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Allied Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses a variety of healthcare professions distinct from nursing, medicine, and pharmacy. This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and professional roles within allied health, including areas such as medical laboratory technology, radiologic technology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, and more. Students will explore the skills, ethical considerations, and collaborative practices essential for effective patient care in diverse healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed on the significance of allied health professionals in supporting diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, and their vital contributions to improving community and public health outcomes.
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The Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition by Barbara Herlihy
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Human Body
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Q1) Which of the following includes the right iliac region?
A)RUQ
B)Epigastric region
C)Umbilical region
D)RLQ
Answer: D
Q2) Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
A)Liver
B)Brain
C)Heart
D)Urinary bladder
Answer: B
Q3) Buccal,oral,and orbital are terms that refer to the structures in the A)neck.
B)head.
C)flank.
D)inguinal area.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Basic Chemistry
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Q1) Which of the following can neutralize H ?
A)Ca² +
B)Na+
C)OH-
D)H O
Answer: C
Q2) The ionization of salt (NaCl)
A)produces an acid and a base.
B)produces an electrolyte.
C)lowers pH.
D)produces a cation and an anion.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is true of iodine and radioactive iodine?
A)Both have the same atomic numbers.
B)Both have the same atomic masses.
C)Neither has electrons in its orbit.
D)Both create radiation hazards.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Cells
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Q1) Which of the following is not a lipid or lipoid substance?
A)Steroids
B)Vitamins A,D,E,and K
C)Prostaglandins
D)Ammonia
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following best describes a cell that is necrotic?
A)Dehydrated
B)Stem cell
C)Undifferentiated
D)Dead
Answer: D
Q3) Telophase and cytokinesis
A)mark the beginning of mitosis.
B)complete the splitting of a single cell into two identical cells.
C)are called the "resting" phases.
D)occur only within sex cells.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Cell Metabolism
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Q1) The Krebs cycle and electron transport chain enzymes
A)are located within the mitochondria.
B)function under anaerobic conditions.
C)generate lactic acid.
D)are responsible for glycolysis.
Q2) Which of the following is not true of glycogen? Glycogen
A)is a storage form of glucose.
B)is an alcohol to which three fatty acids attach,thereby forming a triglyceride.
C)helps in the regulation of blood glucose.
D)is stored within the liver and skeletal muscle.
Q3) DNA
A)is double stranded and stores the genetic code.
B)contains ribose as its sugar.
C)is located within the cytoplasm.
D)contains the following bases: cytosine,guanine,adenine,and uracil.
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Chapter 5: Microbiology Basics
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Q1) What is the significance of bacterial spore formation? The bacterium
A)becomes more sensitive to the effects of antibiotics.
B)becomes more resistant to harsh environmental conditions.
C)increases its reproductive activity.
D)permanently loses its ability to cause disease.
Q2) Which of the following lives in the intestinal tract and lays its eggs in the perianal area,causing severe pruritus?
A)Clostridium tetani
B)Pinworms
C)Salmonella typhi
D)Candida albicans
Q3) Which highly coiled microorganism resembles a corkscrew?
A)Staphylococcus
B)Streptococcus
C)Bacillus
D)Spirillum
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Chapter 6: Tissues and Membranes
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Q1) Which of the following groups is correct?
A)Types of cartilage: hyaline,fibrocartilage,and elastic cartilage
B)Types of loose connective tissue: areolar,adipose,and reticular
C)Layers of epithelial tissue: simple and stratified
D)Connective tissue membranes: mucous,serous,and synovial
Q2) Which type of membrane lines the ventral body cavities that are not open to the exterior of the body?
A)Serous membrane
B)Mucous membrane
C)Synovial membrane
D)Meninges
Q3) These membranes are restricted to the thoracic cavity.
A)Meninges
B)Pleurae
C)Peritoneum
D)Smooth muscle
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Chapter 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature
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Q1) Sudoriferous glands
A)are sweat glands.
B)participate in temperature regulation.
C)include the eccrine and apocrine glands.
D)All of the above are true.
Q2) Which of the following is least true of hyperthermia?
A)Body temperature is elevated.
B)The elevated temperature is due to the inability of the body to get rid of excess heat.
C)Hyperthermia is most often due to infection.
D)Hyperthermia does not respond to the antipyretic effect of aspirin.
Q3) Which action is most likely to lower body temperature?
A)Shivering
B)Vasoconstriction
C)Cyanosis
D)Vasodilation
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Chapter 8: Skeletal System
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Q1) The carpals
A)are short bones.
