Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics: Chapter 4
skin - Answer- the largest organ and system in the ______
injury - Answer- skin prevents _____ to internal organs
water - Answer- skin also prevents the loss of too much ______ which is essential to life
sense - Answer- the skin is also a ________ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and pressure
dilate - Answer- blood vessels _______ or widen, when the outside temperature is too high
constrict - Answer- blood vessels _______ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too cold
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: thinning skin
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: bruises
sign/symptoms - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: wounds
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: wrinkles
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: brown spots
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: thinning of fatty tissue
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: flaking skin
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: thinning hair
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: less elastic skin
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: reddened skin
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: swelling normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: gray hair
true - Answer- true or false: the body is shaped by muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage
false - Answer- true or false: the human body has 215 bones
true - Answer- true or false: bones protect the body's organs
true - Answer- true or false: two bones meet at a joint
true - Answer- true or false: muscles allow movement of body parts
true - Answer- true or false: rage of motion exercises help prevent problems related to immobility
true - Answer- true or false: atrophy occurs when a muscle weakens, decreases in size, and wastes away
true - Answer- true or false: one way to prevent falls is to keep walkers or canes within reach
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: bruising
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: weakening of muscles
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: loss of muscle tone
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: change in the ability to do routine movements
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: loss of bone density
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: increased brittleness of bones
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: aches and pains
normal - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: loss of hight
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: pain during movement
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: increased swelling of joints
sign/symptom - Answer- normal or sign/symptom: white, shiny, or warm area over a joint
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