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WorksheetsPrinciples of Health Science Final Review
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the medical term for the voice box?
a)
Larynx
b)
Pharynx
c)
Lungs
d)
Trachea
2.
What does RACE stand for?
a)
Reasonable, Alarm, Containment, Elevation
b)
Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish
3.
What does PASS stand for?
a)
pull, aim, squeeze, sweep
b)
push, aim, spray, slide
4.
What are the three elements necessary for fire to occur?
a)
Water, oxygen, fuel
b)
spark, fuel, carbon dioxide
c)
spark, wood, hydrogen
d)
spark, fuel, oxygen
5.
What is Hippocrates known for?
a)
Hippocratic Oath
b)
Father of Western medicine
c)
Both of the others
6.
What is academic foundation?
a)
Know the potential hazards
b)
How you interact with others for a service or product
c)
Knowing your subject material
d)
Specific skills to perform your job
7.
What does safety practices mean?
a)
Know the potential hazards
b)
Principles that determine right and wrong
c)
Specific skills to perform your job
8.
What are the two components of the central nervous system?
a)
Brain and heart
b)
Brain and spinal cord
c)
Brain and lungs
d)
Heart and stomach
9.
In which trimester does the baby develop its major organ systems?
a)
First Trimester
b)
Second Trimester
c)
Third Trimester
10.
All of these would be considered high risk patients except for.....
a)
Babies
b)
Already sick
c)
Elderly
d)
Teachers
11.
What is the best possible state of health?
a)
Conception
b)
Goodness
c)
Wellness
d)
Sickness
12.
Where does a sprain occur?
a)
Joint
b)
Ligament
c)
Bone
d)
Tendon
13.
What does CPR stand for?
a)
Cardio Perogatory Respiration
b)
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
c)
Cardio Pancreal Resuscitation
14.
What is the most likely cause of cardiac arrest in adults patients?
a)
V-fib
b)
C-fib
c)
Systolic
d)
Absence
15.
What is the purpose of white blood cells?
a)
Destroy invading pathogens
b)
Carry oxygen
16.
Consent=
a)
Implied
b)
Informed
c)
Permission
d)
Denial
17.
The immediate care given to a victim prior to EMS arrival is know as?
a)
CPR
b)
Consent
c)
First Aid
d)
Rescue breathing
18.
A sprain injury occurs?
a)
A tendon
b)
A joint
c)
A muscle
d)
A bone
19.
The heart is a ____ chambered organ.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
4
20.
The purpose of a _____ is to pick up germs.
a)
Red blood cell
b)
White blood cell
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
21.
How long does pregnancy last?
a)
9 weeks
b)
36 weeks
c)
45 weeks
d)
40 weeks
22.
What organ links blood supply of the mother and baby?
a)
Amniotic sac
b)
Placenta
c)
Uterus
d)
Cervix
23.
Pregnancy usually last __ weeks and has __ trimesters.
a)
3, 40
b)
40, 3
c)
45, 2
d)
2, 45
24.
Physical growth is changes In __ and __.
a)
Growth and learning
b)
Emotions and behavior
c)
Height and growth
d)
Height and weight
25.
Secondary sex characteristics include
a)
Acne
b)
Facial hair
c)
Full height
d)
All of these
26.
__ and __ is an important factor in determining body development.
a)
maturation, health
b)
height, weight
c)
gender, age
d)
genetics, nutrition
27.
You should continue CPR until ...
a)
Help arrives
b)
AED arrives
c)
All of these
d)
Victim becomes responsive
28.
You should put the __ of your hand in the __ of the victim's chest with the second hand on top of the first hand for proper hand placement.
a)
palm, middle
b)
heel, center
c)
palm, center
d)
heel, top
29.
Measurement of core body heat.
a)
fever
b)
temperature
c)
axillary
30.
The amount of force in the arteries as blood passes through them.
a)
Blood pressure
b)
Diastole
c)
Systole
d)
Pulse
31.
How is a pulse measured?
a)
breaths per minute
b)
pulses per hour
c)
beats per minute
d)
breaths per hour
32.
What does the R in the acronym RACE mean?
a)
rush
b)
run
c)
rescue
d)
revive
33.
Who was Hippocrates?
a)
The father of Western Medicine
b)
The Greek God of medicine
c)
The father of diagnostics
d)
All of the above
34.
What is a type of high risk patient?
a)
cancer patient
b)
AIDS patient
c)
transplant patient
d)
all of the others
35.
Consent is…?
a)
to strangle
b)
permission
c)
the C in CPR
d)
the size up of an accident
36.
You should never … on a responsive patient.
a)
do CPR
b)
check the airway
c)
perform first aid
d)
gain consent
37.
What is the rate that you should administer compressions?
a)
60 bpm
b)
90 bpm
c)
120 bpm
d)
100 bpm
38.
What is a “red flag” of cardiac arrest? Answer choice:
a)
no pulse
b)
not breathing
c)
unresponsive
d)
all of the others
39.
