Med Precision Public Health
How many milliliters are in a liter?
1000
If a patient weighs 150 pounds, what is the weight in kilograms?
67.5 kg
What is the recommended method to assess skin lesions for skin cancers?
ABCDE
Which of the following disease occur only in the male reproductive system?
Benign Prostatic hypertrophy
Which muscle type contains intercalated discs, striations, and is found in only one location of the body?
Cardiac
What term refers to the sense of community, values, beliefs, speech and dress?
Culture
Which disorder is characteriazed by excessive thirst, excessive hunger, excessive urination because the pancreas does not produce insulin
Diabetes mellitus
What is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into a useable form?
Digestion
Which characteristic is demonstrated when a person can express feelings for another person's experiences?
Empathy
What is the condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is found elsewhere in the body?
Endometriosis
What disorder is characterized by seizures
Epilepsy
What is a set of principles that deals with the Morality of right versus wrong?
Ethics
Who is the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What federal law affects how health insurance is handled and matters of patient confidentiality?
HIPAA
What healthcare career pathway provide health education and billing services
Health Informatics
Who is considered to be the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
What are the hard masses developed from crystals in the urine?
Kidney Stones
Where is urine produced?
Kidneys
Which structure filters foreign particles and contain white blood cells?
Lymph Nodes
What directional term means toward the midline of the body?
Medial
What are the protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord?
Meninges
What is the plane hat divides the body into equal right and left halves?
Mid Sagittal
What is blockage of a coronary artery result in in cardiac tissue death called?
Myocardial infarction
What does the circulatory system pick up from the Digestive System and deliver to the body cells?
Nutrients
The circulator system transports --- to the body cells and takes ---- away from the body cells.
Oxygen -- carbon dioxide
What is a function of the immune system?
Protects against disease
Which is a function of the integumentary system?
Protects against infection
Which bone of the forearm is lateral when an anatomical position?
Radius
What is the Last portion of the large intestine that functions as a temporary storage of solid wastes before excretion?
Rectum
What is the skin sac that holds the testes?
Scrotum
What is another name for oil glands?
Sebaceous
What terms refer to the ability of the nerves to detect stimuli and send a message to the brain and spinal cord?
Sensation
Which answer describes the anatomical position?
Standing Erect, Arms to the side, palms forward
Which of the following is characterized by a tear of the muscle or tendon?
Strain
What is the muscular structure where the fetus develops?
Uterus
What is a function of the respiratory system?
Warms, moistens, and filters incoming air
Which structures serve as a site of gas exchange between the air and the blood?
alveoli
What are fever, nausea, vomitting, rebound tenderness and abdominal pain symptoms of?
appendicitis
What is a joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton called?
articulation
Which disorder has symptoms that include redness, swelling, and drainage of the eye
conjunctivitis
Which structure prevents food from enteing the trachea and lungs during swallowing?
epiglottis
What is the term that best describe egg and sperm?
gamete
What is a function of the muscular system?
heat production
Which two are risk factors for type 2 diabetes Mellitus
obesity, low activity level
