NATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE EXAM
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - Answer -Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - Answer -
Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - Answer -Lining the inside of the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - Answer -Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - Answer -Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half
as the other three? - Answer -Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - Answer -Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - Answer -Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - Answer -In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - Answer -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? - Answer -
Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - Answer -Gene
mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - Answer -It was an international
effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - Answer -To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - Answer -It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - Answer -Bone Marrow
, Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - Answer -They can
become specialized cells in the body.
What would happen if a small hole developing the the septum? - Answer -Blood would
move between the right and left sides of the heart.
When blood leaves the left atrium, where does it go next? - Answer -Left ventricle
After blood leaves the right atrium, what valve prevents back flow? - Answer -Tricuspid
Where does digestion begin? - Answer -Mouth
What is the small muscular structure that hangs from the soft palate and can be seen
when you look in someone's mouth? - Answer -Uvula
A bolus is made of: - Answer -Chewed food and saliva
What would happen to food you swallowed if your esophagus did not perform
peristalsis? - Answer -The food would be stuck in your esophagus
Roberta suffers from car sickness and can only ride on an empty stomach. If she eats at
8:00 am, what is the soonest she can ride in a care and be sure her stomach is empty?
- Answer -12:00pm
Which endocrine gland is also and exocrine gland? - Answer -Pancreas
The parathyroid glands are located nearest what structure? - Answer -Larynx
What best describes the composition of a hormone? - Answer -A chemical substance
Why is the pituitary the "master gland"? - Answer -Its hormones affect other glands
The excretory function of the skin allows the body to eliminate excess: - Answer -Water
and heat
Spending shortchanged periods of time in the morning sun can be beneficial. How? -
Answer -Helps in the production of vitamin D
The presence of cellulite can be attributed to what layer of the skin? - Answer -
Subcutaneous
What cells are a normal component of both lymph AND blood? - Answer -Lymphocytes
Where would you find Lymph Vessels? - Answer -Throughout the body
PRACTICE EXAM
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - Answer -Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - Answer -
Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - Answer -Lining the inside of the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - Answer -Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - Answer -Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half
as the other three? - Answer -Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - Answer -Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - Answer -Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - Answer -In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - Answer -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? - Answer -
Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - Answer -Gene
mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - Answer -It was an international
effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - Answer -To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - Answer -It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - Answer -Bone Marrow
, Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - Answer -They can
become specialized cells in the body.
What would happen if a small hole developing the the septum? - Answer -Blood would
move between the right and left sides of the heart.
When blood leaves the left atrium, where does it go next? - Answer -Left ventricle
After blood leaves the right atrium, what valve prevents back flow? - Answer -Tricuspid
Where does digestion begin? - Answer -Mouth
What is the small muscular structure that hangs from the soft palate and can be seen
when you look in someone's mouth? - Answer -Uvula
A bolus is made of: - Answer -Chewed food and saliva
What would happen to food you swallowed if your esophagus did not perform
peristalsis? - Answer -The food would be stuck in your esophagus
Roberta suffers from car sickness and can only ride on an empty stomach. If she eats at
8:00 am, what is the soonest she can ride in a care and be sure her stomach is empty?
- Answer -12:00pm
Which endocrine gland is also and exocrine gland? - Answer -Pancreas
The parathyroid glands are located nearest what structure? - Answer -Larynx
What best describes the composition of a hormone? - Answer -A chemical substance
Why is the pituitary the "master gland"? - Answer -Its hormones affect other glands
The excretory function of the skin allows the body to eliminate excess: - Answer -Water
and heat
Spending shortchanged periods of time in the morning sun can be beneficial. How? -
Answer -Helps in the production of vitamin D
The presence of cellulite can be attributed to what layer of the skin? - Answer -
Subcutaneous
What cells are a normal component of both lymph AND blood? - Answer -Lymphocytes
Where would you find Lymph Vessels? - Answer -Throughout the body
