This document contains multiple choice questions about various topics in science and medicine. It includes questions about physics, mechanics, electricity, light, magnetism, heat, laboratory equipment, medical conditions, diseases, health statistics, and more. The questions are designed to test understanding of these topics through selecting the best answer from the options provided.
1. MultipleChoice finalsinSTS
Encircle the letterwhichyouthinkitthe bestanswerto the question.
1. Selectthe periodinPhysics(1550-1800) inwhichthere were several experiments,studiesand
discoveriesmade bybrilliantmenandwomen.
a. Classical Physics c. Modern Physics
b. ExperimentalPhysics d. all of the above
2. Identifythe periodinwhichmostnotableexperimentandhisdiscoverieswereachievedinthe
fieldof Mechanics,sound,electricity,light,magnetismandheat.
a. Classical Physics c. Modern Physics
b. ExperimentalPhysics d. all of the above
3. What isthe laboratoryequipmentthatisactuallyarecorderand about the size of a personal cd
playerthatrecords ECG signals?
a. Ambulatory c. defibrillator
b. Apneaalarm d. stethoscope
4. What isthe bestwordwhichcharacterizesasevere stiffeningandlimbshakingwithlossof
consciousness?
a. Convulsion c. spasm
b. Cramp d. none of the above
5. A studentsuffersfromtoothache andvisitsadentist,whatisthe firstinstrumenthe hastolook
for?
a. Compressedair c. drill
b. Suction d. lightsource
6. A premature babyisplacedinside heatedincubatorsbecauseitcannotcontrol body
temperature,suddenlyitproducesalarmprobablybecause:
a. Oxygenisoverconcentration c. overtemperature
b. Oxygenisunderconcentration d. all of the above
7. The ultimate objective of publichealthwork.
a. To identifyhealthproblems c. preventhealthproblem
b. To control healthproblems d. all of the above
8. Choose andarrange the five leadingcausesof morbidity.
a. Tuberculosis, influenza,pneumonia,bronchitis,diarrhea
b. Bronchitis,diarrhea,pneumonia,influenza,tuberculosis
c. Influenza,pneumonia,tuberculosis,diarrhea,bronchitis
d. Pneumonia,influenza,tuberculosis,diarrhea,bronchitis
9. The disease thatmakesthe Philippinesaconsistentworldclassrecordholder.
a. Pneumonia c. cancer
b. Measles d. tuberculosis
10. Whichstatementaboutmalariaiscorrect especiallyin1993?
a. The disease isendemicto62 of the country’s77 provinces
b. Resistance toanti-malariadrugsincreases
c. It isthe 10th
leadingcause of morbidity
11. What causesthe re-emergenceof communicable diseases?
a. Magnitude worseningsocial andeconomicconditions
b. Filipinoshave noaccessto sanitaryservices
c. Weakbodyresistance
d. All of the above
12. Determine the leadingcause of mortalityin1994
a. Tuberculosis c. heart disease
b. Diarrhea d. accidents
13. Whichhospital in1998 estimatedthat71,526 new cancer casesoccur yearly?
a. St. LukesHospital c. Lung Centerof the Philippines
b. Philippine General Hospital d. none of the above
14. What isthe rank of the Philippinesregardingbreastcancer?
a. 1st
c. 3rd
b. 2nd
d. 4th
15. Choose whichstatementabouttuberculosisis NOTTRUE.
a. 132 Filipinosdie of thisdisease daily
2. b. Accordingto UNICEF,39% of Filipinochildrenare afflictedwiththis disease
c. Half-centuryafterthe discoveryof tuberculosis,the diseasecontinuestowreakhavoc
