CHS 200 Final (UNR Prof. Angermann) Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
mucociliary escalator - Answers cilia that transport mucus and foreign material out of the
respiratory tract
spirogram - Answers the record of air volume and respiratory rate measured by the spirometer
(y-axis flow, x-axis volume)
obstructive - Answers airway obstruction
restrictive - Answers impaired lung expansion
most tuberculosis cases found in: - Answers southern africa
pneumonia - Answers presence of bacteria in alveoli, causing inflammation and exudation of
fluid into air spaces of alveoli
granuloma - Answers consists of a kernel of infected macrophages, surrounded by foamy giant
cells and macrophages with a mantle of lymphocytes delineating the periphery of the structure
containment phase - Answers there are no overt signs of disease and the host does not
transmit the infection to others
definite risk factors for pneumonia - Answers younger than 2 years or older than 65, alcoholism,
diabetes mellitus, HIV infection
basic criteria used to classify viruses - Answers type of nucleic acid (RNA virus or DNA virus),
size or dimensions of the virus capsid, shape of the virus capsid
HIV incubation and communicability phase - Answers long
influenza incubation and communicability phase - Answers short
2 different cell proteins that classify influenza - Answers hemagglutinin, neuraminidase
reassortment - Answers 2 different variants of virus combine genetic material and nobody has
created antibodies so very deadly
aerosols - Answers tiny solid particles or liquid droplets that remain suspended in the
atmosphere for a long time (Sneezing)
fomites - Answers any substance or object that adheres to and transmits infectious material
(dirty towel)
prominent risk factors for transmission - Answers close proximity, >2yrs, early autumn, late
spring
ischemic heart disease - Answers reduced blood supply to heart muscle due to coronary artery
, disease
ischemic heart disease symptoms - Answers angia pectoris, acute chest pain, heart failure
angia pectoris - Answers severe pain caused by insufficient supply of blood to the heart
ischemic heart disease clinical diagnosis - Answers ECG/EKG, exercise thallium test, coronary
angiography, intravascular ultrasound
atherosclerosis - Answers condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner
walls of the arteries
atheroma - Answers plaque, lipids deposits and infiltration of white blood cells
thrombus - Answers blood clot
stroke - Answers A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an
area of the brain is interrupted
TIA - Answers transient ischemic attack resolves in 24 hours
intracranial hemorrhage - Answers blood within the skull
intracerebral hemorrhage - Answers buildup of blood in brain tissue
ischemic stroke - Answers a type of stroke that occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is
BLOCKED
hemorrhagic stroke - Answers occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or RUPTURES; also
known as a bleed
ESRD (end stage renal disease) - Answers final phase of kidney disease (caused by diabetes &
high blood pressure), top 15 causes of death
functions of kidney - Answers regulates the composition and pH of body fluids, elimination of
metabolic wastes and drugs and their metabolites, regulate the osmolality of the extracellular
fluid, plays a central role in blood pressure regulation, contributes to the metabolic functions of
the skeletal system through activation of vitamin D, controls the production of red blood cells in
the bone marrow
nephron - Answers functional unit of the kidney, contains glomerulus and tubular component
glomerus - Answers small network of capillaries encased in the upper end of a nephron; where
the filtration of blood takes place
tubular component - Answers Hollow, fluid-filled tube formed by a single layer of epithelial cells
anti-diuretic hormone - Answers A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that increases the
mucociliary escalator - Answers cilia that transport mucus and foreign material out of the
respiratory tract
spirogram - Answers the record of air volume and respiratory rate measured by the spirometer
(y-axis flow, x-axis volume)
obstructive - Answers airway obstruction
restrictive - Answers impaired lung expansion
most tuberculosis cases found in: - Answers southern africa
pneumonia - Answers presence of bacteria in alveoli, causing inflammation and exudation of
fluid into air spaces of alveoli
granuloma - Answers consists of a kernel of infected macrophages, surrounded by foamy giant
cells and macrophages with a mantle of lymphocytes delineating the periphery of the structure
containment phase - Answers there are no overt signs of disease and the host does not
transmit the infection to others
definite risk factors for pneumonia - Answers younger than 2 years or older than 65, alcoholism,
diabetes mellitus, HIV infection
basic criteria used to classify viruses - Answers type of nucleic acid (RNA virus or DNA virus),
size or dimensions of the virus capsid, shape of the virus capsid
HIV incubation and communicability phase - Answers long
influenza incubation and communicability phase - Answers short
2 different cell proteins that classify influenza - Answers hemagglutinin, neuraminidase
reassortment - Answers 2 different variants of virus combine genetic material and nobody has
created antibodies so very deadly
aerosols - Answers tiny solid particles or liquid droplets that remain suspended in the
atmosphere for a long time (Sneezing)
fomites - Answers any substance or object that adheres to and transmits infectious material
(dirty towel)
prominent risk factors for transmission - Answers close proximity, >2yrs, early autumn, late
spring
ischemic heart disease - Answers reduced blood supply to heart muscle due to coronary artery
, disease
ischemic heart disease symptoms - Answers angia pectoris, acute chest pain, heart failure
angia pectoris - Answers severe pain caused by insufficient supply of blood to the heart
ischemic heart disease clinical diagnosis - Answers ECG/EKG, exercise thallium test, coronary
angiography, intravascular ultrasound
atherosclerosis - Answers condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner
walls of the arteries
atheroma - Answers plaque, lipids deposits and infiltration of white blood cells
thrombus - Answers blood clot
stroke - Answers A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when blood flow to an
area of the brain is interrupted
TIA - Answers transient ischemic attack resolves in 24 hours
intracranial hemorrhage - Answers blood within the skull
intracerebral hemorrhage - Answers buildup of blood in brain tissue
ischemic stroke - Answers a type of stroke that occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is
BLOCKED
hemorrhagic stroke - Answers occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or RUPTURES; also
known as a bleed
ESRD (end stage renal disease) - Answers final phase of kidney disease (caused by diabetes &
high blood pressure), top 15 causes of death
functions of kidney - Answers regulates the composition and pH of body fluids, elimination of
metabolic wastes and drugs and their metabolites, regulate the osmolality of the extracellular
fluid, plays a central role in blood pressure regulation, contributes to the metabolic functions of
the skeletal system through activation of vitamin D, controls the production of red blood cells in
the bone marrow
nephron - Answers functional unit of the kidney, contains glomerulus and tubular component
glomerus - Answers small network of capillaries encased in the upper end of a nephron; where
the filtration of blood takes place
tubular component - Answers Hollow, fluid-filled tube formed by a single layer of epithelial cells
anti-diuretic hormone - Answers A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that increases the
