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45) You have been dispatched to a local shopping mall where a 63-year-old female patient has
slipped and fallen in a department store. Upon your arrival, you find her supine on the ground,
conscious and oriented with stable vital signs, complaining of severe pain to the upper portion of
her left leg and hip. Her left leg is slightly shortened and rotated outward. The bone most
commonly fractured with a "broken hip" is the:
A) femur.
B) tibia.
C) fibula.
D) ilium.
Objective: 6.3
46) Which of the following structures closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?
A) Pharynx
B) Epiglottis
C) Cricoid cartilage
D) Diaphragm
Objective: 6.3
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47) What type of blood vessels surround the alveoli?
A) Arterioles
B) Veins
C) Capillaries
D) Arteries
Objective: 6.3
48) Your patient is an 84-year-old male with difficulty breathing and peripheral edema. He tells
you he has been suffering for many years with "heart failure" and his condition is worsening,
especially with trouble breathing at night. Your knowledge of cardiovascular physiology suggests
that his condition could have resulted from the failure of either the right or left side of his heart.
Which chamber of the heart is the strongest, most muscular part of the heart and is primarily
responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
A) Left ventricle
B) Right ventricle
C) Left atrium
D) Right atrium
Objective: 6.3
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49) Which of the following structures receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the venae
cavae?
A) Right ventricle
B) Left ventricle
C) Left atrium
D) Right atrium
Objective: 6.3
50) What vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
A) Venae cavae
B) Aorta
C) Pulmonary artery
D) Pulmonary veins
Objective: 6.3
51) What is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart?
A) Left atrium
B) Right ventricle
C) Left ventricle
D) Right atrium
Objective: 6.3
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52) Which of the following are the components of the nervous system?
A) Brain and autonomic nerves
B) Spinal cord and motor nerves
C) Spinal cord and sensory nerves
D) Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Objective: 6.3
53) Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment?
A) Adipose tissue
B) Dermis
C) Subcutaneous tissue
D) Epidermis
Objective: 6.3
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54) Which organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal?
A) Gallbladder
B) Spleen
C) Liver
D) Pancreas
Objective: 6.3
55) Which organ is the principal organ of the renal system?
A) Kidney
B) Bladder
C) Ureter
D) Urethra
Objective: 6.3
56) What is NOT one of the primary organs for the female reproductive system?
A) Ovaries
B) Uterus
C) Urethra
D) Vagina
Objective: 6.3
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57) A child's ________ takes up proportionally more space in the pharynx than does an adult's.
A) trachea
B) tongue
C) epiglottis
D) cricoid cartilage
Objective: 6.4
58) What causes the "seesaw" breathing pattern of young children?
A) The cricoid cartilage and trachea are both more flexible than in adults, making breathing more
difficult.
B) The size of their tongues in proportion to their mouths.
C) They rely more on the diaphragm during breathing difficulty.
D) The pronounced inward curvature at the bottom of the ribcage.
Objective: 6.4
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59) What two body systems are critical for the life support chain?
A) Respiratory and cardiovascular systems
B) Respiratory and endocrine systems
C) Cardiopulmonary and digestive systems
D) Cardiovascular and lymphatic systems
Objective: 6.5
60) What two components are directly related to aerobic metabolism?
A) Exercise and water
B) Electrolytes and carbohydrates
C) Oxygen and glucose
D) Carbolic acid and air
Objective: 6.5
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