NURSING ATI TEAS 7 TEST QUSTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Prone - Answer-lying on the stomach
Supine - Answer-lying on the back
Antecubital - Answer-front of the elbow
Axillary - Answer-armpit
Buccal - Answer-cheek
Cephalic - Answer-head
Ocular/Orbital - Answer-eye
Patellar - Answer-front of knee
Popliteal - Answer-back of knee
Sacral - Answer-between the hips
Tarsal - Answer-ankle
Thoracic - Answer-chest
Brachial - Answer-arm
Carpal - Answer-wrist
Cervical - Answer-neck
Respiratory System - Answer-transports oxygen into the body's cells and removes
carbon dioxide
Respiratory system (main structures) - Answer-nasal and oral cavities, pharynx, larynx,
trachea, left and right bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, diaphragm
Alveoli - Answer-tiny, thin-walled air sacs at the ends of the smallest bronchioles where
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
Bronchi - Answer-main passageways directly attached to the lungs; they subdivide into
smaller and smaller branches (bronchioles)
,Capillaries - Answer-smallest blood vessels made of a single layer of endothelial cells
which form networks to connect the arterial and venous systems and exchange
materials between blood and the body's tissues. In the lungs they connect with alveoli
for gas exchange
Diaphragm - Answer-large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity from
the abdominal cavity. Primary muscle of respiration. With inspiration (inhaling), in
contracts and moves down, decreasing pressure and making room for the lungs to
expand. With expiration (exhaling), it relaxes and moves up, and air leaves the lungs.
Diffusion - Answer-method of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs. Takes
place in the capillaries in the alveoli. Molecules move passively from areas of high to
low concentration
Intercostal muscles - Answer-muscles between the ribs that assist with breathing
Lobe - Answer-divisions in the lung. The right lung has 3 and the left lung has 2
Trachea - Answer-the windpipe, which connects the larynx to the lungs
Cardiovascular/Circulatory System - Answer-moves blood through the body to transport
oxygen, nutrients, chemical messengers, and immune molecules and to remove waste
Closed, Double-loop Circulatory System - Answer-transports blood away and back to
the heart and connects arteries to veins in tissues via capillaries
Pulmonary loop - Answer-deoxygenated blood goes from the heart's right ventricle to
the lungs, where it obtains oxygen and goes into the heart's left atrium
Systemic loop - Answer-oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle and aorta
to deliver oxygen to the body via arteries. The deoxygenated blood which has acquired
CO2 is then returned through veins to the right atrium, where it flows into the right
ventricle, and the double-loop cycle begins again
Open Lymphatic System - Answer-circulates and filters interstitial fluid between cells
and drains into the circulatory system
Two Contraction Cycles - Answer-systole (contraction of heart muscles) and diastole
(relaxation of heart muscles)
Arteries - Answer-thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to
deliver oxygenated blood to body tissues
, Primary source - Answer-a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or
creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings
photographs
Secondary source - Answer-a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a
primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles,
biographies
Tertiary source - Answer-a reference work that consolidates information from primary
and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - Answer-parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and
subtraction
Least common denominator - Answer-the smallest number into which two or more
denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - Answer-represent parts of a whole
Ratio - Answer-a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of
another item
Mean - Answer-the average of a set of numbers
Median - Answer-the middle number
Mode - Answer-the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - Answer-measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - Answer-the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - Answer-the distance around the shape
Volume - Answer-the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in
cubic units
Pythagorean theorem - Answer-applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - Answer-angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - Answer-the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - Answer-180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Answer-(C x 1.8) + 32
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Prone - Answer-lying on the stomach
Supine - Answer-lying on the back
Antecubital - Answer-front of the elbow
Axillary - Answer-armpit
Buccal - Answer-cheek
Cephalic - Answer-head
Ocular/Orbital - Answer-eye
Patellar - Answer-front of knee
Popliteal - Answer-back of knee
Sacral - Answer-between the hips
Tarsal - Answer-ankle
Thoracic - Answer-chest
Brachial - Answer-arm
Carpal - Answer-wrist
Cervical - Answer-neck
Respiratory System - Answer-transports oxygen into the body's cells and removes
carbon dioxide
Respiratory system (main structures) - Answer-nasal and oral cavities, pharynx, larynx,
trachea, left and right bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, diaphragm
Alveoli - Answer-tiny, thin-walled air sacs at the ends of the smallest bronchioles where
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
Bronchi - Answer-main passageways directly attached to the lungs; they subdivide into
smaller and smaller branches (bronchioles)
,Capillaries - Answer-smallest blood vessels made of a single layer of endothelial cells
which form networks to connect the arterial and venous systems and exchange
materials between blood and the body's tissues. In the lungs they connect with alveoli
for gas exchange
Diaphragm - Answer-large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity from
the abdominal cavity. Primary muscle of respiration. With inspiration (inhaling), in
contracts and moves down, decreasing pressure and making room for the lungs to
expand. With expiration (exhaling), it relaxes and moves up, and air leaves the lungs.
Diffusion - Answer-method of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs. Takes
place in the capillaries in the alveoli. Molecules move passively from areas of high to
low concentration
Intercostal muscles - Answer-muscles between the ribs that assist with breathing
Lobe - Answer-divisions in the lung. The right lung has 3 and the left lung has 2
Trachea - Answer-the windpipe, which connects the larynx to the lungs
Cardiovascular/Circulatory System - Answer-moves blood through the body to transport
oxygen, nutrients, chemical messengers, and immune molecules and to remove waste
Closed, Double-loop Circulatory System - Answer-transports blood away and back to
the heart and connects arteries to veins in tissues via capillaries
Pulmonary loop - Answer-deoxygenated blood goes from the heart's right ventricle to
the lungs, where it obtains oxygen and goes into the heart's left atrium
Systemic loop - Answer-oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle and aorta
to deliver oxygen to the body via arteries. The deoxygenated blood which has acquired
CO2 is then returned through veins to the right atrium, where it flows into the right
ventricle, and the double-loop cycle begins again
Open Lymphatic System - Answer-circulates and filters interstitial fluid between cells
and drains into the circulatory system
Two Contraction Cycles - Answer-systole (contraction of heart muscles) and diastole
(relaxation of heart muscles)
Arteries - Answer-thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to
deliver oxygenated blood to body tissues
, Primary source - Answer-a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or
creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings
photographs
Secondary source - Answer-a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a
primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles,
biographies
Tertiary source - Answer-a reference work that consolidates information from primary
and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - Answer-parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and
subtraction
Least common denominator - Answer-the smallest number into which two or more
denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - Answer-represent parts of a whole
Ratio - Answer-a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of
another item
Mean - Answer-the average of a set of numbers
Median - Answer-the middle number
Mode - Answer-the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - Answer-measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - Answer-the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - Answer-the distance around the shape
Volume - Answer-the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured in
cubic units
Pythagorean theorem - Answer-applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Acute angles - Answer-angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - Answer-the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - Answer-180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Answer-(C x 1.8) + 32
