A mortality rate of 75% means:

There's a 75% chance of not being alive in 5 years

What can healthcare workers do th help people improve their personal and public health?

inform people about healthy lifestyle choices

Replace, reduce, and refine are alternative scientific methods researchers use to:

design experiments that don't use animals

Radiation exposure to radiographers must be measured on a badge worn by the radiographers and:

regulated by the federal government

How do healthcare providers participate in cancer prevention?

routinely perform cancer screenings

What is the best method for assuring accurate diagnostic test results?

follow the standard operating procedure

An infectious disease is considered to be re-emerging when it is:

Once occurred, greatly declined, then increases

What approval process do biomedical researchers seek when they create a transgenic animal?

apply for a patent from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Incomplete dominance can be described by:

plants possibly having several different colors.

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1
What forensic profession evaluates bodily remains in an advanced state of decay?
forensic toxicologist
forensic entomologist
forensic biologist
forensic anthropologist
2
Pluripotent stem cells are reprogrammed adult cells produced in lab to take on characteristics?
somatic stem cells
embryonic stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
tissue-specific stem cells
3
What type of research is not directed at problem solving & is the building blocks for others:
applied
clinical
basic
in vitro
4
What is the technique used by scientists to manipulate genes?
genetic traiting
genetic counseling
gene therapy
genetic engineering
5
The AWA is enforced by the:
US Dept. of Animals
US Deputies for Animals
US Dept. of Abus
US Dept. of Agriculture
6
The use of organisms, cells or molecules to make products or solve problems is known as:
biotechnology
biology
bioscience
bioinformatics
7
Tetanus vaccines may be administered to protect one from an organism whose reservoir is:
flatworms
rodents
soil
air
8
The study of how a person's genes determine individual response to a medication is known as:
pharmacogenomics
genetics
pathology
pharming
9
A cancer cell that stays in the tissue of its origination is considered:
in situ
metastatic
invasive
malignant
10
What career helps people to understand the risk of inherited diseases?
animal rights activist
animal lab tech
genetics counselor
biotechnologist
11
Health professional called to a crime scene and is responsible for ordering an autopsy?
practitioner
pathologist
medical examiner
law enforcement officer
12
When scientists are able to use an organ from another species for transplantation, this is:
a promotor
pharming
a xenograph
a totipotent
13
A major reason tuberculosis is considered a re-emerging disease is due to:
mass food production systems
antibiotic resistance
cooling and plumbing systems
insecticide resistance
14
Which source would be the most appropriate sample to use in DNA fingerprinting?
hair root
RBCs
hair shaft
sweat
15
What is the time frame in which the human body will begin to display signs of rigor mortis?
6 - 8 hours
12 -24 hours
1 - 3 hours
2 - 6 hours
16
Using transgenic animals to produce pharmaceuticals is called:
sythesis
pharming
milking
dubbing
17
A mortality rate of 75% means:
There's a 75% chance of having cancer
There's a 75% chance of surviving the cancer
75% of people have the same disease
There's a 75% chance of not being alive in 5 years
18
Acyclovir is an antiviral drug that has proven successful in the treatment of:
common cold
gonorrhea
tuberculosis
genital herpes
19
The FBI has described the tactics of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) as
insignificant for an activist group
supporting animal research
non-animal activism
domestic terrorism
20
What is the leading cause of all cancers?
pesticide exposure
chemicals in foods
smoking
mutations in DNA
21
What can healthcare workers do th help people improve their personal and public health?
recommend nutrition counseling
petition smoking in the US
discuss abstinence
inform people about healthy lifestyle choices
22
The discovery of what type of drug prevents us from feeling pain during surgery?
anticoagulants
anesthesia
antivirals
antibiotics
23
The two types of microscopes used for manipulating material on the nanoscale are:
helium ion and scanning probe
LCD and Blu-ray
prism and ultralight
oxygen and nitrogen
24
Replace, reduce, and refine are alternative scientific methods researchers use to:
