National Health Science Assessment – Practice Exam – Study Guide & Practice
Questions
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - correct answer ✔✔Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - correct answer
✔✔Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Lining the inside of the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - correct answer ✔✔Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - correct answer ✔✔Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half as the
other three? - correct answer ✔✔Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - correct answer ✔✔Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - correct answer ✔✔In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - correct answer ✔✔Living through a plane
crash
, Patsy did not refrigerate her leftover shrimp pasta until five hours after dinner. She ate her cold
leftovers the next day. The following day she developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
What MOST LIKELY is the cause of her illness? - correct answer ✔✔Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - correct answer ✔✔Gene
mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - correct answer ✔✔It was an
international effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - correct answer ✔✔To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - correct answer ✔✔It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - correct answer ✔✔Bone Marrow
Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - correct answer ✔✔They can
become specialized cells in the body.
George has a cut that is 0.03 meters long. How long is the cut in centimeters? - correct answer
✔✔3.0cm
What object is closest to 10mm in diameter? - correct answer ✔✔Dime
How many kilometers are in 10,000 meters? - correct answer ✔✔10km
When and how high was the highest percentage of high school smokers? - correct answer
✔✔39% in 1997
Questions
Which of the following is a type of muscle tissue - correct answer ✔✔Smooth
An excess of tissue fluid results in edema. Not enough tissue fluid causes: - correct answer
✔✔Dehydration
Where would you find epithelial tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Lining the inside of the nose
What type of tissue transmits messages from the head to the toes? - correct answer ✔✔Nerve
What type of tissue is classified as a hard or soft? - correct answer ✔✔Connective
If the body were cut in a transverse plane, what organ would NOT be in the same half as the
other three? - correct answer ✔✔Bladder
What body part is inferior to the chest? - correct answer ✔✔Hips
What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus
Where do MOST people who develop MRSA become infected? - correct answer ✔✔In hospitals
Which of the following is a LIKEY cause of PTSD? - correct answer ✔✔Living through a plane
crash
, Patsy did not refrigerate her leftover shrimp pasta until five hours after dinner. She ate her cold
leftovers the next day. The following day she developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
What MOST LIKELY is the cause of her illness? - correct answer ✔✔Salmonella
The results of the Human Genome Project can e described as: - correct answer ✔✔Gene
mapping
What country completed the Human Genome Project? - correct answer ✔✔It was an
international effort
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning? - correct answer ✔✔To harvest stem cells
Is a test tube baby that same as a clone? - correct answer ✔✔It could be
Where in a healthy adult could you find stem cells? - correct answer ✔✔Bone Marrow
Why do stem cells have so much potential in medical research? - correct answer ✔✔They can
become specialized cells in the body.
George has a cut that is 0.03 meters long. How long is the cut in centimeters? - correct answer
✔✔3.0cm
What object is closest to 10mm in diameter? - correct answer ✔✔Dime
How many kilometers are in 10,000 meters? - correct answer ✔✔10km
When and how high was the highest percentage of high school smokers? - correct answer
✔✔39% in 1997