B)articulate with the radius and ulna.
C)are wrist bones.
D)All of the above are true.
Q2) Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?
A)Occipital
B)Parietal
C)Sphenoid
D)Mandible
Q3) Which of the following is not true of the sphenoid bone?
A)Contains the sella turcica,seat of the pituitary gland
B)Forms the floor of the cranium
C)Forms part of the eye socket
D)Contains the foramen magnum
Q4) Measurement from the acromion to the olecranon process determines
A)leg length.
B)chest diameter.
C)arm length.
D)length of the forearm.
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Chapter 9: Muscular System
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Q1) An aponeurosis
A)is flat,sheetlike fascia.
B)is composed of connective tissue.
C)forms a site of attachment for skeletal muscle.
D)All of the above are true.
Q2) Which of the following is responsible for muscle relaxation?
A)The sarcomere runs out of ATP.
B)Calcium floods the area of the sarcomere,allowing for the interaction of actin and myosin.
C)Calcium is pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
D)Acetylcholinesterase in the neuromuscular junction is depleted.
Q3) A stronger force of muscle contraction develops when additional motor units are stimulated.This is called A)recruitment.
B)atrophy.
C)hypertrophy.
D)myasthenia.
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Chapter 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain
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Q1) Which structure plays a key role in personality development and emotional and behavioral expression and carries out the "executive" functions?
A)Cerebellum
B)Frontal lobe
C)Basal ganglia
D)Medulla oblongata
Q2) The resting neuron
A)is polarized.
B)has an internal (+) charge.
C)has an internal negativity because of the outward leak of Na+.
D)has an internal negativity because of the inward leak of K+.
Q3) The corpus callosum
A)is composed of gray matter.
B)is one of the meningeal layers.
C)connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
D)is the stalk that connects the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland.
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Chapter 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves
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Q1) If this reflex is not working,a person is in danger of choking on food.
A)Baroreceptor
B)Withdrawal
C)Babinski
D)Gag
Q2) All nervous reflexes
A)are activated by stretch.
B)are restricted to the movement of the appendicular skeleton.
C)require a sensory and motor arm.
D)involve the spinal cord.
Q3) Damage to the common peroneal nerve causes
A)crutch palsy.
B)deafness.
C)footdrop.
D)inability to breathe.
Q4) Which of the following is located within the spinal cavity?
A)Cauda equina
B)Cervical plexus
C)Brachial plexus
D)Vagus nerve
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Chapter 12: Autonomic Nervous System
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Q1) Which of the following is most related to the "feed-and-breed" system?
A)Pyramidal tracts
B)Sympathetic nervous system
C)Craniosacral outflow
D)Rapid heart rate,palpitations,sweating
Q2) An adrenergic fiber is one that
A)innervates the adrenal medulla.
B)is a preganglionic fiber.
C)originates in the midbrain.
D)secretes norepinephrine as its transmitter.
Q3) Which of the following is most characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system?
A)Adrenergic
B)Norepinephrine
C)Fight-or-flight response
D)Feed-and-breed system
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Chapter 13: Sensory System
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Q1) The organ of Corti
A)is an exocrine gland that secretes cerumen.
B)contains mechanoreceptors.
C)is the receptor for balance or equilibrium.
D)is a middle ear structure.
Q2) What is another name for the tympanic membrane?
A)Stirrup
B)Oval window
C)Eardrum
D)Organ of Corti
Q3) Which of the following occur as an object is moved closer to the eyes?
A)Mydriasis and miosis
B)Accommodation and convergence
C)Muscarinic and alpha1 activation
D)Contraction of the levator palpebrae superioris and relaxation of the orbicularis oculi
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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
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Q1) TSH
A)stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete calcitonin.
B)is secreted by the neurohypophysis.
C)stimulates the hypothalamus to secrete TRH,thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
D)is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
Q2) Which gland secretes two hormones,one that elevates blood glucose levels and another that decreases blood glucose levels?
A)Pancreas
B)Adenohypophysis
C)Thyroid
D)Adrenal cortex
Q3) Virilization is characterized by
A)excess facial hair.
B)buffalo hump.
C)truncal obesity.
D)gonadal atrophy.
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Chapter 15: Blood
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Q1) What is the name of the condition caused by a diet that is deficient in iron?
A)Leukopenia
B)Anemia
C)Jaundice
D)Kernicterus
Q2) Which of the following is descriptive of hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus?
A)Flushed
B)Yellow
C)Blue
D)Ecchymotic
Q3) Plasma
A)gives blood its red color.
