NR 507 Week

1. Question : 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?

2. Question : What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue?

3. Question : Where are Langerhans cells found?

4. Question : Where in the lung does gas exchange occur?

5. Question : The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by:

6. Question : When renin is released, it is capable of which action?

7. Question : The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what type of determinant?

8. Question : Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea?

9. Question : How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured?

10. Question : Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin?

11. Question : Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?

12. Question : 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?

13. Question : An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom?

14. Question : What is the function of erythrocytes?

15. Question : Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and malignant tumors of adipose tissue, respectively?

16. Question : What is the chance with each pregnancy that a child born to two parents with the sickle trait will have sickle cell disease (SCD)?

17. Question : What pulmonary defense mechanism propels a mucous blanket that entraps particles moving toward the oropharynx?

18. Question : The concentration of the final urine is determined by antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which is secreted by which gland?

19. Question : Why is the herpes virus inaccessible to antibodies after the initial infection?

20. Question : Which renal change is found in older adults?

21. Question : Which immunoglobulin is present in blood, saliva, breast milk, and respiratory secretions?

22. Question : Which hormone prompts increased anxiety, vigilance, and arousal during a stress response?

23. Question : Which statement is true regarding maternal antibodies provided to the neonate?

24. Question : The function of the tumor cell marker is to:

25. Question : Which statement is true concerning a fungal infection?

26. Question : Which change is a result of puberty and defends the vagina from infection?

27. Question : The number of persons living with a specific disease at a specific point in time is referred to by which term?

28. Question : Which risk factor for hypertension is influenced by genetic factors and lifestyle?

29. Question : Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle develops into a(n):

30. Question : The failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity, characterizes which disorder?

31. Question : What is the term that denotes the duration of time or the intensity of pain that a person will endure before outwardly responding?

32. Question : Aldosterone directly increases the reabsorption of:

33. Question : Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?

34. Question : Which clinical manifestations are associated with fibromyalgia?

35. Question : Prolonged high environmental temperatures that produce dehydration, decreased plasma volumes, hypotension, decreased cardiac output, and tachycardia cause which disorder of temperature regulation?

36. Question : What is the leading cause of infertility in women?