WorksheetsHBS Spring Final
Total questions: 135
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
What organ has this basic function(s): keeps things moist, break down carbohydrates
and lubricates
Tongue
Salivary glands
Teeth
Pharynx
Name the part of the digestive tract that gets the food from your mouth & serves both
respiratory and digestive functions
Esophagus
Salivary glands
Pharynx
Trachea
Name a muscular tube that goes from your throat to your stomach
Large intestine
Small intestine
Pharynx
Esophagus
Name a hollow organ that holds food while it is being mixed enzymes that break down
food into a usable form, Also, cells in the lining secrete a strong acid.
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Gall bladder
Which organ carries out most of the digestive process, absorbing almost all of the
nutrients you get from foods into your bloodstream?
Stomach
Pancreas
Small intestine
Large intestine
Which organ absorbs water and salts from the material that has not been digested as
food, and gets rid of any waste products left over?
Liver
Gall bladder
Small intestine
Large intestine
Name the organ that makes enzymes that break down sugars, fats, and starches and
also makes hormones. It is located at the juncture where the stomach meets the first
part of the small intestine
Pancreas
Esophagus
Liver
Gall bladder
Name the organ that regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a
product called bile.
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Gall bladder
Which organ's primary function is to store and concentrate bile?
Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Gall bladder
How do you calculate BMI?
By using body mass, age, weight and height
By using weight and height
Kg/m^2
B & C
What is represented by the number of calories required to keep your body functioning
at rest?
BMI
BMR
TDEE
ATP
What do you need to calculate TDEE?
BMR
Activity multiplier
BMI
A &B
What is not one of the things that needs to be considered when identifying human
basic need? (hint: think of the categories on the chart you made)
Lifestyle factors
Personal human factors
Body systems involved
Environmental factors
Which is true?
A monomer is a long chain
Monomers are the building blocks of polymers
A polymer is a type of molecule that has the ability to chemically bond with other molecules
A plumer is a single unit
What is not an example of a digestive enzyme?
Lipase
Amylase
Helicase
Trypsin
What is the sugar and base in ATP? listed in order
Ribose, adenine
RNA, guanosine
Guanosine, RNA
Adenine, ribose
Where is the energy located in ATP?
Mitochondria
The triphosphate tail
Ribose
The nucleus
What does this describe: important organic compound in metabolism and is essential to
the flow of energy in living cells
APP
Triphosphate
ADP
Pyrophosphate
The process human cells use to generate ATP is called
Cellular oxidation
Enzyme breakdown
Protein synthesis
Cellular respiration
What does this describe? the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in
order to maintain life
Basic needs
Metabolism
Digestion
Respiration
What were the main stressors exacerbating Melissa's symptoms of asthma?
Allergies, stress & heat
Exercise, stress & heat
Exercise, stress & cold
Allergies, stress & cold
Which zone of Melissa's peak flow values indicated that she had a moderate level of
breathing impairment?
Green
Yellow
Red
When a(n) _________ contracts, the chest cavity gets larger and air rushes to your lungs.
Lung
Alveolus
Diaphragm
Trachea
With respect to the lungs, tidal volume is defined by which of the following?
Lung volume representing the normal volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation
The total amount of air that your lungs can hold
How much air is left in your lungs after exhalation
None of these show tidal volume
Which defines minute volume?
The volume of air breathed in one minute without conscious effort
The volume of air breathed in one second without conscious effort
The volume of air breathed in one minute with effort
The volume of air breathed in one second with effort
You are assisting your Grandma with her medications for the morning. You notice that
all of her medications have the abbreviation 'po'. You know that this means to
administer the medication:
Each day
By pill
By mouth
By inhalation
If a medication label bears the abbreviation 'b.i.d.', this means to take the medication:
After each meal
Once a day in the morning
Once a day in the evening
Twice a day
Which does this describe? tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous
exchange
Base of the lung
Bronchus
Bronchiole
Alveoli
Which does this describe? a passage or airway in the respiratory system that conducts
air into the lungs
Base of the lung
Bronchus
Bronchiole
Alveoli
Which does this describe? serous membranes lining the thorax & lungs
Pleura
Intercostal muscles
Diaphragm
abdominal activity
What does a spirometer do?
Measure the amount of air you’re able to breathe in & out and the time it takes you ti exhale completely after a deep breath
Measure the amount of air you’re able to breathe in & out and the time it takes you to inhale completely after deep breath
Measure the amount of air you’re able to breathe in & out and the time it takes you to exhale completely after a shallow breath
Which describes a type of medication that helps increase the ability for a person to
move air in & out of the lungs (like Melissa was prescribed)?
