TEAS practice

A group of 12 children were planning to go to the local pizza parlor after school. They were hoping to order several pizzas so that they could each share a few slices. The students were going to call in their orders ahead of time. They were going to order 15 pizzas, with each pizza having 8 slices. Which of the following equations shows how many slices each student could have?

120/12 = x

What is the area of a square lot if it has a perimeter of 64 ft?

256 square feet (divide by 4 sides, then square the answer)

In the number 0.536, which number is in the tenths places?

5

About how much blood is contained in a human body?

6 quarts

A group of nursing students was collecting data about how long patients had to wait at the doctor's office, with the intention of providing a better experience for everyone. After a week of research, they determined that there were 150 patients that had to wait in the waiting room. 100 of those patients had to wait longer than 30 minutes. To the nearest whole number, what percent of patients had to wait more than 30 minutes?

67% (Solve by putting 100/150)

A waitress needs to make more than $55 dollars in tips during her lunch hour. Which inequality represents more than?

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When you begin to pack for the trip, remember to bring the _____ sunscreen, bug spray, and toothpaste.

A colon should be used to show that a list or series of items will follow. In the provided sentence, a list of items (sunscreen, bug spray, and toothpaste) comes after the word "following", which is why a colon is the correct choice for punctuation.

If you were being chased by a lion, which of the following would release adrenaline?

Adrenal gland

This term is used to describe a foreign substance that induces an immune response.

Antigen

If a sample of blood is deoxygenated, where is it likely to be found in the circulatory system of the human body?

At the beginning of the pulmonary circuit.

You see a donut on a plate displayed at your local bakery, and your mouth starts watering. Which nervous system allows this to happen?

Autonomic

How is digesting food moved along the small intestine?

By peristalsis, which is the contraction of the smooth muscle to push food forward

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

Which skin cells can act as antigen-presenting cells and recruit T lymphocytes to the skin?

Dendritic (Langerhans) cells

Which of the following is a symptom of a hyperactive thyroid?

Difficulty sleeping

Which of the following is not a function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice?

Digest the mucous layer covering the epithelium.

Which part of a feedback system is used to regulate the further operation of that system?

Effector

Which of these structures is not a part of the respiratory system?

Esophagus

What do white blood cells do for you?

Fight infections and help your immune system

Which of the following functions is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

Heart rate

Which of the following is an example of a parasympathetic response?

Heart rate slowing

Inductive and deductive reasoning typically describes _____.

How experiments are conducted

Which of the following is a physical change to food that occurs in the mouth?

It is formed into a bolus.

Which of the following is NOT filtered out of the glomerular capillaries?

Large molecules

Inferior

Lower on the body, farther from the head

What cell is essential in protecting against UV radiation in mammals?

Melanocytes

Which of the following sentences has a split infinitive?

My goal is to successfully pass the exam. (An infinitive is a verb preceded by ''to''. A split infinitive occurs when a word is inserted between the two parts of an infinitive.)

The functional unit of the kidney, which contains the components of its filtering system, is called the _____

Nephron

Selecting a topic, researching information, and developing a thesis are all part of which of the following stages of the writing process?

Prewriting

Which blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen?

Red blood cells

Axial

Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

What component of the body gathers sensory input and delivers it to the brain?

Sensory organs

There are three additional subphases that occur during the interphase process. This subphase happens after the cell grows and copies organelles. It is the second part of interphase and when the DNA is replicated. With that, these chromosomes are titled sister chromatids. What subphase of interphase is this describing?

Synthesis phase

Which of the following is a form of chemical digestion in the stomach?

The breakdown of protein by pepsin

Select the options which correctly use a possessive pronoun:

The dog licked its bowl clean and wagged its tail. Do you know whose car is parked in front of the hydrant?

You write the following email to your professor in order to ask for an extension for your essay: "(Salutation) I am emailing you to kindly ask if it is possible to extend the deadline for my essay. Due to unexpected personal circumstances, I am unable to finish my essay in time for the deadline. I hope this is possible. Kind regards, Ally J." When looking at the email, which of the following forms of diction is used, and which salutation would be fitting?

The email is in formal diction and should be started with "Dear Ms. Smith"

Dialysis closely mimics the function of which organ?

The kidney

Melinda was shopping at a local supermarket when a man with an automatic weapon opened fire in the store. Melinda was shot in the leg and was suffering from extensive bleeding. Before someone thought to apply pressure to her wound, her blood pressure dropped significantly. Which system of the body kicked in to raise Melinda's blood pressure during this emergency?

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

Which of these structures provide both support and flexibility to the trachea?

The tracheal cartilages

What is the purpose of the systemic circuit of the human body?

To supply blood rich in oxygen and nutrients to the body

The liver converts ammonia to a less toxic substance? What substance is this?

Urea

Which of the following does the large intestine most likely absorb in digestion?

Water

In which of the following situations would insulin be released from the pancreas?

When you've eaten a lot of candy at a party

What is the general term we use for the army of defending cells that keep your body safe from infection and disease?

White blood cells

Your friend tries to convince you to come to France with them for Christmas. You are conflicted, as the flight is expensive and long for just a short holiday. Your friend uses the following argument: "I fly to France each Christmas, and the tickets this year are cheaper than ever before! During the flight you can watch a movie and sleep a little; it's not that far." Which of the following rhetorical devices uses your friend to convince you to join?

Your friend uses ethos

An inactive precursor of an enzyme that must go through a change to be activated is known as a(n) _____

Zymogen

Positive feedback system results in _____.

an amplified production of the produc

Lateral

away from the midline

Distal

away from the point of attachment

plantar

bottom of foot

superficial

closer to the surface of the body

The outer layer of the epidermis is made primarily of _____.

dead skin cells

coronal plane (frontal plane)

divides body into front and back

median plane

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Anterior

front of the body

deep

further away from the surface of the body

transverse plane

line that divides the body into upper and lower sections

An adjective describes a/an

noun.

Contralateral

on the opposite side of the body

Palmar

palm of hand

upper extremities

shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, and hands

Keratinocytes are cells that _____.

take up and store melanin

Which of the following cavities contains the lungs?

thoracic cavity

Posterior

toward the back

Which of the following serous membranes lines the heart?

visceral pericardium