MCQ Collection
Basic Health Sciences MCQs
Practice Basic Health Sciences questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. insulin
Explanation:
insulin is the term that matches the description: a hormone that lowers blood glucose by promoting uptake and storage
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Correct Answer: B. the time required for a drug concentration or amount to fall by half
Explanation:
half-life refers to the time required for a drug concentration or amount to fall by half
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Correct Answer: B. fungus
Explanation:
fungus is the term that matches the description: a eukaryotic organism that may be unicellular or multicellular
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Correct Answer: B. antibiotic resistance
Explanation:
antibiotic resistance is the term that matches the description: the ability of bacteria to survive an antibiotic that once inhibited them
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Correct Answer: C. dose
Explanation:
dose is the term that matches the description: the quantity of a medicine administered
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Correct Answer: B. fever
Explanation:
fever is the term that matches the description: a regulated rise in body temperature
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Correct Answer: A. administration into muscle
Explanation:
intramuscular route refers to administration into muscle
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Correct Answer: D. the quantity of a medicine administered
Explanation:
dose refers to the quantity of a medicine administered
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Correct Answer: D. platelet
Explanation:
platelet is the term that matches the description: a blood component important in clotting
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Correct Answer: B. oral route
Explanation:
oral route is the term that matches the description: administration through the mouth
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Correct Answer: D. reduced oxygen-carrying capacity commonly due to low haemoglobin
Explanation:
anaemia refers to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity commonly due to low haemoglobin
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Correct Answer: D. asepsis
Explanation:
asepsis is the term that matches the description: practices intended to prevent contamination by pathogens