Antimicrobial
Bronchodilator
Mucolytics
Corticosteroids
All of these describe the role of a respiratory therapist except:
Perform lung capacity tests & spirometry
Monitor & record patients’ progress
Prescribe asthma medication
Teach patients how to take medications and use equipment
If your medicine says to take it "TID", what does this mean?
Three times a day
As needed
Every 4 hours
Between meals
If your medicine says to take it "pc", what does this mean?
Every hour
After meals
At bedtime
By mouth
What does this prescription mean? ili of 2 ml IV
Take 3 times a day, 2 milliliters, intravenously
Take 3 times a day, 2 milliliters, by injection
3 doses of 2 milliliters, by injection
3 doses of 2 milliliters intravenously
What is one major thing you should never leave out of a resume? Choose the best
answer.
Honors
An objective or goal
Volunteer activities
Related work experience
What is something that you should always include in your cover letter?
Your age
A proper closing paragraph or statement
Your current employer’s information
Salary expectations
What does lung compliance depend on?
Elasticity only
Elasticity and surface tension
Surface tension only
Neither elasticity or surface tension
Which organ is this describing? membrane lined cavity behind the nose and mouth,
connecting them to the esophagus
Bronchus
Trachea
Larynx
Pharynx
The area at the center of the kidney where urine collects
renal Medulla
Renal pelvis
Calyx
Renal capsule
The inner-most region of the kidneys, arranged in a pyramid structure, that consists of most of the nephron structure, the collecting ducts and the loop of Henle
Renal medulla
Loop of Henle
Ureter
Renal cortex
The outer region of the kidney, between the renal capsule and renal medulla, that has blood vessels that connect to the nephrons
Collecting ducts
Calyx
Renal cortex
Bowman’s capsule
The tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Ureter
Renal cortex
Bowman’s capsule
Calyx
A capsule-shaped structure surrounding the glomerulus of each nephron in the kidneys that
removes waste products.
Loop of Henle
Bowman’s capsule
Collecting ducts
Renal pelvis
The last part of a long twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons and moves it into the
renal pelvis and ureters.
Renal medulla
Bowman’s capsule
Renal cortex
Collecting duct
Long U-shaped portion of the tubule that conducts urine within each nephron of the kidney.
Function is in the recovery of water and sodium chloride from urine.
Loop of Henle
Ureter
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Calyx
Cup-like cavity or structure.
Renal cortex
Collecting ducts
Calyx
Ureter
The fibrous connective tissues that surround each kidney.
Bowman’s capsule
Renal capsule
Ureter
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Because the knee is a hinge joint, it’s primary movements are:
Adduction and adduction
Plantar flexion and dorsal flexion
Rotation and circumcision
Flexion and extension
There are three groups that joints are classified as based on structure. They include all except
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Smooth
Synovial
When measuring with a goniometer, first....
The moving arm should align with the joint
The fulcrum should be placed on the joint
The stable arm should be placed along the length of the bone/muscle
None of these
What is an example of a pivot joint
Elbow
Knee
Shoulder
Neck
What is an example of a hinge joint
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow
Hip
Skeletal muscle cells contain many
Nuclei
Mitochondria
Both A & B are correct
Neither A or B are correct
Which describes the origin of a muscle?
The end of a muscle closest to the torso
A muscle’s proximal attachment
A & B
None of these
Muscles might be named according to their size. Which muscles are an example of
this?
Rhomboid, Trapezius
Superior, Posterior, Dorsi, Lateralis
Bicep, tricep, quadricep
Gluteus Maximus, Pectoralis Major
Muscles might be named according to their shape. Which muscles are an example of
this?
Gluteus Maximus, pectoralis Major
Rhomboid, trapezius
Bicep, tricep, quadricep
Sternocleidomastoid, Brachioradialis
From the following selections, please choose which accurately represents how smooth,
skeletal, and cardiac muscle fibers appear:
Skeletal- Striated & Cylindrical; Smooth- Striated& Spindle-like; Cardiac- Striated& Cylindrical
Skeletal- Striated & connected with intercalated discs; Smooth- Smooth & Spindle-like;
Cardiac- Striated& Cylindrical
Skeletal- Striated & Cylindrical; Smooth- Smooth & Spindle-like; Cardiac- Striated & connected
with intercalated discs
None of the above
Extensors muscles ________ the angle of the muscle and are located ________, where as the flexor muscles ________ the angle of the muscle and are found _________. Fill in the blanks in order
decrease, dorsally, increase, ventrally
increase, ventrally, decrease, dorsally
decrease, ventrally, increase, dorsally
increase, dorsally, decrease, ventrally
Which muscle tissue is involuntary all of the time?
Smooth
Cardiac
Striated
Skeletal
Which muscle forms organs like the stomach and bladder changes shape to facilitate
bodily functions.
Smooth
Cardiac
Striated
Skeletal
Which of the following muscles of the chest are deep to the pectoralis major?
