DAANCE TOP EXAM REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS.pdf

DAANCE TOP EXAM REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS




Question:
synapse.

Answer:
the junction between two neurons where impulses are transmitted from one neuron to another



Question:
synaptic cleft.

Answer:
the gap between two nerves where they meet at a synapse



Question:
syncope.

Answer:
fainting



Question:
synergistic.

Answer:
the phenomenon that exists when two drugs are administered together, and the combined effect is
greater than the sum of its parts



Question:

,systolic.

Answer:
pertaining to the phase of the heart's pumping action when the ventricles contract, forcing blood
either to the lungs or peripheral circulation



Question:
T wave.

Answer:
the EKG waveform that represents repolarization of the ventricles



Question:
Tachycardia.

Answer:
fast heart rate



Question:
terminal button.

Answer:
the bulge at the end of the nerve that touches the next nerve in the never pathway at a synapse



Question:
third degree AV block.

Answer:
an atrioventricular block in which the impulse does not conduct from the atria to the ventricles and
there is independent contraction of the atria and ventricles



Question:

, Thrombosis.

Answer:
formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel, usually a vein



Question:
Tidal Volume.

Answer:
the amount of gas that is inspired or expired during one respiratory cycle



Question:
titrate.

Answer:
to give a small quantity of a drug and assess its effects before giving additional drugs



Question:
trachea.

Answer:
windpipe



Question:
tracheostomy.

Answer:
the surgical creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck



Question:
transient ischemic attack.