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LPN ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024
The order of the scientific method - Correct Answer –
1 problem identification
2 question asking
3 developing a hypothesis
4 experimentation and data collection
5 analyze collected data
6 conclusion
The steps of data collection - Correct Answer –
1 observation
2 measurement
3 samples
4 organization
Deductive reasoning - Correct Answer - Method whereby conclusions follow from general principles.
Leads to a specific conclusion.
Inductive reasoning - Correct Answer - Method of arriving at general principles from specific facts.
Conclusion is formed by information that is most likely true
Atoms - Correct Answer - The smallest part of an element that still retains all the original properties of
the element. They combine to form molecules
Molecules - Correct Answer - a chemical bonding of atoms. They combine to form cells!!!
Organs - Correct Answer - Two or more tissue types that work together to perform a specific function
What are the four types of tissue? - Correct Answer - epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
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Epithelial tissue - Correct Answer - Provides covering or produce secretions. Commonly exists in layers
and does not have its own blood supply. Because of this, it depends on nearby capillaries for food and
oxygen, via diffusion.
What are the two TYPES of epithelial tissue? - Correct Answer - 1. Simple epithelium = One layer of cells.
Found in body structures where absorption, secretion, and filtration occur.
2. Stratified epithelium = Multiple layers of cells. Serves as protection
What are the three SHAPES of epithelial tissue? - Correct Answer - Squamous, cuboidal, and columnar
What body parts are made of connective tissue? - Correct Answer - tendons, ligaments, bones, blood,
and adipose (fat). Some connective tissues, such as ligaments, do not have their own blood supply.
tendon - Correct Answer - strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
Ligament - Correct Answer - strong connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
What are the three types of muscle tissue? - Correct Answer - 1. Skeletal = Supports voluntary
movements connected to bones in the skeletal system
2. Cardiac = Found in heart. Under Involuntary control
3. Smooth = Found in walls of hollow organs such as intestines, blood vessels, bladder, and uterus. Also
under involuntary control
Nervous tissue makes up the... - Correct Answer - Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
The circulatory system is made up of what? What is its function? - Correct Answer - The heart, blood
vessels, and blood. Circulates and distributes various substances throughout the body such as oxygen,
hormones, and nutrients from food
The digestive system consists of... - Correct Answer - All the organs from mouth to the anus. This
includes the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, liver, pancreas, and anus.
What is the function of the digestive system? - Correct Answer - Indigestion and breakdown of food.
MANUFACTURES ENZYMES that break down food so nutrients can be passed into the blood and then
into the body
what parts is the small intestine made of, and what is its function? - Correct Answer - The small
intestine is made up of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. It is the site for nutrition absorption.
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ABSORBS NUTRIENTS
What is the function of the colon? - Correct Answer - the colon removes WATER from the waste that
remains after absorption by the small intestine.
REMOVES WATER
What is the function of the liver? - Correct Answer - The liver produces bile that helps break down fats.
PRODUCES BILE
What is the function of the pancreas? - Correct Answer - The pancreas delivers enzymes to the small
intestine that aid in digestion
DELIVERS ENZYMES
What is the function of the endocrine system? - Correct Answer - The endocrine system controls body
functions such as growth and metabolism. It is made up of glands that secrete hormones to the blood,
then to organs, then to the rest of the body.
what are the glands of the endocrine system? - Correct Answer - the pineal, pituitary, thalamus,
hypothalamus, thyroid, thymus, and adrenal glands.
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what is the integumentary system made up of, and what is its function? - Correct Answer - made up of
the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nails. Protects internal tissues from injury and pathogens. Also
waterproofs the body and regulates body temperature.
HNMS (like the store H&M)
what is the function of the lymphatic system? - Correct Answer - Lymph nodes and lymph vessels carry
lymph, Which is a clear fluid rich in antibodies. Houses and transports white blood cells to and from
lymph nodes. Returns leaked fluid back into the blood vessels (back into blood).
