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Public Health upgrade test Volume 1
- 1.Which flight within an aerospace medicine squadron manages health and wellness centers?
- A.
Public health flight.
- B.
Health promotion flight.
- C.
Flight/missile medicine flight.
- D.
Bioenvironmental engineering flight.
- 2.The medical advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff, USAF is the
- A.
Surgeon General, USAF.
- B.
United States Surgeon General.
- C.
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- D.
Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration.
- 3.The two key elements of a bioenvironmental engineering flight are
- A.
Health promotion and industrial hygiene.
- B.
Environmental quality and industrial hygiene.
- C.
Disease and injury prevention, and industrial hygiene.
- D.
Disease and injury prevention, and environmental quality.
- 4.The approved flights within the aerospace medicine squadron on most bases are flight/missile medicine, public health, bioenvironmental engineering,
- A.
Health promotion, readiness, and aeromedical staging.
- B.
Health promotion, and physiological training.
- C.
Health promotion, and readiness.
- D.
And readiness.
- 5.The study of how disease and injury occur in a population is known as
- A.
Entomology.
- B.
Epidemiology.
- C.
Parisitology.
- D.
Microbiology
- 6.Significant epidemiological trends are reported to all health care providers through the
- A.
Medical group commander.
- B.
Chief, Aeromedical Services.
- C.
Public health officer.
- D.
Base epidemiologist.
- 7.The MTF commander is responsible for
- A.
Directing the USAF Medical Service.
- B.
Advising the MAJCOM commander on medical matters.
- C.
Implementing MAJCOM medical policies throughout a MAJCOM.
- D.
Directing all medical programs for a base or wing.
- 8.Which US agency designs and enforces programs that guarantee the quality and safety offoods?
- A.
Department of Food Purity.
- B.
Public Health Service.
- C.
Department of Commerce.
- D.
FDA.
- 9.Worker education, fitting personal protection equipment such as ear plugs, and ensuring the proper administration of the AF Occupational Health Program are responsibilities of
- A.
Public health.
- B.
The local public health service.
- C.
The CDC.
- D.
The NIOSH.
- 10.Who monitors the medical aspects of the food safety program?
- A.
Medical group commander.
- B.
Base commander/wing commander.
- C.
PHO.
- D.
Food facility managers.
- 11.Which forum allows for a continual review of the activities within Aerospace Medicine?
- A.
Occupational health working group.
- B.
Aerospace medicine council.
- C.
Base safety council.
- D.
Executive council.
- 12.Public health uses OSHA standards to
- A.
Ensure a safe and healthful workplace for every man and woman in the United States.
- B.
Evaluate Air Force workplaces and to train Air Force civilian and military workers.
- C.
Monitor the incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses.
- D.
Reduce the incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses.
- 13.Substances must pass through which typical animal cell component to get into the cell?
- A.
Nucleus.
- B.
Cell membrane.
- C.
Organelles.
- D.
Golgi complex.
- 14.Cell multiplication is accomplished through a process called
- A.
Mycosis.
- B.
Myosis
- C.
Mitosis
- D.
Myopia.
- 15.The basic units of heredity that pass from parents to their children are called
- A.
Genes.
- B.
Chromosomes.
- C.
Chromatin material.
- D.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
- 16.Which organelles are the “powerhouses” of the animal cell?
- A.
Vacuoles.
- B.
Lysosomes.
- C.
Mitochondria.
- D.
Endoplasmic reticulum.
- 17.The release of stored energy from the combination of glucose and other nutrients with oxygen is called
- A.
Phosphate radical.
- B.
Metabolic oxidation.
- C.
Adenosine diphosphate.
- D.
Adenosine triphosphate.
- 18.The human body cannot lose water through
- A.
Respiration.
- B.
Perspiration.
- C.
Metabolic oxidation.
- D.
Urination.
- 19.What do we call the body’s tendency to maintain a steady state of balance?
