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What is NOT one of the primary organs for the female reproductive system?


A) Ovaries
B) Uterus
C) Urethra
D) Vagina

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following structures closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?


A) Pharynx
B) Epiglottis
C) Cricoid cartilage
D) Diaphragm

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What are the two most easily injured portions of the spine?


A) Sacral and coccygeal
B) Cervical and thoracic
C) Cervical and lumbar
D) Lumbar and sacral

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is the primary function of the stomach?


A) Production of bile
B) Absorption of water from food products
C) Chemical breakdown of food by acidic secretions
D) Absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is the only movable bone of the face?


A) Mandible
B) Maxillae
C) Zygoma
D) Manubrium

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment?


A) Adipose tissue
B) Dermis
C) Subcutaneous tissue
D) Epidermis

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Failure of the liver would result in which of the following?


A) Inability to filter out old and damaged blood cells
B) Inability to secrete insulin
C) Inability to detoxify harmful substances in the bloodstream
D) None of the above

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What are the small bones that make up the wrist called?


A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsals
D) Metacarpals

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What two components are directly related to aerobic metabolism?


A) Exercise and water
B) Electrolytes and carbohydrates
C) Oxygen and glucose
D) Carbolic acid and air

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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You are caring for a 47-year-old male patient with classical chest pain suggestive of a myocardial infarction.Based on your understanding of the cardiovascular system,you know he could be suffering from damage,narrowing,or blockage of what arteries?


A) Pulmonary arteries
B) Coronary arteries
C) Brachial arteries
D) Femoral arteries

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following organs functions as a reservoir for blood that can be used in case of blood loss?


A) Liver
B) Spleen
C) Thyroid gland
D) Heart

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Which of the following body systems primarily produces hormones?


A) Cardiovascular
B) Gastrointestinal
C) Exocrine
D) Endocrine

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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What is the long bone of the upper portion of the arm?


A) Humerus
B) Ulna
C) Scapula
D) Radius

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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You have been dispatched to a local shopping mall where a 63-year-old female patient has slipped and fallen in a department store.Upon your arrival,you find her supine on the ground,conscious and oriented with stable vital signs,complaining of severe pain to the upper portion of her left leg and hip.Her left leg is slightly shortened and rotated outward.The bone most commonly fractured with a "broken hip" is the:


A) femur.
B) tibia.
C) fibula.
D) ilium.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following types of blood vessels allow the exchange of substances directly between the blood and the cells of the body?


A) Veins
B) Alveoli
C) Capillaries
D) Arterioles

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The pressure against the walls of the blood vessels as blood is ejected from the heart and circulates through the body is the ________ blood pressure.


A) systolic
B) diastolic
C) central venous
D) mean arterial

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following terms describes the heart muscle's ability to generate its own electrical impulses?


A) Contractility
B) Conductivity
C) Automaticity
D) Irritability

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The pulse palpated on the top of the foot is called the ________ pulse.


A) phalanx proximalis
B) tibialis posterior
C) dorsalis pedis
D) suprametatarsal

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following are the components of the nervous system?


A) Brain and autonomic nerves
B) Spinal cord and motor nerves
C) Spinal cord and sensory nerves
D) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What two body systems are critical for the life support chain?


A) Respiratory and cardiovascular systems
B) Respiratory and endocrine systems
C) Cardiopulmonary and digestive systems
D) Cardiovascular and lymphatic systems

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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