National Health Science Assessment
Practice Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lining the inside of
the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half as the
other three? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Methicillin
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Living
through a plane crash
, Patsy did not refrigerate her leftover shrimp pasta until five hours after dinner. She ate her
cold leftovers the next day. The following day she developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and
diarrhea. What MOST LIKELY is the cause of her illness? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Gene mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It was
an international effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bone
Marrow
Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅They can become specialized cells in the body.
George has a cut that is 0.03 meters long. How long is the cut in centimeters? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅3.0cm
What object is closest to 10mm in diameter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Dime
How many kilometers are in 10,000 meters? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅10km
When and how high was the highest percentage of high school smokers? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅39% in 1997
What group has seen the greatest percentage decline in cigarette smoking from 1991 to 2005?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅High school
Practice Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lining the inside of
the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half as the
other three? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Methicillin
Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Living
through a plane crash
, Patsy did not refrigerate her leftover shrimp pasta until five hours after dinner. She ate her
cold leftovers the next day. The following day she developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and
diarrhea. What MOST LIKELY is the cause of her illness? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Gene mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It was
an international effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bone
Marrow
Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅They can become specialized cells in the body.
George has a cut that is 0.03 meters long. How long is the cut in centimeters? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅3.0cm
What object is closest to 10mm in diameter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Dime
How many kilometers are in 10,000 meters? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅10km
When and how high was the highest percentage of high school smokers? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅39% in 1997
What group has seen the greatest percentage decline in cigarette smoking from 1991 to 2005?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅High school
