AAOMS MODULE STUDY GUIDE UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
AND VERIFIED
Repolarization of the ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The T wave on a cardiac
monitor tracing is evidence of what change in polarization?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What anatomical structure located at the top of the
larynx closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea?
tongue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following structures is most likely to cause
obstruction of the airway when an anesthetized patient is lying in a supine position?
pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart
through which of the following vessels?
Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle
aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following is the normal sequence for the
flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The small, sac like structures located at the end of the
respiratory tract in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged are called?
nose, sinuses, pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following structures may
be involved in a patient who has an upper respiratory infection?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and
allows food to enter the esophagus is called the?
common carotid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An artery located in the neck that is readily
palpated when looking for a patients pulse is?
, brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The central nervous system consists of
the?
Blood supply to the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient with a history of transient
ischemic attacks has had a temporary lessening of?
Decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ischemic heart
disease is a result of?
medical history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The main purpose of the review of systems is to
obtain a careful evaluation of the patients?
drug excretion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient who has renal disease would be
expected to have difficulty with which of the following?
The socioeconomic status of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The medical history is
not used to document
bronchospasm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Congestive heart failure can result in all of the
following EXCEPT?
95-100% - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA 1 patient
ranges from
It allows the surgeon to anesthetize a class V patient routinely - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following statements about the ASA physical status
classification of patients is FLASE?
Patients are subject to post operative infections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Patients with
diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial surgery because?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
AND VERIFIED
Repolarization of the ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The T wave on a cardiac
monitor tracing is evidence of what change in polarization?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What anatomical structure located at the top of the
larynx closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea?
tongue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following structures is most likely to cause
obstruction of the airway when an anesthetized patient is lying in a supine position?
pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart
through which of the following vessels?
Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle
aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following is the normal sequence for the
flow of blood through the heart and lungs?
Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The small, sac like structures located at the end of the
respiratory tract in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged are called?
nose, sinuses, pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following structures may
be involved in a patient who has an upper respiratory infection?
Epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and
allows food to enter the esophagus is called the?
common carotid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An artery located in the neck that is readily
palpated when looking for a patients pulse is?
, brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The central nervous system consists of
the?
Blood supply to the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient with a history of transient
ischemic attacks has had a temporary lessening of?
Decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ischemic heart
disease is a result of?
medical history - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The main purpose of the review of systems is to
obtain a careful evaluation of the patients?
drug excretion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A patient who has renal disease would be
expected to have difficulty with which of the following?
The socioeconomic status of the patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The medical history is
not used to document
bronchospasm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Congestive heart failure can result in all of the
following EXCEPT?
95-100% - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA 1 patient
ranges from
It allows the surgeon to anesthetize a class V patient routinely - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Which of the following statements about the ASA physical status
classification of patients is FLASE?
Patients are subject to post operative infections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Patients with
diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial surgery because?
