CALAOMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Autonomic Nervous System - Correct Answers -parasympathetic and sympathetic
The Parasympatheic Nervous system (Cholinergic System) uses______________. -
Correct Answers -Acetylcholine
The Sympatheic Nervous system (Adrenergic System) uses ___________. - Correct
Answers -Norepinephrine
Alpha receptors are - Correct Answers -on blood vessels.
Crowing sound cause by laryngospasm is also known as - Correct Answers -Stridor.
The Hypothalamus secretes __________________ hormones. - Correct Answers -
releasing
The pituitary releases ________________ hormones. - Correct Answers -stimulating
The Pituitary gland receives hormone signals from teh hypothalamus that trigger the
pituitary to release __________ homones that travel to distant glands. - Correct
Answers -stimulating
Insulin pushes glucose into its storage form of - Correct Answers -glycogen.
Glucose is the _________ form. - Correct Answers -active
Beta 1 receptors are - Correct Answers -in the heart.
Beta 2 receptors are - Correct Answers -in the bronchioles of the lungs.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve __________the heart rate. - Correct Answers -slows
down
Drug used to treat bradycardia and speed up the heart rate. - Correct Answers -Atropine
, The two upper chambers of the heart are the - Correct Answers -Atria/Atrium.
The two lower chambers of the heart are the - Correct Answers -Ventricles.
Arteries take blood - Correct Answers -away from heart.
Veins take blood - Correct Answers -to the heart.
The two valves in the heart are___________ and ____________ valves. - Correct
Answers -Tricuspid and Mitral
The Tricuspid valve is on the ___________side of the heart. - Correct Answers -right
The Mitral valve is on the _______side of the heart. - Correct Answers -left
Heart valves can be _________, ______________, and ____________. - Correct
Answers -stiff (stenotic), bulge (prolapse), and insufficient (regurgitate).
Aortic Stenosis is - Correct Answers -a stiff aortic valve.
Mitral valve prolapse is - Correct Answers -a bulge.
Mitral valve regurgitation is - Correct Answers -insufficiency.
Who needs to be premedicated with antibiotics prior to dental procedures? - Correct
Answers -History of endocarditis, prosthetic heart valve, heart transplant, cyanotic
congenital heart disease, repaired congenital heart disease with residual defect.
How many grams of amoxicillin should be given? - Correct Answers -2 grams or 2000
mg one hour prior to surgery.
Coronary arteries - Correct Answers -are the first branches from the aorta and give the
blood supple to the heart itself.
A patient believed to be experiencing Angina should first be given? Second step would
be? - Correct Answers -Oxygen. Sublingual nitroglycerin.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a - Correct Answers -water pill that prevents your body from
absorbing too much salt. Used for high blood pressure.
Atenolol is a - Correct Answers -beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure by
slowing down the heart.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve with __________the heart rate. - Correct Answers -
decrease
ANSWERS
Autonomic Nervous System - Correct Answers -parasympathetic and sympathetic
The Parasympatheic Nervous system (Cholinergic System) uses______________. -
Correct Answers -Acetylcholine
The Sympatheic Nervous system (Adrenergic System) uses ___________. - Correct
Answers -Norepinephrine
Alpha receptors are - Correct Answers -on blood vessels.
Crowing sound cause by laryngospasm is also known as - Correct Answers -Stridor.
The Hypothalamus secretes __________________ hormones. - Correct Answers -
releasing
The pituitary releases ________________ hormones. - Correct Answers -stimulating
The Pituitary gland receives hormone signals from teh hypothalamus that trigger the
pituitary to release __________ homones that travel to distant glands. - Correct
Answers -stimulating
Insulin pushes glucose into its storage form of - Correct Answers -glycogen.
Glucose is the _________ form. - Correct Answers -active
Beta 1 receptors are - Correct Answers -in the heart.
Beta 2 receptors are - Correct Answers -in the bronchioles of the lungs.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve __________the heart rate. - Correct Answers -slows
down
Drug used to treat bradycardia and speed up the heart rate. - Correct Answers -Atropine
, The two upper chambers of the heart are the - Correct Answers -Atria/Atrium.
The two lower chambers of the heart are the - Correct Answers -Ventricles.
Arteries take blood - Correct Answers -away from heart.
Veins take blood - Correct Answers -to the heart.
The two valves in the heart are___________ and ____________ valves. - Correct
Answers -Tricuspid and Mitral
The Tricuspid valve is on the ___________side of the heart. - Correct Answers -right
The Mitral valve is on the _______side of the heart. - Correct Answers -left
Heart valves can be _________, ______________, and ____________. - Correct
Answers -stiff (stenotic), bulge (prolapse), and insufficient (regurgitate).
Aortic Stenosis is - Correct Answers -a stiff aortic valve.
Mitral valve prolapse is - Correct Answers -a bulge.
Mitral valve regurgitation is - Correct Answers -insufficiency.
Who needs to be premedicated with antibiotics prior to dental procedures? - Correct
Answers -History of endocarditis, prosthetic heart valve, heart transplant, cyanotic
congenital heart disease, repaired congenital heart disease with residual defect.
How many grams of amoxicillin should be given? - Correct Answers -2 grams or 2000
mg one hour prior to surgery.
Coronary arteries - Correct Answers -are the first branches from the aorta and give the
blood supple to the heart itself.
A patient believed to be experiencing Angina should first be given? Second step would
be? - Correct Answers -Oxygen. Sublingual nitroglycerin.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a - Correct Answers -water pill that prevents your body from
absorbing too much salt. Used for high blood pressure.
Atenolol is a - Correct Answers -beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure by
slowing down the heart.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve with __________the heart rate. - Correct Answers -
decrease
