Deck 19: The Journeys End: Now What

Question 1

DNA fingerprinting is performed in which manner?

A)Blotting digits on paper
B)Splitting DNA molecules
C)Dusting the scene with powder
D)Dusting cells for very small prints

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What common food reacts with pewter and was once thought to be poisonous?

A)Tomatoes
B)Apples
C)Figs
D)Bananas

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The elderly are increasingly more difficult to medically evaluate due to the three major changes in the patients.Which of the following is not one of them?

A)Worsening vision
B)Decreased hearing
C)Increased memory
D)Possible mental abilities

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The hallmark sign of aging is the body's decreased ability to ________.

A)Adapt to stressors
B)Maintain homeostasis
C)Maintain hair color
D)Maintain skin elasticity

Question 5

The male and female skeleton differ in what manner?

A)Females have a wider pelvis
B)Males have a wider pelvis
C)Females have fewer rib bones
D)Males have more rib bones

Question 6

A decrease in the function of the ____________ can lead to accumulation of medication in the geriatric patient.

A)Kidneys
B)Heart
C)Lungs
D)Vessels

Question 7

If a fetus does not get enough calcium in the mother's diet, the fetus ________.

A)Gets it from converting other nutrients
B)Breaks down his/her own bones that had developed so far
C)Does not get enough calcium and may not develop properly because of the lack
D)Gets it from the mother's bones and teeth, weakening them

Question 8

What are some of the potential behavior changes related to pain?

A)Euphoria
B)Increased mobility
C)Increased energy
D)Agitation and confusion

Question 9

Forensic science is the application of science to ________.

A)Medicine
B)Biology
C)Crime
D)History

Question 10

What part of long bones contain high levels of oxygen?

A)Medulla
B)Ends
C)Shaft
D)Marrow

Question 11

Seeing multiple doctors at the same time can lead to ________.

A)Loss of insurance
B)Carcinoma
C)Polypharmacy
D)Increased agitation

Question 12

A healthy human brain will continue to develop until the approximate age of ________.

A)50
B)60
C)25
D)35

Question 13

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a result of damage to the ____________ nerve.

A)Carpal
B)Lateral
C)Median
D)Radial

Question 14

Patients between the ages of 76 and 84 are classified as ________.

A)Elite old
B)Younger old
C)Older old
D)Beginning old

Question 15

What is a common food that may taste metallic to the geriatric patient?

A)Tomato juice
B)Orange juice
C)Apple juice
D)Grape juice

Question 16

Disease processes, along with aging, will ________ the loss of body reserves affecting recovery after surgery.

A)Accelerate
B)Decrease
C)Slow
D)Diminish

Question 17

The best way to protect yourself and others from spreading or getting infections is to ________.

A)Wear gloves for every patient encounter
B)Wash hands before and after each patient
C)Take large doses of vitamin C
D)Wear a lab coat over your clothes or uniform when with patients

Question 18

Which lifestyle choice adversely affects the cardiovascular system, as well as other systems?

A)Illegal drug use
B)Smoking
C)Drinking alcohol
D)All of the above

Question 19

Fingerprints were first suggested to be an aid in solving various crimes in ________.

A)1910
B)1782
C)1604
D)1880

Question 20

A timeline containing substances someone ingests, or becomes exposed to, can be found in the ________.

A)Hair
B)Bones
C)Teeth
D)Eyes

Question 21

A technique called video skull-face superimposition was used to identify ________.

A)Josef Mengele
B)Tutankhamen, "King Tut"
C)Both a and b
D)None of the above

Question 22

DNA fingerprinting techniques have been used to identify ________.

A)Victims of the World Trade Center
B)Thomas Jefferson's children
C)Josef Mengele
D)All of the above

Question 23

Which of the following is a barrier to proper nutrition?

A)Tooth loss
B)Difficulty swallowing
C)Decreased saliva
D)All of the above

Question 24

Which of the following can be a trigger to make a cell cancerous?

A)Genes
B)Radiation
C)Sunlight exposure
D)All of the above

Question 25

An older patient may lose up to ________ neurons a day.

A)100
B)1,000
C)10,000
D)100,000

Question 26

Smoking mothers have a tendency toward ________.

A)Babies of lower birth weights
B)Premature births
C)A higher rate of SIDS
D)All of the above

Question 27

The aging process affects the integumentary system in all of the following ways except ______.

A)Increased skin elasticity
B)Increased skin delicacy
C)Multiple skin lesions
D)Increases in skin cancer

Question 28

The number of taste buds decreases by about ________ percent as the body ages.

A)20
B)50
C)30
D)40

Question 29

Proof that the ancient Egyptians were stricken with ________ was discovered by examining their skeletons.

A)Tuberculosis
B)Anthrax
C)Cancer
D)Parkinson's disease

Question 30

Currently, the geriatric patient group called the older old are identified as ________.

A)Age 55 to 64
B)Age 65 to 75
C)Age 76 to 84
D)Age 85 and older

Question 31

Between the ages of 20 and 80, we lose about ________ percent of our renal function.

A)25
B)50
C)40
D)30

Question 32

Which of these is not a common behavioral change due to pain?

A)Being grumpy
B)Swearing
C)Having a loss of appetite
D)Increased social interaction

Question 33

________ can reveal the race of an individual.

A)Hair
B)Eyes
C)Digestive organs
D)Clothing

Question 34

For several hundred years it was believed that ________ were poisonous.

