Which system includes the following: Thyroid, thymus, and pineal glands?
A) Endocrine system
crine = to secrete; separate
the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
Which function of the pancreas best describes the secretion of hormones?
A) Exocrine
B) Endocrine
B) Endocrine
Which of the following is an oxygen right juicy substance that is located in the connective tissue?
C) Fibroblast
Fibroblast - a cell in connective tissue that produces collagen and other fibers.
What is the initial reaction to cold by the skin?
A) release of Adrenalin
B) Vasodilation
C) Vasoconstriction
D) Relaxation
the constriction of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.
What is the name for inflammation of the gallbladder?
B) Cholecystitis
Chole = Gallbladder
What is the meaning of the suffix - algia?
A) pain
In which blood vessel is the blood velocity the lowest?
D) Capillaries
Which condition is a contraindication for the paraffin bath?
D) Arthritis joints
Which contains deoxygenated venous blood?
A) Pulmonary arteries
the artery carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
venous - blood found in the veins except pulmonary vein
By which of the following is OC mainly carried?
A) Erythrocytes
Erythro - red
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues
What is the action of the teres major?
B) Medially rotates, adducts, and extends the shoulder joint
passing below the shoulder joint from the scapula to the upper part of the humerus, drawing the arm toward the body and rotating it inward
Function of the large intestine?
D) Absorption of water
What is hypertension?
C) High blood pressure
What is the coronal plane?
D) divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
Best technique for spastic hemiplegia?
C) Soothing effleurage and stretching
-unable to detect pain
paralysis of one side of the body.
Which muscle rotates the humerus medially?
D) Pectoralis major
A person with aphasia has difficulty in doing what?
D) Speech production
In what structure do sperm mature?
B) Epididymis
diddymis - testicles
Epididymisdidymis - a highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens.
Seminal vesicle - each of a pair of glands that open into the vas deferens near its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen.
vertebrea that does not have a spinous process?
B) C-1 atlas
Best technique for spastic hemiplegia?
A) Soothing effleurage and stretching
paralysis/weakness of one side of the body.
What two bones articulate with the clavicle
B) Sternum and scapula
What part of the brain regulates temperature?
B) Thalamus
Name given for emotional brain which includes diencephalon, basal ganglia, and other portions of the cerebral cortex?
B) Limbic system
a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring)
Parasympathetic system is PSNS
If a client has torticollis, where on the body are muscles likely to be hypertonic?
B) Neck
torticollis: a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms.
Which of following is most directly associated with the cause of migraine headaches?
C) Altitude
What is the main fuction of B lymphocytes?
D) Antibody formation
Which of the following best describes the regulation of blood calcium level by Parathroid Hormone (PTH)?
C) PTH stimulates osteoclasts to breakdown bone matrix; blood calcium levels increase
Which of the following is not a component of the axial subdivision on the body?
D) Upper extremity
Which of the following is embedded in the muscle of the ventricular walls and conveys stimulation for the ventricles to contract simultaneously?
Sa node - pacemaker: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
After a decrease in blood flow as an initial effect of ice, what is the second effect?
C) Increase in blood flow
What characteristic of a pressure stroke?
A) Follows venous flow
Which substance is most present in hemoglobin
D) 02
hemoglobin - a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.
Which muscle adducts the femur at the hip joint?
B) Gletus maximus
Which muscle helps stabilize the scapula from movement of the arms?
A) Serratus anterior/ rhomboids
Which hormone induces labor?
C) Oxytocin
Muscle that supinate are inverted by which nerve?
A) Radial and musculocutaneous nerves
What form is energy stored in the muscle for later use?
B) Glycogen
Muscle atrophy of the entire arm is most likely caused by which of the following?
A) Brachial plexus injury
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord, which is housed in the spinal canal of the vertebral column (or spine), to the shoulder, arm and hand.
Which nerve does not originate from brachial plexus?
A) Peroneal
"fibular nerve"
Where is the lease movement in the spine?
B) T4-T6
What is the general sensory receptors that are found in the skin?
C) Cutaneous sense organs
What is the term for the fundamental function unit of compact bone?
B) Osten
What is the inflammation of the pleural membrane known as?
C) Pleurisy
Bronchitis - inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes
After a routine of resistance with weights, you might feel sore. What would likely be the cause?
C) Eccentric contraction
Concentric Contractions—Muscle Actively Shortening. raising of a weight during a bicep curl.
Eccentric Contractions—Muscle Actively Lengthening. As the load on the muscle increases, it finally reaches a point where the external force on the muscle is greater than the force that the muscle can generate.
Isometric Contraction—Muscle Actively Held at a Fixed Length (isolate) An example of an isometric contraction would be carrying an object in front of you. The weight of the object would be pulling downward, but your hands and arms would be opposing the motion with equal force going upwards.
Which of the following can only be found in the pelvic cavity?
C) Sigmoid colon
Sigmoid colon : the S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum.
The abdomen is divided into nine area. What is the location the hypogastric area?
