CCHI Exam Questions And Correct
Solutions
What is the function of the gonads? - Answer -✔✔Produce testosterone (testes and
ovaries), considered endocrine glands
Function of prostate gland? - Answer -✔✔secretes fluid that transports sperm
how does urine travel? - Answer -✔✔produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder,
bladder stores it, urine released through urethra (tube)
what is the perineum? - Answer -✔✔area between vagina/scrotum and anus
Cystoscopy - Answer -✔✔visual examination of the bladder and urethra
Cerclage - Answer -✔✔sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth
Advanced Directive - Answer -✔✔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.
Synonym vertebral column - Answer -✔✔Spinal column
Difference between vertebral column and spinal cord - Answer -✔✔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.
spine - Answer -✔✔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.
cervical vertebrae - Answer -✔✔neck area
lumbar vertebrae - Answer -✔✔lower back
synonym for vertebral column - Answer -✔✔spine
Optic neuritis - Answer -✔✔swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve
Acute anterior uveitis - Answer -✔✔acute inflammation of the retina
, Blepharitis - Answer -✔✔inflammation of the eyelid
astigmatism - Answer -✔✔anatomical malformation of cornea or lens
myopia - Answer -✔✔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
An echocardiogram is done by - Answer -✔✔Placing an ultrasound transducer on the
patient's chest
what is Dyspnea - Answer -✔✔shortness of breath
why do you place electrodes on patient's skin? - Answer -✔✔to measure electrical
activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram)
when do you inject patients with contrast dyes? - Answer -✔✔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)
why swallow barium solution? - Answer -✔✔to obtain contrast X-ray studies of the
digestive tube (e.g. esophagram)
drug toxicity symptom - Answer -✔✔loss of hearing, seizures, digestive issues
What is lisinopril - Answer -✔✔treats high blood pressure and heart failure
how do you treat arrhythmia - Answer -✔✔with cardioversion (shock delivered to hear
through paddles on chest)
medicine to treat heartburn - Answer -✔✔omeprazole and ranitidine
how to treat AIDS - Answer -✔✔no cure, but anti-retroviral therapy (ART) can help
what is gout - Answer -✔✔sudden, severe arthritis, often joint at base of big toe
How to treat gout attacks - Answer -✔✔Colchicine (anti-inflammatory)
what is Ermiao wan - Answer -✔✔chinese herb
high levels of uric acid indicate - Answer -✔✔gout disease
Solutions
What is the function of the gonads? - Answer -✔✔Produce testosterone (testes and
ovaries), considered endocrine glands
Function of prostate gland? - Answer -✔✔secretes fluid that transports sperm
how does urine travel? - Answer -✔✔produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder,
bladder stores it, urine released through urethra (tube)
what is the perineum? - Answer -✔✔area between vagina/scrotum and anus
Cystoscopy - Answer -✔✔visual examination of the bladder and urethra
Cerclage - Answer -✔✔sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth
Advanced Directive - Answer -✔✔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.
Synonym vertebral column - Answer -✔✔Spinal column
Difference between vertebral column and spinal cord - Answer -✔✔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.
spine - Answer -✔✔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.
cervical vertebrae - Answer -✔✔neck area
lumbar vertebrae - Answer -✔✔lower back
synonym for vertebral column - Answer -✔✔spine
Optic neuritis - Answer -✔✔swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve
Acute anterior uveitis - Answer -✔✔acute inflammation of the retina
, Blepharitis - Answer -✔✔inflammation of the eyelid
astigmatism - Answer -✔✔anatomical malformation of cornea or lens
myopia - Answer -✔✔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
An echocardiogram is done by - Answer -✔✔Placing an ultrasound transducer on the
patient's chest
what is Dyspnea - Answer -✔✔shortness of breath
why do you place electrodes on patient's skin? - Answer -✔✔to measure electrical
activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram)
when do you inject patients with contrast dyes? - Answer -✔✔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)
why swallow barium solution? - Answer -✔✔to obtain contrast X-ray studies of the
digestive tube (e.g. esophagram)
drug toxicity symptom - Answer -✔✔loss of hearing, seizures, digestive issues
What is lisinopril - Answer -✔✔treats high blood pressure and heart failure
how do you treat arrhythmia - Answer -✔✔with cardioversion (shock delivered to hear
through paddles on chest)
medicine to treat heartburn - Answer -✔✔omeprazole and ranitidine
how to treat AIDS - Answer -✔✔no cure, but anti-retroviral therapy (ART) can help
what is gout - Answer -✔✔sudden, severe arthritis, often joint at base of big toe
How to treat gout attacks - Answer -✔✔Colchicine (anti-inflammatory)
what is Ermiao wan - Answer -✔✔chinese herb
high levels of uric acid indicate - Answer -✔✔gout disease