- A.
Tissue fluid cycle.
- B.
Hypertonicity.
- C.
Hypotonicity.
- D.
Homeostasis.
- 20.When a cell is in its resting state, what are the charges inside and outside the cell?
- A.
More positive inside and negative outside.
- B.
More positive outside and negative inside.
- C.
Negative inside and outside.
- D.
Positive inside and outside.
- 21.What is the dense connective tissue that holds the bones together at a joint?
- A.
Collagenous fiber.
- B.
Reticular fiber.
- C.
Ligament.
- D.
Tendon.
- 22.Epithelial tissue is found in
- A.
Bones.
- B.
Muscles.
- C.
Intestines.
- D.
Tendons.
- 23.The general functions of connective tissues are to protect, support, and
- A.
Separate.
- B.
Absorb.
- C.
Contract.
- D.
Bind together.
- 24.What makes up about 50 percent of the brain and includes special cells that support and protect the nervous system?
- A.
Nervous tissue.
- B.
Neurons.
- C.
Synapses.
- D.
Neuroglia.
- 25.The bones in the skull, hyoid bones, sternum, ribs, and vertebrae all make up what part skeleton?
- A.
Axial.
- B.
Medial.
- C.
Transverse.
- D.
Appendicular.
- 26.Which type of muscle tissue is under voluntary control?
- A.
Cardiac.
- B.
Smooth.
- C.
Skeletal.
- D.
Nervous.
- 27.Which substance stores oxygen in the muscle tissue until it is needed by muscle cells?
- A.
Actin
- B.
Myosin.
- C.
Enzymes.
- D.
Myoglobin.
- 28.Which is not part of the skeleton system?
- A.
Bone marrow.
- B.
Ligaments.
- C.
Tendons.
- D.
Blood.
- 29.What type of fracture is characterized by small pieces or bone chips?
- A.
Simple.
- B.
Compound.
- C.
Comminuted.
- D.
Compression.
- 30.Wasting away of muscle is called
- A.
Atrophy.
- B.
Hypertrophy.
- C.
Myoglobin reduction.
- D.
Sliding filament mechanism.
- 31.Which cell makes up 99 percent of the total number of cells in the blood?
- A.
Leukocytes.
- B.
Erythrocytes.
- C.
Lymphocytes.
- D.
Platelets.
- 32.The ABO blood group containing B antigens and anti-A antibodies is group
- A.
A.
- B.
B.
- C.
AB.
- D.
O.
- 33.The common passageway for both the respiratory and digestive systems is the
- A.
Pharynx.
- B.
Larynx.
- C.
Cricoid.
- D.
Trachea.
- 34.Emphysema causes
- A.
White blood cells and fluids to accumulate in the lungs, impairing gas exchange.
- B.
Destruction of lung tissue making less tissue available for gas exchange.
- C.
An allergic response causing narrowing of the small airways.
- D.
Dry-land drowning from fluids due to choking agents.
- 35.Which ABO blood group has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies?
- A.
A.
- B.
B.
- C.
AB.
- D.
O.
- 36.In which area of the digestive tract does the greatest nutrient absorption take place?
- A.
Cecum.
- B.
Stomach
- C.
Large intestine.
- D.
Small intestine.
- 37.An example of a vestigial organ is the
- A.
Cecum.
- B.
Stomach.
- C.
Appendix.
- D.
Pancreas.
- 38.Which organ secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine?
- A.
Liver.
- B.
Pancreas.
- C.
Appendix
- D.
Gallbladder.
- 39.Which arteries carry the main blood supply to the brain?
- A.
Femoral.
- B.
Carotid.
- C.
Brachial.
- D.
Renal.
- 40.Protein digestion begins
- A.
With the release of the enzyme pepsin in the stomach.
- B.
By contact with hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- C.
When proteins enter the large intestine.
- D.
When proteins enter the small intestine.
