HOSA Pathophysiology Exam Questions 2024

Amniocentesis - correct answer-taking a fluid sample between the 15th and the 16th week of pregnancy to diagnose congenital anomalies Bicornate uterus - correct answer-a uterus having two horns or horn-shaped branches Neonate - correct answer-newborn baby Dysplasia - correct answer-marked by abnormal adult cells Muscular dystrophy - correct answer-progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles Dystrophy - correct answer-condition produced by faulty nutrition Contractures - correct answer-immobility of muscles or a joint caused by shortening or wasting of tissue or muscle fibers Electromyography - correct answer-an electrodiagnostic assessment of the activity of the skeletal muscles Meninges - correct answer-Covering around the brain and the spinal cord Anecephalic - correct answer-No cranial vault and little cerebral tissue Foramen Ovale - correct answer-opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart Acyanotic - correct answer-absence of a bluish appearance of the skin and mucous membranes Adenosarcoma - correct answer-a cancerous gland like tumor such as wilms' tumor Ataxic - correct answer-uncoordinated gait associated with pathology of the central nervous system Azoospermia - correct answer-an absence of spermatozoa in the seaman Dysplasia - correct answer-marked by abnormal adult cells Electromyography - correct answer-an electrodiagnosis assessment of the activity of skeletal muscles