NFPT CPT EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025

NFPT CPT EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025 Tubercles - ANSWERSSmall, rounded processes that provide the attachment for tendons and muscles. Blood path - ANSWERSThe blood that enters the right side of the heart is dark red (bluish) and is low in oxygen; this blood travels from the right side of the heart along pulmonary arteries to the lungs, where it receives fresh supplies of oxygen and becomes bright red. It then flows along pulmonary veins to the heart's left side pump. Blood then leaves the left side of the heart and travels to the rest of the body through arteries, going away from the heart, that gradually divide into capillaries. capillaries - ANSWERSform a network of blood vessels between the arterioles and the venules. In the capillaries, food and oxygen are released to the body cells, and carbon dioxide and other waste products are returnedto the bloodstream. The blood then travels in veins, coming back towards and into the right side of the heart; and the whole process begins again. Alveoli - ANSWERSair sacs in the lungs Diaphragm - ANSWERScontracts it flattens, causing the chest to expand and air to be sucked into the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes, the chest collapses and air in the lungs is forced out. The respiration process occurs about 12-15 times per minute, in the healthy adult. Esophagus - ANSWERSA muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Pancreas - ANSWERSAn organs in the abdominal cavity with two roles. The first is an exocrine role: to produce digestive enzymes and bicarbonate, which are delivered to the small intestine via the pancreatic duct. The second is an endocrine role: to secrete insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream to help regulate blood glucose levels. Gallbladder - ANSWERSA muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion