NC HEALTH SCIENCE 1 ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ The shaft of the long bone is the.
Answer: diaphysis.
◍ Which muscle covers the shoulder?.
Answer: deltoid
◍ What is the innermost layer of the meninges?.
Answer: The Pia Mater
◍ Helen is an 80 year old woman with stiff and painful joints caused by loss of
articular cartilage from normal wear and tear. She suffers from:.
Answer: osteoarthritis.
◍ How is blood type determined?.
Answer: It is determined by the presence or absence of a blood protein
called an antigen.
◍ How many pints of blood does the average adult have?.
Answer: 8 - 10 pints
◍ What is a sprain?.
Answer: damaged ligaments
◍ What is the word that means below or lower?.
Answer: inferior
◍ What are the functions of the skin?.
Answer: Regulate body temperature , protect from Sun, dilation ,
Construction, sensory perception, manufactures vitamin D, and Storage
,◍ Algia.
Answer: Pain
◍ Which skin condition is commonly transmitted through sexual contact?.
Answer: herpes simplex type 2
◍ Amanda complains of waking up at night with sever calf pain. What is most
likely the cause?.
Answer: Muscle spasm (involuntary contraction)
◍ What is the middle segment of the small intestines?.
Answer: Jejunum
◍ True or False, PPOs cover care provided both inside and outside the plans's
provider network.
Answer: True
◍ National health systems.
Answer: Great Britain uses this system.Finance a tax-supported national
health insurance program: Government manages the infrastructure for the
delivery of medical care.Most medical institutions are operated by
government.Most providers are government employees.
◍ Physical Activity Requirement.
Answer: 30 minutes a day
◍ What is unique about public health in comparison to other types of health
services?.
Answer: Public health focuses on societies and communities.
◍ What are the external organs of the male reproductive system?.
Answer: Scrotum and penis
◍ What long bone is associated with the thumb?.
Answer: radius
◍ When does fertilization occur?.
Answer: Sperm penetrates ovum
, ◍ 9. The spread of which disorder characterized by nausea, vomiting, and
diarrhea could be prevented by practicing good handwashing? NCCT
E. 9_12.H
S. HU40.02 RBT:.
Answer: Gastroenteritis
◍ Psudeo.
Answer: false
◍ A condition in which the lens loses elasticity after the age of 40 is:.
Answer: Presbyopia
◍ A. Atrophy
B. Contractibility
C. Extensibility
D. Hypertrophy.
Answer: Cory stretches every night after running. What is his desired
outcome?
◍ A. Dysmenorrhea
B. Leukorrhea
C. Menorrhagia
D. Menstruation.
Answer: What term describes the discharge of an unfertilized ovum and
degenerated endometrium from the female reproductive tract?
◍ What is the surgical procedure that may be performed on someone with
breast cancer?.
Answer: Mastectomy
◍ occupational therapy.
Answer: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs
that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as
well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental
delays Education: Master's degree, 6 yearsLicensure required $77,890 mean
annual salary OT assistant: 2 year education $55,250
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ The shaft of the long bone is the.
Answer: diaphysis.
◍ Which muscle covers the shoulder?.
Answer: deltoid
◍ What is the innermost layer of the meninges?.
Answer: The Pia Mater
◍ Helen is an 80 year old woman with stiff and painful joints caused by loss of
articular cartilage from normal wear and tear. She suffers from:.
Answer: osteoarthritis.
◍ How is blood type determined?.
Answer: It is determined by the presence or absence of a blood protein
called an antigen.
◍ How many pints of blood does the average adult have?.
Answer: 8 - 10 pints
◍ What is a sprain?.
Answer: damaged ligaments
◍ What is the word that means below or lower?.
Answer: inferior
◍ What are the functions of the skin?.
Answer: Regulate body temperature , protect from Sun, dilation ,
Construction, sensory perception, manufactures vitamin D, and Storage
,◍ Algia.
Answer: Pain
◍ Which skin condition is commonly transmitted through sexual contact?.
Answer: herpes simplex type 2
◍ Amanda complains of waking up at night with sever calf pain. What is most
likely the cause?.
Answer: Muscle spasm (involuntary contraction)
◍ What is the middle segment of the small intestines?.
Answer: Jejunum
◍ True or False, PPOs cover care provided both inside and outside the plans's
provider network.
Answer: True
◍ National health systems.
Answer: Great Britain uses this system.Finance a tax-supported national
health insurance program: Government manages the infrastructure for the
delivery of medical care.Most medical institutions are operated by
government.Most providers are government employees.
◍ Physical Activity Requirement.
Answer: 30 minutes a day
◍ What is unique about public health in comparison to other types of health
services?.
Answer: Public health focuses on societies and communities.
◍ What are the external organs of the male reproductive system?.
Answer: Scrotum and penis
◍ What long bone is associated with the thumb?.
Answer: radius
◍ When does fertilization occur?.
Answer: Sperm penetrates ovum
, ◍ 9. The spread of which disorder characterized by nausea, vomiting, and
diarrhea could be prevented by practicing good handwashing? NCCT
E. 9_12.H
S. HU40.02 RBT:.
Answer: Gastroenteritis
◍ Psudeo.
Answer: false
◍ A condition in which the lens loses elasticity after the age of 40 is:.
Answer: Presbyopia
◍ A. Atrophy
B. Contractibility
C. Extensibility
D. Hypertrophy.
Answer: Cory stretches every night after running. What is his desired
outcome?
◍ A. Dysmenorrhea
B. Leukorrhea
C. Menorrhagia
D. Menstruation.
Answer: What term describes the discharge of an unfertilized ovum and
degenerated endometrium from the female reproductive tract?
◍ What is the surgical procedure that may be performed on someone with
breast cancer?.
Answer: Mastectomy
◍ occupational therapy.
Answer: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs
that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as
well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental
delays Education: Master's degree, 6 yearsLicensure required $77,890 mean
annual salary OT assistant: 2 year education $55,250