design experiments that don't use animals
maintain all lab equipment
examine cellular tissues
request grants for special funding
25
What type of company produces medicines?
masonry
chemical
medical
pharmaceutical
26
Which structure has the potential to develop into any other cell within the human body?
stem cell
totipotent cell
pluripotent cell
adult cell
27
Using gen. modified pigs to harvest heart valves for humans - benefit of gen. mod. organisms?
livestock improvement
pharmaceutical production
tissue and organ donors
animal models
28
Radiation exposure to radiographers must be measured on a badge worn by the radiographers and:
regulated by a hospital
regulated by a medical clinic
regulated by the federal government
regulated by a local health dept.
29
How do healthcare providers participate in cancer prevention?
influence government regulations prevention
prescribe anti-cancer drugs
force individual behavior change
routinely perform cancer screenings
30
The study of gene responses to a particular medication is known as:
epigenomics
metagenomics
pharmacogenomics
microgenomics
31
Which lab animals are not protected under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)?
mice, rats, and birds
monkeys and rabbits
mice, rats, and monkeys
pigs and birds
32
What is the best method for assuring accurate diagnostic test results?
manage the test environment
test in labs only
follow the standard operating procedure
calibrate the equipment as often as funds allow
33
Gender on a skeletonized victim can be determined by the width of the:
pelvis
teeth
femur
skull
34
Nanobiotechnology research is conducted in this space to keep out all airborne particles?
sterile room
clean room
surgical suite
surgical suite
35
What age sees the most cancer deaths?
45-54
75-84
25-34
55-64
36
The first reports of successful mammal cloning date to the:
21st century
18th century
19th century
20th century
37
The purpose of performing embryonic stem cell research is to develop new and better ways to:
create genetically engineered livestock
reconstitute human embryos
treat disease
increase fertility
38
Type of research that takes place in a hospital/clinical setting in order to treat disease:
basic
applied
non-computer animal models
clinical
39
Reproductive cloning is also called:
nucleic acid recombination
somatic cell nuclear transfer
protein synthesis
adult stem cell transfer
40
Diag. test ordered to determine the most effective antibiotic to treat bacteria infection:
cell culture
biopsy
urinalysis
blood smear
41
An infectious disease is considered to be re-emerging when it is:
Recently recognized by the NIH as being a new disease
Recently determined to be caused by an infectious agent
Once occurred, greatly declined, then increases
Never significantly declines in incidence & remain a threat
42
What approval process do biomedical researchers seek when they create a transgenic animal?
apply for a patent from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
petition the National Institutes of Health
submit documentation to the Department of Agriculture
register the process with the Internal Revenue Service
43
The procedure when a tissue sample is removed from the body to look for disease is:
sterlization
catherization
biopsy
tonsilectomy
44
Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also known as:
hematopoietic stem cells
embryonic stem cells
somatic stem cells
pluripotent stem cells
45
Incomplete dominance can be described by:
plants possibly having several different colors.
plants that lack color pigment making it difficult to grow.
plants all being the same color.
no trait related to plant color.
46
What agency regulates food and drugs in the US?
EPA
CDC
FDA
OSHA
47
The somatic cell nuclear transfer is used to allow for production of perfectly matched tissue:
for transgenic cloning
for pharmaceutical cloning
for therapeutic cloning
for reproductive cloning
48
34. What is the specialized examination of a corpse to determine how and why someone died?
arteriogram
sonogram
cat scan
autopsy
49
What agency regulates safety in the workplace?
OSHA
EPA
FDA
USDHHS
50
Implanting a gene from one organism into an embryo will create a:
transgenic animal
xenograph
mutant
new species
51
What agency regulates substances in the environment that could be hazardous to humans?
CDC
USDA
FDA
EPA
52
To reduce false positive results, what may a Dr. want to know before selecting a diag. test?
sensitivity
specificity
manufacturer
cost
53
What medical device made the external cardiac pump obsolete?
heart-lung machine
pacemaker
artificial heart
electrocardiogram
54
"In vitro" means:
