CEPA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
jointFplayF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
movementFwithinFaFsynovialFjointFthatFisFindependentFofFandFcannotFbeFintroducedFbyFvoluntaryFmuscleFc
ontractionF
akaFminorForFsecondaryFjointFmotion
concentricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFdistanceFbetweenForiginFandFinsertionFisFshortened
eccentricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFdistanceFisFincreased
isometricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFlengthFisFconstant
isotonicFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFchangesFinFlengthFwithFnoFchangeFinFtension
OculocephalogyricFreflexF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
UsesFextraocularFmuscleFcontractionFtoFreflexivelyFeffectFtheFcervicalFandFtruncalFmusculature
ElevatedFWBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-leukocytosis
reducedFWBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-leukopenia
elevatedFhemoglobinFandFhematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-polycythemia
reducedFhemoglobinFandFhematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-anemia
elevatedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytosis
,reducedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytopenia
whatFisFmeasuredFinFaFCBCFwithFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-WBCF
RBC
Hb
HctF
meanFcorpuscularFvolumeF
meanFcorpuscularFhemoglobinF
meanFcorpuscularFhemoglobinFconcentrationF
plateletFcount
CBCFwithFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-theFpercentageFofFWBCFsubtypesFincluded
RBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-absoluteFnumberFofFRBCsFcontainedFinFaFcertainFvolumeFofFblood
HemoglobinF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-oxygenFtransportingFproteinFfoundFinFRBCs
hematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-RatioFofFRBCFvolumeFtoFtotalFbloodFvolume
meanFcorpuscularFvolumeF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-averageFvolumeFofFanFRBC
importantFterms:
microcyticF
normalcyticF
macrocytic
PlateletsFelevatedF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytosis
plateletsFlowF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytopenia
,plateletFlevelF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
numberFofFplateletsForFthrombocytesFinFaFgivenFvolumeFofFwholeFbloodF
bothFincreasedFandFdecreasedFlevelsFcanFpointFtoFabnormalFconditionsFofFexcessFclotting
WBCFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
determinesFtheFpercentageFofFeachFtypeFofFwhiteFbloodFcellFpresentFinFblood
canFdetectFimmatureFWBCsFandFabnormalitiesFinFWBCs
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFWBCF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infectionF
inflammation
myeloproliferativeFdisorderF(bloodFcancer)
tissueFnecrosisF
myocardialFinfarctionF
medicationsF
pregnancy
physiologicFstressesb
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFWBCF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infectionF(sepsis)
underlyingFhematopoieticFdiseaseF
medicationsF
immunosupression
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFHb/HctF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
hemoconcentratedFstatesF(burns,Fdehydration)
highFaltitude
exercise
polycythemiaFvera
, chronicFobstructiveFlungFdisease
medication
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFHb/HctF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-bloodFlossF
hemolysis
longFstandingFanemia
pregnancyF
medication
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-myoloproliferativeFdiseasesF
malignancyF
infectionF
splenectomyF
chronicFinflammationF
trauma
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infection
drug0inducedFdestructionF
thrombocytopenicFpurpuraF
toxemiaFofFpregnancyF
renalFinsufficiencyF
boneFmarrowFfailure
patientsFwithFseriousFinfectionsFmayFhaveF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-normalForFevenFlowFWBCFcounts
acuteFhemorrageFmayFnotF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-beFreflectedFinFtheFHgbForFHCTFearlyFon
stressFcanFcauseFtheFlevelsFofFWBCsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
toFelevateFwhichFcanFbeFmisinterpretedFasFinfection
ANSWERS 2025
jointFplayF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
movementFwithinFaFsynovialFjointFthatFisFindependentFofFandFcannotFbeFintroducedFbyFvoluntaryFmuscleFc
ontractionF
akaFminorForFsecondaryFjointFmotion
concentricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFdistanceFbetweenForiginFandFinsertionFisFshortened
eccentricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFdistanceFisFincreased
isometricFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFisFcontractedFwhileFtheFlengthFisFconstant
isotonicFmuscleFcontractionF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-muscleFchangesFinFlengthFwithFnoFchangeFinFtension
OculocephalogyricFreflexF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
UsesFextraocularFmuscleFcontractionFtoFreflexivelyFeffectFtheFcervicalFandFtruncalFmusculature
ElevatedFWBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-leukocytosis
reducedFWBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-leukopenia
elevatedFhemoglobinFandFhematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-polycythemia
reducedFhemoglobinFandFhematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-anemia
elevatedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytosis
,reducedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytopenia
whatFisFmeasuredFinFaFCBCFwithFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-WBCF
RBC
Hb
HctF
meanFcorpuscularFvolumeF
meanFcorpuscularFhemoglobinF
meanFcorpuscularFhemoglobinFconcentrationF
plateletFcount
CBCFwithFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-theFpercentageFofFWBCFsubtypesFincluded
RBCFcountF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-absoluteFnumberFofFRBCsFcontainedFinFaFcertainFvolumeFofFblood
HemoglobinF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-oxygenFtransportingFproteinFfoundFinFRBCs
hematocritF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-RatioFofFRBCFvolumeFtoFtotalFbloodFvolume
meanFcorpuscularFvolumeF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-averageFvolumeFofFanFRBC
importantFterms:
microcyticF
normalcyticF
macrocytic
PlateletsFelevatedF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytosis
plateletsFlowF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-thrombocytopenia
,plateletFlevelF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
numberFofFplateletsForFthrombocytesFinFaFgivenFvolumeFofFwholeFbloodF
bothFincreasedFandFdecreasedFlevelsFcanFpointFtoFabnormalFconditionsFofFexcessFclotting
WBCFdifferentialF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
determinesFtheFpercentageFofFeachFtypeFofFwhiteFbloodFcellFpresentFinFblood
canFdetectFimmatureFWBCsFandFabnormalitiesFinFWBCs
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFWBCF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infectionF
inflammation
myeloproliferativeFdisorderF(bloodFcancer)
tissueFnecrosisF
myocardialFinfarctionF
medicationsF
pregnancy
physiologicFstressesb
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFWBCF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infectionF(sepsis)
underlyingFhematopoieticFdiseaseF
medicationsF
immunosupression
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFHb/HctF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
hemoconcentratedFstatesF(burns,Fdehydration)
highFaltitude
exercise
polycythemiaFvera
, chronicFobstructiveFlungFdisease
medication
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFHb/HctF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-bloodFlossF
hemolysis
longFstandingFanemia
pregnancyF
medication
commonFreasonsFforFincreasedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-myoloproliferativeFdiseasesF
malignancyF
infectionF
splenectomyF
chronicFinflammationF
trauma
commonFreasonsFforFdecreasedFplateletsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-infection
drug0inducedFdestructionF
thrombocytopenicFpurpuraF
toxemiaFofFpregnancyF
renalFinsufficiencyF
boneFmarrowFfailure
patientsFwithFseriousFinfectionsFmayFhaveF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-normalForFevenFlowFWBCFcounts
acuteFhemorrageFmayFnotF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-beFreflectedFinFtheFHgbForFHCTFearlyFon
stressFcanFcauseFtheFlevelsFofFWBCsF-FCORRECTFANSWERF-
toFelevateFwhichFcanFbeFmisinterpretedFasFinfection