- 41.How much filtrate does it take to produce approximately 1 ml of urine under normal kidney function?
- A.
50 ml.
- B.
125 ml.
- C.
200 ml.
- D.
275 ml.
- 42.The meatus is part of which structure in the male?
- A.
Testes.
- B.
Urethra.
- C.
Scrotum.
- D.
Epididymis.
- 43.Where does final maturation and storage of sperm take place?
- A.
Penis
- B.
Testes.
- C.
Urethra.
- D.
Epididymis.
- 44.A common birth control method for males is performed on the
- A.
Testes.
- B.
Urethra.
- C.
Epididymis.
- D.
Vas deferens.
- 45.Which process is not continuous?
- A.
Spermatogenesis
- B.
Menstruation.
- C.
Oogenesis.
- D.
Ovulation.
- 46.Sperm cells can survive approximately how long in the female reproductive tract?
- A.
24 to 72 hours.
- B.
72 to 96 hours.
- C.
10 to 14 days.
- D.
5 to 10 days.
- 47.At how many weeks in the development of a fetus are fingers and toes forming?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
8
- D.
12
- 48.Substances that cause physical defects in the developing embryo are called
- A.
Teratogens.
- B.
Mutagens.
- C.
Carcinogens.
- D.
Gametotoxins.
- 49.Which substances disrupt the cell’s DNA, resulting in a genetic defect?
- A.
Teratogens.
- B.
Mutagens.
- C.
Carcinogens.
- D.
Gametotoxins.
- 50.What are the fringe-like structures that draw ovum into the fallopian tubes?
- A.
Cilia.
- B.
Oogonia.
- C.
Fimbriae.
- D.
Mycogenera.
- 51.Which substances reduce the numbers of sperm or ova in the body?
- A.
Teratogens
- B.
Mutagens.
- C.
Carcinogens.
- D.
Gametotoxins.
- 52.When there are adequate levels of thyroxine, the
- A.
Pituitary gland releases more TSH.
- B.
Thyroid automatically stops thyroxine production.
- C.
Pituitary gland stops producing TSH.
- D.
Thyroid produces more thyroxine.
- 53.Which hormone promotes milk production in the female?
- A.
Oxytocin.
- B.
Prolactin.
- C.
Corticotropin.
- D.
Lutenizing hormone.
- 54.What is the condition where too much thyroxine is produced?
- A.
Goiter.
- B.
TSH deficiency.
- C.
Hypothyroidism.
- D.
Hyperthyroidism.
- 55.Which hormone controls the production of testosterone in the male?
- A.
Follicle stimulating hormone.
- B.
Corticotropin hormone.
- C.
Lutenizing hormone.
- D.
Growth hormone.
- 56.What allows the electrical charge to cross the crevice between neurons?
- A.
Acetylcholine.
- B.
Dendrites.
- C.
Axons
- D.
Villi.
- 57.What are the processes that carry impulses away from the cell body?
- A.
Axons.
- B.
Dendrites.
- C.
Synapse.
- D.
Villi.
- 58.Which contains insulating myelin coatings and is found in the spinal cord?
- A.
Gray matter.
- B.
White matter.
- C.
Parietal lobes.
- D.
Meninges.
- 59.What protects the brain beneath the skull and the spinal cord beneath the vertebral column?
- A.
Meninges.
- B.
Cerebrum.
- C.
Myelin coating.
- D.
Occipital lobes.
- 60.Up to how many liters of fluid per hour can be lost through sweat under very hot conditions?
- A.
4
- B.
6
- C.
8
- D.
10
- 61.The white protective layer on the outside of the eyeball is the
- A.
Sclera.
- B.
Retina.
- C.
Cortex.
- D.
Cornea.
- 62.(007STQV1)What is the characteristic of the cell membrane that does not allow all materials to pass through it?
- A.
Diffusion
- B.
Semipermeability
- C.
Osmosis
- D.
Mitosis
- 63.Reddening of the skin is called
- A.
