CCHI Exam Questions
Produce testosterone (testes and ovaries), considered endocrine glands - questions
and answersWhat is the function of the gonads?
secretes fluid that transports sperm - questions and answersFunction of prostate gland?
produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder, bladder stores it, urine released
through urethra (tube) - questions and answershow does urine travel?
area between vagina/scrotum and anus - questions and answerswhat is the perineum?
visual examination of the bladder and urethra - questions and answersCystoscopy
sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth - questions and answersCerclage
a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a
living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to
communicate them to a doctor. - questions and answersAdvanced Directive
Spinal column - questions and answersSynonym vertebral column
The vertebral column surrounds the spinal cord which travels within the spinal canal,
formed from a central hole within each vertebra. The spinal cord is part of the central
nervous system that supplies nerves and receives information from the peripheral
nervous system within the body. - questions and answersDifference between vertebral
column and spinal cord
a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the
spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. -
questions and answersspine
neck area - questions and answerscervical vertebrae
lower back - questions and answerslumbar vertebrae
spine - questions and answerssynonym for vertebral column
swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve - questions and answersOptic neuritis
, acute inflammation of the retina - questions and answersAcute anterior uveitis
inflammation of the eyelid - questions and answersBlepharitis
anatomical malformation of cornea or lens - questions and answersastigmatism
images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the
refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball - questions and
answersmyopia
Placing an ultrasound transducer on the patient's chest - questions and answersAn
echocardiogram is done by
shortness of breath - questions and answerswhat is Dyspnea
to measure electrical activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram) - questions
and answerswhy do you place electrodes on patient's skin?
X-ray, CT, MRI, or ultrasound exam. Can be an iodine-based material, barium-sulfate,
gadolinium, or saline and air mixture (swallowed or injected intravenously) - questions
and answerswhen do you inject patients with contrast dyes?
to obtain contrast X-ray studies of the digestive tube (e.g. esophagram) - questions and
answerswhy swallow barium solution?
loss of hearing, seizures, digestive issues - questions and answersdrug toxicity
symptom
treats high blood pressure and heart failure - questions and answersWhat is lisinopril
with cardioversion (shock delivered to hear through paddles on chest) - questions and
answershow do you treat arrhythmia
omeprazole and ranitidine - questions and answersmedicine to treat heartburn
no cure, but anti-retroviral therapy (ART) can help - questions and answershow to treat
AIDS
Produce testosterone (testes and ovaries), considered endocrine glands - questions
and answersWhat is the function of the gonads?
secretes fluid that transports sperm - questions and answersFunction of prostate gland?
produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder, bladder stores it, urine released
through urethra (tube) - questions and answershow does urine travel?
area between vagina/scrotum and anus - questions and answerswhat is the perineum?
visual examination of the bladder and urethra - questions and answersCystoscopy
sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth - questions and answersCerclage
a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a
living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to
communicate them to a doctor. - questions and answersAdvanced Directive
Spinal column - questions and answersSynonym vertebral column
The vertebral column surrounds the spinal cord which travels within the spinal canal,
formed from a central hole within each vertebra. The spinal cord is part of the central
nervous system that supplies nerves and receives information from the peripheral
nervous system within the body. - questions and answersDifference between vertebral
column and spinal cord
a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the
spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. -
questions and answersspine
neck area - questions and answerscervical vertebrae
lower back - questions and answerslumbar vertebrae
spine - questions and answerssynonym for vertebral column
swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve - questions and answersOptic neuritis
, acute inflammation of the retina - questions and answersAcute anterior uveitis
inflammation of the eyelid - questions and answersBlepharitis
anatomical malformation of cornea or lens - questions and answersastigmatism
images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the
refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball - questions and
answersmyopia
Placing an ultrasound transducer on the patient's chest - questions and answersAn
echocardiogram is done by
shortness of breath - questions and answerswhat is Dyspnea
to measure electrical activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram) - questions
and answerswhy do you place electrodes on patient's skin?
X-ray, CT, MRI, or ultrasound exam. Can be an iodine-based material, barium-sulfate,
gadolinium, or saline and air mixture (swallowed or injected intravenously) - questions
and answerswhen do you inject patients with contrast dyes?
to obtain contrast X-ray studies of the digestive tube (e.g. esophagram) - questions and
answerswhy swallow barium solution?
loss of hearing, seizures, digestive issues - questions and answersdrug toxicity
symptom
treats high blood pressure and heart failure - questions and answersWhat is lisinopril
with cardioversion (shock delivered to hear through paddles on chest) - questions and
answershow do you treat arrhythmia
omeprazole and ranitidine - questions and answersmedicine to treat heartburn
no cure, but anti-retroviral therapy (ART) can help - questions and answershow to treat
AIDS
