DAANCE- Questions With All
Correct Answers
Addison's disease Correct answer-A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized
by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the
skin
Adjunctive agents Correct answer-Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment
or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Allergenicity Correct answer-Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic
response in sensitive individuals
Alveolus (pl. alveoli) Correct answer-A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide Correct answer-A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local
anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine, prolocaine, bupivicaine
Amnesia Correct answer-Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia Correct answer-Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis Correct answer-A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses,
including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of bronchioles,
respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia Correct answer-A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris Correct answer-Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Antecubital Correct answer-Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa Correct answer-The depression between the forearm and the upper arm that is
literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic Correct 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 Correct answer-A drug that counteracts nausea and vomitting
Antisialogogue Correct answer-A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
, Anxiolytics Correct answer-Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (ex. Diazepam - Valium,
Midazolam - Versed
Aorta Correct answer-The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system proceeds
Apnea Correct answer-Absence of cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms Correct 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 Correct answer-Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole Correct answer-Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an artery
(furthest from the heart)
Artery Correct answer-A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body
Ascites Correct answer-Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asyatole Correct answer-Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no contraction
Ataractics Correct answer-Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
Atherosclerosis Correct answer-A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of
fatty material on their inner walls
Atrial fibrillation Correct answer-Atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid randomized contractions of
the atrial myocardium, causing a totally irregular and often rapid ventricular rate
Atrial flutter Correct answer-A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are
rapid (200 to 320 per minute) but regular
Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms Correct answer-Dysrhythmias in which the pacemaker in the atria
above the level of the ventricles (supraventricular) area
Atrial tachycardia Correct answer-Rapid heartbeat originating from the atria
Atrioventricular block
AV block Correct answer-A cardiac conduction defect defect in which the impulse generated by the SA
node is partially or completely blocked in the area of the AV node
Atrioventricular node Correct answer-A microscope collection of heart muscle fibers involved in the
electrical activity of the heart
Atrium (pl. atria) Correct answer-An upper chamber of the heart; atria also exist in other parts of the
body
Correct Answers
Addison's disease Correct answer-A disease due to the hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized
by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the
skin
Adjunctive agents Correct answer-Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment
or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Allergenicity Correct answer-Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic
response in sensitive individuals
Alveolus (pl. alveoli) Correct answer-A small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide Correct answer-A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local
anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry. (Ex. Lido, mepivicaine, prolocaine, bupivicaine
Amnesia Correct answer-Failure to remember events related to surgery
Analgesia Correct answer-Insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis Correct answer-A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses,
including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of bronchioles,
respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia Correct answer-A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Angina pectoris Correct answer-Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Antecubital Correct answer-Situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa Correct answer-The depression between the forearm and the upper arm that is
literally "in front of the elbow"
Anticholinergic Correct 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 Correct answer-A drug that counteracts nausea and vomitting
Antisialogogue Correct answer-A drug that counteracts the production of saliva
, Anxiolytics Correct answer-Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (ex. Diazepam - Valium,
Midazolam - Versed
Aorta Correct answer-The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system proceeds
Apnea Correct answer-Absence of cessation of breathing
Arrest rhythms Correct 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 Correct answer-Any variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Arteriole Correct answer-Any of the very small arterial branches located at the end of an artery
(furthest from the heart)
Artery Correct answer-A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body
Ascites Correct answer-Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Asyatole Correct answer-Cardiac arrest in which there is no rhythm display and no contraction
Ataractics Correct answer-Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect
Atherosclerosis Correct answer-A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of
fatty material on their inner walls
Atrial fibrillation Correct answer-Atrial arrhythmia characterized by rapid randomized contractions of
the atrial myocardium, causing a totally irregular and often rapid ventricular rate
Atrial flutter Correct answer-A condition of cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are
rapid (200 to 320 per minute) but regular
Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms Correct answer-Dysrhythmias in which the pacemaker in the atria
above the level of the ventricles (supraventricular) area
Atrial tachycardia Correct answer-Rapid heartbeat originating from the atria
Atrioventricular block
AV block Correct answer-A cardiac conduction defect defect in which the impulse generated by the SA
node is partially or completely blocked in the area of the AV node
Atrioventricular node Correct answer-A microscope collection of heart muscle fibers involved in the
electrical activity of the heart
Atrium (pl. atria) Correct answer-An upper chamber of the heart; atria also exist in other parts of the
body
