AAPC Chapter 2 Questions and Answers
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What is NOT a function of skin? ✔✔Acts as a gland by synthesizing vitamin A
Which layer is NOT considered part of the skin? ✔✔Hypodermis
What is true about the stratum germinativum? ✔✔It lies on top of the dermis and has access to a
rich supply of blood
What is the best way to describe psoriasis? ✔✔A chronic condition characterized by red, dry,
elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
What is affected by myasthenia gravis? ✔✔Neuromuscular Junction
What bones have tronchanters? ✔✔femur (NOT the humerus or tibia)
What is the great toe called? ✔✔Hallux
, Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs? ✔✔Pulmonary
Vein
How many lobes make up the right lung? ✔✔Three
What is a myocardial infarction? ✔✔Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue death.
Which system does NOT circulate fluids throughout the body? ✔✔Endocrine System
Which chamber of the heart is considered the hardest working? ✔✔Left Ventricle
Which of the following best describes constituent components of the human lymphatic system?
✔✔Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct
What distinguishes a sentinel node from other lymph nodes? ✔✔A sentinel node is the first
lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum does not contain the (a) heart, b)lungs, c) trachea, or d) thymus): ✔✔Lungs
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What is NOT a function of skin? ✔✔Acts as a gland by synthesizing vitamin A
Which layer is NOT considered part of the skin? ✔✔Hypodermis
What is true about the stratum germinativum? ✔✔It lies on top of the dermis and has access to a
rich supply of blood
What is the best way to describe psoriasis? ✔✔A chronic condition characterized by red, dry,
elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
What is affected by myasthenia gravis? ✔✔Neuromuscular Junction
What bones have tronchanters? ✔✔femur (NOT the humerus or tibia)
What is the great toe called? ✔✔Hallux
, Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs? ✔✔Pulmonary
Vein
How many lobes make up the right lung? ✔✔Three
What is a myocardial infarction? ✔✔Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue death.
Which system does NOT circulate fluids throughout the body? ✔✔Endocrine System
Which chamber of the heart is considered the hardest working? ✔✔Left Ventricle
Which of the following best describes constituent components of the human lymphatic system?
✔✔Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct
What distinguishes a sentinel node from other lymph nodes? ✔✔A sentinel node is the first
lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum does not contain the (a) heart, b)lungs, c) trachea, or d) thymus): ✔✔Lungs
