Core CCHI Exam Practice
What organ has a lymphatic and endocrine function? - ANSWER-spleen
What humidifies and filters air when it passes through the nasal cavity to prevent harmful
organisms from going in? - ANSWER-cilia and mucus
What is the thickest muscular layer of the heart and is the main force behind continuous
pumping of blood? - ANSWER-myocardium
What vessels have one-way valves to prevent back flow - ANSWER-lymphatic vessels
What defect is this: hole in the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart. -
ANSWER-ventricular septal defect
suffix: -itis - ANSWER-inflammation
What are some confidentiality laws? - ANSWER-HIPPA, FERPA, GLBA
interstitial fluid - ANSWER-fluid floating around capillaries
What are some positive symptoms and negative symptoms of someone with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER-positive: hallucinations, delusions - negative: flat effect
What plane divides the left and the right and which one divides front and back? -
ANSWER-sagittal plane: left right, coronal plane: front back
LEP - ANSWER-Limited English Proficiency
hematuria - ANSWER-blood in the urine
A test used to see electrical activity of the heart - ANSWER-electrocardiogram
The prefix "Brady" means? - ANSWER-slow
How does expectation of confidentiality vary across cultures? - ANSWER-Topics considered
private as well as who has a right to certain info varies across culture. Levels of collectivism and
individualism impact these.
A person exhibiting signs and symptoms of Cerebrovascular Attacks (CVA) or Transient
Ischemic Attack (TIA) may be described as having _______? - ANSWER-Brain attack
,Dynamic Equivalence - ANSWER-thought for thought interpretation
What philosophy is associated with being overly involved with clients? - ANSWER-helper
philosophy
What gland is known as the master gland? - ANSWER-pituitary gland
What is a balanced approach with dynamic equivalence? - ANSWER-bilingual/bicultural
What controls unconscious functions such as respirations and digestion. Consists of midbrain,
pons and medulla oblongata? - ANSWER-brainstem
What are the interpreters standards of conduct? - ANSWER-accuracy, confidentiality,
professionalism, cultural awareness, professional development, transparency, impartiality,
respect
nephrology - ANSWER-branch of medicine dealing with kidneys
What two things do you not use during an interpretation? - ANSWER-additions: adding things to
target language that was not present explicitly or implicitly in the source, omissions: leaving out
pieces of info with distortion in message to target language
What region of the brain deals with motor portions of language formation? - ANSWER-Brocas
Area
What is the purpose of language in accuracy big 3? - ANSWER-social relations, self-expression
preffix: sclero - ANSWER-hardening
What is the ileum? - ANSWER-final part of the small intestine
The ______ Model of Interpretation goes as follows:
Source language: Perceive, _______, Chunk, ________
Target Language: ______, Formulate, Produce - ANSWER-Cokley, recognize, understand,
analyze
Where are UTIs most common? - ANSWER-urethra
What does the large intestine consist of? - ANSWER-Ascending, transverse, descending and
sigmoid colons
What in lungs carry oxygenated blood back to the heart? - ANSWER-veins
Red blood cells aka:_____ carry _____? - ANSWER-erythrocytes, oxygen
, Lombard's 3 levels of ethical analysis: Applications: ____ ___, Action Guides: _______ ______
_____, Foundations: ____ ____ - ANSWER-specific decisions - code of ethics, parents rules,
laws - right to life, freedom
What are the structures that conduct gas exchange in lungs and what condition affects it? -
ANSWER-alveoli, emphysema
What condition causes swelling due to poor drainage and accumulation of lymph? -
ANSWER-lymphedema
suffix: -tomy - ANSWER-process of cutting, incision
What procedure creates and opening in the windpipe and inserts a tube to allow for respiration
in case of obstruction? - ANSWER-tracheostomy
Internal Medicine - ANSWER-Internal medicine or general medicine is the medical specialty
dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing
in internal medicine are called internists, or physicians in Commonwealth nations.
