Nurs617 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

axial vs appendicular skeleton Ans: axial=skull, thorax, vertebral column (main supporting structures) appendicular=UEs/LEs, pelvis, shoulder types of bones: long vs short vs irregular vs flat Ans: long=upper/lower extremities short=ankle/wrist; mostly spongey irregular=vertebrae, jaw flat=skull, ribs, scapula osteoblasts vs osteoclasts Ans: osteoblasts- Bone *B*uilding cells; secretes alkaline phosphate to increase serum calcium & phosphorus osteoclasts- Bone *C*hewing cells, phago...

NURS617 EXAM 5 Questions And Answers Graded A.Latest Update 2024/2025 Atherosclerosis development: 3 stages - answers 1. Endothelial injury (smoking, obesity, htn); causes increase in adhesion of platelets + phagocytic monocytes Migration of inflammatory cells; macrophages engulf lipoproteins (ldls) and creates "foam-like" cells Fibrous plaque forms; central core=lipid-laden foam cells. Can result in hemmorhage into plaque or thrombotic occlusion Atherosclerosis vs arterial scler...

NURS617 EXAM 7 Questions And Answers.Verified Answers Graded A Normal vag ph + flora - answers -4.0-4.5; naturally more acidic to protect against bacteria -lactobacilli=normal vag bacteria; low=increased infection risk (abx=low lactobacilli, increased risk of yeast infection) Condylomata acuminata (genital warts) - answers -caused by HPV; high risk strains (16 + 18)=increased risk of cervical cancer, cervical hyperplasia, genital warts -prevented w/ gardisil & cervarix vaccines, year...

NURS617 EXAM 6 Questions And Solutions. Already Passed Nephron + parts of nephron - answers -functional unit of the kidney; consists of the following: -glomerulus: cluster of tiny blood vessels; filters blood & selectively reabsorbs material into blood, secretes others to be secreted in urine via hydrostatic pressure -bowman capsule: filtrates; grf -basement membrane: within glomerulus; determines permeability of solutes -tubular components: proximal tubule, loop of henle, distal conv...

NURS617 FINAL EXAM Questions And Well Elaborated Solutions Axial vs appendicular skeleton - answers axial=skull, thorax, vertebral column (main supporting structures) Appendicular=ues/les, pelvis, shoulder Types of bones: long vs short vs irregular vs flat - answers long=upper/lower extremities Short=ankle/wrist; mostly spongey Irregular=vertebrae, jaw Flat=skull, ribs, scapula Osteoblasts vs osteoclasts - answers osteoblasts- bone *b*uilding cells; secretes alkaline phosphate to...