anatomy
the internal enviroment of the body that is combatible with life?
homeostasis
the substance that holds organelles
cytoplasm
which type of body tissue acts as an internal and external covering of the body ?
epithiliel
Hist/o
Tissue
what is a cell
basic building blocks of all living things
the space within an artery,vein,intestine,or tube is the
Lumen
Brachi/o is a combining form for
Arm
Back to front
Posteroanterior
positioning a patient to examine the abdomen woukd be placing a person in a _____ position
Supine
If a stroke on one side of the brain affects the opposite side,you would term its effect to be on the _____ side
Contralateral
When john grabbed the handle of a hotpan on his stove, he sustained burns on the ______ surface of his hand.
Palmar (palm)
the scrapes on the elbows of the child were described as _____ injuries
superficial (surface of the skin)
The part of the esophagus that is farthest from its beginning at the throat is the ____ end
Distal
dorsal
relating to the upper side or back
bilateral pain
Pain (algia) on both sides
The abdominopelvic region that is immediatly superieor to the umbilical region is the _____ region
Epigastric
The stomach and spleen are located in the ____ quadrant
Left Upper
The plane that divides the body horizontally into an upper part and a lower part is the ____ plane
Transverse
Who can give informed consent
Emancipated minor
Expressed consent is ....
Consent that is given by spoken or written word
what body plane seperates the body into equal right and left halves
Midsagittal
The role of the _____ system is to transport materials in the blood throughout the body
Cardiovascular system
The ____ system produces hormones that circulate in the blood to target tissue that stimulates a particular action.
Endocrine system
A dorsal cavity includes
Cranial cavity and Spinal Cavity
A _____ is a group of sighns and symtoms that occur together and associated with it.
Syndrome
______ is the cause of the dissorder or the disease
Etiology
a ____ is something that can be measured or observed by others
Sign
____ are the basic units of heredity
Genes (basic units)
_____ refers to the extent of the cancer, incuding the size and if it has spread
Stage
____ is a custom or practice of a community and a rule of conduct prescribed or formally recognized as enforceable by a controlling authority.
Law
The supreme law of the land is
constitution of the united states
a minor crime is called a(n)
misdemeanor
a ___ brings the suit to court and the lawsuit is filed against the____
Plaintiff;defendant
Monetary settlement the defendant pays the plaintiff in a civil case for loss or injury
Damages
This medical assistant gives a 5 year old an immunization without parental permission. this is an examplee of what kind of tort?
Battery
aseptic hand washing
hand washing to prevent the spread of disease or infection
a medical assistant tells her boyfriend about a patient who was seen in the clinic . this is an example of what kind of tort
invasion of privacy
aseptic hand washing tips
30 seconds , inbetween fingers, keep hands down
the medical assistant bills an insurance company for services not provided by the patient . this is an example of what type of tort.
Fraud
the medical assistants decides to call in a perscription for a patient without the providers order.What is this an example of?
a crime
____ occurs when a healthcare professionals performance falls below the professsional minimumstandard of care and thus causes harm to the plaintiff
Medical Malpractice
Tort
a wrongful act leading to civil legal liability
what is being applied, when the court compares the care provided by two certified medical assistants who work in similar enviroments?
Standard of care
Sally a medical assistant , gives mr.jones an injection of a medication. the dose was double the normally percribed amount . sally did not have a providers order to administer the dose . this negligent act would be an exampleof____
malfeaseasance
Malfeasance
wrong doing especially of a public official
misfeasance
action that is unintentional, but still does wrong
nonfeaseance
not doing or failing to do an act
____ is the length of time legal action can be taken after an event has occured.the time LIMIT varies from state to state
Statue of limitiations
This is a common-law doctrine that means ""let the master answer" and the employer/provider is liable for the actions of the employee.
Respondeat superior
If a man enters surgery to have his left leg amputated and leaves surgery with his right leg amputated, which latin term of law applies?
Res Ipsa Loquitur (the obvious problem)
The person purchasing the insurance policy is called the _____ and the insurance company is the ____
insured;insurer
____is a type of insurance coverage that provides protection from claims of injuries or damage to people or property.it is also called third-party coverage.
Liability insurance
What are the four ds of negligence
Duty of care, damages, derelection,direct cause
What is true regarding terminating the provider-patient relationship.
the provider must notify the patient in writing
the date of temination must be indicated
the letter must be sent as a certified letter with return receipt requested
a copy of the letter must be added to patient health records
what is true regarding patient bill of rights
the american hospital association created a patient bill of rights for its members
congress passed the patients bill of rights
the process in which conflicting parties in a dispute submit their differences to a court appointed person,who submits a legally binding descision.
arbitration
a written statement of defamation is known as
libel
slander
spoken
raising a hand to strike a patient, even if the patient was not touched, can be considered
assault