Froggy Jumps
Medical basics quiz
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1 A blood clot circulating in the bloodstream is called a(n)
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2 A blood specimen collected in an anticoagulant tube separates into three layers. The bottom layer consists of red blood cells, the middle layer is called the buffy coat and is composed of white blood cells and ____________
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3 All the veins listed below are large and easily palpated on a patient, but the basilic vein is the most visible. Which one should be chosen for venipuncture?
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4 A specimen that has clotted and has been spun down yields:
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5 A vascular system disease involving hardening of the arteries is called:
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6 After you spin an anticoagulated blood specimen in the centrifuge, you see a thin whitish-colored layer on top of the red blood cells. What makes up this layer:
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7 Blood vessels can be found in which of the following layers of the skin:
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8 Hemostasis refers to:
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9 How can you visually tell serum from plasma:
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10 The Joint Commission's (TJC) Do Not Use list applies to all of the following, except:
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11The ____________ atrium of the heart receives oxygen-poor venous blood that is flowing back to the heart from the systemic circulation:
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12 The _______________ vein is the last choice vein for venipuncture in the antecubital area because it overlies the brachial artery and several major nerves of the arm:
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13 The abbreviation PP (postprandial) means:
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15 The ability of the body to repair and maintain itself to achieve a steady state defines what term:
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16 The brain is encased in the cranial cavity, which is within the __________ body cavity:
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17 The function of the left ventricle is to deliver:
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18 The medical term for white blood cell is:
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19 The medical terms for red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, in that order, are: erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
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The primary functions of RBCs, platelets, and WBCs, respectively, are
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21 The receiving chambers of the heart are the:
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22 The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle is called:
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24 word roots nephr and ren both refer to the:
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25 What can happen if a patient receives a transfusion of the wrong blood type:
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26 What does the suffix of the term glycolysis mean:
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27 What does hyper in the word hypernatremia mean, and what type of word element is It: Excessive;
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28 When you are facing someone in normal anatomic position, at which body plane are you Looking:
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29 Which body plane divides the body into equal right and left portions:
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30 Which gland is often called the cmaster gland of the endocrine system:
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31 Which of the following is a test of the urinary system:
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32 Which of the following is true of a prefix:
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33 Which of the following represents the proper direction of blood flow:
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34 Which one of the following basic tissue types covers and lines organs, vessels, and Cavities:
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35 You are looking at an illustration of a cross section of a blood vessel. There appear to be little leaflets of tissue attached to the wall on each side. What type of blood vessel is this and what are the flaps of tissue: Vein;
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36 Which of these terms means cmuscle pain:
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37 The normal composition of blood is approximately:
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38 A person who has A negative blood has red blood cells that:
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39 Erythropoietin is a hormone secreted by the:
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40 Elimination of waste products is a function of which body system:
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Functions and Structures of the skin