Emergency Care in the Streets Complete Test
Bank Practice Questions with Answers
The _______________ is a deep ridge of nerve fibers, which is separated
by a layer of dura mater and connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
-Answer:-corpus collosum
Which white blood cell is formed in the thymus and works to rid the
body of viruses and bacteria by direction invasion? -Answer:-T
lymphocyte
Which of the following is a function performed by all cells? -
Answer:-respiration
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin? -Answer:-
production of antibodies to foreign organisms
approximately 97% of the oxygen that diffuses out of the alveoli: -
Answer:-binds to hemoglobin
,All of the following are voluntary muscles, EXCEPT: skeletal, smooth,
striated, somatic -Answer:-Smooth muscle
The hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine are synthesized by
the: -Answer:-thyroid gland
In the pregnant patient, the secretion of oxytocin causes: -Answer:-
uterine smooth muscle contraction
What happens when systemic vasoconstriction occurs? -Answer:-
Afterload increases
The atrioventricular valves of the heart include the: -Answer:-
tricuspid and mitral valves
During an allergic reaction, mast cells release histamines and
heparin. What respective roles do these chemicals play? -Answer:-
Increase tissue inflammation and inhibit blood clotting
,Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar capillary
membrane through a process called: -Answer:-diffusion
A protein of the immune system that recognizes foreign substances
is called a(n): -Answer:-antibody
Any cell that ingests microorganisms or other cells is called a(n): -
Answer:-phagocyte
Cardiac muscle comprises the heart. This muscle is: -Answer:-
striated and involuntary
The integumentary system includes all of the following structures,
EXCEPT: epidermis, seat glands, hair follicles, blood vessels -
Answer:-blood vessels
Increased myocardial contractility secondary to stretching of the
myocardial walls is called the: -Answer:-Frank-Starling mechanism
, The shoulders and hips are examples of _______ joints. -Answer:-
diarthrotic
What type of valves are the aortic and pulmonic valves? -Answer:-
semilunar
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves arise from the: -
Answer:-autonomic nervous system
Immediately inferior to the suprasternal (jugular) notch is the: -
Answer:-manubrium
The separation of the intracellular and extracellular areas by a
selectively permeable membrane helps to maintain: -Answer:-
homeostasis
The brain and spinal cord are connected through a large opening at
the base of the skull called the: -Answer:-foramen magnum
Bank Practice Questions with Answers
The _______________ is a deep ridge of nerve fibers, which is separated
by a layer of dura mater and connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
-Answer:-corpus collosum
Which white blood cell is formed in the thymus and works to rid the
body of viruses and bacteria by direction invasion? -Answer:-T
lymphocyte
Which of the following is a function performed by all cells? -
Answer:-respiration
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin? -Answer:-
production of antibodies to foreign organisms
approximately 97% of the oxygen that diffuses out of the alveoli: -
Answer:-binds to hemoglobin
,All of the following are voluntary muscles, EXCEPT: skeletal, smooth,
striated, somatic -Answer:-Smooth muscle
The hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine are synthesized by
the: -Answer:-thyroid gland
In the pregnant patient, the secretion of oxytocin causes: -Answer:-
uterine smooth muscle contraction
What happens when systemic vasoconstriction occurs? -Answer:-
Afterload increases
The atrioventricular valves of the heart include the: -Answer:-
tricuspid and mitral valves
During an allergic reaction, mast cells release histamines and
heparin. What respective roles do these chemicals play? -Answer:-
Increase tissue inflammation and inhibit blood clotting
,Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar capillary
membrane through a process called: -Answer:-diffusion
A protein of the immune system that recognizes foreign substances
is called a(n): -Answer:-antibody
Any cell that ingests microorganisms or other cells is called a(n): -
Answer:-phagocyte
Cardiac muscle comprises the heart. This muscle is: -Answer:-
striated and involuntary
The integumentary system includes all of the following structures,
EXCEPT: epidermis, seat glands, hair follicles, blood vessels -
Answer:-blood vessels
Increased myocardial contractility secondary to stretching of the
myocardial walls is called the: -Answer:-Frank-Starling mechanism
, The shoulders and hips are examples of _______ joints. -Answer:-
diarthrotic
What type of valves are the aortic and pulmonic valves? -Answer:-
semilunar
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves arise from the: -
Answer:-autonomic nervous system
Immediately inferior to the suprasternal (jugular) notch is the: -
Answer:-manubrium
The separation of the intracellular and extracellular areas by a
selectively permeable membrane helps to maintain: -Answer:-
homeostasis
The brain and spinal cord are connected through a large opening at
the base of the skull called the: -Answer:-foramen magnum
