
Hilum
The internal environment of the body that is compatible with life is?
Homeostasis
What starts at the time of exposure to a disease and ends when the signs and symptoms appear?
Incubation Period
When a patient comes in with numbness of her left arm and left leg, what term would you use?
Ipsilateral
The stomach and spleen are located in what quadrant?
Left Upper Quadrant
The space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube is the _____?
Lumen
What plane separates the body into equal right and left halves?
Midsagittal
What structure is responsible for the conversion of nutrients into energy?
Mitochondrion
Cervi/o is the combining form for _____?
Neck
What is composed of two or more types of tissues and have one or more functions?
Organ
If a person grabbed the handle of a hot pan, he would have burns on what surface of his hand?
Palmar
A patient with burns on her back has lesions on what aspect of her body?
Posterior
Back to front is?
Posteroanterior
What is the term for how often a disease occurs?
Prevalence
The structure that is the site of protein formation is?
Ribosome
The right lobe of the liver is in what quadrant?
Right Upper Quadrant
What is something that can be measured or observed by others?
Sign
What refers to the extent of cancer, including the size and if it has spread?
Stage
Positioning the patient to examine the abdomen would be placing the person in what position?
Supine
What is a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and is associated with it?
Syndrome
What cavity contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea?
Thoracic
Hist/o is the combining form for?
Tissue
What is a group of similar cells from the same source that carry out a specific function?
Tissues
What plane divides the body horizontally into an upper and lower part?
Transverse
A small space at the beginning of a canal is?
Vestibule