NBE Sample Questions-SCIENCE (WEBSITE) – Latest Updated

NBE Sample Questions-SCIENCE (WEBSITE) – Latest Updated 1. A factor that indicates the use of a MORE dilute arterial solution is A. thick skin. B. tough skin. C. emaciation. D. hydration. emaciation. 2. In a case involving death from uremia, A. there is muscular degeneration. B. the ammonia reacts with formaldehyde. C. there is vascular obstruction. D. urine is excreted. the ammonia reacts with formaldehyde. 3. Rigor mortis and algor mortis are similar in that both are A. before death. B. forms of edema. C. stiffened conditions. D. postmortem conditions postmortem conditions 4. How many ounces of 32-index fluid are needed to make 2 gallons of a 2% fluid dilution? A. 8 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16 16 5. The settling of the blood to dependent portions of the body is called A. livor mortis. B. cadaveric lividity. C. hypostasis. D. imbibition. hypostasis. 6. The direction of eyebrow hair growth is laterally A. upward. B. upward and inward. C. upward and outward. D. downward and outward. upward and outward. 7. The width of the nose at its base is equal to the width of the A. eye. B. mouth. C. eyebrow. D. ear. eye. 8. Which of the following sutures would best be employed for an abdominal puncture wound? A. lock B. baseball C. intradermal D. purse string purse string 9. In posing the eyes, the eyelids should meet at the A. center of the orbit. B. superior third of the orbit. C. inferior third of the orbit. D. middle third of the orbit. inferior third of the orbit. 10. Hypodermic tissue building may be performed as a postembalming treatment for A. emaciation. B. tissue swelling. C. controlling purge. D. body fluid accumulation. emaciation. 11. Bacteria that can grow in the absence or presence of free oxygen are known as A. aerobes. B. facultative. C. obligate aerobes. D. obligate anaerobes. facultative. 12. Which superficial dermatomycosis increases when associated with AIDS? A. candidiasis B. cryptococcosis C. histoplasmosis D. coccidioidomycosis candidiasis 13. An important factor in any consideration of the mode of action of antimicrobial compounds is A. transposition. B. cross resistance. C. selective toxicity. D. plasmid-mediated resistance. selective toxicity. 14. Pathogenic microbes are most virulent A. after the first 24 hours. B. during thermal death time. C. only in the presence of dry heat. D. when first emitted from the body. when first emitted from the body. 15. Wearing protective clothing and exercising Universal Precautions while removing the deceased from the place of death I. provides an effective barrier to portals of entry. II. eliminates the virulence of pathogens. III. reduces the number of microorganisms present. IV. is required by OSHA's bloodborne pathogen rule. A. I and II only B. I and IV only C. II and III only D. III and IV only I and IV only 16. Which of the following is the first in the organs to decompose? A. urinary bladder B. lining of trachea. C. nonpregnant uterus D. mesentery and omentum lining of trachea.