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NC HEALTH SCIENCE 1 FINAL EXAM
REVIEW BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Joe is a high school student. He went to the doctor complaining of
fatigue. The physician determined that Joe had enlarged lymph
nodes in his neck and increased leukocytes. The physician
diagnosed Joe with a viral condition called:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.04
RBT:
A. HIV/AIDS
B. lupus erythematosus.
C. mononucleosis.
D. scleroderma. - correct answer -C. mononucleosis.
The thin, moist slippery membrane that covers the lungs is called
the:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. alveoli.
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B. pleura.
C. mediastinum.
D. sinus. - correct answer -B. pleura.
Which structure extends from the larynx, in front of the
esophagus, and forms the two bronchi?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
D. Trachea - correct answer -D. Trachea
Which respiratory structure serves as a common passage way for
air and food?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
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D. Trachea - correct answer -C. Pharynx
. In which body cavity are the lungs located?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Abdominal
B. Dorsal
C. Pelvic
D. Thoracic - correct answer -D. Thoracic
The fatty substance that lines the inner surface of the alveoli is
called:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Pleural fluid
B. Ciliated mucus
C. Surfactant
D. Mucus - correct answer -C. Surfactant
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A patient has been diagnosed with emphysema. Emphysema
damages the alveoli and they lose their elasticity. The function
lost is:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.06
RBT:
A. the ability to exhale.
B. the ability to inhale.
C. the ability to produce sound.
D. the ability to regulate homeostasis. - correct answer -A. the
ability to exhale.
The patient's chest x-ray revealed fluid in the lungs. The patient
was diagnosed with:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.06
RBT:
A. influenza.
B. pneumonia.
C. pneumothorax.
D. tuberculosis. - correct answer -B. pneumonia.
NC HEALTH SCIENCE 1 FINAL EXAM
REVIEW BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Joe is a high school student. He went to the doctor complaining of
fatigue. The physician determined that Joe had enlarged lymph
nodes in his neck and increased leukocytes. The physician
diagnosed Joe with a viral condition called:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.04
RBT:
A. HIV/AIDS
B. lupus erythematosus.
C. mononucleosis.
D. scleroderma. - correct answer -C. mononucleosis.
The thin, moist slippery membrane that covers the lungs is called
the:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. alveoli.
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B. pleura.
C. mediastinum.
D. sinus. - correct answer -B. pleura.
Which structure extends from the larynx, in front of the
esophagus, and forms the two bronchi?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
D. Trachea - correct answer -D. Trachea
Which respiratory structure serves as a common passage way for
air and food?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
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D. Trachea - correct answer -C. Pharynx
. In which body cavity are the lungs located?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Abdominal
B. Dorsal
C. Pelvic
D. Thoracic - correct answer -D. Thoracic
The fatty substance that lines the inner surface of the alveoli is
called:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.05
RBT:
A. Pleural fluid
B. Ciliated mucus
C. Surfactant
D. Mucus - correct answer -C. Surfactant
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A patient has been diagnosed with emphysema. Emphysema
damages the alveoli and they lose their elasticity. The function
lost is:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.06
RBT:
A. the ability to exhale.
B. the ability to inhale.
C. the ability to produce sound.
D. the ability to regulate homeostasis. - correct answer -A. the
ability to exhale.
The patient's chest x-ray revealed fluid in the lungs. The patient
was diagnosed with:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.2.06
RBT:
A. influenza.
B. pneumonia.
C. pneumothorax.
D. tuberculosis. - correct answer -B. pneumonia.
