B
The foot is located _____ to the leg?
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. superficial
d. distal
Distal
A solution that causes a red blood cell the crenate is described as____
a. ringers solution
b. hypotonic
c. hypertonic
d. isotonic
hypertonic
Which of the following is defined as a disease producing microorganism?
a. normal flora
b. pathogen
c. arthropod
d. parasite
pathogen
Ceruminous glands secrete_____
a. vernix caseosa
b. sweat
c. wax in the outer ear
d. melanin
wax in the outer ear
A patient has been taking atorvastatin, 80mg tablet, by mouth every night for the past 3 years. The patient reports unbearable muscle weakness in the arms and legs. The patient may be exhibiting symptoms related to what disorder?
a. tendonitis
b. sprains
c. osteoporosis
d. rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis
A patient with a blood pH of 7.28____.
a. has an excess of H+.
b. has a blood pH that is within normal range.
c. is alkalotic
d. has a blood pH that indicates a deficiency of acid.
Has an excess of H+.
Active transport pumps allow substances that are already abundant in the cell to enter. The cell normally contains a large amount of what substance?
a. sodium
b. water
c. potassium
d. calcium
potassium (Kt)
Penicillin exerts its antibiotic effect primarily through destruction of the cell wall of the pathogen. Which of the following are most apt to be effected by penicillin?
a. viruses
b. bacteria
c. worms
d. ectoparasites
bacteria
If blood vessels of the skin dilate, the person appears___
a. jaundiced
b. flushed
c. cyanotic
d. pale and washed out
flushed
Excessive opioids (narcotics) depress the medulla oblongata and therefore cause__
a. Parkinson's disease
b. blindness
c. respiratory depression
d. hypertension
respiratory depression
Which branch of science studies how the body functions?
a. anatomy
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. histology
Physiology
A solution that causes a red blood cell to neither gain nor lose water is described as____
a. hypotonic
b. hypertonic
c. isotonic
d. 3% Saline
Varicella zoster may lay dormant int he nerves for many years: when awakened later in life, it causes____.
a. The Great Pox
b. The Small Pox
c. shingles
d. tine capitis
shingles
Severe clubbing may indicate___
a. a thyroid disorder
b. brittle nails
c. a chronic lung disease
d. diabetes mellitus
a chronic lung disease
Damage to this nerve can cause blindness.
a. CN VIII
b. CN IV
c. CN II
d. CN X
CN II
Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. molecule
b. cell
c. organ
d. tissue
organ
hepatic encephalopathy can be caused by increasing blood levels of ____
a. ammonia
b. urea
c. nitrogen
d. lactic acid
ammonia
Identify the portal of exit and mechanism for most diseases that are spread by droplet infection.
a. urinary system by contaminated urine
b. respiratory system by coughing or sneezing
c. digestive system through contaminated feces
d. central nervous system through contaminated cerebrospinal fluid
Respiratory system by coughing or sneezing
____ refers to a black or blue discoloration of the skin.
a. carotene
b. cyanosis
c. pallor
d. ecchymosis
ecchymosis
The ability of the lens to change its shape to focus on a close object is called.
a. presbyopia
b. 20/20 vision
c. ptosis
d. accommodation
accommodation
Which of the following is most descriptive of a precipitate that forms during a chemical reaction?
a. acids such as hydrochloric acid
b. base such as potassium oxide
c. solid such as a gallstone
d. solution such as water
solid such as a gallstone
a. hypotonic
b. hypertonic
c. isotonic
d. 0.9% Normal Saline
hypotonic
Which of the following is true of commensal organisms that populate the normal flora?
a. they live harmoniously without harming the person
b. unless they are destroyed with an antibiotic, the person develops an infection
c. the organisms are usually walled off as an abscess
d. all commensal organisms are confined to the large intestine (bowel)
They live harmoniously without harming the person
This muscle flattens the cheek and positions food between the teeth.
a. masseter
b. buccinator
c. temporalis
d. zygomaticus
buccinator
Activation of the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) will cause these body responses__
a. increased heart rate, dilated pupils, diaphoresis (sweating)
b. decreased heart rate, dilated pupils, dry skin
c. increased heart rate, constricted pupils, dry skin
d. decreased heart rate, dilated pupils, diaphoresis (sweating)
Increased heart rate, dilated pupils, diaphoresis (sweating)