B)is the primary oxygen-carrying part of the blood.
C)is considered intracellular fluid.
D)is the fluid part of the blood.
Q4) Identify the following: vascular spasm,platelet plug,coagulation.
A)Hemopoiesis
B)Hemostasis
C)Homeostasis
D)Poikilocytosis
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Chapter 16: Anatomy of the Heart
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Q1) What are the conducting fibers that rapidly spread the electrical signal throughout the ventricles?
A)Bundle of His
B)Purkinje fibers
C)SA node
D)AV node
Q2) Describe the valvular response to the relaxation of the right ventricle.
A)The tricuspid valve opens
B)The right AV valve snaps closed
C)The pulmonic valve opens
D)The semilunar valve in the right heart opens
Q3) With which of the following is "lubb-dupp" associated?
A)Myocardial contraction
B)Ventricular depolarization
C)Closing of heart valves
D)Diffusion of O from the lungs to the blood in the pulmonary capillaries
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Chapter 17: Function of the Heart
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Q1) Which of the following is happening during atrial systole?
A)The ventricles are relaxed.
B)The AV valves are closed.
C)The atria pump blood into the ventricles.
D)Both A and C are true.
Q2) Which of the following describes Starling's law of the heart?
A)An increase in venous return to the ventricles causes an increase in cardiac output.
B)An increase in preload increases cardiac output.
C)A decrease in preload decreases cardiac output.
D)All of the above are true.
Q3) Which of the following statements is correct about cardiac output?
A)Cardiac output is determined by the heart rate and pulse.
B)Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves decreases cardiac output.
C)Vagal discharge increases cardiac output.
D)Cardiac output is determined by heart rate and stroke volume.
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Chapter 18: Anatomy of the Blood Vessels and Special
Circulations
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Q1) Through which blood vessel does blood not flow on its way from the veins of the small intestine to the right atrium?
A)Superior mesenteric vein
B)Portal vein
C)Hepatic artery
D)Inferior vena cava
Q2) Arterioles spend most of their time
A)contracting and relaxing.
B)filtering water and solute at one end and reabsorbing water and waste at the other end.
C)absorbing lymph from the interstitium.
D)filtering clots out of the blood entering the capillaries.
Q3) Blood pressure is lowest in the
A)inferior vena cava.
B)aorta.
C)pulmonary capillaries.
D)femoral artery.
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Chapter 19: Functions of the Blood Vessels
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Q1) If the lymphatic vessels are blocked or surgically removed,
A)excess fluid is filtered out of the capillary.
B)plasma oncotic pressure decreases,thereby causing fluid to leak out of the capillary.
C)fluid and protein accumulate in the interstitium,thereby causing edema.
D)excess fluid moves into the capillary,thereby "drying out" the interstitium.
Q2) What do the baroreceptors sense?
A)Blood volume
B)Hematocrit
C)Blood pressure
D)Rate of capillary filtration
Q3) With regard to the baroreceptor reflex,which event occurs first?
A)Activation of the baroreceptors in response to a drop in blood pressure
B)Reflex tachycardia
C)Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves
D)Stimulation of the glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and the vagus (CN X) nerves
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Chapter 20: Lymphatic System
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Q1) What is the similarity between the thoracic duct and the right lymphatic duct? Both
A)drain lymph exclusively from the lower extremities.
B)empty their lymph into the left subclavian vein.
C)are large lymphatic ducts that collect lymph from smaller lymphatic vessels.
D)are lymphatic capillaries associated exclusively with the cerebral circulation.
Q2) Which lymphoid organ is located in the ventral cavity,thoracic cavity,and mediastinum?
A)Spleen
B)Liver
C)Thymus gland
D)Adenoids
Q3) With which of the following is MALT least associated?
A)Immune function
B)Mucosa
C)Erythropoiesis
D)Phagocytosis
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Chapter 21: Immune System
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Q1) What is the name of a severe hypersensitivity reaction?
A)Cyanosis
B)Immunocompetence
C)Autoimmunity
D)Anaphylaxis
Q2) B cell and T cell activity is most related to which of the following?
A)AMI and CMI
B)Endocytosis and phagocytosis
C)Specific and nonspecific
D)Interferons and complement protein
Q3) Inflammation is
A)a reaction that is classified as a specific immune response.
B)characterized by redness,heat,swelling,and pain.
C)known as cell-mediated immunity.
D)initiated only by a pathogen.
Q4) An antigen-antibody interaction
A)is called phagocytosis.
B)is called anaphylaxis.
