HBHD Quiz 2 Ch 5 & 6 Review

The process of taking in food, breaking it down, and absorbing nutrients is carried out by the ____________________ system.

• Respiratory

• Digestive

• Circulatory

• Endocrine

What is the term for an artificial device that is used to substitute for a missing limb or body part?

• prosthesis

• antibiotic

• vaccine

• cast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which system in the human body includes the heart and blood vessels?

• Digestive

• Respiratory

• Cardiovascular

• Skeletal

Which organ system is involved in processing food and transferring nutrients into the bloodstream?

• respiratory

• excretory

• digestive

• muscular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which type of medication is commonly prescribed to prevent organ rejection after a transplant?

• immunosuppressive

• antibiotics

• antifungals

• calcium channel blockers

Which medical device assists the heart in pumping blood for patients with severe heart failure, often as a bridge to transplantation?

• Pacemaker

• LVADs

• Stent

• Defibrillator

Which of the following is excreted from the body by the kidneys?

• sweat

• urine

• oxygen

• saliva

Which term is used to describe the process by which a disease develops and advances in the body?

• Pathogenesis

• Pathology

• Pathophysiology

• Morbidity

What is the process called that eliminates all forms of microbial life, including bacteria and viruses, but may not destroy prions?

• antisepsis

• disinfection

• sterilization

• sanitization

A disease that regularly occurs within a specific population or area is known as a/an _____ disease.

• endemic

• pandemic

• epidemic

• sporadic