True or False 1. Cardiovascular disease is the second biggest killer in the United States.   2. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease can begin to develop in adolescence or earlier.   3. The majority of deaths due to cardiovascular disease occur in the northwest region of the country.   4. Japan has lower rates of deaths due to cardiovascular disease than the United States. […]

Match each term with its definition. a. pathophysiology b. medial c. lateral d. anterior e. posterior f. abdominal g. pelvic h. DNA i. endocytosis j. exocytosis 21. Located away from the midline 22. Material within the chromosome that encodes the genes which are located at specific sites on the chromosome 23. Located toward the midline 24. Lower portion of the abdominopelvic cavity 25. Process through […]

59) The physical output that is due to the addition of one more unit of a variable factor of production is A) average total cost. B) marginal cost. C) average physical product. D) marginal physical product. 60) As the quantity of labor increases while the amount of other inputs are held constant, marginal product of labor will A) increase continuously. B) decrease continuously. C) initially […]

31. Depending on the state, workers’ compensation may provide____________ for those with a permanent disability unable to perform the duties of their employment. a.Welfare b.Insurance coverage c.Retraining or schooling d.Disability assistance 32. A second opinion to make a determination of the disability level is called a: a.medical–legal evaluation. b.second opinion. c.third-party mediation. d.legal mediation. 33. If a workers’ compensation provider determines that a referral to […]

61) Which of the following conditions is caused by inflamed veins causing the formation of blood clots within the vein? A) angioma B) varicose veins C) polyarteritis D) thrombophlebitis 62) Which of the following conditions is periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body? A) Raynaud’s phenomenon B) patent ductus arteriosus C) thromboses D) varicose veins 63) Which of the following diagnostic procedures is […]

  34.The amount of force exerted on a specific area is called _____________. 35.The minimum amount of force that can be detected by a healthy human ear is _________ dynes/cm2 or __________ µPa. 36.The complete formula to calculate dB IL is _______________. 37.The complete formula to calculate dB SPL is _______________. 38.The duration of sound consists of ______, ______, ______, ______, and ______. 39.The subjective […]

    51._______ A cluster of cells in the right atrium that serves as the pacemaker of the heart is the sinoatrial (SA) node. 52._______ Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries, in which the artery walls lose their elasticity and become brittle. 53._______ A heart block is the blockage of an artery that supplies the heart, often due to atherosclerosis. 54._______ Angioplasty is general surgical […]

  6. Clusters of boils are known as a ____. a. furuncle b. cellulitis c. carbuncle d. none of the above is correct 7. A(n) ____ is a skin graft from one person to another. a. allograft b. autograft c. xenograft d. mesnograft 8. A(n) ____ is a skin graft to an individual from another species, such as a pig. a. allograft b. autograft c. […]

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Order the following in order of increasing wound bioburden. A) Infection, contamination, colonization. B) Contamination, infection, colonization. C) Contamination, colonization, infection. D) Colonization, contamination, infection. 2) All of the following increase the risk of infection EXCEPT: A) ischemia. B) steroid use. C) presence of granulation tissue. D) malnutrition. 3) […]

  True/False 1.Nosebleeds can be life threatening. True   False 2.Use of an icepack on the nose for epistaxis aids in vasodilation to control bleeding. True False 3.Following a nosebleed the patient should be instructed to keep the head elevated for 10 hours. True False 4.Nosebleeds from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity will usually produce profuse bleeding of dark red blood. True False […]