HCA 201A FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Anterior (ventral) - Answers - located at or toward the front of the body
Lateral - Answers - located at or toward the side of the body or farthest away from
midline
Medial - Answers - located at or toward the midline
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers - located at or toward the back of the body
Proximal - Answers - nearest to the center or to the point of attachment
Distal - Answers - - the part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment
Care is based on four sciences - Answers - Anatomy: study of body structure ,
Physiology: study of body function ,Gerontology: study of aging Pathology: study of
disease
A tumor is what - Answers - a new growth of abnormal cells
How many chromosomes are in each cell - Answers - 46
True or false cancer can occur in any age groups - Answers - true
What is a malignant tumor - Answers - a cancerous tumor that grows rapidly and
invades other tissue
Groups of tissues that work together to perform special functions are called - Answers -
organs
Each cell has the same - Answers - basic structure
Athletes foot is - Answers - caused by fungal infection, highly contagious, can be treated
by drying feet thoroughly
What is the outer layer of skin called - Answers - the epidermis
Where are blood vessels nerves sweat glands and oil glands and hair roots found -
Answers - the dermis
What is the basic unit of a body structure called - Answers - cell
, Which part of the cell directs the cells activities - Answers - the nucleus
Inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by dry red itchy and patches of skin is
called - Answers - Eczema
A viral infection causing painful rash of raised blisters which can appear anywhere in the
body is called - Answers - shingles
A circular red spongy lesion that evolves and changes over minutes to hours is called -
Answers - wheal
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with irritating allergy causing
substance is called - Answers - contact dermatitis
Inherited traits are controlled by - Answers - genes
The most common type of skin cancer is - Answers - basal cell carcinoma
Skin has three layers - Answers - Epidermis is the outer layer, Dermis is the middle
layer, Subcutaneous fatty tissue secures the skin to the structures beneath it
Scabies - Answers - A highly contagious skin infection caused by a mite, The mite
burrowing under the skin and depositing its eggs causes intense itching
Benign tumours (noncancerous) - Answers - Do not spread to other body parts, Can
grow to a large size, but rarely threaten life, Usually do not grow back when removed
Metastasis is - Answers - the spread of cancer to other parts of the body
What is arthritis - Answers - inflammation of the joints
Arthroplasty is - Answers - the surgical replacement of a joint
Extremal rotation is doing which of the following joint - Answers - turning the joint
outward
Strict bed rest is - Answers - client is in bed at all times and uses a bedpan or urinal
What is dorsiflexion - Answers - bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
What is a contracture - Answers - the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal
shortening of the muscle
The muscular skeletal system does what - Answers - text body
When is sharing most often happen - Answers - when a client slides down in bed
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Anterior (ventral) - Answers - located at or toward the front of the body
Lateral - Answers - located at or toward the side of the body or farthest away from
midline
Medial - Answers - located at or toward the midline
Posterior (dorsal) - Answers - located at or toward the back of the body
Proximal - Answers - nearest to the center or to the point of attachment
Distal - Answers - - the part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment
Care is based on four sciences - Answers - Anatomy: study of body structure ,
Physiology: study of body function ,Gerontology: study of aging Pathology: study of
disease
A tumor is what - Answers - a new growth of abnormal cells
How many chromosomes are in each cell - Answers - 46
True or false cancer can occur in any age groups - Answers - true
What is a malignant tumor - Answers - a cancerous tumor that grows rapidly and
invades other tissue
Groups of tissues that work together to perform special functions are called - Answers -
organs
Each cell has the same - Answers - basic structure
Athletes foot is - Answers - caused by fungal infection, highly contagious, can be treated
by drying feet thoroughly
What is the outer layer of skin called - Answers - the epidermis
Where are blood vessels nerves sweat glands and oil glands and hair roots found -
Answers - the dermis
What is the basic unit of a body structure called - Answers - cell
, Which part of the cell directs the cells activities - Answers - the nucleus
Inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by dry red itchy and patches of skin is
called - Answers - Eczema
A viral infection causing painful rash of raised blisters which can appear anywhere in the
body is called - Answers - shingles
A circular red spongy lesion that evolves and changes over minutes to hours is called -
Answers - wheal
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with irritating allergy causing
substance is called - Answers - contact dermatitis
Inherited traits are controlled by - Answers - genes
The most common type of skin cancer is - Answers - basal cell carcinoma
Skin has three layers - Answers - Epidermis is the outer layer, Dermis is the middle
layer, Subcutaneous fatty tissue secures the skin to the structures beneath it
Scabies - Answers - A highly contagious skin infection caused by a mite, The mite
burrowing under the skin and depositing its eggs causes intense itching
Benign tumours (noncancerous) - Answers - Do not spread to other body parts, Can
grow to a large size, but rarely threaten life, Usually do not grow back when removed
Metastasis is - Answers - the spread of cancer to other parts of the body
What is arthritis - Answers - inflammation of the joints
Arthroplasty is - Answers - the surgical replacement of a joint
Extremal rotation is doing which of the following joint - Answers - turning the joint
outward
Strict bed rest is - Answers - client is in bed at all times and uses a bedpan or urinal
What is dorsiflexion - Answers - bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
What is a contracture - Answers - the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal
shortening of the muscle
The muscular skeletal system does what - Answers - text body
When is sharing most often happen - Answers - when a client slides down in bed
