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[Answer] anterior [Question]
The medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the mandible form the _____ triangle.
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[Answer] thyroid [Question]
The ________ cartilage is shaped like a shield, its notch on the upper edge marking the level of bifurcation of the common carotid artery:
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[Answer] sagittal suture ridge [Question]
An inconsequential finding on the head of an adult is a palpable:
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[Answer] It is seen over the presenting part of the head. [Question]
Which of the following is true regarding caput succedaneum?
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[Answer] thyroglossal duct cyst. [Question]
A pt presents with a freely movable cystic mass in the midline of the high neck region at the base of the tongue. This is most likely a:
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[Answer] Branchial cleft cyst [Question]
What structure is located laterally near the upper third of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
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[Answer] lagophthalmos. [Question]
A condition in which the eyelids do not completely meet to cover the globe is called:
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[Answer] when a foreign body may be present. [Question]
Inspection of the tarsal conjunctiva should be performed:
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[Answer] follow the vessel as it converges into larger vessels. [Question]
After focusing on a blood vessel in the retina with your ophthalmoscope, you attempt to locate the optic disc. You should:
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[Answer] aging. [Question]
Drusen bodies are most commonly a consequence of:
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[Answer] papilledema. [Question]
The Keith-Wagner-Barker system group IV is characterized by the development of:
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[Answer] corneal light reflex [Question]
To differentiate between infants who have strabismus and those who have pseudostrabismus, use the:
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[Answer] dim the room lights. [Question]
You are attempting to examine the eyes of a newborn. To facilitate eye opening, you would first:
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[Answer] Brushfield spots. [Question]
White specks scattered in a linear pattern around the entire circumference of the iris are called
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[Answer] 3 years [Question]
The Snellen E chart is appropriate for initial visual acuity in what age child?
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[Answer] amblyopia [Question]
When assessing the vision of a 4-year-old girl, you find that she has 20/50 vision in the right eye and 20/30 vision in the left eye. This child should be evaluated first for:
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[Answer] ipsilateral miosis and mild ptosis. [Question]
Horner syndrome is manifested by:
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[Answer] diabetic retinopathy [Question]
Dot hemorrhages, or microaneurysms, and the presence of hard and soft exudates are most commonly seen in:
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[Answer] anoxic stimulation [Question]
Changes seen in proliferative diabetic retinopathy are the result of:
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[Answer] retinoblastoma. [Question]
Retinal hemorrhages in an infant require investigation for:
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[Answer] under the tongue along each side of the frenulum. [Question]
A pt complains of swelling beneath her jaw that suddenly appears while she is eating. The swelling is mildly painful but is not hot or red. You suspect Wharton salivary duct stones and proceed to palpate:
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[Answer] subclavian veins [Question]
Lymph ducts merge into the venous system at the:
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[Answer] child abuse [Question]
Retinal hemorrhages in an infant require investigation for:
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1713cd2c_ashcards_about_civil_war_study__Answer
[Question] list as least three contributions made by women during the civil war [Answer]
a.women made the men uniforms b. women caared for the soliders medical need c. they became spies for their sides of the war
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[Question] what was the emancipation proclamtion [Answer]
statement issued by lincoln stating all slaves in the confederate states still at war with the union were set free
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[Question] how did blockading the city of vicksburg cause the confederate to surrender? [Answer]
con. city (civilians+soldiers) was compelty surrounded by union army. they couldnt get any suplies or leave. they were starving+ scared of being shot. after 48 days, they surreneded. the union took over the city
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[Question] what was different about how the southerners and northerners lived? [Answer]
south depened on slaves to earn money, rural society never grew a change. north they worked and earned their own money (urban) society grew a change
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[Question] most enslaved african americans lived in the____, while most African Americans lived in the _____ [Answer]
south north
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[Question] list three ways the enslaved african americans resisted slavery [Answer]
broke tools they need to work with escape the underground railroad ack sick
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[Question] list two challenges faced by free african americans in north and south [Answer]
they lived in fear neither had voting rights
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[Question] what did the missiouri compromised decide [Answer]
kept the balance between free states. when a slave states was added and free state had to be added as well
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[Question] the southern states that seceded formed their own government called the? [Answer]
confederate states of america
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[Question] was elected president of the confederate states of america [Answer]
jefferson davis
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[Question] the states the ramained loyal to the united states government were called? [Answer]
union or united states of america
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[Question] list the five border states [Answer]
missouri delaware maryland west virgina kentucky
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[Question] the american civil war was between what years? [Answer]
1861-1865
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[Question] in 1861, lincolns aim was to _____________________________ not to end slavery [Answer]
hold the united states together
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[Question] what as one of the sounths reasons for fighting [Answer]
wanted to become one country agian
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[Question] why was the battle of antietam declared undecided? [Answer]
both sides lost so many men, no one really won
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[Question] what new technology did the virginia and montior have? [Answer]
submarines,ironclad,better riffles, hand grenades, covered in ironclad frist ships like a submarine on the ships they were able to fire riffles, new grenades, cannon
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[Question] winfield scotts's anaconda plan had three parts fill in the black [Answer]
bloskade mississippieast and the west
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[Question] the ________ stated that escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners, even if they had reached northern states where slavery wasnt allowed [Answer]
fugitive slave law
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[Question] Biological psychology [Answer]
a branch of psychology concerned with links between biology and behavior.