Dermatitis.
- B.
Erythema.
- C.
Induration.
- D.
Vesicle.
- 64.A blister or elevation filled with fluid, not pus, is a
- A.
Pustule.
- B.
Papule
- C.
Macule.
- D.
Vesicle.
- 65.What is a flat, reddened spot on the skin?
- A.
Papule.
- B.
Pustule.
- C.
Macule.
- D.
Ulcer.
- 66.What is the opening of the eye?
- A.
Sclera.
- B.
Iris.
- C.
Pupil.
- D.
Cornea.
- 67.Which is an example of an anatomical defense mechanism?
- A.
Lysozyme.
- B.
Interferon.
- C.
Stomach acids.
- D.
Phagocytes.
- 68.Which type of immunity is acquired when an infant receives immunity from its mother?
- A.
Artificially acquired active immunity.
- B.
Naturally acquired active immunity.
- C.
Naturally acquired passive immunity.
- D.
Artificially acquired passive immunity.
- 69.(008STQV1) Which muscle tissues are short, branched, contain one nucleus, and are striated or banded?
- A.
Skeletal Muscle Tissues
- B.
Cardial Muscle Tissues
- C.
Ligament
- D.
Tendons
- 70.Which immunity produces antibodies following an actual infection?
- A.
Artificially acquired active immunity.
- B.
Naturally acquired active immunity.
- C.
Artificially acquired passive immunity.
- D.
Naturally acquired passive immunity.
- 71.Which antibody is usually the first to respond to an infection?
- A.
IgM.
- B.
IgG.
- C.
IgA.
- D.
IgD.
- 72.Which suffix means narrowing?
- A.
Stenosis.
- B.
Stasis.
- C.
Algia.
- D.
Osis.
- 73.What provides humoral immunity within the body?
- A.
T-Lymphocytes.
- B.
B-Lymphocytes.
- C.
Plasma cells.
- D.
Lymph nodes.
- 74.What produces chemicals that recruit other cells such as phagocytes in the immune response?
- A.
Plasma cells.
- B.
Lymph vessels.
- C.
B-Lymphocytes.
- D.
T-Lymphocytes.
- 75.Lymph vessels empty into which structure?
- A.
Lymphatic ducts.
- B.
Lymph capillaries.
- C.
The aorta.
- D.
The liver.
- 76.Which office is the official office of release for medical information?
- A.
Public health.
- B.
Medical records.
- C.
Squadron commander.
- D.
Patient Administration Office.
- 77.What is the maximum a military member can be fined for willfully disclosing information to someone not entitled to access or obtaining medical records under false pretenses?
- A.
$1,000.
- B.
$5,000.
- C.
$10,000.
- D.
$15,000
- 78.How do you correct a mistake made in a medical record?
- A.
Draw a single line through the mistake and place your initials above it.
- B.
Use a large, black, felt-tip marker to color over the mistake.
- C.
Use a liquid correction fluid to “paint” over the error.
- D.
Use a typewriter to “X” through the mistake.
- 79.(005STQVI) What is the microscopic unit of structure of all living things?
- A.
Nucleus
- B.
Cytoplasm
- C.
Centrioles
- D.
Cell
- 80.The prefix 20 in front of a social security number on a medical record indicates the record is for the
- A.
Spouse.
- B.
Second child.
- C.
Sponsor.
- D.
First child.
- 81.(011STQV1) Which type of blood cells make up 99% of the total number of cells in the blood?
- A.
WBC
- B.
RBC
- C.
Hemoglobin
- D.
ABO
- 82.Which SF 600 entry includes laboratory tests results?
- A.
Subjective.
- B.
Objective.
- C.
Assessment.
- D.
Plan.
- 83.How should a patient’s medical record indicate he or she has drug allergies?
- A.
The inside of record should be marked.
- B.
The outside of record should be marked.
- C.
The record will be red.
- D.
The record will be yellow.
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