273 TEXES Health Science 6-12 Practice Exam Questions II
In which decade was national health care legislation first proposed, causing unions to believe that a plan offering compulsory health insurance would weaken the union systems?
1910s
When did the price of medical and hospital care begin to double?
1950s
When was the Health Maintenance Organization Act established?
1970s
When was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law?
2010
When customer service employees mirror their customers, what should they not mirror?
An angry tone
How do the kidneys concentrate urea in the renal tubules
By reabsorbing water from the renal tubules
If structure A is situated more towards the back than structure B, then structure A is ___to structure B:
Dorsal
Peristalsis
Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.
Sperm production takes place inside?
Seminiferous tubules
What is the job of the human body's pulmonary circuit?
The job of the pulmonary circuit is to carry blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
This major division of the nervous system reports any sensory changes to the brain and spinal cord, and then carries out orders.
The peripheral nervous system, or PNS
In the lungs, after oxygen leaves the air, where does it travel next?
The volume of water is so small, it becomes saturated with oxygen almost instantly and the oxygen is then free to diffuse across the cell membrane.
Why are medical abbreviations useful?
They speed up communication
A man is standing outdoor and feels a sudden chill. He notices the hair raising on his arms. Why do the hairs on a people's arms raise?
This is a leftover response from our evolutionary ancestors.
What allows the transport of essential nutrients and other materials to the fetus?
Umbilical veins and arteries
This is where a fertilized egg grows and matures.
Uterus
relative dose
a dose relative to the patient's body weight
Zygote
a fertilized egg
scientific method
a systematic set of procedures that scientists follow to gain knowledge.
The New Drug Application process is intended to_______
ensure the safety and efficacy of any drug brought to market.
The glomeruli and renal tubules play an important part in which of the following bodily functions?
filtering the blood
Organ that converts ammonia into urea.
liver
Caudal
means situated towards the lower part of the body
Secretions from the _____, called _____, neutralize acid from the stomach in the small intestine.
pancreas bicarbonate
OD
right eye
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
subdivision of the motor division of the PNS that allows the body to perform tasks that are not under conscious control.
The concentration
the amount of dissolved substance in a set volume of solvent.
Why are humans unable to absorb oxygen through their skin?
there is not enough surface area
What is released from the ovary?
unfertilized egg
