ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
Which of the following are relatively new prescription drug benefits covered under the
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act?
a. HMO Plan 2006
b. Medicare Part A
c. Medicare Part B
d. Medicare Part D - Correct Answer -d. Medicare Part D
Which term means disease producer?
a. Enzyme
b. Glidant
c. Isomer
d. Pathogen - Correct Answer -d. Pathogen
Which type of blood cell plays the most prominent role in fighting infection and disease?
a. Red blood cell
b. Stem cells
c. Validated Blood cells
d. White blood cells - Correct Answer -d. White blood cells
Which of the following generally resides on a cell surface and causes a biological change or
activity when stimulated?
a. Glidant
b. Leukocyte
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, c. Receptor
d. Tissue - Correct Answer -c. Receptor
Renal pertains to:
a. Heart
b. Kidney
c. Ovaries
d. Stomach - Correct Answer -b. Kidney
What term denotes the practice of locating genes on a chromosome?
a. Gene delivery
b. Gene mapping
c. Gene therapy
d. Generics - Correct Answer -b. Gene mapping
What field is MOST concerned with drug effects due to slight genetic differences?
a. Genomics
b. Pharmacogenomics
c. Pharmacokentics
d. Pharmacoprosthetics - Correct Answer -b. Pharmacogenomics
Which entity funds the National Institution of Health?
a. MDA
b. Pharmaceutical companies
c. United Nations
d. United States federal government - Correct Answer -d. United States federal government
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