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[Question] Neuron [Answer]
a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.
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[Question] Sensory neurons [Answer]
neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.
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[Question] Motor neurons [Answer]
neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.
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[Question] interneurons [Answer]
neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs.
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[Question] dendrite [Answer]
the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impluses towrd the cell body.
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[Question] axon [Answer]
the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
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[Question] myelin [Answer]
a layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater trnsmission speed of neural impluses as the impluse hops from one node to the next.
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[Question] action potenial [Answer]
a neural impluse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon.
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[Question] threshold [Answer]
the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impluse.
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[Question] synapse [Answer]
the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron. the tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft.
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[Question] neutransmitters [Answer]
Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons. When released by the sending neuron, neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether that neuron will generate a
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[Question] reuptake [Answer]
a neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron.
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[Question] endorphins [Answer]
"morphine within"-natural, opirtelike neurotransmitter linked to pain control and to pleasure.
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[Question] nervous system [Answer]
the body's speedy electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.
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[Question] central nervous system [Answer]
the brain and spinal cord.
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[Question] peripheral nervous system [Answer]
the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body.
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[Question] nerves [Answer]
bundled axons that form neural "cables" connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs.
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[Question] somatic nervous system [Answer]
the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles. Also called the skeletal nervous system.
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[Question] autonomic nervous system [Answer]
the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
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[Question] sympathetic nervous system [Answer]
the division of the autonomic nervous sytem that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.
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[Question] parasympathetic nervous system [Answer]
the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy.
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[Question] reflex [Answer]
a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response.
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[Question] endocrine system [Answer]
the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
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[Question] hormones [Answer]
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues.
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[Question] adrenal glands [Answer]
a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress.
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[Question] pituitary gland [Answer]
the endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
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[Question] lesion [Answer]
tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destructuion of brain tissue.
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[Question] electrocephalogram (EEG) [Answer]
an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.
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[Question] PET (positron emission tomography)scan [Answer]
a visual display that detects where a radioactive form of glucose while the brain performs a given task.
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[Question] MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) [Answer]
a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computergenerated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy.
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[Question] fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) [Answer]
a technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing sucessive MRI scans. fMRI scans show brain function.
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[Question] brainstem [Answer]
the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions.
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[Question] medulla [Answer]
base of the brainstem;controls heartbeat and breathing
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[Question] reticular formation [Answer]
A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling
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[Question] thalamus [Answer]
the brain's sensory switchboard,located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
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[Question] cerebellum [Answer]
The "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance.
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[Question] limbic system [Answer]
neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives
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[Question] amygdala [Answer]
two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion
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[Question] hypothalamus [Answer]
A neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintance activities( eating, drinking, body temp) helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.
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[Question] cerebal cortex [Answer]
The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres the bodys ultimate control and information-processing center
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[Question] glial cells [Answer]
cells in the nervous system that suport, nourish, and protect neurons.
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[Question] frontal lobes [Answer]
Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle mivements and in making plans and judgements
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[Question] parietal lobes [Answer]
Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and towrd the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position
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[Question] occipital lobes [Answer]
Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receieve information from the visual fields
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[Question] temporal lobes [Answer]
Portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear
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[Question] motor cortex [Answer]
an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.
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[Question] sensory cortex [Answer]
area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement senssations.
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[Question] association areas [Answer]
areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking.
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[Question] plasticity [Answer]
the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.
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[Question] neurogenesis [Answer]
the formation of new neurons.
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[Question] corpus callosum [Answer]
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.
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[Question] split brain [Answer]
a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them.
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[Question] Law Of Demand [Answer]
As Price goes up Quantity Demanded goes down and vice versa
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[Question] Law of Supply [Answer]
As price goes up Quantity Supplied goes up and vice versa
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[Question] Change in buyers tastes and preferences. Change in income. Change in # of consumers. Change in prices of related goods. Change in expectation. [Answer]
5 Determinants of Demand
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[Question] Change in resource prices. Change in technology. Change in taxes and subsidies. Change in expectations. Change in # of suppliers. Change in prices of related goods. [Answer]
6 Determinants of Supply
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[Question] Change in expectation [Answer]
The weatherman stated that this summer would be the hottest summer in history.
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