What distinguishes t-cells from other lymphocytes? - ANSWER-presence of t cell receptor on
cell surface
What is the driving force behind the guiding principles? - ANSWER-interpreter will do no harm
Where does lymph travel before being mixed back into the blood to check and clean possible
infections? - ANSWER-lymph nodes
Procedure to remove spleen - ANSWER-splenectomy
suffix: -edema - ANSWER-swelling
What are the three layers of the skin? - ANSWER-epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What condition occurs when immune system attacks hair follicles and maybe brought on by
severe stress? - ANSWER-alopecia areata
What teams may interpreters be a part of in which there is an expectation that some confidential
info may be shared? - ANSWER-treating teams, educational teams
A ______ is inserted in patients bladder via urethra and allows patients urine to drain freely from
bladder collection. - ANSWER-Catheter
What organ has a lymphatic and endocrine function? - ANSWER-spleen
What humidifies and filters air when it passes through the nasal cavity to prevent harmful
organisms from going in? - ANSWER-cilia and mucus
What is the thickest muscular layer of the heart and is the main force behind continuous
pumping of blood? - ANSWER-myocardium
What vessels have one-way valves to prevent back flow - ANSWER-lymphatic vessels
What defect is this: hole in the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart. -
ANSWER-ventricular septal defect
suffix: -itis - ANSWER-inflammation
What are some confidentiality laws? - ANSWER-HIPPA, FERPA, GLBA
interstitial fluid - ANSWER-fluid floating around capillaries
What are some positive symptoms and negative symptoms of someone with schizophrenia? -
ANSWER-positive: hallucinations, delusions - negative: flat effect
What plane divides the left and the right and which one divides front and back? -
ANSWER-sagittal plane: left right, coronal plane: front back
LEP - ANSWER-Limited English Proficiency
hematuria - ANSWER-blood in the urine
A test used to see electrical activity of the heart - ANSWER-electrocardiogram
The prefix "Brady" means? - ANSWER-slow
How does expectation of confidentiality vary across cultures? - ANSWER-Topics considered
private as well as who has a right to certain info varies across culture. Levels of collectivism and
individualism impact these.
A person exhibiting signs and symptoms of Cerebrovascular Attacks (CVA) or Transient
Ischemic Attack (TIA) may be described as having _______? - ANSWER-Brain attack
,Dynamic Equivalence - ANSWER-thought for thought interpretation
What philosophy is associated with being overly involved with clients? - ANSWER-helper
philosophy
What gland is known as the master gland? - ANSWER-pituitary gland
What is a balanced approach with dynamic equivalence? - ANSWER-bilingual/bicultural
What controls unconscious functions such as respirations and digestion. Consists of midbrain,
pons and medulla oblongata? - ANSWER-brainstem
What are the interpreters standards of conduct? - ANSWER-accuracy, confidentiality,
professionalism, cultural awareness, professional development, transparency, impartiality,
respect
nephrology - ANSWER-branch of medicine dealing with kidneys
What two things do you not use during an interpretation? - ANSWER-additions: adding things to
target language that was not present explicitly or implicitly in the source, omissions: leaving out
pieces of info with distortion in message to target language
What region of the brain deals with motor portions of language formation? - ANSWER-Brocas
Area
What is the purpose of language in accuracy big 3? - ANSWER-social relations, self-expression
preffix: sclero - ANSWER-hardening
What is the ileum? - ANSWER-final part of the small intestine
The ______ Model of Interpretation goes as follows:
Source language: Perceive, _______, Chunk, ________
Target Language: ______, Formulate, Produce - ANSWER-Cokley, recognize, understand,
analyze
Where are UTIs most common? - ANSWER-urethra
What does the large intestine consist of? - ANSWER-Ascending, transverse, descending and
sigmoid colons
What in lungs carry oxygenated blood back to the heart? - ANSWER-veins
Red blood cells aka:_____ carry _____? - ANSWER-erythrocytes, oxygen
, Lombard's 3 levels of ethical analysis: Applications: ____ ___, Action Guides: _______ ______
_____, Foundations: ____ ____ - ANSWER-specific decisions - code of ethics, parents rules,
laws - right to life, freedom
What are the structures that conduct gas exchange in lungs and what condition affects it? -
ANSWER-alveoli, emphysema
What condition causes swelling due to poor drainage and accumulation of lymph? -
ANSWER-lymphedema
suffix: -tomy - ANSWER-process of cutting, incision
What procedure creates and opening in the windpipe and inserts a tube to allow for respiration
in case of obstruction? - ANSWER-tracheostomy
Internal Medicine - ANSWER-Internal medicine or general medicine is the medical specialty
dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing
in internal medicine are called internists, or physicians in Commonwealth nations.
What distinguishes t-cells from other lymphocytes? - ANSWER-presence of t cell receptor on
cell surface
What is the driving force behind the guiding principles? - ANSWER-interpreter will do no harm
Where does lymph travel before being mixed back into the blood to check and clean possible
infections? - ANSWER-lymph nodes
Procedure to remove spleen - ANSWER-splenectomy
suffix: -edema - ANSWER-swelling
What are the three layers of the skin? - ANSWER-epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What condition occurs when immune system attacks hair follicles and maybe brought on by
severe stress? - ANSWER-alopecia areata
What teams may interpreters be a part of in which there is an expectation that some confidential
info may be shared? - ANSWER-treating teams, educational teams
A ______ is inserted in patients bladder via urethra and allows patients urine to drain freely from
bladder collection. - ANSWER-Catheter
