Health and Anatomy Quiz

The heart's upper chambers are called the left and right atrium, ______ blood, and the lower chambers, or ventricles, ________ blood.

• Receive, pump
• Clean, filter
• Pump, receive
• Purify, oxygenate

Why might older adults have a greater chance of getting urinary tract infections (UTIs)?

• The diet of elderly adults makes them more susceptible.

• The bladder may not empty completely, which increases the chance of infection.

• The urethra shrinks in older adults, creating a greater infection risk.

• The ability of kidneys to filter blood increases, which increases the risk of UTIs.

Why should resident inactivity be reported?

• Because residents’ families will want to know

• Because inactivity can lead to circulatory problems

• Because this helps administrators assess the activities director’s effectiveness

• Because the dietary department will need to reduce the caloric content of the resident’s meals to reflect less activity

The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin are:

• Part of the nervous system

• Related to but not part of the nervous system

• Part of the circulatory system

• Part of the integumentary system

What are the two phases of the heartbeat called?

• Oxygenation and filtration

• Pericardium and myocardium

• Pericardium and endocardium

• Systole and diastole

The sex glands are also called the

• Gonads

• Adrenal glands

• Parathyroid glands

• Endocrine system

A decrease in estrogen levels can lead to a loss of which mineral crucial to bone health?

• Potassium

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Magnesium

What do antibodies do?

• Fight infection through inflammation or swelling of an infected area.

• They provide a physical barrier to keep foreign materials from invading the body.

• They create a hostile environment through high temperatures or high acidity to prevent harmful bacteria from growing.

• They prevent a disease that a person has already had from threatening the body a second time.

In addition to having an illness and developing antibodies as a result, how can a person acquire immunity?

• By getting a vaccine

• By living with a person who has the illness, but not getting it himself

• By eating a certain combination of foods

• By taking certain dietary supplements

What happens to hormone levels with age?

• They decrease.

• They increase.

• They stay essentially the same.

• They increase in women and decrease in men.