State Board Exam Review 1-50

Front 1

The body system that functions in calcium storage and hemopoiesis is called the

Back 1

Skeletal system

Front 2

The condition where a healthy body through constant changes and functioning remains the same

Back 2

Homeostasis

Front 3

The term for the sum of all chemical reactions necessary to sustain life is

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Metabolism

Front 4

The process by which complex substances in food are broken down into simple substances while releasing energy

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Catabolism

Front 5

The process by which the body cells use energy to make complex substances from simpler ones is called

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Anabolism

Front 6

The body plane that runs lengthwise from front to back, dividing the body into right and left halves, is called

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Sagittal

Front 7

The body plane that runs lengthwise from side to side and divides the body into a front and back half is called

Back 7

Frontal plane

Front 8

The directional term that refers to the back of the body

Back 8

Posterior; dorsal

Front 9

The directional term that refers to the midline of the body

Back 9

Medial

Front 10

The directional term that means toward the side of the body

Back 10

Lateral

Front 11

The directional term that means nearest to the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin

Back 11

Proximal

Front 12

The directional term that means farthest from the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin

Back 12

Distal

Front 13

The directional term that means above, higher, or toward the head

Back 13

Superior / cranial

Front 14

The directional term that means lower, beneath, or away from the head

Back 14

Inferior / caudal

Front 15

If a person is lying on the back, what is their position?

Back 15

Supine

Front 16

What is the position of a person standing erect with palms facing forward

Back 16

Anatomic

Front 17

Which of these body cavities are located in the back of the body?

Abdominal Cranial Pelvic Thoracic

Back 17

Cranial

Front 18

Which of the following is located in the front of the body?

Abdominal Cranial Dorsal Spinal

Back 18

Abdominal

Front 19

The body cavity that houses the brain is the

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Cranial

Front 20

The body cavity that houses the heart and the lungs is

Back 20

Thoracic cavity

Front 21

The body cavity that houses the stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and spleen is

Back 21

Abdominal

Front 22

The body cavity that houses the urinary bladder and the reproductive organs is

Back 22

Pelvic cavity

Front 23

Blood vessels with the thickest vessel wall

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Arteries

Front 24

Which of the following structures is located on the sagittal plane?

Intestines Left kidney Right lung Sternum

Back 24

Sternum

Front 25

Which of the following structures is located on the posterior side of the frontal plane?

Bladder Diaphragm Epididymis Spinal cord

Back 25

Spinal cord

Front 26

Which of the following structures is located inferior to the transverse plane?

Brain Heart Lungs Uterus

Back 26

Uterus

Front 27

The cellular elements of the blood responsible for the transport of oxygen to the tissues

Back 27

Erythrocytes

Front 28

The cellular elements of the blood that function in coagulation

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Thrombocyte

Front 29

The cellular elements of the blood that function in fighting infection

Back 29

Leukocytes

Front 30

Granulocytes that function in fighting bacterial infection

Back 30

Neutrophilic segmented cells

Front 31

Agranulocytes that function in antibody production

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Lymphocytes

Front 32

What is the fluid portion of a blood specimen called after the specimen has been collected into an anticoagulant?

Back 32

Plasma

Front 33

Which of the following is found in plasma, but not in serum?

Fibrogen Prothrombin Thrombin Tissue thromboplastin

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Fibrinogen

Front 34

The process by which the body stops the leakage of blood from the vascular system

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Hemostasis

Front 35

The 3 components of coagulation

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Blood vessels, coagulation factors, platelets

Front 36

The pathway initiated through the activation of factor XII?

Back 36

Intrinsic pathway

Front 37

Pathway initiated by the release of tissue thromboplastin

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Extrinsic pathway

Front 38

The pathway initiated by the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

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Common pathway

Front 39

Fibrin degradation products are the end result of the

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Fibrinolytic pathway

Front 40

The body system that provides communication in the body by means of electrical impulses and chemical substances

Back 40

Nervous system

Front 41

The body system that functions to maintain posture and produce heat

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Muscular system

Front 42

The body system that mechanically and chemically breaks down food into nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body's cells

Back 42

Digestive

Front 43

The body system that functions in ovulation, labor, and pregnancy

Back 43

Female reproductive system

Front 44

The body system responsible for eliminating metabolic waste products from the body

Back 44

Urinary system

Front 45

The body system responsible for delivering air to the capillary beds surrounding the alveoli

Back 45

Respiratory system

Front 46

The glandular system that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream

Back 46

Endocrine system

Front 47

The blood vessel whose wall is one cell layer thick

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Capillary

Front 48

Blood vessels that have valves

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Veins