Phlebotomy Essentials Questions To Chapter 5

Front 1

The transverse plane divides the body:

Back 1

a. diagonally into upper and lower portions.

b. horizontally into upper and lower portions.

c. vertically into front and back portions.

d. vertically into right and left portions.

Hint 1

b. horizontally into upper and lower portions.

Front 2

Proximal is defined as:

Back 2

a. away from the middle.

b. closest to the middle.

c. farthest from the center.

d. nearest to the point of attachment.

Hint 2

d. nearest to the point of attachment.

Front 3

The process by which the body maintains a state of equilibrium is:

Back 3

a. anabolism.
b. catabolism.
c. homeostasis.
d. venostasis.

Hint 3

c. homeostasis.

Front 4

Which part of a cell contains the
chromosomes or genetic material?

Back 4

a. Cytoplasm
b. Golgi apparatus
c. Nucleus
d. Organelles

Hint 4

c. Nucleus

Front 5

What type of muscle lines the walls of blood vessels?

Back 5

a. Cardiac
c. Striated
b. Skeletal
d. Visceral

Hint 5

d. Visceral

Front 6

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system?

Back 6

a. Heart
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Ovary

Hint 6

b. Liver

Front 7

Evaluation of the endocrine system involves:

Back 7

a. blood gas studies.
b. drug monitoring.
c. hormone determinations.
d. spinal fl uid analysis.

Hint 7

c. hormone determinations.

Front 8

The spinal cord and brain are covered by
protective membranes called:

Back 8

a. meninges.
c. papillae.
b. neurons.
d. viscera.

Hint 8

a. meninges.

Front 9

Sudoriferous glands are

Back 9

a. connected to hair follicles.
b. endocrine system structures.
c. referred to as sweat glands.
d. responsible for goose bumps.

Hint 9

c. referred to as sweat glands.

Front 10

Most gas exchange between blood and tissue takes place in the:

Back 10

a. arterioles.
b. capillaries.
c. pulmonary vein.
d. venules.

Hint 10

b. capillaries.

Front 11

The functional units of the nervous system are the

Back 11

a. axons.
b. dendrites.
c. nephrons.
d. neurons.

Hint 11

d. neurons.

Front 12

A person who is supine is

Back 12

a. lying face up.
b. lying on the side.
c. sitting up.
d. standing erect.

Hint 12

a. lying face up.

Front 13

The creation of a hormone is an example of

Back 13

a. anabolism.
b. catabolism.
c. hemopoiesis.
d. homeostasis.

Hint 13

a. anabolism.

Front 14

Which of the following is a structure within a cell?

Back 14

a. Alveolus
b. Glomerulus
c. Golgi apparatus
d. Pharynx

Hint 14

c. Golgi apparatus

Front 15

Which of the following is a finger bone?

Back 15

a. Calcaneus
b. Phalanx
c. Tarsal
d. Tibia

Hint 15

b. Phalanx

Front 16

Which of the following is an appendage of the integumentary system?

Back 16

a. Adrenal gland
b. Pineal gland
c. Sebaceous gland
d. Thymus gland

Hint 16

c. Sebaceous gland

Front 17

A patient has meningitis. What body system is associated with this diagnosis?

Back 17

a. Digestive
b. Endocrine
c. Nervous
d. Urinary

Hint 17

c. Nervous

Front 18

Which of the following are urinary system structures?

Back 18

a. Meninges
b. Glomeruli
c. Islets of Langerhans
d. Papillae

Hint 18

b. Glomeruli

Front 19

Accessory organs of the digestive system include

Back 19

a. the gallbladder.
b. the liver.
c. the pancreas.
d. all of the above.

Hint 19

d. all of the above.

Front 20

Which of the following are all endocrine system tests?

Back 20

a. ABGs, CBC, lytes
b. CBC, ESR, uric acid
c. FSH, HCG, RPR
d. T3, T4, TSH

Hint 20

d. T3, T4, TSH

Front 21

Most carbon dioxide is carried in the blood in this manner.

Back 21

a. As bicarbonate ion
b. As PCO2
c. Bound to hemoglobin
d. Dissolved in the blood plasma

Hint 21

a. As bicarbonate ion

Front 22

You are looking at muscle tissue under the microscope. The cells you see are long, cylindrical, multinucleated,
and heavily striated. What type of muscle cells are they?

Back 22

a. Cardiac
b. Involuntary
c. Smooth
d. Skeletal

Hint 22

d. Skeletal

Front 23

Gametes are

Back 23

a. blood-fi ltering structures.
b. cytoplasmic organelles.
c. dermal structures.
d. sex cells.

Hint 23

d. sex cells.

Front 24

Surfactant

Back 24

a. helps keep alveoli inflated.
b. is secreted by sebaceous glands.
c. is a digestive enzyme.
d. lubricates joints.

Hint 24

a. helps keep alveoli inflated.

Front 25

Which of the following tests is associated with the reproductive system?

Back 25

a. ABG
b. HCG
c. O&P
d. UA

Hint 25

b. HCG