DAANCE EXAM LATEST REAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
AGRADE
Addison's disease - ANSWER: A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids,
characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a
bronzelike pigmentation of the skin
Adjunctive agents - ANSWER: Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents
to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Allergenicity - ANSWER: Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will
elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals
Alveolus (plural: alveoli) - ANSWER: A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide - ANSWER: A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of
amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine,
prilocaine, bupivacaine).
Amnesia - ANSWER: Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia - ANSWER: Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER: A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe
responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence,
construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia - ANSWER: A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris - ANSWER: Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually
due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Antecubital - ANSWER: Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa - ANSWER: The depression between the forearm and the upper
arm that is literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the
neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the
action of the parasympathetic nerves
Antiemetic - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting
Antisialagogue - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
,Anxiolytic - ANSWER: Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (eg, Valium,
midazolam)
Aorta - ANSWER: The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system
proceeds
Apnea - ANSWER: Absence or cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms - ANSWER: Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some
arrest rhythms such as pulseless ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a
rhythm display, but there is no contraction
Arrhythmia - ANSWER: Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole - ANSWER: Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an
artery (furthest from the heart)
Artery - ANSWER: A vessel that varies blood away from the heart to other parts of
the body
Ascites - ANSWER: Accumulation of the serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asystole - ANSWER: Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no
contraction
Ataractics - ANSWER: Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER: A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition
of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
Atrial fibrillation - ANSWER: Atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid randomized
contractions of the atrial myocardium, causing a totally irregular and often rapid
ventricular rate
Atrial flutter - ANSWER: A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial
contractions are rapid (200 to 320 per minute)
Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms - ANSWER: Dysrythmias in which the pacemaker is
in the atria above the level of the ventricles (supraventricular) area
Atrial Tachycardia - ANSWER: Rapid heartbeat originating from the atria
Atrioventricular block (AV block) - ANSWER: A cardiac conduction defect in which the
impulse generated by the SA node is partially or completely blocked in the area of
the AV nose
, Atrioventricular node - ANSWER: A microscopic collection of heart muscle fibers
involved in the electrical activity of the heart
Atrium (plural: atria) - ANSWER: An upper chamber of the heart; atria also exist in
other parts of the body
Automaticity - ANSWER: The condition of being automatic
Autonomic nervous system - ANSWER: A portion of the nervous system concerned
with regulation of the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands
Balanced anesthesia - ANSWER: Anesthesia that relies on the use of several agents
together, capitalizing on the best aspects of each agent, but using each at a smaller
dose than would be required if it were used alone
Barbiturates - ANSWER: A group of pharmacologic agents that have sedative
properties and produce amnesia and a hypnotic effect (eg, thiopental sodium,
brevital)
Baroreceptor - ANSWER: A sensory nerve ending that is stimulated by changes in
pressure, as those in the walls of blood vessels
Blood Dyscrasia - ANSWER: Any abnormal condition of the blood
Bolus - ANSWER: A rapidly administered dose of medication, as compared to a slow,
steady administration of medication with continuous infusion
Brachial artery - ANSWER: Artery that supplies blood to the shoulder, arm, forearm,
and hand
Brachiocephalic artery - ANSWER: The large artery on the right of the neck that
distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and right arm
Bradycardia - ANSWER: Slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute)
Bronchiole - ANSWER: One of the finer (1mm or less) subdivisions of the branched
bronchial tree
Bronchus - ANSWER: Any of the larger air passages of the lungs
Bundle of His (HISS) - ANSWER: A small band of atypical cardiac muscle fibers the
propagates the atrial contradiction rhythm to the ventricles
Capillary - ANSWER: Any of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and
venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
AGRADE
Addison's disease - ANSWER: A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids,
characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a
bronzelike pigmentation of the skin
Adjunctive agents - ANSWER: Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents
to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Allergenicity - ANSWER: Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will
elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals
Alveolus (plural: alveoli) - ANSWER: A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide - ANSWER: A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of
amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine,
prilocaine, bupivacaine).
Amnesia - ANSWER: Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia - ANSWER: Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER: A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe
responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence,
construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia - ANSWER: A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris - ANSWER: Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually
due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Antecubital - ANSWER: Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa - ANSWER: The depression between the forearm and the upper
arm that is literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the
neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the
action of the parasympathetic nerves
Antiemetic - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting
Antisialagogue - ANSWER: A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
,Anxiolytic - ANSWER: Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (eg, Valium,
midazolam)
Aorta - ANSWER: The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system
proceeds
Apnea - ANSWER: Absence or cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms - ANSWER: Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some
arrest rhythms such as pulseless ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a
rhythm display, but there is no contraction
Arrhythmia - ANSWER: Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole - ANSWER: Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an
artery (furthest from the heart)
Artery - ANSWER: A vessel that varies blood away from the heart to other parts of
the body
Ascites - ANSWER: Accumulation of the serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asystole - ANSWER: Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no
contraction
Ataractics - ANSWER: Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER: A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition
of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
Atrial fibrillation - ANSWER: Atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid randomized
contractions of the atrial myocardium, causing a totally irregular and often rapid
ventricular rate
Atrial flutter - ANSWER: A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial
contractions are rapid (200 to 320 per minute)
Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms - ANSWER: Dysrythmias in which the pacemaker is
in the atria above the level of the ventricles (supraventricular) area
Atrial Tachycardia - ANSWER: Rapid heartbeat originating from the atria
Atrioventricular block (AV block) - ANSWER: A cardiac conduction defect in which the
impulse generated by the SA node is partially or completely blocked in the area of
the AV nose
, Atrioventricular node - ANSWER: A microscopic collection of heart muscle fibers
involved in the electrical activity of the heart
Atrium (plural: atria) - ANSWER: An upper chamber of the heart; atria also exist in
other parts of the body
Automaticity - ANSWER: The condition of being automatic
Autonomic nervous system - ANSWER: A portion of the nervous system concerned
with regulation of the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands
Balanced anesthesia - ANSWER: Anesthesia that relies on the use of several agents
together, capitalizing on the best aspects of each agent, but using each at a smaller
dose than would be required if it were used alone
Barbiturates - ANSWER: A group of pharmacologic agents that have sedative
properties and produce amnesia and a hypnotic effect (eg, thiopental sodium,
brevital)
Baroreceptor - ANSWER: A sensory nerve ending that is stimulated by changes in
pressure, as those in the walls of blood vessels
Blood Dyscrasia - ANSWER: Any abnormal condition of the blood
Bolus - ANSWER: A rapidly administered dose of medication, as compared to a slow,
steady administration of medication with continuous infusion
Brachial artery - ANSWER: Artery that supplies blood to the shoulder, arm, forearm,
and hand
Brachiocephalic artery - ANSWER: The large artery on the right of the neck that
distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and right arm
Bradycardia - ANSWER: Slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute)
Bronchiole - ANSWER: One of the finer (1mm or less) subdivisions of the branched
bronchial tree
Bronchus - ANSWER: Any of the larger air passages of the lungs
Bundle of His (HISS) - ANSWER: A small band of atypical cardiac muscle fibers the
propagates the atrial contradiction rhythm to the ventricles
Capillary - ANSWER: Any of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and
venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body
