NC HEALTH SCIENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 2. Regular exercise and training will:
A. cause lactic acid.
B. improve muscle tone.
C. antagonize circulation.
D. reduce muscle efficiency.. Answer: B. improve muscle tone.
◍ 3. Joe lifts weights daily. He has a bulging through a weak
abdominal muscle. What is his diagnosis?
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RBT:
A. Fibromyalgia
B. Hernia
C. Muscular Dystrophy
D. Tendonitis. Answer: B. Hernia
◍ 4. When Joe flexes his bicep, what characteristic of muscles
describes what is happening to his bicep?
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RBT:
A. Contractibility
B. Elasticity
C. Excitability
D. Extensibility. Answer: A. Contractibility
◍ 5. Cory stretches every night after running. What is his desired
outcome?
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RBT:
A. Atrophy
B. Contractibility
C. Extensibility
D. Hypertrophy. Answer: C. Extensibility
◍ 6. Eating a diet high in calcium will improve the health of your
bones, teeth, and nervous system as well as:
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RBT:
A. aid in blood clotting.
,B. heal damaged tissue.
C. produce energy.
D. promote growth.. Answer: A. aid in blood clotting.
◍ 7. Weston presented in the emergency department with abdominal
pain and nausea after eating a meal that was high in fat. His
symptoms indicate a diagnosis of:
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RBT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. gastroenteritis.
C. gastroesophageal reflux.
D. hepatitis C.. Answer: A. cholelithiasis.
◍ 8. Ashely experienced pain and burning in the epigastric region
when she lays flat in bed. This condition improves when she raises the
head of her bed. She has:
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RBT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. gastroenteritis.
C. gastroesophageal reflux.
D. hepatitis B.. Answer: C. gastroesophageal reflux.
, ◍ 9. The spread of which disorder characterized by nausea, vomiting,
and diarrhea could be prevented by practicing good handwashing?
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RBT:
A. Cholecyctitis
B. Gastroenteritis
C. Inflammatory bowel disease
D. Hepatitis C. Answer: B. Gastroenteritis
◍ 10. Runners who eat pancakes and pasta before a race choose these
foods because these foods provide extra:
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RBT:
A. energy.
B. folic acid.
C. iron.
D. protein.. Answer: A. energy.
◍ The skin condition that is also classified as a sexually transmitted
infection is:
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2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 2. Regular exercise and training will:
A. cause lactic acid.
B. improve muscle tone.
C. antagonize circulation.
D. reduce muscle efficiency.. Answer: B. improve muscle tone.
◍ 3. Joe lifts weights daily. He has a bulging through a weak
abdominal muscle. What is his diagnosis?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.01
RBT:
A. Fibromyalgia
B. Hernia
C. Muscular Dystrophy
D. Tendonitis. Answer: B. Hernia
◍ 4. When Joe flexes his bicep, what characteristic of muscles
describes what is happening to his bicep?
,NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.01
RBT:
A. Contractibility
B. Elasticity
C. Excitability
D. Extensibility. Answer: A. Contractibility
◍ 5. Cory stretches every night after running. What is his desired
outcome?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.01
RBT:
A. Atrophy
B. Contractibility
C. Extensibility
D. Hypertrophy. Answer: C. Extensibility
◍ 6. Eating a diet high in calcium will improve the health of your
bones, teeth, and nervous system as well as:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.02
RBT:
A. aid in blood clotting.
,B. heal damaged tissue.
C. produce energy.
D. promote growth.. Answer: A. aid in blood clotting.
◍ 7. Weston presented in the emergency department with abdominal
pain and nausea after eating a meal that was high in fat. His
symptoms indicate a diagnosis of:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.02
RBT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. gastroenteritis.
C. gastroesophageal reflux.
D. hepatitis C.. Answer: A. cholelithiasis.
◍ 8. Ashely experienced pain and burning in the epigastric region
when she lays flat in bed. This condition improves when she raises the
head of her bed. She has:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.02
RBT:
A. cholelithiasis.
B. gastroenteritis.
C. gastroesophageal reflux.
D. hepatitis B.. Answer: C. gastroesophageal reflux.
, ◍ 9. The spread of which disorder characterized by nausea, vomiting,
and diarrhea could be prevented by practicing good handwashing?
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.02
RBT:
A. Cholecyctitis
B. Gastroenteritis
C. Inflammatory bowel disease
D. Hepatitis C. Answer: B. Gastroenteritis
◍ 10. Runners who eat pancakes and pasta before a race choose these
foods because these foods provide extra:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.02
RBT:
A. energy.
B. folic acid.
C. iron.
D. protein.. Answer: A. energy.
◍ The skin condition that is also classified as a sexually transmitted
infection is:
NCCTE.9_12.HS.HU40.03
