AHEC Comprehensive Exam: Study Guide and Preparation
Abdomen - correct answer ✔✔The body cavity between the chest and thighs
Acute - correct answer ✔✔Illness characterized by sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course.
Ambulate - correct answer ✔✔to walk
Ambulatory - correct answer ✔✔able to walk around
Amnesia - correct answer ✔✔forgetfulness, loss of memory
Anus - correct answer ✔✔Outlet of the rectum
Aphasia - correct answer ✔✔Disorder of language
Asepsis - correct answer ✔✔The condition of being free of disease producing organisms.
Ashen - correct answer ✔✔Grayish color of skin
Ataxia - correct answer ✔✔Unsteady or uneven gait
Axilla - correct answer ✔✔The armpit
Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔Sometimes called "germs"; a kind of microorganism.
Bed Cradle - correct answer ✔✔Equipment that is placed over the body to keep the sheets and blankets
from touching the patient
, Bedsore - correct answer ✔✔Decubitus ulcer
Bladder - correct answer ✔✔A sac which stores fluid or gas
Body Mechanics - correct answer ✔✔The coordinated use of body parts to produce motion and
maintain equilibrium
Buttocks - correct answer ✔✔body part composed of the glutteal muscles; your rear end
Catheter - correct answer ✔✔Tube placed person to aid in passing fluids
Centigrade - correct answer ✔✔A measurement of temperature using a scale that is divided 100 units or
degrees.
Cerebral - correct answer ✔✔A word used to refer to the brain
Chronic - correct answer ✔✔Illness or symptoms marked by long duration or frequent recurrence
Circulation - correct answer ✔✔The continuous movement of blood throughout the heart and blood
vessels to all parts of the body
Circulatory System - correct answer ✔✔The heart, blood vessels, blood, and all the organs that pump
and carry good and other fluids throughout the body
Colonstomy - correct answer ✔✔Surgical formation of an artificial anus
Coma - correct answer ✔✔A state of deep unconsciousness often caused by disease, injury or drugs
Communicable Disease - correct answer ✔✔A disease that is easily spread from one person to another
Abdomen - correct answer ✔✔The body cavity between the chest and thighs
Acute - correct answer ✔✔Illness characterized by sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course.
Ambulate - correct answer ✔✔to walk
Ambulatory - correct answer ✔✔able to walk around
Amnesia - correct answer ✔✔forgetfulness, loss of memory
Anus - correct answer ✔✔Outlet of the rectum
Aphasia - correct answer ✔✔Disorder of language
Asepsis - correct answer ✔✔The condition of being free of disease producing organisms.
Ashen - correct answer ✔✔Grayish color of skin
Ataxia - correct answer ✔✔Unsteady or uneven gait
Axilla - correct answer ✔✔The armpit
Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔Sometimes called "germs"; a kind of microorganism.
Bed Cradle - correct answer ✔✔Equipment that is placed over the body to keep the sheets and blankets
from touching the patient
, Bedsore - correct answer ✔✔Decubitus ulcer
Bladder - correct answer ✔✔A sac which stores fluid or gas
Body Mechanics - correct answer ✔✔The coordinated use of body parts to produce motion and
maintain equilibrium
Buttocks - correct answer ✔✔body part composed of the glutteal muscles; your rear end
Catheter - correct answer ✔✔Tube placed person to aid in passing fluids
Centigrade - correct answer ✔✔A measurement of temperature using a scale that is divided 100 units or
degrees.
Cerebral - correct answer ✔✔A word used to refer to the brain
Chronic - correct answer ✔✔Illness or symptoms marked by long duration or frequent recurrence
Circulation - correct answer ✔✔The continuous movement of blood throughout the heart and blood
vessels to all parts of the body
Circulatory System - correct answer ✔✔The heart, blood vessels, blood, and all the organs that pump
and carry good and other fluids throughout the body
Colonstomy - correct answer ✔✔Surgical formation of an artificial anus
Coma - correct answer ✔✔A state of deep unconsciousness often caused by disease, injury or drugs
Communicable Disease - correct answer ✔✔A disease that is easily spread from one person to another