on Filipinos
d. Majorityof patientsregardingthisdisease are poor
16. In 1999, the governmentoffered the lepersP10,000 as “seedmoney”.Whatdoesit mean?
a. The lepersshouldputuptheirownbusiness
b. The lepersmustbuyplantwithseedsbecause itisnutritious
c. The patientswithleprosyhave togive uptheirrightstofoodand medicine
d. All of the above
17. Whichis NOT a cause of heart disease?
a. Smoking
b. Accessto sanitary facilities
c. Highbloodpressure
d. Highcholesterol
18. Who isat higherriskof seriousillnessfromzoonoticdiseases?
a. Adultsolderthan65
b. Childrenyoungerthan5
c. People withweakenedimmune system
d. All of the above
19. Determine the causesof oral disease.
a. Poornutrition
b. Inaccessible dental care
c. Unaffordable dental care
d. All of the above
20. Whichexplosivefigureis NOTTRUE?
a. More than 2 millionFilipinoshave diabetes
b. Lack of toiletisa majorcause in the spreadingof infectiousdiseases
c. More than 75% of couples use reliable familyplanning
d. AirpollutioninMetroManilarankedsecondtothe lastamong citiesin56 countries
21. Distinguishthe statementwhichprobablyis NOTTRUE about cancer.
a. Medical expensesfortreatingcanceramountto aboutP46.4 billionayear
b. Cancer casesin1998 increasedsignificantlycomparedto1993
c. Cancer ison the rise withestimated71,526 new cases occurringyearly
d. Onlya fewsufferfromcancerwithoutanydiagnosisortreatment
22. Selectthe statementwhichis/are TRUE.
a. Everyminute,29 Filipinosdie of cardiovasculardisease
b. Everyhour,24 Filipinosdie of cancer
c. Every9 minutes,25 childrenbelow the age of 15 diesof heartdisease
d. Heart disease remainthe leadingcausesof disease
23. Whichof the followingis NOTa correct statement?
a. The Departmentof Healthboaststhat at the end1999, the prevalence of leprosyis
“just”0.63 per10,000 population
b. “Only”900 are registeredlepersatDepartmentof Health
c. In 1999, there are 3,000 lepersinTalaLeprosarium
d. All of the above are correct statements
24. In Table 6, whichisabout the leadingcausesof mortalityinthe Philippines,whichisranked
number1 and number10 inyears1979-1983
a. PneumoniaandGastricduodenal andPepticulcer
b. PneumoniaandDiseasesof the heart
c. PneumoniaandAccidents
d. Diseasesof the heartanddiabetes
25. In Table 6, whatis rankednumber2 and number3?
a. Diseasesof the heartandtuberculosis
b. Measlesandmalignantneoplasms
c. Diarrheal diseasesandpneumonia
d. None of the above
26. An eye patientisveryworriedabouthisconditionbecause of the absence of clearlensof the
eyes.The ophthalmologisttoldhimthathe has a case of _______.
3. a. Cataract c. uncorrectedaphalkia
b. Glaucoma d. none of the above
27. The factor that made the tuberculosispatientrealizedthatitisa disease thatcan be cure easily.
a. Propermedication c. sufficientrest
b. Rightnutrition d. all of the above
28. What disease isrankednumber10 as the leadingcause of death?
a. Diabetes c. respiratorydiseases
b. Heart diseases d. pneumonia
29. Determine the afflictioninhumanwhenthe isletsof Langerhansinpancreascannotfunction
properlytherebyahumanbeinghave anunstable insulinlevelorsugarlevel inthe blood.
a. Kidneystone c. diabetes
b. Gall bladderstone d. none of the above
30. Whichtype of cancer isconfinedonlytomalesandisconnectedtomale reproductive cancer?
a. Lung cancer c. breastcancer
b. Livercancer d. prostate cancer
31. Choose the statementwhichis NOTa factorin healthstatistics.
a. Diseasesare relatedtopovertysituations
b. Healthreflectsthe socio-economiclevel
c. The peoples’healthisassociatedtohealthcare systems
d. All the statementsare factorsinhealthstatistics
32. What isneededbya personwhoneedstreatmentof certainrespiratoryailmentswhichcan
convertthe liquidmedicationintoa fine mistthatcan be inhaled?
a. Nebulizer c. both a and b
b. Lung function d. none of the above
33. Determine the statement NOTTRUE aboutlaparoscopy.
a. Kalkof Germanyhasbeendubbedasfatherof laparoscopy
b. Kalkdevisedforoblique viewingsystemonthe liver
c. He alsodevisedaviewingsystemforgall bladder
d. All statementsare correct
34. What doestable 1 on chapter8 indicates?
a. Populationgrowthrate
b. Urban Rural Divide
c. Expectationof Life Birth
d. SelectedIndicators/StatisticsonHealthSituation
35. Selectthe Table Numberwhichindicatesthe Urban-Rural Divide andGrowthRatesinthe
Philippines.
a. Table 1 c. Table 3
b. Table 2 d. Table 4
36. What statementare clearlyassociatedtoHyperbaric?
a. It ishigherthannormal oxygenpressure
b. Originallypressurizedvesselsweredeveloptocombatdecompressionsicknessbydeep
seadivers
c. If a diversurfacestooquickly,moleculesof nitrogenformsintobubbles
d. All of the above
37. An internistordoctorwantsto incorporate camerasand pictureswhichcanbe displayedona
videoscreen,so,he andthe patientcan observe the procedure called____.
a. Heart lung c. fetal heart
b. Endoscopy d. heartlung
38. For the doctor of medicine tobe assuredthatthe surgical instrumentstobe usedare sterilized,
whatlaboratoryinstrumentwill he use?
a. Autoclave c. anesthetic
b. Baby warmer d. apneaalarm
39. Determine the resultof scientificbreakthroughsanddiscoveriesaswell astechnological
milestones
a. Medical and healthcare were enhanced
b. Effective treatmentof peoplewhoare sick
c. Improvementandprolongingof humanlife
d. All of the above
