Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test

no breathing - CORRECT ANSWER-apnea bluish discoloration of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER-cyanosis the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration - CORRECT ANSWER-diffusion difficult and labored breathing; shortness of breath - CORRECT ANS...

the passageway by which air enters and leaves the body - CORRECT ANSWER-airway a prehospital assessment that is the first step in the total assessment of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER-primary assessment a prehospital assessment that is a rapid assessment of the head, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extr...

kidneys are said to be - CORRECT ANSWER-retroperitoneal located between the levels of the last thoracic and third lumbar vertebral a position where they are partially protected by ribs 11 and 12 - CORRECT ANSWER-kidneys what do the kidneys do? - CORRECT ANSWER-filter blood excrete waste product...

A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - CORRECT ANSWER-bell's palsy rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle - CORRECT ANSWER-clonic/clonus rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar fle...

movement of the limbs towards the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb - CORRECT ANSWER-abduction movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the axial line of a limb - CORRECT ANSWER-adduction fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each oth...

An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - CORRECT ANSWER-Auricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmi...