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RMSR Quiz 8 (Chapter 8)

Question 1 of 16

1

A waste product found in the blood. This is normally filtered from the blood by the kidneys and then excreted in the urine.

Select one of the following:

  • gravida

  • myelin

  • urea

  • uvula

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

1

The process by which blood vessels relax and widen, increasing blood flow through them.

Select one of the following:

  • androgenation

  • celcation

  • expectoration

  • vasodilation

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

Chemicals produced by glands in the endocrine system and released directly into the bloodstream to perform specific functions elsewhere throughout the body.

Select one of the following:

  • cecum

  • fibroma

  • hormones

  • nitrates

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

A surgical instrument with a flat, blunt, spoonlike end:

Select one of the following:

  • cilia

  • gravida

  • milia

  • spatulate

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

A foreign substance that is capable of causing an immune response.

Select one of the following:

  • allergen

  • cyanosis

  • sphincter

  • T cell

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

In an ICU unit of an American hospital, CCU stands for:

Select one of the following:

  • cancer care unit

  • chronic cancer unit

  • colon care unit

  • coronary care unit

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

An abnormal or surgically created passage between two usually unconnected body channels or cavities:

Select one of the following:

  • fomite

  • joule

  • shunt

  • xenograft

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

Pertaining to, relating to, or originating in the stomach:

Select one of the following:

  • colonarpia

  • gastric

  • intesticle

  • stomachia

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

Spasm of the chewing muscles in the jaw. Also called lockjaw. May be caused by a variety of abnormal conditions or diseases.

Select one of the following:

  • cortisol

  • fascia

  • hematuria

  • trismus

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

A procedure to remove a section, or flap, of the skull to expose and operate on the tissues underneath, usually the brain:

Select one of the following:

  • craniotomy

  • iridectomy

  • lubitomy

  • tuboplasty

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

1

The capacity of a microorganism to overcome the body’s immune system and other defenses and cause disease:

Select one of the following:

  • gestation

  • gravida

  • myelin

  • virulence

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

Inflammation of the lining of the colon. May affect the entire colon or only parts of it

Select one of the following:

  • colitis

  • colostomy

  • medial

  • stoma

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

1

The entire genetic makeup of an individual is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • chromosomes

  • dna

  • genes

  • genotype

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

1

A surgical instrument used for cutting a circular hole:

Select one of the following:

  • bougie

  • scalpel

  • trephine

  • truss

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

1

All of these are systems of the body except:

Select one of the following:

  • endocrine

  • mammary

  • nervous

  • skeletal

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

1

A measurement of energy provided by food for the body is:

Select one of the following:

  • calorie

  • electrolyte

  • joule

  • watt

Explanation