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Jersey College Health Assessments Final
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myoclonus? - ANSWER ✔✔- sudden jerks of hands and feet
outer layer of the skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- epidermis
layers of the epidermis? - ANSWER ✔✔- stratum corneum
(outermost layer), lucidum, grandulosum, and germinativum
(innermost layer)
inner layer of the skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- dermis
attach to the hair follicles. Secrete an oily substance called sebum
that water proofs the hair and skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- sebaceous
galnds
what are your sweat glands? - ANSWER ✔✔- apocrine and eccrine
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secretions of sweat and thermoregulation by evaporation? - ANSWER
✔✔- eccrine glands
hair follicles in the axilla, perineum, and areola? - ANSWER ✔✔-
apocrine sweat glands
pallor can be associated with? - ANSWER ✔✔- arterial sufficiency,
decreased blood supply, and anemia
acanthosis nigricans? - ANSWER ✔✔- dark skin folds especially on
the neck, groin, and axilla
albinism? - ANSWER ✔✔- lack or loss of pigmentation
vitiligo? - ANSWER ✔✔- depigmentation of the skin
striae? - ANSWER ✔✔- stretch marks
myopia? - ANSWER ✔✔- floaters or spots, can't see far
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night blindness? - ANSWER ✔✔- vitamin A deficiency
glaucoma - ANSWER ✔✔- increased intraocular pressure results in
damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
macular degeneration - ANSWER ✔✔- breakdown or thinning of the
tissues in the macula, resulting in partial or complete loss of central
vision
papilledema - ANSWER ✔✔- swelling and inflammation of the optic
nerve at the point of entrance into the eye through the optic disk
temporal lobe - ANSWER ✔✔- hearing
occipital lobe - ANSWER ✔✔- vision-reading
fasciculations? - ANSWER ✔✔- Involuntary contractions or twitchings
of muscle fibers EX: lower motor neuron
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tics - ANSWER ✔✔- involuntary muscular twitching, usually in the
facial muscles
amsler test - ANSWER ✔✔- used to evaluate visual field defects. lines
with dots
Snellen chart - ANSWER ✔✔- used to measure visual acuity
E chart - ANSWER ✔✔- used if client cannot read or has a handicap
that prevents verbal communication; configured just like Snellen
chart but characters are only E's, which face in all directions
Jaeger chart - ANSWER ✔✔- a chart for testing near vision.
presbyopia - ANSWER ✔✔- impaired vision as a result of aging. can't
see near (farsightedness)
strabismus? - ANSWER ✔✔- crossed eyes
rinne test - ANSWER ✔✔- hearing acuity test performed with a
vibrating tuning fork that is first placed on the mastoid process and
Jersey College Health Assessments Final
Review Questions and Answers Latest
Update Fully Solved 100%
myoclonus? - ANSWER ✔✔- sudden jerks of hands and feet
outer layer of the skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- epidermis
layers of the epidermis? - ANSWER ✔✔- stratum corneum
(outermost layer), lucidum, grandulosum, and germinativum
(innermost layer)
inner layer of the skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- dermis
attach to the hair follicles. Secrete an oily substance called sebum
that water proofs the hair and skin? - ANSWER ✔✔- sebaceous
galnds
what are your sweat glands? - ANSWER ✔✔- apocrine and eccrine
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secretions of sweat and thermoregulation by evaporation? - ANSWER
✔✔- eccrine glands
hair follicles in the axilla, perineum, and areola? - ANSWER ✔✔-
apocrine sweat glands
pallor can be associated with? - ANSWER ✔✔- arterial sufficiency,
decreased blood supply, and anemia
acanthosis nigricans? - ANSWER ✔✔- dark skin folds especially on
the neck, groin, and axilla
albinism? - ANSWER ✔✔- lack or loss of pigmentation
vitiligo? - ANSWER ✔✔- depigmentation of the skin
striae? - ANSWER ✔✔- stretch marks
myopia? - ANSWER ✔✔- floaters or spots, can't see far
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night blindness? - ANSWER ✔✔- vitamin A deficiency
glaucoma - ANSWER ✔✔- increased intraocular pressure results in
damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
macular degeneration - ANSWER ✔✔- breakdown or thinning of the
tissues in the macula, resulting in partial or complete loss of central
vision
papilledema - ANSWER ✔✔- swelling and inflammation of the optic
nerve at the point of entrance into the eye through the optic disk
temporal lobe - ANSWER ✔✔- hearing
occipital lobe - ANSWER ✔✔- vision-reading
fasciculations? - ANSWER ✔✔- Involuntary contractions or twitchings
of muscle fibers EX: lower motor neuron
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tics - ANSWER ✔✔- involuntary muscular twitching, usually in the
facial muscles
amsler test - ANSWER ✔✔- used to evaluate visual field defects. lines
with dots
Snellen chart - ANSWER ✔✔- used to measure visual acuity
E chart - ANSWER ✔✔- used if client cannot read or has a handicap
that prevents verbal communication; configured just like Snellen
chart but characters are only E's, which face in all directions
Jaeger chart - ANSWER ✔✔- a chart for testing near vision.
presbyopia - ANSWER ✔✔- impaired vision as a result of aging. can't
see near (farsightedness)
strabismus? - ANSWER ✔✔- crossed eyes
rinne test - ANSWER ✔✔- hearing acuity test performed with a
vibrating tuning fork that is first placed on the mastoid process and