A)Grapes
B)Poppy seeds
C)Tomatoes
D)Watermelons

Question 35

Interest in fingerprints has been around for a long period of time.Their uniqueness was discovered in the ________.

A)1200s
B)1500s
C)1600s
D)1800s

Question 36

As an individual ages, he or she may lose which of the following?

A)Muscle mass
B)Neurons
C)Bone density
D)All of the above

Question 37

A skull fragment found in a 400-year-old trash dump at this settlement provided evidence that skull surgery had been performed on a patient ________.

A)Mexico City, Mexico
B)Cairo, Egypt
C)Beijing, China
D)Jamestown, Virginia

Question 38

One common occupational condition related to repetitive motion, such as typing on a keyboard, playing a piano, or hammering, is known as ________.

A)Lock jaw
B)Carpal tunnel syndrome
C)Incontinence
D)Osteoporosis

Question 39

Bone density usually reaches its greatest peak around age ________.

A)35
B)45
C)55
D)65

Question 40

Often, geriatric patients are undermedicated for ________.

A)Pain
B)Hypertension
C)Diabetes
D)Osteoporosis

Question 41

Integumentary problems can be reduced by not ____________ and limiting exposure to the ____________.

Question 42

Which of the following vitamins is needed for proper night vision and helps to resist infections?

A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin D

Question 43

Which of the following vitamins is needed to promote muscle growth, and may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease?

A)Vitamin K
B)Vitamin C
C)Vitamin E
D)Vitamin D Short

Question 44

Forensic scientists can use the molecule found in the nucleus of our cells, ____________, to identify individuals.

Question 45

In the absence of disease, the brain continues to mature up to the age of ____________ (Use the numeral).

Question 46

Since hair grows relatively slowly, it can contain a(n) ____________ of substances that an individual ingested or was exposed to.

Question 47

Approximately ________ percent of all lung cancers can be traced to smoking.

A)60
B)70
C)80
D)90

Question 48

The female pelvis, in general, has a pubic angle of ____________ degrees or greater (Use the numeral).

Question 49

Repetitive motion can lead to a condition called ____________.

Question 50

Which of the following vitamins is needed to promote strong bones and teeth?

A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin D

Question 51

The use of multiple medications by the elderly is known as ____________.

Question 52

There is a(n) ____________% decrease in the function of most body systems each year, beginning around the age of thirty (Use the numeral).

Question 53

Aging can affect the rates of drug ________.

A)Absorption
B)Metabolism
C)Excretion
D)All of the above

Question 54

Approximately 80% of all lung cancers can be traced to ____________.

Question 55

Which of the following vitamins is needed for proper blood clotting?

A)Vitamin K
B)Vitamin C
C)Vitamin E
D)Vitamin D

Question 56

Vitamin ____________ is needed for proper blood clotting.

Question 57

Which of the following vitamins is needed to aid in absorption of iron?

A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin D

Question 58

____________ is the most deadly form of skin cancer.

Question 59

Which of the following vitamins is needed to promote healthy muscular growth?

A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin D

Question 60

Tuberculosis is detectable in the lungs, brain, kidneys, and the ends of long ____________.

Question 61

________ is the treatment of cancer with chemicals that kill rapidly dividing cells.

Question 62

Many triggers can make a cell cancerous, such as exposure to sunlight, radiation, and ________.

Question 63

Bone scouring is the destruction of the smooth bone surface as a result of colonization by the tuberculosis ________.

Question 64

Analgesics are stronger and last ________ in the elderly patients.

Question 65

Many types of cancer can be prevented or managed with a healthy diet and ________.

Question 66

The metal ____________ has been detected in the bones of medieval skeletons and can be traced to eating from pewter plates.

Question 67

During the aging process, there is a decrease in the total body water for both males and females.The clinical significance of this is that older patients have a tendency to ________ more rapidly.

Question 68

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common occupational condition that is related to ________ movements.

Question 69

The hallmark sign of aging is the decreasing ability to maintain ________.

Question 70

The human papilloma virus causes genital ____________.

Question 71

The congenital condition of ________ can be prevented by a dietary supplement of a member of the vitamin B complex, folic acid.

Question 72

Aging affects the rates of a drug's absorption, its distribution through the body, the metabolism of the medication, and the ________ of the drug from the body.

Question 73

Cancer treatment often involves ________ as much of the cancer as possible, and then following up with radiation and/or chemotherapy to kill any cancer or cancer cells remaining in the body.

Question 74

Fingerprints are actual ________ that form a pattern on the anterior surface of the hands and also on the plantar surface of the feet.

Question 75

________, the administration of many drugs at the same time, is a major concern for the elderly.

Question 76

A drug taken by a patient with impaired renal function, such as an elderly person, may not be metabolized correctly by the kidneys.This may cause a(n) ________ of the drug.

Question 77

________ cause(s) cauliflower-like growths on the penis and vagina.

Question 78

Whether skeletal remains are of a man or a woman can be determined by examining the ____________.

Question 79

The lung's initial response to an inhaled irritant is to ________ or restrict the airway and minimize the inhalation of more irritant, even though this makes breathing difficult.

Question 80

The ________ pelvis is more funnel shaped and is heavier and stronger, with a pubic angle of 90 degrees or less.