CCHI Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Produce testosterone (testes and ovaries), considered endocrine glands - CORRECT
ANSWER - What is the function of the gonads?
secretes fluid that transports sperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Function of prostate gland?
produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder, bladder stores it, urine released through
urethra (tube) - CORRECT ANSWER - how does urine travel?
area between vagina/scrotum and anus - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the perineum?
visual examination of the bladder and urethra - CORRECT ANSWER - Cystoscopy
sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth - CORRECT ANSWER - Cerclage
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Advanced Directive
Spinal column - CORRECT ANSWER - Synonym 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Difference 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - spine
neck area - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical vertebrae
lower back - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar vertebrae
spine - CORRECT ANSWER - synonym for vertebral column
swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Optic neuritis
acute inflammation of the retina - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute anterior uveitis
inflammation of the eyelid - CORRECT ANSWER - Blepharitis
anatomical malformation of cornea or lens - CORRECT ANSWER - astigmatism
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - myopia
Placing an ultrasound transducer on the patient's chest - CORRECT ANSWER - An
echocardiogram is done by
shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWER - what is Dyspnea
to measure electrical activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram) - CORRECT
ANSWER - why do you place electrodes on patient's skin?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Produce testosterone (testes and ovaries), considered endocrine glands - CORRECT
ANSWER - What is the function of the gonads?
secretes fluid that transports sperm - CORRECT ANSWER - Function of prostate gland?
produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder, bladder stores it, urine released through
urethra (tube) - CORRECT ANSWER - how does urine travel?
area between vagina/scrotum and anus - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the perineum?
visual examination of the bladder and urethra - CORRECT ANSWER - Cystoscopy
sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth - CORRECT ANSWER - Cerclage
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Advanced Directive
Spinal column - CORRECT ANSWER - Synonym 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Difference 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - spine
neck area - CORRECT ANSWER - cervical vertebrae
lower back - CORRECT ANSWER - lumbar vertebrae
spine - CORRECT ANSWER - synonym for vertebral column
swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Optic neuritis
acute inflammation of the retina - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute anterior uveitis
inflammation of the eyelid - CORRECT ANSWER - Blepharitis
anatomical malformation of cornea or lens - CORRECT ANSWER - astigmatism
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - myopia
Placing an ultrasound transducer on the patient's chest - CORRECT ANSWER - An
echocardiogram is done by
shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWER - what is Dyspnea
to measure electrical activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram) - CORRECT
ANSWER - why do you place electrodes on patient's skin?
