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functions of skeletal muscle - correct answers movement, posture, supports soft tissue, guards entrances and exits, maintains body temperature, storage mineral characteristics of muscle - correct answers responsiveness (excitability), conductivity, contractility, extensibility, elasticity What is a muscle fiber? - correct answers single muscle cell What is muscle fiber equal to? - correct answers Myofiber, myocyte What is the cytoplasm of a muscle cell? - correct answers sarcoplasm ...

Action potential depolarization - correct answers Na+ influx Ends with closed inactivation gates Cell bodies are found here - correct answers gray matter & dorsal root ganglion The absolute refractory period - correct answers limits how many action potentials can be produced during a given period of time The net summation of IPSPs and EPSPs at a target neuron has reached net threshold. What happens next? - correct answers voltage-gated Na+ channels open The anterior (ventral) gray h...

3 ways filtration happens at renal corpuscle - correct answers1. fenestrated endothelium (picky) 2. lamina densa (pickier) 3. filtration slits (pickiest) what is Glomerulonephritis - correct answers inflammation of the glomeruli that affects the filtration mechanism of the kidneys low osmolarity - correct answers little solute lots of water high osmolarity - correct answers lots of solute little bit of water hydrostatic pressure push or pull? - correct answers to push colloid os...

Simple squamous epithelium - correct answers location - ventral body cavities, function - reduces friction Simple cuboidal epithelium - correct answers location - glands, function - limited protection, secretion, absorption Simple columnar epithelium - correct answers location - lining of stomach and intestines, function - protection, secretion, absorption Contains goblet cells aka mucus cells and microvilli which are fingerlike extensions on the apical surface that increase surface area f...

epithelial tissue - correct answers Tightly packed cells; protects and secretes Connective Tissue - correct answers Wide variety and arrangements Lumen - correct answers central blood-filled space of a vessel(epithelial) Apical Surface - correct answers Superficial muscle of epithelial tissue Microvilli - correct answers Cell membrane protrusions that increase surface area (epithelial) Cilia - correct answers Long extensions on apical surface that move mucus in synchronized beatin...

List AND describe the properties of neurons. - correct answers Excitability (irritability) a. ability to respond to changes in the body and external environment called stimuli Conductivity b. Produces traveling electrical signals (Action Potential) Secretion c. when electrical signal reaches end of nerve fiber, a chemical neurotransmitter is secreted (ex: ACh) What are the major functions of the human nervous system? - correct answers Sensory Input Integration Motor Output Which are...

Frons, Frontal - correct answers Forehead Oculus, Occular - correct answers eye Nasal - correct answers nose Buccal - correct answers Cheek Mental - correct answers Chin Oral - correct answers Mouth Cervical - correct answers Neck Thoracic - correct answers Chest Mammary - correct answers Breast Abdomen - correct answers Abdominal Umbilical - correct answers Navel Pelvis - correct answers Pelvic Axillary - correct answers Arm pit Brachial, Brachium - correc...

flexion - correct answers decreases joint angle extension - correct answers increases joint angle adduction - correct answers brings body part towards midline on coronal plane supination - correct answers palms facing upwards pronation - correct answers palms facing downward Internal (medial) rotation - correct answers turn inwards External (lateral) rotation - correct answers turn outward protraction - correct answers move anteriorly on a horizontal plane retraction - co...

functions of an artery - correct answers carries oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to all parts of the body functions of veins and venules - correct answers collect blood from capillaries and return it to the heart; also serves as blood reservoirs because they carry blood under lower pressure and can expand to hold a larger volume of blood or constrict to hold a smaller amount. 2. From outermost to innermost what are the tunicas of blood vessels? - correct answers Tunica Externa, Tu...

4 main tissues - correct answers epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous epithelial tissue - correct answers Tightly packed tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out, Protects and secretes apical surface - correct answers an upper free surface exposed to the body exterior or the cavity of an internal organ basal surface - correct answers The bottom layer of epithelial tissue that attaches to the basement membrane gap junctions - correct answers(communicating junctio...

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The common name for pertussis is: Select one: a. measles b. whooping cough c. chickenpox d. smallpox - correct answers b. whooping cough Another term for osteitis deformans is: Select one: a. Paget's disease b. Graves' disease c. Bright's disease d. Raynaud's disease - correct answers a. Paget's disease Several federal laws protect workers from discrimination or workplace hazards. Which of the following regulates hiring and employment practices for persons with d...

Office Mission Statement - correct answers-goals of the organization -reflects reason practice exists -often on display in office or information booklets Demographic Information - correct answers-D.O.B -address -name Progress Note - correct answers information about events that occurred during that relevant visit Scope of Practice - correct answers-skills that certified/licensed health care providers are trained to do -govt that issues the license, usually a state HIPPA - correc...

Which of the following specimens is likely to be considered STAT? A. therapeutic drug levels B. lactic acid C. electrolytes D. blood smears - correct answers lactic acid Rationale A lactic acid level is likely to be a STAT order as this analyte deteriorates very quickly after being drawn and is usually associated with emergency situations. Therapeutic drug levels, electrolytes and blood smears are much more stable analytes. A phlebotomist is assigned to manage an outpatient draw stati...

The circulating nurse notices that the patient is actively bleeding from one of the operative sites and the surgeon has left the room. Which of the following actions should the surgical technologist take? A. Break scrub and inform the surgeon. B. Remain in gown and gloves and apply pressure. C. Break scrub and monitor the sterile field. D. Open a new sterile field for the patient. - correct answersB. Remain in gown and gloves and apply pressure. Rationale: The surgical technologist should...

How should a No. 10 envelope be folded? - correct answers In thirds, with the head of the letter facing upwards (and greeting on the inside) What should follow a salutation in a professional letter? - correct answers a colon Where does CC go and what does it indicate? - correct answers It goes underneath the signatory section and indicates a carbon copy has been included as well as the names of the individuals who received the copy When would 'Encl' be used? - correct answers When...

The medical assistant preps the median cubital vein for a venipuncture procedure. How should the medical assistant prep the patient's skin? - correct answers Use a circular motion, from the inside out. When preparing a site with alcohol for venipuncture, the medical assistant should cleanse in which of the following motions? - correct answers From the inside out Which type of medication is used to increase urinary output? - correct answers Diuretic Rationale: Diuretics are medicati...

Which of the following is an allowable use of an HSA debit card? - correct answers physician office co-pays The medical office assistant is billing the insurance company of a 66-year-old woman who has Medicare and is covered under her husband's private insurance. Which of the following should be billed first? - correct answers the husband's insurance The physician's office sets aside Monday afternoons for high school sports physicals. This is an example of which method of scheduli...

hypertensive - correct answers A patient with a blood pressure of 158/96 mmHg is considered? up and back - correct answers When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, the patient care technician should pull the pinna of an adult patient gently? light blue - correct answers The physician orders a PT/PTT. Which of the following evacuated tubes should the patient care technician select for the specimen? hypertension - correct answers An adult patient with vital signs...

A new patient comes to the window to find out what the abbreviation LMP on her form means. The medical office assistant blurts out the Answer for the office to hear. Which of the following standards has the medical office assistant violated? A. HITECH B. HIPAA C. JCAHO D. Medicare - correct answers B The most effective method to manage patient statements and other financial invoices as well as avoid payment delays is to A. write off overdue balances B. use a bimonthly billing system C...