What is the characteristic of viral herpes
Skin Eruption
When a boxer gets hit and has a deviated septum. what bone is affected
Vomer
Which of the following is a structure is a structure found in the upper respiratory system
Pharynx
A man has a growth on his skin and a small sample needs to be removed and observed under a microscope. What procedure will be used
Biopsy
Which organ is part of both the male urinary and reproductive system?
Urethra
Where does digestion begin the digestive system?
Oral Cavity
When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amounts of?
Carrots and Squash
What cavity of the heart normally has the thickest wall?
Left Ventricle
Arrector pili are responsible for which action?
Appearance of goose bumps
What structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of the cell?
Cell Membrane
Which structure of the eye picks up color?
Cones
What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?
Water is reabsorbed from urinary filtrate
Client has a large pituitary tumor. What part of the body does this effect?
The head
When drawing blood from the antecubital region, which vessel is used?
The brachial vein
What are the macromolecules the genetic code is carried on?
DNA
Which anatomical structure houses the terminal bronchioles?
The lungs
How many days is the average menstrual cycle?
28 days
Where in the human body are most nutrients absorbed?
The small intestine
An over-production of cerumen can accumulate in which area?
In the external ear canal
What is the most abundant type of cell in the epidermis?
Keratinocytes
A sprain occurs when there is a tear in which structures?
Ligament
Why are the hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes from the stomach unable to digest the stomach itself?
The stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus
What do ceruminous glands secrete
Earwax
Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?
Lactic acid
Calcaneus is located in which part of the body?
The foot
Which advice would be appropriate to offer a person who has a very active apocrine gland?
Use deodorant regularly
Which process is increased when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?
Cardiac output
The distal end if the two bones that articulate with the carpals are broken. Which bones are these?
Ulna and radius
Which structure of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?
Lucidum
What contributes to phagocytosis in white blood cells?
Lysosomes
What is the function of the thrombocytes?
Play role in blood clotting
A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in?
Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers
Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?
The hyoid bone
Which of the following statements best describes the endocrine glands?
They secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development, and function
Diet is important because bone are storage places for?
Calcium & Phosporus
Ligaments provide which connection?
Bone to bone
Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to urinary bladder?
Ureter
As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?
Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)
Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?
Evaporation
Which hand position describes an anatomical positition of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?
Palms facing anterior
Which structure is a ball & socket joint?
The shoulder
Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and the stapes
Skull & ear
What are like cells grouped together called?
Tissue
The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?
Popliteal
What type of synovial joint is the elbow?
Hinge
The mediastinum is located within which cavity?
Thoracic cavity
What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?
Involved with mood, anxiety, sleep, happiness, and appetites
Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower extremity?
Vastus lateralis
Which structure is located on the sternum?
Xiphoid Process
The occipital region is located in which part of the body?
Head/skull
Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?
Hemoglobin
Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"
The pituitary gland
What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?
Eccrine gland (merocrine/sweat gland)
Which statements are true about bone?
Osteoblasts build up bone, Epiphysial is the end of the bone, and the diaphysis is the shaft of the bone
Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?
Eye (In front of the eye, between the lens, & cornea)
Dorsiflexion & plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body?
The foot
Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?
Pulmonary veins (Remember pulmonary is the heart, veins take deoxygenated blood back to the heart, arteries carry oxygen & nutrients away from the heart)
Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?
Temporal
What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?
Cochlea
Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?
The fallopian tubes i.e. uterine tubes
Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?
Lower leg
An overproduction of cerumen can accumulate in which area?
External ear and canals
The mitral valve is located between which two structures?
The left ventricle and left atrium
The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense?
Smell
Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?
Vena Cava
Hormones produced by the ovaries are?
Estrogen and progesterone
Plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Sagittal plane
Two divisions that make up the nervous system?
PNS & CNS