External oblique
Pectoralis minor
Rectus abdominus
Biceps brachaii
Which muscle is explained by this description: a fanshaped muscle at the lateral wall of
the thorax, deep under the scapula. It originates from the 1st to the 10th rib and inserts
at the anterior surface of the scapula.
Pectoralis Major
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior
Intercostal
Which two muscle types have striations?
Cardiac & skeletal
Cardiac & smooth
Skeletal and smooth
Only one type has striations
What defines a structural unit of a myofibril?
Myosin
Actin
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Sarcomere
An individual muscle cell is called an)
Tendon
Fasicle
Myofibril
Endomysium
Many individual muscle cells can be grouped together into a bundle called a(n)
Tendon
Fasicle
Myofibril
Endomasium
Which muscle contracts the heart to pump blood?
Smooth
Striated
Cardiac
Skeletal
Which of these statements are true?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart
Veins transport blood back to the heart
Capillaries connect arteries and veins
All of the above
Which is the amount of blood that is pumped out of the ventricles per minute and
often signal disease in the heart?
Heart rate
Pulse rate
Carotid pulse
Cardiac output
List the heart valves in the order blood passes through them, beginning when venous
blood enters the heart.
Tricuspid, pulmonic, mitral, aortic
Pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid, aortic
Mitral, pulmonic, aortic, tricuspid
Aortic, pulmonic, mitral, tricuspid
What is not true about blood pressure?
It is read diastolic over systolic
The top number should be higher than the bottom
The first sound you hear in the stethoscope is the systolic pressure
“Normal” is considered 120/80 mm Hg
Why might compression stockings be a good choice for someone with varicose veins?
To allow blood to be pulled by gravity & away from the heart
To encourage the blood flow back to the heart
To help give more feeling in the feet and toes
To open up the veins more
Carpal tunnel can affect which two nerves?
Brachial and Carpal nerves
Radial and carpal nerves
Median and radial nerves
Median and brachial nerves
Is the heart an organ or a muscle
It is an organ that is part of the circulatory system
It is made of cardiac muscle
It is both
It is neither
Deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle, through the pulmonic valve, to the
pulmonary artery heads to the
Upper body
Left or right lung
Lower body
Left ventricle
This valve allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle (and
separates them).
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonic valve
Mitral valve
Aortic valve
This part of the heart carries oxygenated blood to the upper and lower body
Superior and inferior vena cava
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary veins
Aorta
This is where the actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
Capillaries
Arteries
Veins
Aorta
Which carries the blood back to the heart?
Capillaries
Arteries
Veins
Aorta
These names are shared by both upper body arteries AND veins except
Brachial
Radial
Right subclavian
All are shared
Which arteries and veins are the direct transport between the heart and lungs?
Systemic
Pulmonary
Jugular
Subclavian
Which is not one of the 7 pulse points of the body?
Popliteal
Ulnar
Carotid
Temporal
What is the speed of the heart measured by the number of contractions of the heart per
minute?
Pulse rate
Stroke volume
Cardiac output
Heart rate
How does smoking increase blood pressure?
It causes your lungs to expand more
It makes your blood thinner
Widens your blood vessels to allow more blood to pump to the heart
Makes your blood vessels get narrow and your heart beat faster
What is this describing: the lowest arterial blood pressure of a cardiac cycle occurring
during the dilation (filling of blood) of the heart
Resting heart rate
Diastolic pressure
Cardiac output
Systolic pressure
Which refers to the body producing energy with the use of oxygen?
Glycogen
Anaerobic
Lactic acid
Aerobic
Which is a chemical byproduct of anaerobic respiration?
Lactic acid
Créatine phosphate
ATP
Glycogen
What are the two characteristics of CIPA?
Inability to feel pain and temperature and anhidrosis (absent sweating)
Increased ability to feel pain and increased sweating
Increased sweating and inability to feel pain and temp
Anhidrosis and increased ability to feel pain
Which describes epidermis?
Made up of epithelial tissue
Compound of connective tissue
Makes up the coverings and lining in the human body
A & C
Which skin layer is composed of connective tissue that consists of cells embedded in a
matrix or framework?
Subcutaneous tissue
Epidermis
Dermis
Deep fascia
The protein responsible for the strength and water resistance of the skin is called
Lutein
Casein
Hyacin
Keratin
Which of the following is NOT a function of human skin?
Protecting the body from foreign invaders
Maintaining body temp
Assisting with the sense of touch
Releasing hormones into the blood
What does CIPA stand for?
Cerebral insensitivity to pain areas
Cognitive insidious pain associated
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis
Congenital inherited pain with anhidrosis
Why is feeling pain important?
It’s a warning sign that something is not right in the body
We could permanently injure ourselves
It means that we need to seek help
All of these
What hormones produced in the brain and anterior pituitary that inhibits pain
perception?