death
life
in glass
in a lab
55
In regenerative medicine, once the biomaterial matrix is developed, scaffolds must be able to:
be made smaller
explode
remain unchanged
dissolve
56
What type of research is used to test potential drugs and treatments in humans?
basic
applied
clinical
in vitro
57
When creating cloned mammal, what structure contains gen. info. the scientist intends to clone?
surrogate mother
somatic cell
enucleated oocyte
blastocyst
58
Which is the reservoir for Yersinia pestis?
rodents
soil
ticks
humans
59
What is the goal of therapeutic cloning?
to inject medication to treat pain
to repair a blocked artery
to produce embryonic stem cells that treat disease
to create a new organism, human, or animal
60
What global organization helps prevent outbreaks of disease all over the world?
CDC
WHO
EPA
USDHHS
61
Which of the following comprises 97% of all research animals?
mice, rats, birds
monkeys and rabbits
mice and rats
pigs and birds
62
Internal surgical exam analyzes contents of victim's stomach & intestines. Most helpful @ info?
The info helps to determine time of death.
The info eliminates food allergies as the cause of death.
Information establishes history of gastrointestinal disease.
Info locates places a victim visited in final hrs of life
63
What is the process of creating living, functional tissues to repair or replace tissue ?
regeneration
joint replacement
regenerative education
regenerative medicine
64
What is karyotyping?
a technique used to print DNA on a glass slide
a technique for separating molecules by length and charge
D. technique for looking at an organism's set of chromosomes
a technique used to make copies of DNA segments
65
After a house fire, a medical examiner would request what to identify a victim?
sonogram
electrocardiogram
odontogram
mammogram
66
The spread of cancer cells from the initial or primary site of disease to other body parts:
mitosis
mutation
meiosis
metastasis
67
Scientist charts position of known genes & other markers, this process is called:
genome tracing
regeneration
genetic mapping
genetic engineering
68
One must apply for a patent from the US Patent/Trademark office to create a new:
dinosaur
stem cell
transgenic organism
animal model
69
Type of research directed toward a specific objective, such as a new drug or treatment:
clinical
applied
basic
in vitro
70
Toxicologist needs to separate blood into plasma & cellular components. Instrument used?
electron microscope
gas chromatograph
centrifuge
liquid chromatograph
71
Which statement best describes the cause of cancer?
The cause is unknown
It is caused by something eaten
It develops across time and from different causes
At some point, it is caught from someone with a similar type
72
A xenograft is used in a heart transplant. Where did this tissue come from?
the recipient's body
an identical twin
a different species
a cadaver of the same species
73
The best way for individuals to decrease their risk of developing cancer is to:
depend on government regulations
take lycopene supplements
develop health behavior habits
See a doctor regularly
74
What type of exam is performed on a dead pt. with Alzheimer's that was trying out a new drug?
postmortem autopsy
forensic autopsy
pathology investigation
clinical autopsy
75
There is a significant limitation when using hair samples for forensic analysis because:
ingest drugs only show short-term exposure w/ hair analysis
drugs have been exposed to environ prior to being ingested
ingest drugs show ^ concentrations in urine/blood samples.
difficult to tell specific drugs ingested in hair samples.
76
Regenerative medicine relies heavily on the use of:
human organ donations
stem cells
clones
organs harvested from animals
77
Animals are often used in medical research because they:
are inexpensive to house, feed, and take care of
respond the same way to experimental drugs as humans
are not affected by governmental regulations
share the same structures as humans
78
Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:
adult stem cells
embryonic stem cells
zygote stem cells
totipotent stem cells
79
Police found what they believe is a child’s body. Approx age at time of death can be determined
by the shape of the pelvic bones
by the ossification of bones and eruption of adult teeth
by the size of muscle attachment points in the skull
by the degeneration and wear on the joints
80
Which of the following are symptoms of an infection caused from a helminth?
coughing and sneezing
diarrhea and abdominal pain
numbness and tingling
rapid pulse and chest pain

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