CSA Practice Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which ligaments attach the uterus to the sides of the pelvic cavity?
(A) Uterosacral
(B) Cardinal
(C) Broad
(D) Rectouterine - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Broad
Where are the malleus, incus, and stapes located?
(A) Middle ear
(B) Outer ear
(C) Inner ear
(D) External ear - CORRECT ANSWER (A) Middle ear
Which of the following is the term for moving toward the midline?
(A) Proximal
(B) Lateral
(C) Distal
(D) Medial - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Medial
Excessive size of one or more digits is...
(A) microdontia.
(B) syndactyle.
(C) macrodactylia.
,(D) macrocephaly. - CORRECT ANSWER (C) macrodactylia.
Where is bile produced?
(A) Gallbladder
(B) Liver
(C) Duodenum
Hepatic duct - CORRECT ANSWER (B) Liver
In which structure is urine collected before passing down the ureters into the bladder?
(A) Renal pelvis
(B) Calyces
(C) Bowman's capsule
(D) Collecting tubules - CORRECT ANSWER (A) Renal pelvis
Which of the following terms denotes low or decreased blood volume?
(A) Anoxia
(B) Hypovolemia
(C) Hypoxia
(D) Hypocapnia - CORRECT ANSWER (B) Hypovolemia
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart via the...
(A) pulmonary arteries.
(B) pulmonary veins.
(C) carotid arteries.
(D) carotid veins. - CORRECT ANSWER (B) pulmonary veins.
,Which of the following signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction poses the greatest risk to a
patient's airway status?
(A) Rhinorrhea
(B) Urticaria
(C) Pruritus
(D) Edema - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Edema
Normal body temperature in Celcius is...
(A) 37°
(B) 56°
(C) 98°
(D) 112° - CORRECT ANSWER (A) 37°
Which nerve is compressed in the carpal canal as a result of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
(A) Brachial
(B) Radial
(C) Median
(D) Ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Median
Ruptured alveoli may result in
(A) pneumonitis.
(B) pneumonia.
(C) pyothorax.
(D) pneumothorax. - CORRECT ANSWER (D) pneumothorax.
, Anaerobic organisms causing infections require which of the following to survive?
(A) Presence of light
(B) Absence of light
(C) Presence of oxygen
(D) Absence of oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Absence of oxygen
Anaphlylactic reactions in surgical patients are typically caused by allergies to all of the
following EXCEPT
(A) latex.
(B) antibiotics.
(C) induction agents/muscle relaxants.
(D) titanium. - CORRECT ANSWER (D) titanium.
What is the initial diagnostic study of choice for evaluation of the biliary tract/cholelithiasis?
(A) Complete blood count
(B) Total bilirubin
(C) Ultrasound
(D) Flat plate abdominal x-ray - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Ultrasound
A white blood cell count of 15,000 white blood cells per microliter (mcL) is typically
indicative of
(A) leukopenia.
(B) infection.
(C) anemia.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which ligaments attach the uterus to the sides of the pelvic cavity?
(A) Uterosacral
(B) Cardinal
(C) Broad
(D) Rectouterine - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Broad
Where are the malleus, incus, and stapes located?
(A) Middle ear
(B) Outer ear
(C) Inner ear
(D) External ear - CORRECT ANSWER (A) Middle ear
Which of the following is the term for moving toward the midline?
(A) Proximal
(B) Lateral
(C) Distal
(D) Medial - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Medial
Excessive size of one or more digits is...
(A) microdontia.
(B) syndactyle.
(C) macrodactylia.
,(D) macrocephaly. - CORRECT ANSWER (C) macrodactylia.
Where is bile produced?
(A) Gallbladder
(B) Liver
(C) Duodenum
Hepatic duct - CORRECT ANSWER (B) Liver
In which structure is urine collected before passing down the ureters into the bladder?
(A) Renal pelvis
(B) Calyces
(C) Bowman's capsule
(D) Collecting tubules - CORRECT ANSWER (A) Renal pelvis
Which of the following terms denotes low or decreased blood volume?
(A) Anoxia
(B) Hypovolemia
(C) Hypoxia
(D) Hypocapnia - CORRECT ANSWER (B) Hypovolemia
Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart via the...
(A) pulmonary arteries.
(B) pulmonary veins.
(C) carotid arteries.
(D) carotid veins. - CORRECT ANSWER (B) pulmonary veins.
,Which of the following signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction poses the greatest risk to a
patient's airway status?
(A) Rhinorrhea
(B) Urticaria
(C) Pruritus
(D) Edema - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Edema
Normal body temperature in Celcius is...
(A) 37°
(B) 56°
(C) 98°
(D) 112° - CORRECT ANSWER (A) 37°
Which nerve is compressed in the carpal canal as a result of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
(A) Brachial
(B) Radial
(C) Median
(D) Ulnar - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Median
Ruptured alveoli may result in
(A) pneumonitis.
(B) pneumonia.
(C) pyothorax.
(D) pneumothorax. - CORRECT ANSWER (D) pneumothorax.
, Anaerobic organisms causing infections require which of the following to survive?
(A) Presence of light
(B) Absence of light
(C) Presence of oxygen
(D) Absence of oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER (D) Absence of oxygen
Anaphlylactic reactions in surgical patients are typically caused by allergies to all of the
following EXCEPT
(A) latex.
(B) antibiotics.
(C) induction agents/muscle relaxants.
(D) titanium. - CORRECT ANSWER (D) titanium.
What is the initial diagnostic study of choice for evaluation of the biliary tract/cholelithiasis?
(A) Complete blood count
(B) Total bilirubin
(C) Ultrasound
(D) Flat plate abdominal x-ray - CORRECT ANSWER (C) Ultrasound
A white blood cell count of 15,000 white blood cells per microliter (mcL) is typically
indicative of
(A) leukopenia.
(B) infection.
(C) anemia.