Acetylcholine
Endorphins
Adrenaline
Serotonin
Which are mild burns characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface
but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues?
1st degree burns
2nd degree burns
3rd degree burns
4th degree burns
Which are severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through the depth of the
dermis and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock?
1st degree burns
2nd degree burns
3rd degree burns
4th degree burns
Which are burns marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with
edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn?
1st degree burns
2nd degree burns
3rd degree burns
4th degree burns
What glands open into the hair follicles, secreting an oily or greasy material composed
in great part of fat which softens and lubricates the hair and skin?
Sebaceous glands
Adrenal glands
Pineal glands
Secretion glands
Which layer of skin contains nerve endings, sweat glands, and hair follicles?
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous tissue
Deep fascia
Any of various black, dark brown, reddish brown, or yellow pigments of animal or plant
structures (as in skin and hair is:
Melanin
Keratin
Collagen
Elastin
An insoluble fibrous protein of vertebrates that is the chief constituent of the fibrils of connective tissue (as in skin and tendons) and of the organic substance of bones is:
Melanin
Keratin
Collagen
Elastin
A protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers is:
Melanin
Keratin
Collagen
Elastin
Our skin, along with our hair and nails, make up an important human body system
called the
Nervous system
Circulatory system
Lymphatic system
Integumentary system
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Heart
Stomach
Skin
Liver
A person is likely to shed over _ pounds of skin every year
3
9
15
5
If you were to spread a person's skin out, it would cover about __ square feet if surface area
6
18
20
30
Why would someone without a spleen get sick more often? How is its function
important?
It regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile
It filters the blood of foreign cells and old red blood cells that need replacement
It’s enzymes break down sugars, fats, and starches & it makes hormones
It absorbs water and salts & it gets rid of any waste products left over
Which of the following does the lymphatic system consist of?
Organs
Ducts
Nodes
All of these
What type of antigens do people with blood type A have?
Type B antigens
Type A & B antigen
No antigens
Type A antigens
What type of antigens do people with blood type AB have?
Type B antigens
Type A & B antigens
No antigens
Type A antigens
People with type O blood can receive blood from
Type O only
All types
Type B or O
Type A or O
People with type B blood can receive blood from
Type O only
All types
Type B or Type O
Type A or Of O
What antibodies are present in the plasma of type AB blood
Anti-A antibodies
Anti-B antibodies
No antibodies
Anti-A and anti-B antibodies
In a pedigree diagram, a square represents
A grandparent
Male
Offspring
Female
What are the two main types of cells that form the body’s immune systems
Macrophages and microphages
Macrophages and lymphocytes
Lymphocytes and red blood cells
Red blood cells and microphages
Which is not park of the lymphatic and immune systems
Thymus
Tonsils
Skin
Pancreas
Which is not a part of the lymphatic and immune systems
bone marrow
Hypothalamus
Spleen
Liver
A specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease is/are called
Pathogens
White blood cells
Macrophages
Leukocytes
Special proteins that can target and inactivate specific antigens are
Red blood cells
Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Macrophages
Your body’s immune system relies on special _____ to pinpoint and destroy microbes that may make it through your body’s non-specific defenses
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Pathogens
Antigens
Antibodies are created by one type of white blood cell, ______, and circulate in your blood and lymph
The D cells
The A cells
The C cells
The B cells
What antibodies are present in the plasma of type A blood
Anti-B antibodies
Anti-A antibodies
No antibodies
Anti-A and anti-B antibodies
When measuring with a goniometer, first....
The moving arm should align with movement of the joint
The fulcrum should be placed on the joint
The stable arm should be placed along the length of the bone/muscle
None of these
What is an example of a pivot joint
Elbow
Knee
Shoulder
Neck
What is an example of a hinge joint
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow
Hip
Skeletal muscle cells contain many
Nuclei
Mitochondria
A & B are correct
Neither A or B are correct
Which describes the origin of a muscle?
The end of a muscle closest to the torso
À muscles proximal attachment
A & B
None of the above
Muscles might be named according to their size. Which muscles are an example of
this?
Rhomboid, trapezius
Superior, posterior, dorsi, lateralis
Bicep, tricep, quadricep
Gluteus Maximus, pectoralis major
Muscles might be named according to their shape. Which muscles are an example of
this?
Gluteus Maximus, Pextoralis Major
Rhromboid, Trapezius
Bicep, Tricep, Quadricep
Sternocleidomastoid, Branchioradialis
When measuring with a goniometer, first......
The moving arm should align with movement of the joint
The fulcrum should be placed on the joint
The stable arm should be placed along the length of the bone/muscle
None of these
What is an example of a pivot joint
Elbow
Knee
Shoulder
Neck
What is an example of a hinge joint
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow
Hip
