Health science Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The study of the process of living organisms or why and how they work is - Answer B. physiology The four main groups of tissues are called - Answer D. Nerve, Connective, Epithelial, and Muscle The tissue that produces power and movement in the body is - Answer B. Muscle Body system that includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea and the bronchi is the - Answer C. Respiratory System Body system that carries some tissue fluid and wastes to the blood and assists with fighting infec...

arteries - Answer blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart erythrocytes - Answer red blood cells hemoglobin - Answer iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to cells leukocytes - Answer White blood cells 95% - Answer how much of plasma is water? septum - Answer a wall of tissue that separates the left and right sides of the heart veins - Answer blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart spleen - Answer Organ...

Ways to promote physical wellness include: - Answer Avoiding alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, drugs, and risky sexual behavior Public health and sanitation systems were first developed by the - Answer Ancient Romans The Father of Medicine is - Answer Hippocrates A vaccination for smallpox was developed in 1796 by - Answer Edward Jenner Disinfectants and antiseptics were first used to prevent infection during surgery by - Answer Joseph Lister The founder of the American Red Cr...

Descriptive Vs. Analytic epidemiology - Answer Descriptive: Organizes and analyzes data in order to understand patterns of health/disease by person, place and time Generates hypotheses Estimates populations parameters Analytic: Quantify the association between exposures and outcomes and to test the hypothèses about causal relationships Tests hypotheses Estimates causal effects of exposures on outcomes Epidemiology - Answer The study of the dostrubution and determinants of...

Who was Leonardo da Vinci? - Answer Italian scientist & artist who used dissection to draw out the human body. Who was Florence Nightingale? - Answer Founder of modern nursing & first female nurse. Who was Clara Barton? - Answer Founder of the American Red Cross (1881). Who was Hippocrates? - Answer Greek doctor who changed the way people thought about medicine; most well known as "the father of medicine." Who was Louis Pasteur? - Answer French chemist who began pasteurizing m...

Synapse - Answer space between neurons; it permits the neutrons pass messages to and from the brain to other parts of the body Function of the Cerebrum - Answer responsible for reasoning, thought, memory, speech, sensation, sight, hearing, and voluntary movement Cerebellum - Answer The section below the back of the cerebrum. It is responsible for muscle coordination; balance and posture; and muscle tone. Midbrain - Answer The section located below the cerebrum at the top of the brai...

A small child was being chased by a large dog. Out of fear, the child ran really fast. Which hormone/gland enabled the child to get away from the dog? - Answer Adrenal A teenage girl that has undeveloped breasts and has not started her menstrual cycle indicates that a hormone deficiency exists. What hormone is deficient? - Answer Estrogen In an emergency situation, the "fight or flight" hormone will increase the heart rate and blood pressure. This hormone is: - Answer Adrenalin The...

The heart, blood vessels, and blood are in which system? - Answer Circulatory What is the relationship of the arms to the body? - Answer Lateral What cavity contains the heart, lungs, and esophagus? - Answer Thoracic What abdominal region is above the hypo gastric region? - Answer Umbilical The shaft of the long bone is the: - Answer Diaphysis The end of the long bone is the: - Answer Epiphysis The inner lining of the long bone is the: - Answer Endosteum The axial ske...

cranial cavity - Answer houses the brain spinal cavity - Answer houses the spinal cord thoracic cavity - Answer houses the heart, lungs, large blood vessels abdominal cavity - Answer houses the stomach, most of intestines, kidney, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen pelvic cavity - Answer houses the urinary bladder, part of intestine, rectum, parts of the reproductive system cranial - Answer located near the head superior - Answer above or in a higher position. infer...

What should a healthcare professional look like regarding: - Answer Dress- Neat, Clean, Wrinkle Free, Closed toe & Supportive Shoes Hair - Clean Neat pulled back if long Nails - Short clean natural nails Name tag - on and visible at all times What is the ability to work well with others - Answer team player positive attitude and enjoying work - Answer enthusiasm using good judgment in what you do - Answer discretion saying the kindest thing in a difficult situation - Answer t...