CCMA EXAM #2

What is the term for high blood pressure?

Hypertension

What is the term for red blood cells?

Erythrocytes

What is Otosclerosis?

Hardening of the bones in the ear

Arthritis caused from uric acid on the joints?

Gout

What is Alopecia?

Hair Loss

Where is the Carotid pulse located?

Side of the neck

What is the pacemaker of the heart?

SA node

What is the term for ringing in the ears?

Tinnutis

Where do we use the “rule of nines”?

To estimate area damaged from burns

What is the term for a decrease in muscle size?

Atrophy

What is the term for vision loss due to aging?

Presbyopia

What is another name for antibodies?

Immunoglobulins

What is the medical term for the eardrum?

Tympanic membrane

When a blood vessel in the brain is blocked by a clot or bursts?

Stroke (CVA)

A weakness is an artery resulting in a bulging artery with a thinner wall?

Aneurysm

What is another name for a ‘mini stroke’?

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

What is the medical term for nearsightedness?

Myopia

Type of immunity do you get from a vaccine?

Active artificial immunity

What is an arrhythmia?

Abnormal Heart Rhythm

What body system is affected by Impetigo?

Integumentary system

COPD affects which body system?

Respiratory system

What is the term for swelling in the tissues?

Edema

What is the normal heart rate for an adult?

60-100 bpm

What structure brings blood from the head and the arms back to the heart?

Superior Vena Cava

What is ‘chronic digestive disorder of the small intestine’?

Celiac