NR 507 FINAL EXAM 1- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that contains meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of the spinal cord through a defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra?
a. Myelomeningocele
2. What provides the best estimate o...
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NR 507 FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
NR 507 FINAL EXAM 1- QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that contains meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of
the spinal cord through a defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra?
a. Myelomeningocele
2. What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue?
a. Glomerular filtration rate
3. Where are Langerhans cells found?
a. skin
4. Where in the lung does gas exchange occur?
a. Alveolocapillary membrane
5. The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by:
a. 5 months
6. When renin is released, it is capable of which action?
a. Formation of Angiotensin I
7. The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what type of determinant?
a. Epitope
8. Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea?
a. Chlamydia
9. How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured?
a. Reticulocyte count
10. Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin?
a. Epithelial cells
11. Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?
a. Bacteria and fungi
12. An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur located between the second and third intercostal
spaces along the left sternal border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also found. These clinical findings
are consistent with which congenital heart defect?
a. Atrial Symptom defect (ASD)
13. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom?
a. Lack of symptoms
14. What is the function of erythrocytes?
a. Tissue oxygenation
15. Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and malignant tumors of adipose tissue, respectively?
a. Lipoma, liposarcoma
16. What is the chance with each pregnancy that a child born to two parents with the sickle trait will have sickle cell disease
(SCD)?
a. 25%
17. What pulmonary defense mechanism propels a mucous blanket that entraps particles moving toward the oropharynx?
a. Cillias
18. The concentration of the final urine is determined by antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which is secreted by which gland?
a. Posterior pituitary
19. Why is the herpes virus inaccessible to antibodies after the initial infection?
a. The virus does not circulate in the blood
20. Which renal change is found in older adults?
a. Decrease in the number of nephrons
21. Which immunoglobulin is present in blood, saliva, breast milk, and respiratory secretions?
a. IG A
22. Which hormone prompts increased anxiety, vigilance, and arousal during a stress response?
, NR 507 FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
a. Norepinephrine
23. Which statement is true regarding maternal antibodies provided to the neonate?
a. The antibodies enter circulation by means of active transport
24. The function of the tumor cell marker is to:
a. Screen individuals for high risk of cancer
25. Which statement is true concerning a fungal infection?
a. Phagocytes and T lymphocytes control fungal infections
26. Which change is a result of puberty and defends the vagina from infection?
a. Vaginal PH becomes more acidic
27. The number of persons living with a specific disease at a specific point in time is referred to by which term?
a. Prevalence
28. Which risk factor for hypertension is influenced by genetic factors and lifestyle?
a. Obesity
29. Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle develops into a(n):
a. Corpus luteum
30. The failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity, characterizes which disorder?
a. Rickets
31. What is the term that denotes the duration of time or the intensity of pain that a person will endure before outwardly
responding?
a. Tolerance
32. Aldosterone directly increases the reabsorption of:
a. Sodium
33. Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?
a. Embolic
34. Which clinical manifestations are associated with fibromyalgia?
a. Sensitivity at the tender points and profound fatigue
35. Prolonged high environmental temperatures that produce dehydration, decreased plasma volumes, hypotension,
decreased cardiac output, and tachycardia cause which disorder of temperature regulation?
a. Heat exhaustion
36. What is the leading cause of infertility in women?
a. Polycistic ovary syndrome
37. Which substance is a water-soluble protein hormone?
a. Insulin
38. What is the target tissue for prolactin-releasing factor?
a. Anterior pituitary
39. What is the cause of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
a. REduction in the number of low density lipoprotein receptors on cell surfaces
40. Regarding type 2 diabetes, obesity is considered to be what type of risk?
a. Modifiable
41. Which four-step process correctly describes muscle contraction?
a. Excitation, coupling, contraction, relaxation
42. Adoption studies have shown that the offspring of an alcoholic parent when raised by nonalcoholic parents have what
amount of an increased risk of developing alcoholism?
a. fourfold
43. Which hormone stimulates gonads to produce both male and female hormones?
a. LH
44. A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which syndrome?
a. Klinefelter
45. Which would be considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
a. Auditory hallucinations
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