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Question #1

Under which SOAP category would you find a blood pressure reading?

A plan

B objective

C assessment

D subjective

Question #2

The term that describes the advance of a condition as signs and symptoms increase in severity is:

A progressive

B degeneration

C recurrent

D remission

Question #3

Mumps, measles, and chickenpox are examples of:

A FH

B Sx

C UCHD

D HPI

Question #4

Which type of skin graft involves transfer of skin to a new position in the body of the same person?

A heterograft

B homograft

C autograft

D allograft

Question #5

A bruise, or a black and blue mark, is also known as a/an:

A keloid

B petechia

C angioma

D ecchymosis

Question #6

Administering a drug in the cheek is:

A sublingual

B oral

C buccal

D epidural

Question #7

Which of the following is/are essential for blood clotting?

A platelets

B lymphocytes

C hemoglobin

D leukocytes

Question #8

Which of the following is a granular leukocyte that fights infection by phagocytosis?

A lymphocyte

B basophil

C neutrophil

D monocyte

Question #9

Which of the following describes a bone marrow aspiration?

A needle aspiration of bone marrow tissue

B an x-ray image of bone marrow

C transplantation of healthy bone marrow from a compatible donor to a diseased recipient

D pathologic examination of bone marrow tissue

Question #10

Which of the following conditions is characterized by the failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells?

A hemophilia

B hemochromatosis

C pernicious anemia

D aplastic anemia

Question #11

Which combining form means color?

A leuk/o

B erythr/o

C chyl/o

D chrom/o

Question #12

What term means specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine that absorb fat into the bloodstream?

A lacteals

B thoracic duct

C lymph nodes

D chyle

Question #13

Thrombocytes are also known as:

A white blood cells

B platelets

C reticulocytes

D red blood cells

Question #14

The timed test to measure the rate at which red blood cells settle or fall through a given volume of plasma is abbreviated:

A PT

B ESR

C RBC

D PTT

Question #15

The systemic disease caused by infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood is called:

A leukemia

B polycythemia

C septicemia

D anemia

Question #16

The study of blood is:

A hematology

B hemogram

C hemopoiesis

D hemogenesis

Question #17

The red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream are called:

A leukocytes

B monocytes

C erythrocytes

D thrombocytes

Question #18

The normal adult PLT is:

A 0 – 150,000

B 150 – 450

C 15,000 – 45,000

D 150,000 – 450,000

Question #19

The disorder caused by incompatibilities between fetal and maternal blood type is called:

A erythroblastosis fetalis

B erythropenia

C Rh factor

D neutropenia

Question #20

Hodgkin’s disease is an example of:

A septicemia

B myelodysplasia

C leukemia

D lymphoma

Question #21

Granulocytes and agranulocytes are:

A red blood cells

B platelets

C reticulocytes

D white blood cells

Question #22

All of the following are functions of the lymphatic system except:

A protects the body by filtering foreign particles from the lymph

B supports the activities of the lymphocytes in the immune response

C transports nutrients to the body cells

D protects the body by filtering microorganisms from the lymph

Question #23

All of the following are categories of lymphocytes except:

A NK cells

B Q cells

C T cells

D B cells

Question #24

A bleeding disorder caused by a defect in clotting factors necessary for the coagulation of blood:

A neutropenia

B hemophilia

C thrombocytopenia

D polycythemia

Question #25

A basophil is known for what color stain?

A neutral

B rose

C white

D dark

Question #26

Which of the following is the correct order of blood circulation through the heart beginning with deoxygenated blood and the superior vena cava?

A right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle to aorta

B left atrium to left ventricle to lungs to right atrium to right ventricle to aorta

C left atrium to left ventricle to aorta to right atrium to right ventricle to lungs

D right atrium to right ventricle to aorta to left atrium to left ventricle to lungs

Question #27

Which of the following is another term for mitral valve?

A tricuspid

B pulmonary semilunar

C bicuspid

D aortic

Question #28

Which of the following is a congenital anomaly of the heart?

A coarctation of the aorta

B cardiac tamponade

C rheumatic heart disease

D cor pulmonale

Question #29

Which of the following describes stroke volume?

A measurement of oxygen saturation and pressure readings of the right side of the heart

B measurement of the volume percentage of left ventricle contents ejected with each contraction

C measurement of the amount of blood ejected per minute from either ventricle of the heart

D measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction

Question #30

The term for a pain in a limb caused by inadequate blood supply is:

A claudication

B thrombus

C occlusion

D perfusion deficit

Question #31

The joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other is:

A valvulotomy

B anastomosis

C arteriotomy

D angioplasty

Question #32

The correct order of cardio conduction is:

A SA node to AV node to bundle of His to left and right bundle branches to Purkinje fibers

B bundle of His to Purkinje fibers to left and right bundle branches to AV node to SA node

C Purkinje fibers to AV node to left and right bundle branches to SA node to bundle of His

D AV node to SA node to bundle of His to left and right buncle branches to Purkinje fibers

Question #33

The combining form referring to a swollen, twisted vein is:

A angi/o

B varic/o

C phleb/o

D ven/o

Question #34

Fusiform aneurysm describes a/an:

A spindle-shaped bulge in a vessel

B split or tear in vessel wall

C sac-like bulge on one side of a vessel

D abnormal growth on a valve

Question #35

Essential hypertension is also known as:

A primary hypertension

B benign hypertension

C malignant hypertension

D secondary hypertension

Question #36

All of the following mean vessel except:

A angi/o

B arteri/o

C vascul/o

D vas/o

Question #37

All of the following carry blood from the heart to the body except:

A brachial artery

B femoral artery

C superior vena cava

D carotid artery

Question #38

A heart rate faster than 100 beats per minute is called:

A normal sinus rhythm

B flutter

C tachycardia

D bradycardia

Question #39

A general term identifying disease of heart muscle is:

A arrhythmia

B cardiomyopathy

C coronary artery disease

D rheumatic heart disease

Question #40

After pulmonary circulation and the exchange of gases, oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the:

A capillaries

B arterioles

C pulmonary vein

D pulmonary artery

Question #41

Which type of imaging is used in a bone scan?

A MRI

B CT

C radiography

D nuclear medicine

Question #42

Which type of arthritis is the most crippling, especially affecting the hands and feet?

A spondylosis

B gouty

C degenerative joint disease

D rheumatoid

Question #43

Which of the following is a term for a stiff muscle?

A spasm

B tremor

C rigor

D tetany

Question #44

Which of the following is an example of a short bone?

A rib

B wrist

C arm

D patella

Question #45

Turning the palm upward or forward is called:

A inversion

B pronation

C eversion

D supination

Question #46

The use of an orthopedic appliance (i.e., brace) to maintain body position or to provide limb support is called a/an:

A closed reduction, percutaneous fixation of a fracture

B orthosis

C prosthesis

D closed reduction, external fixation of a fracture

Question #47

The test to record muscle response to electrical stimulation is abbreviated:

A EKG

B ECG

C EMG

D EEG

Question #48

The term that means toward the head is:

A superior

B proximal

C distal

D inferior

Question #49

Crepitus refers to:

A grating sound made by the movement of a bone or joint

B stiff vertebra

C joint inflammation

D stiff joint

Question #50

A drug that relieves fever is called a/an:

A analgesic

B narcotic

C antipyretic

D antiinflammatory

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