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Public Health Journeyman: Volume 1
Air Force Upgrade Training/OJT
80
Medical
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11/22/2013

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The medical advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff, USAF is the
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Surgeon General, USAF
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The MTF commander is respinsible for
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directing all medical programs for a base or wing
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The approved flights within the aerospace medicine squadron on most bases are flight/missile medicine, public health, bioenvironmental engineering,
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health promotion and readiness
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Which flight within an aerospace medicine squadron manages health and wellness centers?
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health promotion flight
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The two key elements of a bioenvironmental engineering flight are
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environmental quality and industrial hygiene
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The study of how disease and injury occur in a population is known as
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epidemiology
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Significant epidemiological trends are reported to all health care providers through the
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Chief, Aeromedical Services
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Worker educationm fitting personal protection equipment such as ear plugs, and ensuring the proper administration of the AF Occupational Health Program are responsibilities of
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public health
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Who monitors the medical aspects of the food safety program?
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PHO
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Which forum allows for a continual review of the activities within Aerospace Medicine?
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Aerospace medicine council
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Which Us angency designs and enforces programs that guarantee the quality and safety of foods?
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FDA
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Public health uses OSHA standards to
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evaluate Air Force workplaces and to train Air Force civilian and military workers
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Substances must pass through which typical animal cell component to get into the cell?
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cell membrane
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The basic units of heredity that pass from parents to their children are called
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genes
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Which organelles are the "powerhouses" of the animal cell?
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mitochondria
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Cell multiplication is accomplished through a process called
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mitosis
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The release of stored energy from the combination of glucose and other nutrients with oxygen is called
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metabolic oxidation
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The human body cannot lose water through
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metabolic oxidation
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What do we call the body's tendency to maintain a steady state of balance?
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homeostasis
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When a cell is in its resting state, what are the charges inside and outside the cell?
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more positive outside and negative inside
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Epithelial tissue is found in
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intestines
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The general functions of connective tissues are to protect, support, and
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bind together
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What is the dense connective tissue that holds the bones together ar a joint?
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ligament
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Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?
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skeletal
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What maks up about 50% of the brain ans includes special cells that support and protect the nervous system?
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neuroglia
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The bones in the skull, hyoid bones, sternum, ribs, and vertebrae all make up what part skeleton?
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axial
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Which is not part of the skeletal system?
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blood
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What type of fracture is characterized by small pieces or bone chips?
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comminuted
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Which substance stores oxygen in the muscle tissue until it is needed by muslce cells?
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myoglobin
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Wasting away of muscle is called
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atrophy
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Which cell makes up 99% of the total number of cells in the blood?
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erythrocytes
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The ABO blood group containing B antigens and anti-A antibodies is group
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B
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Which ABO blood group has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies?
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O
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Which arteries carry the main blood supply to the brain?
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carotid
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The common passageway for both the respiratory and digestive systems is the
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pharynx
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Emphysema causes
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destruction of lung tissue making less availabe for gas exchange
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Protein digestion begins with
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the release of pepsin in the stomach
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In which area of the digestive tract does the greatest nutrient absorption take place?
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small intestine
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An example of a vestigial organ is the
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appendix
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Which organ secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine?
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pancreas
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How much filtrate does it take to produce approximately 1 mL of urine under normal kindey function?
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125 mL
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The meatus is part of which structure in the male?
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urethra
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Where does final maturation and storage of sperm take place?
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Epididymis
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A common birth control method for males is performed on the
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vas deferens
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What are the fringe-like structures that draw ovum into the fallopian tubes?
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Fimbriae
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Which process is not continuous?
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Oogenesis
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Sperm cells can survive approximately how long in the female reproductive tract?
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24 to 72 hours
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At how many weeks in the development of a fetus are fingers and toes forming?
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8
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Substances that cause physical defects in the developing embryo are called
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Teratogens
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Which substances disrupt the cell’s DNA, resulting in a genetic defect?
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Mutagens
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Which substances reduce the numbers of sperm or ova in the body?
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Gametotoxins
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When there are adequate levels of thyroxine, the
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pituitary gland stops producing TSH
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Which hormone promotes milk production in the female?
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Prolactin
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What is the condition where too much thyroxine is produced?
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Hyperthyroidism
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Which hormone controls the production of testosterone in the male?
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Lutenizing hormone
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What are the processes that carry impulses away from the cell body?
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Axons
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Which contains insulating myelin coatings and is found in the spinal cord?
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White matter
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What protects the brain beneath the skull and the spinal cord beneath the vertebral column?
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Meninges
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What allows the electrical charge to cross the crevice between neurons?
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Acetylcholine
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Up to how many liters of fluid per hour can be lost through sweat under very hot conditions?
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4
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Reddening of the skin is called
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erythema
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A blister or elevation filled with fluid, not pus, is a
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vesicle
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What is a flat, reddened spot on the skin?
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Macule
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The white protective layer on the outside of the eyeball is the
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sclera
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What is the opening of the eye?
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Pupil
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Which is an example of an anatomical defense mechanism?
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Phagocytes
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Which type of immunity is acquired when an infant receives immunity from its mother?
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Naturally acquired passive immunity
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Which type of immunity is acquired when an infant receives immunity from its mother?
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Naturally acquired active immunity
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Which antibody is usually the first to respond to an infection?
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IgM
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What provides humoral immunity within the body?
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B-Lymphocytes
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What produces chemicals that recruit other cells such as phagocytes in the immune response?
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T-Lymphocytes
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Lymph vessels empty into which structure?
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Lymphatic ducts
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Which suffix means narrowing?
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Stenosis
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Which office is the official office of release for medical information?
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Patient Administration Office
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What is the maximum a military member can be fined for willfully disclosing information to someone not entitled to access or obtaining medical records under false pretenses?
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$5,000
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The prefix 20 in front of a social security number on a medical record indicates the record is for the
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sponsor
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How should a patient’s medical record indicate he or she has drug allergies?
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The outside of record should be marked
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How do you correct a mistake made in a medical record?
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Draw a single line through the mistake and place your initials above it
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Which SF 600 entry includes laboratory tests results?
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Objective
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When reviewing medical records, abnormal lab test results will be
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highlighted
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