NFPT CPT EXAM Exam Prep Questions And Answers (202472025)
Tubercles - ✔✔Small, rounded processes that provide the attachment for tendons and muscles.
Blood path - ✔✔The 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 - ✔✔form 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 - ✔✔air sacs in the lungs
Diaphragm - ✔✔contracts 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 - ✔✔A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Pancreas - ✔✔An 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 - ✔✔A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
, small intestine - ✔✔Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes
place. These nutrients are then carried away to the liver and other body parts to be processed,
stored and distributed.
liver - ✔✔Blood from the intestines flows to the liver, carrying nutrients, vitamins/miner- als,
and other products from digestion. The liver stores some nutrients, changes them from one form
to another, and then releases them into the blood according to the activities and bodily needs.
where are white blood cells found? - ✔✔lymph nodes, thymus gland, spleen, tonsils and
adenoids
lymph nodes - ✔✔Lymph nodes, distributed widely throughout the body, act as filters - or germ
traps. They contain billions of white blood cells, which multiply rapidly to fight off invading
pathogens. During illness from infection, lymph nodes fill up with millions of extra white cells
and "dead" pathogens. A noticeable swelling of the lymph nodes may occur and can be an
indication of infection.
thymus gland - ✔✔The thymus gland, located in front of the heart and behind the sternum, is a
special- ized organ that produces and "educates" T-cells (T-lymphocyte cells). T-cells are orches-
trated in the thymus for the purpose of attacking foreign substances and responding to infected
cells. The thymus is larger and most active during childhood and through puberty; but, during the
aging process, will slowly shrink, eventually degenerating into tiny islands of fatty tissue.
spleen - ✔✔The spleen is located just behind the stomach, on the left side. It makes and stores
vari- ous kinds of white and red blood cells. Essentially, the spleen is a blood filter that func-
tions in the immune system to decrease susceptibility and fight off infection.
the master gland - ✔✔pituitary gland
pancreas - ✔✔an organ playing roles inthe digestive and endocrine systems,is an endocrine
gland that secretes thehormones insulin and glucagon for bloodsugar regulation
Tubercles - ✔✔Small, rounded processes that provide the attachment for tendons and muscles.
Blood path - ✔✔The 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 - ✔✔form 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 - ✔✔air sacs in the lungs
Diaphragm - ✔✔contracts 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 - ✔✔A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Pancreas - ✔✔An 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 - ✔✔A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
, small intestine - ✔✔Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes
place. These nutrients are then carried away to the liver and other body parts to be processed,
stored and distributed.
liver - ✔✔Blood from the intestines flows to the liver, carrying nutrients, vitamins/miner- als,
and other products from digestion. The liver stores some nutrients, changes them from one form
to another, and then releases them into the blood according to the activities and bodily needs.
where are white blood cells found? - ✔✔lymph nodes, thymus gland, spleen, tonsils and
adenoids
lymph nodes - ✔✔Lymph nodes, distributed widely throughout the body, act as filters - or germ
traps. They contain billions of white blood cells, which multiply rapidly to fight off invading
pathogens. During illness from infection, lymph nodes fill up with millions of extra white cells
and "dead" pathogens. A noticeable swelling of the lymph nodes may occur and can be an
indication of infection.
thymus gland - ✔✔The thymus gland, located in front of the heart and behind the sternum, is a
special- ized organ that produces and "educates" T-cells (T-lymphocyte cells). T-cells are orches-
trated in the thymus for the purpose of attacking foreign substances and responding to infected
cells. The thymus is larger and most active during childhood and through puberty; but, during the
aging process, will slowly shrink, eventually degenerating into tiny islands of fatty tissue.
spleen - ✔✔The spleen is located just behind the stomach, on the left side. It makes and stores
vari- ous kinds of white and red blood cells. Essentially, the spleen is a blood filter that func-
tions in the immune system to decrease susceptibility and fight off infection.
the master gland - ✔✔pituitary gland
pancreas - ✔✔an organ playing roles inthe digestive and endocrine systems,is an endocrine
gland that secretes thehormones insulin and glucagon for bloodsugar regulation
