EASY

CATEGORY
1. The attending faculty in the coronary intensive care unit
demonstrates to his students a normal heart examination.
The first heart sound is produced by near-simultaneous
closure of which of the following valves?

A. Aortic and tricuspid

B. Aortic and pulmonary
C. Tricuspid and mitral
D. Mitral and pulmonary
 ANSWER

C.
Tricuspid and mitral
2. A physician becomes very angry with a patient when the
patient does not take his medication. The patient reminds the
doctor of her rebellious son. This physician’s intense reaction
to the patient’s behavior is most likely to be a result of:

A. positive transference
B. negative transference
C. countertransference
D. dislike of the patient
 ANSWER

C.
Countertransference
3. Which of the following contributes the fewest calories per
gram?

A. Proteins
B. Lipids
C. Carbohydrates
D. Fiber
ANSWER

D.
Fiber
4. A 7-year-old girl comes to the emergency department with
severe diarrhea. Tests show that the diarrhea is due to
decreased capacity of normal absorption in one of her
organs. Which of the following organs is involved?

A. Stomach
B. Gallbladder
C. Large intestine
D. Liver
 ANSWER

C.
Large Intestine
5. A 15-year-old boy tells his physician that he has been
smoking cigarettes for the past year. He relates that his
friends smoke and his father smokes. The most likely reason
that this teenager does not attempt to stop smoking is
because

A. his father smokes

B. his peers smoke
C. he does not know that smoking is harmful
D. smoking is addictive
 ANSWER

B.
His peers smoke
MODERATE
CATEGORY
1. A 46-year-old male patient with high blood pressure was
examined in the emergency department, and his physician
found a leakage of blood from the blood vessel that normally
carries richly oxygenated blood. Which of the following
vessels would most likely be damaged?

A. Superior vena cava

B. Pulmonary arteries
C. Pulmonary veins
D. Portal vein
 ANSWER

C.
Pulmonary Veins
2. What color would hydrochloric acid turn universal
indicator?

A. Yellow
B. Orange
C. Red
D. Purple
ANSWER

C.
Red
3. Inside the cell, molecules are constantly being broken
down to allow constituent parts to be repurposed in new
molecules. Which organelle, containing a potent mix of
enzymes, is responsible for much of this degradation?

A. Mitochondria
B. Lysosome
C. Chloroplast
D. Nucleus
ANSWER

B.
Lysosome
4. What is the name of the innermost layer of an artery wall?

A. Tunica media
B. Tunica intima
C. Tunica adventitia
D. Lumen
 ANSWER

B.
Tunica Intima
5. A crystal or stone pendulum is sometimes used in a
Japanese alternative method of healing, which is also
described as “laying on hands”. What is this method called?

A. Reiki
B. Ayurveda
C. Judo
D. Thalassotherapy
ANSWER

A.
Reiki
DIFFICULT
CATEGORY
1. Many people have heard the term Doppler effect. Which of
these scenarios would best describe the phenomenon of the
Doppler effect?
A. Sitting between two people who are speaking, each ear
receiving portions of their conversation.
B. Listening to an orchestra’s music starting off softly and then
increasing volume to a thunderous finale.
C. Sitting on an airplane and listening to the jet engines rev up at
take-off and then backing down to a cruising speed once in air.
D. Standing on a street corner and hearing an emergency vehicle’s
siren approach you, reach your area and then travel past you.
 ANSWER

D
Standing on a street corner and hearing
an emergency vehicle’s siren approach
you, reach your area and then travel
past you.
2. Bowling pins are shaped in a certain way so they are more
stable and less likely to fall over if gently hit. This is because
of their center of gravity, which is located where in the pin?

A. Near the bottom

B. At the tip top
C. In the red stripe on the neck
D. Hovering above the pin
 ANSWER

A.
Near the bottom
3. What is the major effect on the human blood of prolonged
living in an area above an altitude of 7,000 feet?

A. Increased size of the erythrocytes

B. Increased number of erythrocytes
C. Increase in total blood volume
D. Increase in oxygen saturation of hemoglobin
 ANSWER

B.
Increased number of
erythrocytes
4. Which of the following cannot be derived from a single
whole blood donation?

A. Fresh frozen plasma

B. Packed red blood cells
C. Normal serum albumin
D. Cryoprecipitate
 ANSWER

C.
Normal Serum Albumin
5. “Iodized” salts contain iodine salts of which metal?

A. Potassium
B. Iron
C. Copper
D. Gold
ANSWER

A.
Potassium