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______ is an overproduction of scar tissue often caused by overtraining muscles, or in joints, by old injuries.
fibrosis
_______ is the loss of bone mass from age or mineral/nutritional deficiencies.
degeneration
The study and treatment of the heart's electrical rhythm is NOT called _______.
electrocardiology
_____ means the maximal oxygen uptake into the body.
Vo2max
An organ in the ear that vibrates in response to sound waves that come into the ear is called ______.
tympanic membrane
A ______ is the part of the nerve cell that receives information.
dendrite
The central area of the nerve cell is called the _____.
soma
The part of the nerve cell that sends information is called the ______.
axon
The process of pulling energy from substances like foods and using that energy to build structures within the body is called ________.
metabolism
______ are specific kind of cells in the nerves only.
neurons
An _______ is a prevalent or widespread; disease that spreads rapidly.
epidemic
An _____ is a machine that helps regulate an erratic heartbeat by reading heart symptoms and administering appropriate electric shock therapy.
AED
A _______ is an instrument that measures amount and rate of air breathed in and out.
spirometer
A machine which gives an electrical impulse to the heart in order to restart it is called a ______.
defibrillator
An _____ is an instrument used to look into the ear canal.
otoscope
An _______ does not need to get any special training.
EKG technician
The brain and spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system?
the central
Which two things can naturally occur from old age?
degeneration of the bones and cilia
Which of the following sets of information are reflected in an audiogram?
the results of hearing tests, such as how much loss there is, at what levels, and in what ranges
The body's balance system is located where?
the inner ear
Monitoring the brain and its activity during surgery is a responsibility/role of the ______.
END career
The EKG technician and the EEG technician ______ function at the same level of education
DO NOT
______ is NOT an allied health career.
Applied kinesiology
The athletic trainer and fitness instructor professions could operate ______.
EKG machines
The audiologist career may require as many as ______ in college.
8 years
______ prevent bone injuries because they help the body to react quickly and/or cushion the bones during movement.
Strong muscles
Kinesiotherapists must complete a _____ program BUT NOT a doctoral program.
bachelor's degree
The career fields of ______ DO NOT have wide overlap in qualification, responsibilities and preparation.
athletic trainer and fitness instructor
A ______ could also work in a hospital's neurology department, conducting EEGs.
polysomnographer
Your body makes sense of balance using data from the ______.
inner ear and the eyes
The ______ may work in a neighborhood retail store.
audiologist
Even though the audiologist earns a doctoral degree, he _____ dispense medicine.
CANNOT
Even though information passes between them, neuron cells ______.
don't actually touch one another.
Your body has many different electrical impulses.
True
