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Question 1

The elderly are increasingly more difficult to evaluate medically due to the three major changes in the patients. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A. Worsening vision

B. Decreased hearing

C. Increased memory

D. Declining cognitive abilities

Question 2

The hallmark sign of aging is the body’s decreased ability to maintain ________.

A. ideal body weight

B. homeostasis

C. hair color

D. skin elasticity

Question 3

What are some of the potential behavior changes related to pain?

A. Lethargy

B. Increased mobility

C. Increased energy

D. Agitation and confusion

Question 4

A healthy human brain will continue to develop until the approximate age of ________.

A. 50

B. 60

C. 25

D. 35

Question 5

Interest in fingerprints has been around for a long period of time. Their uniqueness was discovered in the ________.

A. 1200s

B. 1500s

C. 1600s

D. 1800s

Question 6

Forensic science is the application of science to ________.

A. medicine

B. biology

C. crime

D. history

Question 7

A decrease in the function of the ________ can lead to accumulation of medication in the geriatric patient.

A. kidneys

B. heart

C. lungs

D. vessels

Question 8

What part of long bones contains high levels of oxygen?

A. Medulla

B. Ends

C. Shaft

D. Marrow

Question 9

Which of these is NOT a common behavioral change due to pain?

A. Being grumpy

B. Swearing

C. Having a loss of appetite

D. Increased social interaction

Question 10

If a fetus does NOT get enough calcium in the mother’s diet, the fetus ________.

A. gets it from converting other nutrients

B. breaks down his or her own bones that had developed so far

C. does not get enough calcium and may not develop properly because of the lack

D. gets it from the mother’s bones and teeth, weakening them

Question 11

An older patient may lose up to ________ neurons a day.

A. 100

B. 12,000

C. 10,000

D. 100,000

Question 12

For several hundred years it was believed that ________ were poisonous.

A. grapes

B. poppy seeds

C. tomatoes

D. watermelons

Question 13

A technique called video skull-face superimposition was used to identify ________.

A. Josef Mengele

B. Tutankhamen, “King Tut”

C. Both a and b

D. None of the above

Question 14

Seeing multiple doctors at the same time can lead to ________.

A. loss of insurance

B. carcinoma

C. polypharmacy

D. increased agitation

Question 15

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a result of damage to the ________ nerve.

A. carpal

B. lateral

C. median

D. radial

Question 16

Some diabetics do NOT produce enough insulin to allow glucose into the body’s cells. Due to this fact, the body will start eating fats FIRST followed by what?

A. Mucus

B. Proteins

C. Lipids

D. None of the above

Question 17

This type of muscle tissue is found in the heart.

A. Skeletal

B. Voluntary

C. Smooth

D. Cardiac

Question 18

Melanoma is significant because ________.

A. it only strikes in the 25-29 age group

B. it has a low mortality rate

C. darkly pigmented people do NOT get it

D. it has the MOST rapidly increasing mortality rate of any cancer

Question 19

This skin infection is also called furuncles.

A. Tinea

B. Impetigo

C. Warts

D. Boils

Question 20

A condition that has a bull’s eye macule/papule is ________.

A. scabies

B. general warts

C. acne

D. Lyme disease

Question 21

Which type of muscle lines the blood vessels and airways of the body?

A. Rough

B. Glia

C. Smooth

D. Striated

Question 22

Which statement is NOT TRUE of the epidermis?

A. It is a stratified squamous epithelium.

B. It is composed mostly of connective tissue.

C. It is the outermost layer of skin.

D. It contains the stratum corneum.

Question 23

Jaundice is caused by a build-up in the body of ________.

A. carotene

B. bilirubin

C. melanin

D. bile

Question 24

What is the layer of skin that we can see?

A. Subcutaneous fascia

B. Epidermis

C. Stratum basale

D. Dermis

Question 25

The ________ system transports water, oxygen, and a variety of nutrients and other substances necessary for life to the cells, and transports waste products away from the cells.

A. cardiovascular

B. urinary

C. digestive

D. respiratory

Question 26

Treatment for Herpes is ________.

A. antivirals

B. antibiotics

C. steroids

D. medicated cream

Question 27

Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea pedis, and tinea cruris are caused by ________.

A. bacteria

B. mites

C. fungi

D. ringworms

Question 28

Which membrane is the main organ of the integumentary system?

A. Cutaneous

B. Mucous

C. Parietal

D. Visceral

Question 29

The skin tans in response to sunlight because of increased________.

A. keratin

B. melanin

C. sebum

D. collagen

Question 30

The “Rule of ________” is a system devised to assess the amount of body surface affected by a burn.

A. injury

B. nines

C. many

D. five