AHE Final Exam Study Guide Questions
And Answers
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER -No immediate life threat, Patient can be assessed,
treated, and moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to aggravate
existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER -"In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some of
the functions or responsibilities of a parent
Libel - ANSWER -Written slander and defamation
Slander - ANSWER -Verbal slander and defamation
Assault - ANSWER -Intentionally causing someone to fear imminent violence
Battery - ANSWER -Unlawful infliction of force, or physical contact with another
person
Res Ispa Loquitur - ANSWER -Aspects of a legal case of negligence essentially
prove that the accusation of negligence was true. The term translates to "the thing
speaks for itself"
Advance Directive - ANSWER -Legal document that states a persons wishes
about receiving medical care if that person is no longer able to make medical
decisions because of a serious illness or injury(DNR)
Good Samaritan Law - ANSWER -Law that grants immunity from liability if
rescuer acts in good faith within level of training
Does not protect persons from gross negligence or violations of law
,Duty to Report - ANSWER -Mandated reporter, in their professional capacity or
within the scope of their employment, is obliged to report knowledge of or
observation of abuse or neglect
Autonomic Nervous System - ANSWER -Parasympathetic, Sympathetic
Sympathetic - ANSWER -Fight or flight
Parasympathetic - ANSWER -Digest and Rest
Ligament - ANSWER -Connect bone to bone
Tendon - ANSWER -Connect Muscle to Bone
Cartilage - ANSWER -Smooth Sliding of bone on bone and structure
Red Blood Cells - ANSWER -Carry 02 and transfer nutrients/gases
White Blood Cells - ANSWER -Fight Infection
Platelet - ANSWER -Clotting factor
Plasma - ANSWER -Liquid Portion
Artery - ANSWER -carrying blood away from heart
Vein - ANSWER -Carrying blood to heart
Capillary - ANSWER -Where nutrient exchange occurs
Cervical Section - ANSWER -7
Thoracic - ANSWER -12
Lumbar - ANSWER -5
Sacral - ANSWER -5
Coccyx - ANSWER -4
, Which portions of the spine are most susceptible to injury - ANSWER -Cervical
and Lumbar
How does blood travel through the heart - ANSWER -Right atrium to tricuspid
valve to right ventricle to pulmonary valve to pulmonary artery to lungs to
pulmonary vein to left atrium to Bicuspid valve to left ventricle to aortic valve to
aorta then out
How does oxygen travel through the body - ANSWER -Arteries to arterioles to
capillaries to venules to veins
Skeletal Muscle - ANSWER -Voluntary
Smooth Muscle - ANSWER -Involuntary
Cardiac Muscle - ANSWER -Automaticity, in heart
Ventilation - ANSWER -Air in and out
Respiration - ANSWER -Transfer of 02 and CO2 in the alveoli
Perfusion - ANSWER -Adequate O2 going to all tissues in body
Reticular Activating System - ANSWER -Network of neurons in the brainstem
that regulates arousal and sleep-wake transitions
Pathophysiology - ANSWER -Study of how disease processes affect function of
the body
What is Shock - ANSWER -Hypoperfusion- lack of O2 being provided to tissue
and cells across body
Distributive Shock - ANSWER -Leaking or moving where blood shouldn't be
-Swelling and Hemorrhages
Cardiogenic Shock - ANSWER -Pump Failure
- No pulse, issue specifically to do with heart
Hypovolemic Shock - ANSWER -Low volume of blood
-Dehydration or Hemorrhage, Bleeding
And Answers
Nonurgent Moves - ANSWER -No immediate life threat, Patient can be assessed,
treated, and moved in normal way, take all required precautions not to aggravate
existing conditions
What is HIPAA - ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Info shared with other healthcare personnel as part of patients continuing care
Otherwise must be obtained through subpoena
Define In Loco Parentis - ANSWER -"In Place of Parents"
Denotes the legal responsibility of some person or organization to perform some of
the functions or responsibilities of a parent
Libel - ANSWER -Written slander and defamation
Slander - ANSWER -Verbal slander and defamation
Assault - ANSWER -Intentionally causing someone to fear imminent violence
Battery - ANSWER -Unlawful infliction of force, or physical contact with another
person
Res Ispa Loquitur - ANSWER -Aspects of a legal case of negligence essentially
prove that the accusation of negligence was true. The term translates to "the thing
speaks for itself"
Advance Directive - ANSWER -Legal document that states a persons wishes
about receiving medical care if that person is no longer able to make medical
decisions because of a serious illness or injury(DNR)
Good Samaritan Law - ANSWER -Law that grants immunity from liability if
rescuer acts in good faith within level of training
Does not protect persons from gross negligence or violations of law
,Duty to Report - ANSWER -Mandated reporter, in their professional capacity or
within the scope of their employment, is obliged to report knowledge of or
observation of abuse or neglect
Autonomic Nervous System - ANSWER -Parasympathetic, Sympathetic
Sympathetic - ANSWER -Fight or flight
Parasympathetic - ANSWER -Digest and Rest
Ligament - ANSWER -Connect bone to bone
Tendon - ANSWER -Connect Muscle to Bone
Cartilage - ANSWER -Smooth Sliding of bone on bone and structure
Red Blood Cells - ANSWER -Carry 02 and transfer nutrients/gases
White Blood Cells - ANSWER -Fight Infection
Platelet - ANSWER -Clotting factor
Plasma - ANSWER -Liquid Portion
Artery - ANSWER -carrying blood away from heart
Vein - ANSWER -Carrying blood to heart
Capillary - ANSWER -Where nutrient exchange occurs
Cervical Section - ANSWER -7
Thoracic - ANSWER -12
Lumbar - ANSWER -5
Sacral - ANSWER -5
Coccyx - ANSWER -4
, Which portions of the spine are most susceptible to injury - ANSWER -Cervical
and Lumbar
How does blood travel through the heart - ANSWER -Right atrium to tricuspid
valve to right ventricle to pulmonary valve to pulmonary artery to lungs to
pulmonary vein to left atrium to Bicuspid valve to left ventricle to aortic valve to
aorta then out
How does oxygen travel through the body - ANSWER -Arteries to arterioles to
capillaries to venules to veins
Skeletal Muscle - ANSWER -Voluntary
Smooth Muscle - ANSWER -Involuntary
Cardiac Muscle - ANSWER -Automaticity, in heart
Ventilation - ANSWER -Air in and out
Respiration - ANSWER -Transfer of 02 and CO2 in the alveoli
Perfusion - ANSWER -Adequate O2 going to all tissues in body
Reticular Activating System - ANSWER -Network of neurons in the brainstem
that regulates arousal and sleep-wake transitions
Pathophysiology - ANSWER -Study of how disease processes affect function of
the body
What is Shock - ANSWER -Hypoperfusion- lack of O2 being provided to tissue
and cells across body
Distributive Shock - ANSWER -Leaking or moving where blood shouldn't be
-Swelling and Hemorrhages
Cardiogenic Shock - ANSWER -Pump Failure
- No pulse, issue specifically to do with heart
Hypovolemic Shock - ANSWER -Low volume of blood
-Dehydration or Hemorrhage, Bleeding
