NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔artery located behind the knee - ✔✔popliteal
✔✔artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle - ✔✔posterior tibial
✔✔artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe - ✔✔dorsalis pedis
✔✔these two major veins return blood from the body to the right atrium - ✔✔vena cava
✔✔empty directly into the superior vena cava - ✔✔jugular
✔✔common site of the intravenous catheter insertion in the antecubital space -
✔✔median basilic
✔✔the heart is enclosed and held in place by the - ✔✔pericardium
✔✔what are the three layers of the heart - ✔✔epicardium
myocardium
endocaridum
✔✔receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus -
✔✔right atrium
✔✔forms most of the anterior surface of the heart, and is continuous with the pulmonary
trunk - ✔✔right ventricle
✔✔receives blood form the pulmonary veins - ✔✔left atrium
✔✔form the apex of the heart - ✔✔left ventricle
✔✔prevent blood flow from the ventricles back into the atria - ✔✔atrioventricular valves
✔✔allow ejection of blood from the heart into the arteries but prevent back flow from the
arteries into the ventricles - ✔✔semilunar valves
✔✔each component of blood has specific functions that are critical to a patient's health
and survival (4) - ✔✔ctrl bleeding by clotting
delivery of O2 to cells
removal of CO2 from cells
removal/delivery of other waste products to organs that provide filtration and removal
, ✔✔contains dissolved nutrients and carries certain crucial proteins such as clotting
factors - ✔✔plasma
✔✔contain specialized molecules called hemoglobin that bind to oxygen and are
responsible for oxygen delivery to the cells - ✔✔red blood cells
✔✔fight infection by destroying microorganisms and produce antibodies to resist
infection and protect the body from disease - ✔✔white blood cells
✔✔for clots, fragments of larger cells that are crucial to the formation of clots -
✔✔platelets
✔✔___________ carry oxygenated blood to the capillaries - ✔✔arteries
✔✔________ carry deoxygenated blood to the heart - ✔✔veins
✔✔what determines the pressure within a blood vessel - ✔✔diameter
✔✔the autonomic nervous system plays a major role in controlling - ✔✔vessel diameter
✔✔the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body to expend energy which allows
the - ✔✔blood vessels to constrict
✔✔The parasympathetic nervous system allows - ✔✔Blood vessels to return to a
relaxed state
✔✔The left side of the heart is the pump for the - ✔✔Systemic circulation
✔✔The left side of the heart pumps _________ blood from the ________ to
___________ - ✔✔Oxygenated; lungs out into the vessels of the body
✔✔The right side of the heart is the pump for - ✔✔Pulmonary circulation
✔✔The right side of the heart receives _________ blood from _________ the and send
it to _________ - ✔✔Deoxygenated; the body and send it to the lungs for oxygenation
✔✔The radial, brachial, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis pulses are called -
✔✔Peripheral pulses
✔✔The carotid and femoral pulses are called - ✔✔Central pulses
✔✔What percent of the body is made up of water - ✔✔60%
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔artery located behind the knee - ✔✔popliteal
✔✔artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle - ✔✔posterior tibial
✔✔artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe - ✔✔dorsalis pedis
✔✔these two major veins return blood from the body to the right atrium - ✔✔vena cava
✔✔empty directly into the superior vena cava - ✔✔jugular
✔✔common site of the intravenous catheter insertion in the antecubital space -
✔✔median basilic
✔✔the heart is enclosed and held in place by the - ✔✔pericardium
✔✔what are the three layers of the heart - ✔✔epicardium
myocardium
endocaridum
✔✔receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus -
✔✔right atrium
✔✔forms most of the anterior surface of the heart, and is continuous with the pulmonary
trunk - ✔✔right ventricle
✔✔receives blood form the pulmonary veins - ✔✔left atrium
✔✔form the apex of the heart - ✔✔left ventricle
✔✔prevent blood flow from the ventricles back into the atria - ✔✔atrioventricular valves
✔✔allow ejection of blood from the heart into the arteries but prevent back flow from the
arteries into the ventricles - ✔✔semilunar valves
✔✔each component of blood has specific functions that are critical to a patient's health
and survival (4) - ✔✔ctrl bleeding by clotting
delivery of O2 to cells
removal of CO2 from cells
removal/delivery of other waste products to organs that provide filtration and removal
, ✔✔contains dissolved nutrients and carries certain crucial proteins such as clotting
factors - ✔✔plasma
✔✔contain specialized molecules called hemoglobin that bind to oxygen and are
responsible for oxygen delivery to the cells - ✔✔red blood cells
✔✔fight infection by destroying microorganisms and produce antibodies to resist
infection and protect the body from disease - ✔✔white blood cells
✔✔for clots, fragments of larger cells that are crucial to the formation of clots -
✔✔platelets
✔✔___________ carry oxygenated blood to the capillaries - ✔✔arteries
✔✔________ carry deoxygenated blood to the heart - ✔✔veins
✔✔what determines the pressure within a blood vessel - ✔✔diameter
✔✔the autonomic nervous system plays a major role in controlling - ✔✔vessel diameter
✔✔the sympathetic nervous system prepares the body to expend energy which allows
the - ✔✔blood vessels to constrict
✔✔The parasympathetic nervous system allows - ✔✔Blood vessels to return to a
relaxed state
✔✔The left side of the heart is the pump for the - ✔✔Systemic circulation
✔✔The left side of the heart pumps _________ blood from the ________ to
___________ - ✔✔Oxygenated; lungs out into the vessels of the body
✔✔The right side of the heart is the pump for - ✔✔Pulmonary circulation
✔✔The right side of the heart receives _________ blood from _________ the and send
it to _________ - ✔✔Deoxygenated; the body and send it to the lungs for oxygenation
✔✔The radial, brachial, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis pulses are called -
✔✔Peripheral pulses
✔✔The carotid and femoral pulses are called - ✔✔Central pulses
✔✔What percent of the body is made up of water - ✔✔60%
