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ECPI Med Term Final Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass The brain and spinal cord make up the - Central Nervous System Encephalopathy and liver damage in children, linked to aspirin use following an acute viral illness is known as - Reye Syndrome Parkinson disease occurs when which neu...

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ECPI Med Term Final Study Guide
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The brain and spinal cord make up the - ✔✔Central Nervous System


Encephalopathy and liver damage in children, linked to aspirin use following an acute viral illness is

known as - ✔✔Reye Syndrome


Parkinson disease occurs when which neurotransmitter is no longer produced? - ✔✔Dopamine


The word seizure means - ✔✔an event due to excessive electrical activity in the brain


Sensory neurons are also known as _______ neurons. - ✔✔afferent


Many congenital neurologic abnormalities can be prevented by the mother taking ________before

conception and during early pregnancy. - ✔✔folic acid


The T in TBI stands for - ✔✔traumatic


The phase immediately following a seizure is known as the - ✔✔postictal phase


You are caring for a patient that has been admitted to the hospital for CVA located in the hypothalamus.

Which of the following functions will be affected? - ✔✔regulation of body temperature


A synonym for the mitral valve is the ______________valve - ✔✔bicuspid


The valve that is located between the right atrium and right ventricle is the ____________. - ✔✔tricuspid


The heart has four sections known as - ✔✔chambers




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A shortage of blood flow to tissue: - ✔✔ischemia


The medical term that means surgical incision of a vein: - ✔✔phlebotomy


The medical term that means originating from the heart. - ✔✔cardiogenic


The type of medication that will increase the contractility of the heart: - ✔✔inotropic


What is an aneurysm? - ✔✔abnormally dilated and weakened area of an artery


abnormally dilated and weakened area of an artery - ✔✔thrombophlebitis


After a myocardial infarction, the myocardium becomes: - ✔✔fibrotic


Which type of medication would be used to treat bradycardia? - ✔✔adrenergic


The blood vessels supplying the heart are known as the - ✔✔coronary circulation


Mitral valve insufficiency is the same as: - ✔✔prolapsed bicuspid valve


A Cardiac problem which is present at birth is abbreviated as a (n) - ✔✔CHD


The correct order that the electrical impulse follows through the conduction system of the heart is: -

✔✔SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers


The congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot has how many defects? - ✔✔4


Often times the first symptom of myocardial ischemia is: - ✔✔angina pectoris


Necrosis of tissue means the same as: - ✔✔infarction


Place the layers of blood vessels in the correct order, from the outermost layer to the innermost layer. -

✔✔tunica adventitia, tunica media, tunica intima


Good cholesterol is abbreviated as - ✔✔HDL




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A mass of tissue with definitive borders is a: - ✔✔node


A parasite is a(n) - ✔✔organism that lives in another species and harms it


A poisonous substance: - ✔✔toxin


The thymus is located in the: - ✔✔mediastinum


The components of the lymphatic system are: - ✔✔lymph, immune cells, and lymphatic vessels


The structures that begin the lymphatic network are the lymphatic: - ✔✔capillaries


The right lymphatic duct drains into the right ___________________ - ✔✔subclavian vein.


The greatest concentration of lymph nodes lie - ✔✔in the neck, axilla, and groin.


When interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic capillaries, it is known as - ✔✔lymph


What is the term for a virus with an RNA core? - ✔✔Retrovirus


____________ in the lymph nodes break down any foreign matter that enters the body. - ✔✔Macrophages


The type of cancer often seen in patients with AIDS is - ✔✔Kaposi sarcoma


How long does it take the HIV antibody blood test to become positive following exposure? - ✔✔Within

three weeks to three months


What is the term that means a reaction to tissue transplanted from another person? - ✔✔Alloimmune


After exposure to poison ivy, the patient developed a(n) __________ at the contact site. - ✔✔urticara


What is the end result in a patient with hypersplenism? - ✔✔A decrease in the number of blood cells and

platelets.


What is the term that describes an immediate, severe, allergic response? - ✔✔Anaphylaxis




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