Nha Ccma Final Review Exam Questions And Answers

Nha Ccma Final Review Exam Questions And Answers Weber test - CORRECT ANSWER-Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard. Rinne test - CORRECT ANSWER-hearing test using a tuning fork; checks for differences in bone conduction and air conduction Snellen chart - CORRECT ANSWER-chart containing symbols that is used in the testing of visual acuity 50/20 vision - CORRECT ANSWER-Below average: what patient sees letter at 20 ft is what normal population sees at 50 ft Ishihara test - CORRECT ANSWER-tests for color vision scratch test - CORRECT ANSWER-type of allergy testing in which body is exposed to allergens through a light scratch in skin if a wheel occurs within the first 15 minutes, the allergist can identify the substance as a possible allergen Hashimoto's disease - CORRECT ANSWER-an autoimmune disease in which the body's own antibodies attack and destroy the cells of the thyroid gland Graves disease - CORRECT ANSWER-hyperthyroidism caused by an autoimmune response F - CORRECT ANSWER-Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - testes and ovaries L - CORRECT ANSWER-Luteinizing hormone (LH) - testes and ovaries A - CORRECT ANSWER-(ACTH) adrenocorticotropic - cortex T - CORRECT ANSWER-Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) - thyroid P - CORRECT ANSWER-Prolactin (PRL) -mammary glands I - CORRECT ANSWER-Ignore G - CORRECT ANSWER-Growth hormone (GH) - bones FLATPIG hormone - CORRECT ANSWERartery - CORRECT ANSWER-A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart (oxygenated) arterioles - CORRECT ANSWER-smaller branches of the arteries (oxygenated blood) Veins - CORRECT ANSWER-Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart (deoxygenated) venules - CORRECT ANSWER-small veins (deoxygenated) capillary - CORRECT ANSWER-smallest blood vessel; brings nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and absorbs carbon dioxide and waste products endocardium - CORRECT ANSWER-inner lining of the heart Pericardium - CORRECT ANSWER-membranous sac enclosing the heart endo- - CORRECT ANSWER-within, inner peri- - CORRECT ANSWER-surrounding, around HR - CORRECT ANSWER-heart rate VS - CORRECT ANSWER-vital signs (TPR & BP) electrocardiogram - CORRECT ANSWER-record of the electrical activity of the heart electrical impulse is generated by - CORRECT ANSWER-SA node SA node (sinoatrial node) - CORRECT ANSWER-pacemaker of the heart from SA node, impulse travels to - CORRECT ANSWER-AV node AV node (atrioventricular node) - CORRECT ANSWER-gatekeeper from AV node impulse travels to - CORRECT ANSWER-bundle of His & through bundle branches located in the ventricular septum after bundle of His and bundle branches where's last place electrical impulse reaches? - CORRECT ANSWER-Purkinje fibers Purkinje fibers cause ventricles to - CORRECT ANSWER-contract and pump blood into pulmonary artery and/or aorta