Sciences practice qs
Which of the following is an unlikely cause of gastrointestinal disease?
Actinomycetales israel
Tumors of certain organs whose cells produce various secretions, such as the breast, prostate, and thyroid glands:
Adenoma
What is the result of the partial oxidation of a primary alcohol?
Aldehydes
Which one of the following is a term used to refer to the digestive tract:
Alimentary canal
Predisposing conditions to disease would include: I. Age IV. Nutrition II. Race V. Occupation III. Sex VI. Stress
All of above
What reacts with formaldehyde to form urotropin?
Ammonia
The study of the circulatory is also known as:
Angiology
What is the purpose of using sodium citrate in embalming fluid?
Anticoagulant
Vibrio cholera are bacteria responsible for the infection called
Asiatic cholera
What is the smallest particle of matter that enters into a chemical reaction?
Atom
The artery which is located just behind the medial border of the coracobrachialis muscle
Axillary
Which one of the following is a hollow organ situated in the pelvic cavity posterior to the symphysis pubis?
Bladder
Osteoma and osteosarcoma are:
Bone tumors
A thrombus of the vertebral artery would restrict blood flow to the:
Brain
How can someone be tested for tuberculosis?
Chest X-ray, tuberculin skin test, sputum culture
Which vaccine can prevent diphtheria?
DPT
A deterioration of body cells / tissues with a corresponding loss of function:
Degeneration
A pathological condition of the body that presents a group of clinical sign and symptoms and laboratory findings peculiar to it and that sets the condition apart as an abnormal entity differing from other normal or pathological body states is a(an):
Disease
Any change in the structure and function of the body:
Disease
What substance prevents infection by killing bacteria?
Disinfectant
Extravascular obstruction and hemorrhage may cause problems with
Distribution
What are eosine, ponceau red, and erythrosine examples of?
Dyes
What is the study of chemical processes involving decomposition?
Embalming chemistry
Which one is a cranial bone?
Ethmoid
The femoral artery is a continuation of the:
External iliac
True or False: Salmonella infection generally causes a more severe illness than Shigella infection
False
What artery terminates at the adductor magnus muscle?
Femoral
The spinal cord goes through what structure located in the occipital bone:
Foramen magnum
What is a 40% by volume solution of formaldehyde called?
Formalin
Which portion of the stomach is the most superior?
Fundus
What is the structural formula of formaldehyde?
HCHO
Leukemia and erythrocytosis are examples of:
Hematopoietic Disorders
The DPT vaccine provides protection against diseases caused by all of the following organisms EXCEPT
Hemophilus influenzae
The study of the tissues of the human body with the aid of a microscope is called:
Histology
What are the chemicals used in embalming fluid that help tissue retain moisture?
Humectants
The embalmer tries to insert the arterial tube into a very small brachial artery and damages the artery in doing so. Which layers of the artery received the most damage? I. tunica intima II. tunica media III. vaso vasorum IV. capillaries
I, II
Embalming considerations in cardiovascular disease would include: I. Pre-injection chemicals IV. Increase injection pressure II. Co-injection chemicals V. One point injection III. Increase rate of flow VI. Multiple point injection
I, II, VI
Choose the correct path that the spermatozoa would take as it leaves the testes I. epididymis II. urethra III. vas deferens IV. ejaculatory duet
I, III, IV, II
Which of the following lists the complete venous route from the lower extremities to the inferior vena cava? I. Lesser saphenous II. External iliac III. Popliteal IV. Femoral
I, III, IV, II
Which of the following lists the vessels in order going from the aorta towards the upper extremity? I. Axillary II. Brachiocephalic III. Brachial IV. Subclavian
II, IV, I, III
Weil's disease is another name for
Infectious jaundice
Infections caused by members of the genus Salmonella are primarily transmitted by
Ingestion
What term best describes the action of a preservative agent?
Inhibit
Anasarca and hydrothorax are similar in that both:
Involve tissue fluids
One particular concern to the embalmer with diseases of the liver and pancreas is:
Jaundice
The major organ for detoxification and bile production is:
Liver
bull's eye rash is characteristic of what illness/disease?
Lyme
Deformity, abnormal shape or structure, especially a congenital abnormality is a (an):
Malformation
What are reordorants used for in embalming fluid?
Masking agent
Used to aid in locating the position of the ear:
Mastoid process
Which of the following bones are located within the bones of the face?
Maxilla
In relation to the lungs the heart is:
Medial
A gram is equivalent to 1000:
Milligrams
Diminished amount of urine formation is called:
Oliguria
What is the division of chemistry concerned with carbon-based compounds?
Organic
What reaction causes bilirubin to convert to biliverdin?
Oxidation
What is the dry powdered form of formaldehyde called?
Paraformaldehyde
Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?
Patella
The study of structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease is:
Pathology
What cavity would the tip of the trocar be placed into in order to aspirate the urinary bladder:
Pelvic
Which of the following treponematoses is/are not (an) STD(s)?
Pinta and yaws
What is the purpose of using phenol in embalming fluid?
Preservative
What glands is NOT part of the endocrine system?
Prostate
What class of complex compounds that occur naturally in plants and animals and yield amino acids when hydrolyzed?
Proteins
Which of the following is prone to antibiotic resistance?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
All of the following are lower extremity muscles EXCEPT:
Psoas major
The external iliac artery lies along the medial border of which of the following muscles?
Psoas major
What amine is produced during putrefaction?
Putrescine
Which of the following does NOT play a part in the transmission of salmonellosis?
Respiratory discharges
A febrile systemic disease which normally follows strep throat which tends to cause inflammation of all layers of the heart:
Rheumatic fever
The part of the heart that receives venous blood returning from all parts of the body EXCEPT the lungs is known as:
Right atrium
All of the following are spiral shaped except
Shigella
What does formaldehyde convert liquid protein into?
Solid coagulate
What is a liquid containing a dissolved substance or substances?
Solution
Inflammation of the mouth is termed:
Stomatitis
What is the route to the upper extremities from the common carotid?
Subclavian
Which of the following is NOT one of the derivatives of the integumentary system?
Teeth
What is the term for a poison that is organic in nature?
Toxin
True or False: E. coli is used as an indicator species of contaminated water
True
True or False: Escherichia coli is the most common member of the normal intestinal flora
True
Within the nine region plan of abdominal division, the central region is termed:
Umbilical
Most of the blood volume of the body, at any given time, will be found in the:
Veins
Which of these microbes is described as being "comma" shaped?
Vibrio cholera
What is the most commonly used solvent for the embalming process?
Water
Treponema pertenue causes
Yaws
The union of two arteries is called:
anastomoses
Vibrio cholera causes
cholera
Which of the following lists the parts in order that food passes through from the stomach to the small intestines:
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
The left margin of the stomach is called the:
greater curvature
Glands which carry out both endocrine and exocrine functions are referred to as:
heterocrine
Tissue reaction to injury is called:
inflammation
Decreased blood flow to a body part:
ischemia
After blood passes through the mitral valve, it will be in the:
left ventricle
The galea aponeurotica is the tendon of which one of the following muscles:
occipitofrontalis
Klebsiella pneumoniae causes
pneumonia
What artery originates off the adductor magnus muscle?
popliteal
TB is spread by
respiratory droplets
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is called:
rhinitis
Treponema pallidum causes
syphilis
The embalmer receives a body that has died of ulcerative colitis, which of these can the embalmer expect?
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