HEALTH SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST 2025 WITH ANSWERS
ACE YOUR EXAMS WITH THIS EXAM PACK
Which of the following is the least complex?
A. Ureters
B. Nephron
C. Connective Tissue
D. Ribosome - Answer- D. Ribosome
Which body cavity is superior to the thoracic cavity?
A. Abdominal Cavity
B. Dorsal Cavity
C. Pelvic Cavity 1
D. Cranial Cavity - Answer- D. Cranial Cavity
A midsagittal plane cuts the body into:
A. Right and left halves.
B. Top and bottom.
C. Front and back.
D. Trunk and extremities - Answer- A. Right and left halves
Cardiac muscle allows for:
A. Perstalsis
B. Voluntary movement
C. Contractions of the heart
D. Circumduction - Answer- C. Contractions of the heart.
,The pectoralis major muscle is found in the:
A. Back
B. Foot
C. Chest
D. Lower arm - Answer- C. Chest
What part of the eye is made of nerve cells that transmit light impulses to the optic nerve?
A. Lens
B. Retina
C. Pupil
D. Sclera - Answer- B. Retina
If a cotton swab is pushed too far inside the ear, it could puncture the:
A. Right ventricle 2
B. Pulmonary artery
C. Pulmonary vein
D. Left ventricle - Answer- A. Right ventricle
A blood sample from someone who has a lack of dietary iron would MOST LIKELY show a
decrease in:
A. Platelets
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. Erythrocytes - Answer- D. Erythrocytes
What disorder of the skeletal system would be considered a traumatic injury?
A. Arthritis
B. Dislocation
, C. Gout
D. Lordosis - Answer- B. Dislocation
What two signs or symptoms in a child are MOST LIKELY caused by otitis media?
A. Hearing loss and dizziness
B. Dysuria and dysphagia
C. Fever and headache
D. Nausea and vomiting - Answer- C. Fever and headache
Mr. Jerrell is 70 years old and notices that when he attempts to urinate, he has difficulty
getting started. This is likely a sign of:
A. Prostatic hypertrophy
B. Testicular cancer
C. Cryptorchidism
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D. Epididymitis - Answer- A. Prostatic hypertrophy
What hospital acquired disease is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond
to the antibiotics that are most commonly effective against staph infections?
A. Autism
B. MRSA
C. PTSD
D. Salmonella - Answer- B. MRSA
What biomedical therapy focuses on unspecialized human cells that are capable of
renewing themselves through cell division?
A. Stem cell research
B. Gene therapy
C. Cloning
D. Stromal cell tranfusions - Answer- A. Stem cell research
ACE YOUR EXAMS WITH THIS EXAM PACK
Which of the following is the least complex?
A. Ureters
B. Nephron
C. Connective Tissue
D. Ribosome - Answer- D. Ribosome
Which body cavity is superior to the thoracic cavity?
A. Abdominal Cavity
B. Dorsal Cavity
C. Pelvic Cavity 1
D. Cranial Cavity - Answer- D. Cranial Cavity
A midsagittal plane cuts the body into:
A. Right and left halves.
B. Top and bottom.
C. Front and back.
D. Trunk and extremities - Answer- A. Right and left halves
Cardiac muscle allows for:
A. Perstalsis
B. Voluntary movement
C. Contractions of the heart
D. Circumduction - Answer- C. Contractions of the heart.
,The pectoralis major muscle is found in the:
A. Back
B. Foot
C. Chest
D. Lower arm - Answer- C. Chest
What part of the eye is made of nerve cells that transmit light impulses to the optic nerve?
A. Lens
B. Retina
C. Pupil
D. Sclera - Answer- B. Retina
If a cotton swab is pushed too far inside the ear, it could puncture the:
A. Right ventricle 2
B. Pulmonary artery
C. Pulmonary vein
D. Left ventricle - Answer- A. Right ventricle
A blood sample from someone who has a lack of dietary iron would MOST LIKELY show a
decrease in:
A. Platelets
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. Erythrocytes - Answer- D. Erythrocytes
What disorder of the skeletal system would be considered a traumatic injury?
A. Arthritis
B. Dislocation
, C. Gout
D. Lordosis - Answer- B. Dislocation
What two signs or symptoms in a child are MOST LIKELY caused by otitis media?
A. Hearing loss and dizziness
B. Dysuria and dysphagia
C. Fever and headache
D. Nausea and vomiting - Answer- C. Fever and headache
Mr. Jerrell is 70 years old and notices that when he attempts to urinate, he has difficulty
getting started. This is likely a sign of:
A. Prostatic hypertrophy
B. Testicular cancer
C. Cryptorchidism
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D. Epididymitis - Answer- A. Prostatic hypertrophy
What hospital acquired disease is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond
to the antibiotics that are most commonly effective against staph infections?
A. Autism
B. MRSA
C. PTSD
D. Salmonella - Answer- B. MRSA
What biomedical therapy focuses on unspecialized human cells that are capable of
renewing themselves through cell division?
A. Stem cell research
B. Gene therapy
C. Cloning
D. Stromal cell tranfusions - Answer- A. Stem cell research
