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asymptomatic - Answer-A disease that causes no signs or symptoms is called 
 
bone - Answer-An osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor of 
 
both normal and tumor cells - Answer-Tumor markers are produced by 
 
cervical - Answer-HPV is linked to which type of cancer? 
 
DNA - Answer-is considered the cell's master code. 
 
ELISA test - Answer-HIV is diagnosed using a(n) ___ to detect HIV antibodies in the blood. 
 
etiology - Answer-An important aspect of any disease is its ____ or cause. 
 
Helper...
Nephron - Answer-Functional unit of the kidney 
 
Aldosterone and ADH - Answer-Hormones secreted by the kidney 
 
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Answer-promotes retention of water by kidneys 
 
oliguria - Answer-low urine output 
 
S/Sx of Kidney Disease - Answer-odor of ammonia on the breath d/t accumulation of nitrogen in the blood 
 
Acute Kidney Disease - Answer-Sudden onset of impaired renal function 
 
Shorter Urethras - Answer-Why women have an increased occurrence of UTI 
 
Prevention of K...
anterior pituitary gland - Answer-FSH and LH produced by the _____ drive the ovarian cycle. 
 
absent - Answer-In chronic kidney disease, the ability of the renal tubules to concentrate urine is _____. 
 
paraenteric - Answer-Which of the following is NOT one of the three subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system? 
 
glucocorticoids - Answer-The endocrine functions of the pancreas consist of synthesis, storage, and release of the following; except _____. 
 
interneuron - Answer-One type of ne...
In the Kidney, The Initial Filtrate is made by the: - Answer-Glomerus 
 
Immediately after leaving the collecting duct, Urine is first captured by the? - Answer-Minor Calyx 
 
From the Kidneys, Urine travels to the Urinary Bladder Via the: - Answer-Ureters 
 
Releases Renin: - Answer-Juxtaglomerular Cells 
 
Renin Catalyzes the Conversion of: - Answer-Angiotensinogen to Angiotensin I 
 
Angiotensin II causes: - Answer-Increased ADH Release and Vasoconstriction 
 
High Ang II, Low Sodium, or Low ...
Nurse Process: - Answer-Assess 
Diagnosis 
Plan 
Implement 
Evaluate 
 
- Major tool for clinical reasoning 
 
Emotional Quotient: - Answer-Emotional intelligence 
 
Right Brain: - Answer-- Creative 
- Generating new ideas 
 
Left Brain: - Answer-- Math/analytical 
- Judging the worth of those ideas 
 
Umbrella Term: - Answer-Critical thinking is an umbrella term that includes the terms critical reasoning (CR) and critical judgement (CJ). 
 
Critical Thinking: - Answer-- "Important thinki...
Nurse Process: - Answer-Assess 
Diagnosis 
Analyze 
Plan 
Implement 
Evaluate 
 
- Major tool for clinical reasoning 
 
Emotional Quotient: - Answer-Emotional intelligence 
 
Right Brain: - Answer-- Creative 
- Generating new ideas 
 
Left Brain: - Answer-- Math/analytical 
- Judging the worth of those ideas 
 
Umbrella Term: - Answer-Critical thinking is an umbrella term that includes the terms critical reasoning (CR) and critical judgement (CJ). 
 
Critical Thinking: - Answer-- "Importa...
Thrombocytopenia: - Answer-- Abnormally low number of platelets 
 
Uncontrolled activation of clotting factors resulting in widespread thrombi formation, followed by depletion of coagulation factors and platelets leading to massive hemorrhage 
- Initiated by endothelial injury - Answer-Uncontrolled activation of clotting factors resulting in widespread thrombi formation, followed by depletion of coagulation factors and platelets leading to massive hemorrhage 
- Initiated by endothelial injiry 
 ...
Bond that involves sharing of pairs of electrons - Answer-Covalent Bond 
 
Water is a polar molecule - Answer-It has a partial positive charge and a complimentary negative charge 
 
System that functions to move body parts, protects against trauma and generates most of our body heat - Answer-Muscular System 
 
System that function to signal other body parts by releasing hormone - Answer-Endocrine 
 
Characteristic of negative feedback in the human body, - Answer-tends to correct to a set point. ...
Neutral pH - Answer-pH of 7 
 
Skin, Heart, and Brain are examples of _________ level of organization - Answer-Organ 
 
One of the 4 most abundant elements in the human body - Answer-Hydrogen 
 
The Strongest Bond - Answer-covalent 
 
The ears are ____ to the nose - Answer-lateral 
 
The weakest bond is - Answer-Hydrogen 
 
A major characteristic of life - Answer-Reproduction 
 
a subatomic particle with no charge - Answer-nuetrons 
 
Gluteal region refers to the - Answer-Buttocks 
 
Compounds a...
Sensation: - Answer-Brain becomes aware of sensory information 
 
Sensory Receptors: - Answer-How you detect a change 
 
How are sensations sent to the brain? - Answer-Action potential 
 
Perception: - Answer-The way the brain interprets the sensory information (the sensations received) 
 
Projection: - Answer-Ability of brain to localize where the stimulate is happening 
- Ex: someone touches your arm with your eyes closed and you can tell your arm is being touched. 
 
Sensory Adaptation: - Ans...