C)causes agglutination.
D)is prevented by antibiotics.
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System
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Q1) A stab wound to the chest causes the lung to collapse because
A)of a sudden increase in surface tension.
B)intrapulmonic pressure becomes less than atmospheric pressure.
C)intrapulmonic pressure becomes higher than intrapleural pressure.
D)intrapleural pressure becomes greater than intrapulmonic pressure.
Q2) The epiglottis,glottis,and vocal cords
A)vibrate on exhalation,causing sound.
B)prevent the entrance of food and water into the respiratory passages.
C)are structures of the larynx.
D)are composed of tough cartilage.
Q3) Which respiratory muscles are located between the ribs?
A)Diaphragm
B)Bronchiolar smooth muscle
C)Intercostals
D)Sternocleidomastoids
Q4) The central chemoreceptors are primarily sensitive to blood levels of A)oxygen.
B)carbon dioxide and [H+].
C)sodium.
D)potassium.
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Chapter 23: Digestive System
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Q1) Which enzyme is found in saliva?
A)Bile
B)Trypsin
C)Ptyalin
D)Lipase
Q2) Which membrane resembles an apron draped over the abdominal organs?
A)Cecum
B)Omentum
C)Cementum
D)Gingiva
Q3) Which surgical procedure is most likely to cause dumping syndrome?
A)Appendectomy
B)Colostomy
C)Gastrectomy
D)Cholecystectomy
Q4) Gastrin,secretin,and cholecystokinin are
A)secreted by the stomach.
B)amylases.
C)emulsifying agents.
D)hormones.
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Chapter 24: Urinary System
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Q1) The collecting duct
A)is primarily concerned with the concentration of urine.
B)collects urine from the renal pelvis and pumps it into the ureters.
C)collects urine from Bowman's capsule and pumps it into the peritubular capillaries.
D)is primarily concerned with micturition.
Q2) Renal failure causes anemia because of
A)a lack of erythropoietin.
B)gross hematuria.
C)uremia-induced hemolysis.
D)uremia-induced hypokalemia.
Q3) The juxtaglomerular apparatus
A)secretes angiotensin in response to a decline in blood pressure.
B)is located within the walls of the collecting ducts.
C)secretes aldosterone.
D)is a blood pressure regulating structure.
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Chapter 25: Water, Electrolyte, and Acidbase Balance
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Q1) Metabolic acidosis,such as diabetic ketoacidosis,is most likely to cause A)hypoventilation.
B)Kussmaul respirations.
C)the renal excretion of bicarbonate.
D)the renal retention of H+.
Q2) Generally speaking the movement of Na determines the
A)blood pH.
B)blood glucose.
C)secretion of PTH.
D)movement of water.
Q3) A change of pH from 7.40 to 7.25
A)is indicative of expanded blood volume.
B)is indicative of alkalosis.
C)reflects an increase in the amount of H+ in the blood.
D)is within normal limits.
Q4) Under which condition will the renal reabsorption of bicarbonate increase?
A)As a compensatory mechanism for respiratory acidosis
B)Whenever blood pH exceeds 7.45
C)As a compensatory mechanism for metabolic alkalosis
D)Whenever a person hyperventilates
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Chapter 26: Reproductive Systems
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Q1) The corpus luteum
A)is located within the uterus.
B)is a placental structure.
C)secretes gonadotropins.
D)secretes large amounts of progesterone.
Q2) Which of the following is true of the interstitial cells?
A)Secrete testosterone
B)Are located within the prostate gland
C)Produce sperm
D)Line the ejaculatory ducts
Q3) Which of the following is not located in or on the ovary?
A)Corpus luteum
B)Graafian follicle
C)Fertilized ovum
D)Corpus albicans
Q4) Which of the following is true of the fimbriae of the fallopian tubes?
A)They carry the fertilized ovum into the uterus.
B)They sweep the ovum into fallopian tubes at ovulation.
C)They help the sperm move from the uterus into the fallopian tubes.
D)They are hormone-secreting cells that help maintain the pregnant state.
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Chapter 27: Human Development and Heredity
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Q1) Which of the following is the latest stage of development?
A)Morula
B)Blastomeres
C)Blastocyst
D)Zygote
Q2) The chorionic villi sit in blood-filled endometrial spaces called
A)the umbilical cord.
B)the lacunae.
C)the yolk sac.
D)allantois.
Q3) What is the name of the developmental process that refers to the shaping of the cell cluster?
A)Implantation
B)Conception
C)Morphogenesis
D)Fertilization
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