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HCB 101 HM 1 Exam 2025 — Study Guide, Practice
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An extensive system of thin vessels that enable rapid exchange between the tissues and
vascular channels - answer-capillaries
Arteries that branch off from the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood - answer-
coronary arteries
The smallest kind of vein that returns blood back to the heart - answer-venules
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart - answer-vein
A vein that consists of a superior and inferior portion by which the blood is returned to the right
atrium of the heart - answer-venae cavae
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The regulation of the heart rate, rhythm, and force of heart beat comes from the cardiac
pacemaker also known as ? - answer-sinoatrial node
What is the pressure called when the left ventricle contracts and blood is forced out? - answer-
systolic blood pressure
What is the pressure called when the left ventricle relaxes and blood refills in the heart? -
answer-diastolic blood pressure
What layer of the pleura covers the surface of the lungs? - answer-visceral layer of pleura
What layer of the pleura covers the lateral aspect of the mediastinum? - answer-parietal layer of
the pleura
Active process where the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm expand and contract?
(negative pressure) - answer-inhalation
Passive process when the intercostal muscles decrease in size and the diaphragm relaxes? -
answer-exhalation
Movement of gases to and from the alveoli when gas exchange happens - answer-ventilation
Process of moving gases and other nutrients between cells and the blood. Oxygenated blood is
carried from the lungs to the heart. - answer-respiration
The heart has two upper chambers called - answer-atria
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The heart has two lower chambers called - answer-ventricles
Large artery of the elastic type that is the main trunk of the systemic arterial system, arising
from the base of the left ventricle and ending at the left side of the body - answer-aorta
Thick walled, muscular, pulsating blood vessel moving blood away from the heart - answer-
arteries
Smallest branches of the arteries that regulate the flow of blood into the capillary network -
answer-arterioles
How many bones does the skull consist of? - answer-22 (8 cranial, 14 facial)
How many of the cranial/skull bones are considered ear bones? - answer-6
How many bones to include the lower mandible make up the shape of the face? - answer-14
Two movable fold that cover the front of eyeball? - answer-eyelid
Anterior surface of the eyeball and the posterior surface of the lids? - answer-conjunctiva
Secretes tears - answer-lacrimal gland
Eye sockets - answer-orbits
Outer layer of the eye (white of the eyes) - answer-sclera
HCB 101 HM 1 Exam 2025 — Study Guide, Practice
Questions & Healthcare Basic Certification Prep
Prepare for the HCB 101 HM 1 Exam 2025 with a comprehensive study guide, practice test
questions, and exam review materials. Learn key basic patient care, infection control, health
monitoring, safety procedures, and clinical fundamentals to pass your Healthcare Basic
(HCB) HM 1 certification exam with confidence.
• HCB 101 HM 1 exam 2025
• Healthcare Basic HM 1 certification
• HCB 101 HM 1 practice test questions
• HCB 101 study guide 2025
An extensive system of thin vessels that enable rapid exchange between the tissues and
vascular channels - answer-capillaries
Arteries that branch off from the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood - answer-
coronary arteries
The smallest kind of vein that returns blood back to the heart - answer-venules
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart - answer-vein
A vein that consists of a superior and inferior portion by which the blood is returned to the right
atrium of the heart - answer-venae cavae
,2|Page
The regulation of the heart rate, rhythm, and force of heart beat comes from the cardiac
pacemaker also known as ? - answer-sinoatrial node
What is the pressure called when the left ventricle contracts and blood is forced out? - answer-
systolic blood pressure
What is the pressure called when the left ventricle relaxes and blood refills in the heart? -
answer-diastolic blood pressure
What layer of the pleura covers the surface of the lungs? - answer-visceral layer of pleura
What layer of the pleura covers the lateral aspect of the mediastinum? - answer-parietal layer of
the pleura
Active process where the muscles of the rib cage and the diaphragm expand and contract?
(negative pressure) - answer-inhalation
Passive process when the intercostal muscles decrease in size and the diaphragm relaxes? -
answer-exhalation
Movement of gases to and from the alveoli when gas exchange happens - answer-ventilation
Process of moving gases and other nutrients between cells and the blood. Oxygenated blood is
carried from the lungs to the heart. - answer-respiration
The heart has two upper chambers called - answer-atria
, 3|Page
The heart has two lower chambers called - answer-ventricles
Large artery of the elastic type that is the main trunk of the systemic arterial system, arising
from the base of the left ventricle and ending at the left side of the body - answer-aorta
Thick walled, muscular, pulsating blood vessel moving blood away from the heart - answer-
arteries
Smallest branches of the arteries that regulate the flow of blood into the capillary network -
answer-arterioles
How many bones does the skull consist of? - answer-22 (8 cranial, 14 facial)
How many of the cranial/skull bones are considered ear bones? - answer-6
How many bones to include the lower mandible make up the shape of the face? - answer-14
Two movable fold that cover the front of eyeball? - answer-eyelid
Anterior surface of the eyeball and the posterior surface of the lids? - answer-conjunctiva
Secretes tears - answer-lacrimal gland
Eye sockets - answer-orbits
Outer layer of the eye (white of the eyes) - answer-sclera
