DAANCE EXAM Questions & Answers 100% Correct

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