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FINAL EXAM Health Occ II
Goes over all questions on the final exam for high school students in the Health Occupations class 2
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05/20/2010
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Term
What does the Frontal plane divide the body in to?
 Definition
Anterior and Posterior
Term
Anatomy
 Definition
study of body structure
Term
Physiolgy
Definition
study of body function
Term
What does the midsagittal plane divide the body in to?
 Definition
Right and Left
Term
Which abdominal quadrant does the liver reside?
 Definition
Right Upper
Term
What is the dorsal plane?
 Definition
the back plane
Term
Where is anterior?
 Definition
Front of plane
Term
Which body cavity does the brain and spinal cord lay?
 Definition
dorsal
Term
Which body cavity does the bladder and reproductive organs reside?
 Definition
Pelvic
Term
What is the thoracic cavity?
 Definition
chest
Term
What is the top layer of the skin?
 Definition
epidermis
Term
Adipose Tissue
 Definition
fat
Term
Sudoriferious Glands
 Definition
sweat gland
Term
Sebaceous Glands
 Definition
oil glands
Term
Vertigo
 Definition
diziness
Term
Halitosis
 Definition
bad breath
Term
Jaundis
 Definition
yellow coloring due to liver damage
Term
Cheek Bone
 Definition
zygomatic
Term
Example of ball and socket bone
 Definition
HIP
Term
Shoulder bone
 Definition
Scalpula
Term
What are the first 7 ribs?
 Definition
True ribs
Term
Lordosis
 Definition
sway back
Term
Joints
 Definition
where bones join together
Term
Arthritis
 Definition
Inflamation of joints
Term
Fracture that breaks skin
 Definition
Compound
Term
Fontanels
 Definition
Soft spot in babies
Term
Sutures
 Definition
where bones fuse together
Term
Scoliosis
 Definition
lateral curve of the spine
Term
Bursitis
 Definition
inflammation of bursa
Term
Sinuses
 Definition
Space in skull
Term
Bursa
 Definition
fluid filled sac
Term
Epiglottis
 Definition
leaf like structure that protects the larynx
Term
Neuron
 Definition
basic unit of the nervous system
Term
Dendrite
 Definition
carries the impulses toward cells
Term
Afferent
 Definition
carries message from body to brain
Term
Hydrocephalus
 Definition
excessive fluid in brain
Term
Shingles
 Definition
Herpes like inflammation
Term
Synapse
 Definition
space between neurons that they jump to
Term
Cerebellum
 Definition
controls muscles, balance, posture, and coordination
Term
Borborygmus
 Definition
rumbling sound in intestine
Term
What promotes homeostasis?
 Definition
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Term
What is structure is used for both respiratory and digestive systems?
 Definition
Pharynx
Term
Liver
 Definition
bile is made here
Term
What in salivary glands breaks down carbs?
 Definition
Amylase
Term
Cecum
 Definition
first section of large intestine
Term
Pancreas
 Definition
produces insulin
Term
Mastication
 Definition
chewing
Term
Encephalitis
 Definition
inflammation of brain
Term
Gallbladder
 Definition
bile stored
Term
What keeps food in sphyngter between stomach and small intestine?
 Definition
Piloric muscle
Term
Homeostasis
 Definition
ideal balance
Term
Whats between arterials and venules?
 Definition
capilaries
Term
Blood Types and rH
Definition
A,B,AB,O and +,-
Term
What kind of blood cells are the most excessive?
 Definition
erythrocytes
Term
Largest Artery
 Definition
Aorta
Term
What is the balance of our body's reactions?
 Definition
Temperature
Term
Leukocytes do what?
 Definition
fight infections
Term
Bradycardia
 Definition
pulse rate under 60
Term
Thrombocytes do what?
 Definition
clotting
Term
Systolly
 Definition
Heart closing
Term
Hemaglobin
 Definition
protein in blood
Term
Larynx
 Definition
voice box
Term
Which lung has 3 lobes?
 Definition
right
Term
Pleura
 Definition
sack around lung
Term
Emphasema
 Definition
alveoli loses elasticity
Term
What controls respiration?
 Definition
Medulla Oblongota
Term
Where does the electrical impulse start in the heart?
 Definition
SA node
Term
Where is the SA node?
 Definition
right atrium
Term
The exchange of gases in lungs: external or internal respiration?
 Definition
EXTERNAL
Term
What carries the sperm to the abdomen?
*hint:vastectomy*
 Definition
Vas Deference
Term
Where does fertilization happen?
 Definition
Fallopean Tube
Term
Where is the sperm stored and become modile?
 Definition
epididmus
Term
How much blood in the human body?
 Definition
5 Liters
Term
What is the smallest organism?
 Definition
virus
Term
Varicose Veins
 Definition
Loss of elasticity of veins
Term
What is between the Left atrium and left ventricle?
 Definition
bicuspid
Term
Phlebitis
 Definition
inflammation of a vein
Term
What happens when there is no O2 in the heart?
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
Atherosclerosis
 Definition
plaque on artery
Term
What is fat in the bone?
 Definition
yellow marrow
Term
What produces blood cells?
 Definition
red marrow
Term
Patella
 Definition
knee cap