Skills USA Health Knowledge Bowl Team questions and answers verified and updated.

Skills USA Health Knowledge Bowl Team questions and answers verified and updated. Name the disease process that is characterized by softening or increased porosity of the bones which causes them to break more easily. It is often seen more often in post-menopausal women due to the decrease in estrogen production. - correct answers.Osteoporosis What microscopic study of the structures, composition, and functions of tissue called? - correct answers.Histology What is the science which deals with the formation, structure, and function of cells. - correct answers.Cytology what is the study of nature and cause of disease which involves changes in structure and function? - correct logy to what does the word part "gyneco" refer? - correct e what medical term describes one who has no appetite? - correct xic what is the medical term that means below? - correct ior what is the medical term for fingers or toes? - correct nges what is the medical term for painful or difficult urination? - correct ia what medical prefix refers to pain? - correct - what is the medical term for red blood cell? - correct rocyte what is the medical term for white blood cell? - correct cyte what is the medical term which means fibrin is destroyed? - correct nolysis what is the medical term that means hardening of the arteries? - correct iosclerosis what is the medical term indicating inflammation of a vein? - correct itis what is the medical term that means excessive vomiting? - correct emesis what is the medical prefix that means "too much"? - correct what is the medical term for a benign fatty tumor? - correct a what medical term means dissolving a stone? - correct lysis what is the medical term for a gallstone? - correct lith what is the medical term pertaining to the tongues and throat? - correct opharyngeal hemorrhage - correct is the medical term for profuse bleeding? what is the correct term for excessive amounts of urine? - correct ria what is the term used to mean the number of calories of heat that must be produced per hour to keep the baby alive, awake, and comfortably warm? - correct metabolic rate what is the correct term for no production of urine? - correct a what is the correct term for high blood sugar? - correct glycemia what is the correct term for sugar in the urine? - correct suria what is the term for low blood sugar? - correct lycemia what is the proper term for blood vessels getting larger in diameter? - correct ilation what is the medical term for profuse sweating? - correct oresis what is ABG the abbreviation for? - correct ial blood gases what does the abbreviation CT stand for? - correct ted tomography what does the abbreviation D/C mean? - correct ntinue what suffix refers to pain? - correct answers.-algia what is the abbreviation for iron? - correct answers.Fe what is FSH the abbreviation for? - correct cle stimulating hormone what is gtt the abbreviation for? - correct what is HCT the abbreviation for? - correct ocrit what is IVP the abbreviation for? - correct venous pyelogram what is the abbreviation meaning after meals? - correct what is the abbreviation meaning before meals? - correct what is the abbreviation meaning every other day? - correct what is the abbreviation mean every? - correct answers.q what is the abbreviation meaning "as needed" or "whenever necessary"? - correct what medical term means "immediately"? - correct what is the abbreviation for what is commonly referred to as a stroke? - correct answers.CVA what medical term means "as desired"? - correct lib what does the medical abbreviation "D&C" mean - correct ation and curettage What does the abbreviation h.s. mean? - correct answers.Hours of sleep Medical term for an ear ache? - correct ia Outside of the body - correct vitro Formal medical term for an umbilical hernia - correct locele Term for a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity - correct ic Name the female gonad - correct Name the cartilage associated with the larynx which bends over the laryngeal opening to direct food into the esophagus - correct answers.Epiglottis What is the first part of the small intestine called? - correct num What cranial nerve carries impulses for smell? - correct answers.Olfactory What are desired end products of carbohydrates digestion? - correct answers.Monosaccharides What is the anatomical term that indicates a structure nearer its origin? - correct answers.Proximal Cytoplasm - correct answers.What is the protoplasm inside the cell membrane called? Name three kinds of muscles and tell whether they are involuntary or voluntary - correct answers.Skeletal (Voluntary) Smooth (Involuntary) Cardiac (Involuntary) List three accessory organs of digestion - correct answers.Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Another name for the master gland? - correct answers.Pituitary Gland What muslce abducts the arm and caps the shoulders? - correct answers.Deltoid What is the kissing muscle of the lips called? - correct answers.Orbicular Oris What is the name of the longest vein in the body? - correct answers.Saphenous Name the three types of hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex - correct answers.Glucocorticoids Mineralocorticoid Androgens What hormone stimulates "fight or flight" response in an emergency? - correct phrine How many cervical vertebrae are there in the vertebral column? - correct Name the outer membrane covering the brain and spinal cord - correct mater How many glasses of liquid should be consumed daily by an adult? - correct to eight Iron is a necessary component of what part of red blood cells? - correct answers.Hemoglobin