What is the definition of Academic Foundation?
a)
various methods of giving/receiving information
b)
limitations/implications under the law
c)
knowing your subject material
d)
how you interact with others for a service or product
40.
Which is not a symptom of a heart attack?
a)
clutching chest
b)
sweating
c)
not responsive
d)
shortness of breath
41.
What is the purpose of the red blood cell?
a)
fight pathogens
b)
provide/carry oxygen
42.
What is an indicator of events happening in the body?
a)
pulse points
b)
vital signs
c)
febrile
d)
tachy
43.
The female egg and the male sperm in the fallopian tube in a process known as ...
a)
reproductive organs
b)
reproduction
c)
fertilization
d)
ovulation
44.
Geriatrics is concerned with
a)
problems with development
b)
problems of aging
c)
problems with bones
d)
problems with hearing
45.
This age group begins to walk and talk, is known for their temper tantrums, and will play alongside other children but not with them.
a)
infant 0-1
b)
preschool 3-5
c)
toddler 1-3
d)
school age 6-10
46.
The trachea, also known as _______ is the tube that delivers oxygen from the nose to the lungs.
a)
vocal cords
b)
bronchi
c)
windpipe
d)
esophagus
47.
Extensions of the cell body that conduct impulses toward the cell body.
a)
neuron
b)
axon
c)
dentrite
d)
nucleus
48.
All of the following are examples of bone types, except
a)
long bones
b)
cartilage bones
c)
irregular bones
d)
short bones
49.
Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine
a)
front to back
b)
twisting
c)
side to side
d)
top to bottom
50.
Osteoporosis is
a)
an infection in the bone due to a pathogen
b)
inflammation of the bone causing pain, stiffness, and aching
c)
abnormal softening of the bone due to lack of calcium
d)
one or more discs ballooning out from their normal location causing pain
51.
An injury to a joint that damages ligaments
a)
strain
b)
ligamentosis
c)
sprain
d)
tear
52.
When does the fetus gain weight in order to prepare for life outside its mother?
a)
first trimester
b)
second trimester
c)
third trimester
d)
when it's born
53.
What type of development results in change of height and weight?
a)
physical
b)
cognitive-intellectual
c)
psycho-emotional
d)
social
54.
Anytime you have an unresponsive patient, you need to-
a)
get permission
b)
look for landmarks
c)
call 911
d)
check surroundings
55.
You should never do this on a responsive patient.
a)
call 911
b)
get permission
c)
CPR
d)
prevent injury
56.
What is it called when you can be infected with a pathogen but show no signs or symptoms of an illness?
a)
elderly
b)
carrier
c)
saliva
d)
pathogen
57.
What is the normal range for pulse rate in an adult?
a)
90-100
b)
50-90
c)
12-20
d)
60-100
58.
Which of these is a pulse point?
a)
carotid
b)
calf
c)
index finger
d)
big toe
59.
Which of these is the correct spelling for the medical term for a blood pressure cuff?
a)
spygomanometer
b)
srygomater
c)
sphygmomanometer
d)
sigmotor
60.
What is the mechanical act of breathing?
a)
respiration
b)
rescue breaths
c)
ventilation
d)
asthma
61.
What is the basic element of the nervous system?
a)
cell
b)
golgi body
c)
nucleus
d)
neuron
62.
What is the function of the meninges?
a)
protect the brain and spinal cord
b)
make cells
c)
protects neurons
d)
dispose of waste products
63.
What is 55% of our blood made up of?
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
axons
d)
plasma
64.
What is a unit of hereditary material?
a)
cell
b)
jean
c)
golgi body
d)
gene
65.
Instrument not used to measure blood pressure.
a)
BP cuff
b)
stethoscope
c)
thermometer
d)
sphygmomanometer
66.
There are three types of muscles
a)
smooth, rough, cardiac
b)
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
c)
cardiac, skeletal, heart
d)
skeletal, connecive, smooth
67.
Puberty typically begins
a)
males first
b)
females first
c)
males/females at the same time
d)
none of these
68.
Injury to the brain caused by impact with an object
a)
contustion
b)
concussion
c)
meningitis
d)
epilepsy
69.
Common sites for blood pressure assessment
a)
neck, lower leg
b)
carotid, femoral
c)
pedal, popliteal
d)
upper arm, lower arm
70.
The point where two bones connect is known as a(n)
a)
joint
b)
framework
c)
pivot point
d)
angle
71.
Severe bleeding is also known as
a)
hypertension
b)
anemia
c)
capillary flow
d)
hemorrhage
72.
Which of these is a stage of grieving?
a)
suicide
b)
denial
c)
genetics
d)
puberty
73.
What is the sheet of muscles that is stretched across the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing?
a)
tendon
b)
lungs
c)
spinal cord
d)
diaphragm
74.
What is the medical term for breathing faster than average range?
a)
bradycardia
b)
hypopnea
c)
hypoglycemia
d)
tachypnea
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