Anatomy After Dark
Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?
Optic nerve / CN II
A patient has excessive thirst, frequent urination, and unexplained weight loss. Their blood glucose is significantly elevated. What condition is most likely?
Diabetes mellitus
What type of energy is stored in a stretched elastic band or spring?
Potential energy
What type of microorganism causes influenza?
Virus
What term describes differences in health outcomes between different groups of people?
Health disparities
What structure connects skeletal muscle to bone?
Tendon
A patient has fatigue, pale skin, and weakness. Lab results show low hemoglobin and low hematocrit. What general condition do these findings suggest?
Anemia
What type of joint allows movement in multiple directions and is found at the shoulder and hip?
Ball-and-socket joint
What type of medication is specifically designed to kill or inhibit bacteria?
Antibiotic
What are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age that influence health called?
Social determinants of health
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
A patient suddenly develops facial drooping on one side, arm weakness, and difficulty speaking. What emergency should be suspected?
Stroke
What device uses electrical stimulation to help restore or regulate normal heart rhythm?
Pacemaker
What type of immune cell produces antibodies?
B cells / B lymphocytes
What branch of public health studies the distribution and causes of disease within populations?
Epidemiology
What structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing?
Epiglottis
A patient has fever, productive cough, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. A chest X-ray shows fluid-filled areas in the lungs. What condition is most likely?
Pneumonia
What imaging technology uses ionizing radiation to create cross-sectional images of the body?
CT scan / computed tomography
Why don't antibiotics work against viruses?
Viruses do not have the bacterial structures/processes that antibiotics target and use host cells to replicate.
A person has access to a hospital but cannot afford the cost of treatment. What type of barrier to healthcare does this represent?
Financial barrier / economic barrier
During a normal muscle contraction, which protein binds to calcium to initiate the interaction between actin and myosin?
Troponin
A patient has severe right lower abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and loss of appetite. The pain began around the belly button before moving to the lower right abdomen. What condition is most likely?
Appendicitis
A material is placed inside the human body and must function without causing a harmful biological response. What property is especially important when evaluating that material?
Biocompatibility
A patient develops a bacterial infection that is resistant to multiple antibiotics. What term describes this type of organism?
Multidrug-resistant organism / antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A community has a higher rate of asthma because residents are exposed to significant air pollution from nearby highways and industrial facilities. What type of factor is contributing to this health disparity?
environmental determinant of health / environmental factor