National Consortium for Health Science Education NCHSE EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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National Consortium for Health Science Education NCHSE EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is included in the appendicular skeleton? Answer- The extremities Which muscle trait is the ability to b... e stretched and lengthened? AnswerExtensibility Which layer of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats? Answer- Pericardium All med terms have prefixes Answer- false What type of gland is the pancreas? Answer- Exocrine What is the term for the ability of muscles to be slightly contracted at all times to be ready to act? Answer- Muscle Tone Which of these word roots indicates blood? Answer- Hemat What is the name of the male gonads? Answer- Testes What does the prefix super- refer to? Answer- Over or above What occurs in the capillaries of the alveoli? Answer- Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged Which of these conditions is the collapse of part or all of a lung? Answer- Atelectasis What does the suffix -tomy refer to? Answer- Cutting How many chambers are in the heart? Answer- 4 Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system? Answer- Produces blood cells What is the name of the bone for the lower jaw? Answer- Mandible What is the slow, wavelike contraction that moves food through the digestive system? Answer- Peristalsis Which of these prefixes indicates new? Answer- neoWhat part of long bones stores bone marrow? Answer- Medullary Canal In which type of diabetes does the pancreas produce some insulin, but not enough of it? Answer- Type 2 What type of tumor is called cancer? Answer- malignant Iodine is important for the thyroid gland to function properly. Answer- true How many regions can the abdominal region be divided into? Answer- 9 and 4 What is the benefit of the scrotum being located outside of the body? Answer- it maintains a lower temp for sperm development Which of the following is NOT true of medical terms? Answer- med terms must be built from common word parts What is the name of the cells that are used for vision in the dark or dim light? Answer- rods What is the name of the bacteria that live in the large intestine and help to form feces out of the waste material? Answer- e-coli In what type of circulation does the blood flow between the heart and lungs? Answer- pulmonary What is the pigment that absorbs ultraviolet light to tan the skin? Answer- melanin [Show More]

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