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Medca medical assistant exam withcorrect answers
Health conditions - Answer -Normal vitals can change due to different factors such as
___________.
Metabolism - Answer -The ____________ of nutrients generates heat within the body.
98.6 F - Answer -The average adult temperature taken orally is about
_______________.
smoking - Answer -Oral temperature may be affected by which of the following:
B.false - Answer -Temperature will decrease with the intake of calorie-rich foods
decrease - Answer -Generally body temperature ___________ at night and throughout
the night.
In the gut - Answer -Sites for temperature measurements include which of the
following?
fever - Answer -A common medical condition characterized by an increase in body
temperature is known as ___________.
Hypothermia - Answer -______________is a condition in which the core temperature
drops below the temperature required for normal metabolism and bodily functions
A.true - Answer -The somatic nervous system consists of peripheral nerve fibers
Diastolic - Answer -During each heartbeat blood pressure varies between systolic and
____________ pressure.
Hypertension - Answer -The medical term for high blood pressure is
_________________.
diseases - Answer -Certain ___________ can put a person at a higher risk for
developing hypotension.
age - Answer -Risk factors for low blood pressure include which of the following?
, A sudden drop in blood pressure after eating - Answer -Postprandial hypotension is:
Muscle tremors and speech problems - Answer -Shy-drager syndrome can be
associated with:
chronic - Answer -A drug midodrine is often used to raise blood pressure levels in
people with ___________ orthostatic hypotension.
heart - Answer -Hypertension may lead to health problems such as ____________
disease.
50-75 beats per minute - Answer -A normal pulse rate for healthy adult is :
increase - Answer -A person's natural response to physco logical stress may
__________ heart rate.
Earlobe - Answer -Points for heart rate measurements include all of the following
except:
3 - Answer -The average adult brain weight about _________ pounds
16 - Answer -The spinal cord is about _____ inches long
A.true - Answer -The brain does not grow over time.
Parasympathetic - Answer -The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts:
sympathetic and __________
all of the above - Answer -The cerebral cortex controls which of the following?
body movement - Answer -The midbrain is a brain structure that controls all the
following except:
sensory processing - Answer -The thalamus is the brain structure responsible for
_________.
hunger - Answer -The hypothalamus controls which of the following?
Hypogeusia - Answer -_______ is a condition characterized by a decreased ability to
taste sweet,sour,and bitter tastes.
Analgesia - Answer -A condition in which a person has little or no sense of touch is
known as congenital.
Cataract - Answer -________ is clouding of the eye lens
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