MCQ Collection
Basic Health Sciences MCQs
Practice Basic Health Sciences questions with answers and explanations.
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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: B. artery
Explanation:
artery is the term that matches the description: a vessel carrying blood away from the heart
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Correct Answer: C. a cell specialised for transmitting nerve signals
Explanation:
neuron refers to a cell specialised for transmitting nerve signals
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Correct Answer: A. an organ with digestive and endocrine functions
Explanation:
pancreas refers to an organ with digestive and endocrine functions
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Correct Answer: B. alveolus
Explanation:
alveolus is the term that matches the description: a small air sac where pulmonary gas exchange occurs
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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. antibody
Explanation:
antibody is the term that matches the description: an immunoglobulin that binds a specific antigen
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Correct Answer: B. an organ central to metabolism, detoxification and bile production
Explanation:
liver refers to an organ central to metabolism, detoxification and bile production
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Correct Answer: A. identification of a disease or condition
Explanation:
diagnosis refers to identification of a disease or condition
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Correct Answer: D. contraindication
Explanation:
contraindication is the term that matches the description: a condition in which a treatment should not be used
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Correct Answer: C. the quantity of a medicine administered
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dose refers to the quantity of a medicine administered
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Correct Answer: B. diagnosis
Explanation:
diagnosis is the term that matches the description: identification of a disease or condition
