ANP 1106 Mastering Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The |68-year-old |patient |was |admitted |to |the |hospital |medical |floor |with |a |diagnosis |of |chronic
|bronchitis. |His |wife |asks |the |nurse |why |his |skin |looks |blue. |How |would |you |explain |cyanosis |to
|this |patient |and |his |wife?
Cyanosis |is |a |whitening |of |the |skin |due |to |anemia |or |accumulation |of |bile |pigments.
Cyanosis |is |a |dusky |bluish |or |grayish |discoloration |of |the |skin |and |mucous |membranes |that |
occurs |with |reduced |oxygen |levels.
Cyanosis |is |a |bronzing |of |the |skin |that |occurs |when |the |adrenal |gland |produces |an |inadequate
|amount |of |steroids.
Cyanosis |is |a |reddening |of |skin |due |to |fever, |hypertension, |inflammation, |or |an |allergy.
Cyanosis |leaves |blue |to |black |marks |on |the |skin |due |to |ruptured |blood |vessels |and |pooling |of |
blood |beneath |the |skin. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cyanosis |is |a |dusky |bluish |or |grayish |
discoloration |of |the |skin |and |mucous |membranes |that |occurs |with |reduced |oxygen |levels.
A |needle |would |pierce |the |epidermal |layers |of |the |forearm |in |which |order?
basale, |spinosum, |granulosum, |corneum
corneum, |granulosum, |spinosum, |basale
basale, |spinosum, |granulosum, |lucidum, |corneum
granulosum, |basale, |spinosum, |corneum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-corneum, |granulosum, |
spinosum, |basale
Drag |targets |to |their |targets |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-look |up |body |cavities
Which |of |the |following |can |be |described |as |cuts |made |diagonally |between |the |horizontal |and |
the |vertical |planes?
,Transverse |sections
Sagittal |sections
Cross |sections
Oblique |sections |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oblique |sections
Burns |are |devastating |and |debilitating |because |of |loss |of |fluids |and |electrolytes |from |the |body.
|How |do |physicians |estimate |the |extent |of |burn |damage |associated |with |such |dangerous |fluid |
loss?
by |observing |the |tissues |that |are |usually |moist
through |blood |analysis
by |measuring |urinary |output |and |fluid |intake
by |using |the |"rule |of |nines" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-by |using |the |"rule |of |nines"
The |anatomical |position |is |characterized |by |all |of |the |following |except |________.
arms |at |sides
body |erect
thumbs |pointed |laterally
palms |turned |posteriorly |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-palms |turned |posteriorly
A |surgeon |removed |a |section |of |tissue |along |a |transverse |plane |for |microscopic |examination. |
What |are |two |names |that |correctly |identify |this |section?
Oblique |section |or |frontal |section
Cross |section |or |transverse |section
Median |section |or |oblique |section
Transverse |section |or |sagittal |section
Cross |section |or |coronal |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cross |section |or |transverse |section
,Eyebrow |hairs |are |always |shorter |than |hairs |on |your |head |because |________.
they |grow |much |slower
hormones |in |the |eyebrow |follicle |switch |the |growth |off |after |it |has |reached |a |predetermined |
length
the |vascular |supply |of |the |eyebrow |follicle |is |one-tenth |that |of |the |head |hair |follicle
eyebrow |follicles |are |only |active |for |a |few |months |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-eyebrow |follicles |
are |only |active |for |a |few |months
Which |of |the |following |is |incorrectly |paired?
Langerhans |cells: |activate |the |immune |system
Melanin: |provides |protection |against |UV |radiation
Keratinocytes: |produce |a |fibrous |protein |to |protect |the |epidermis
Tactile |cells: |anchor |the |skin |to |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tactile |cells: |anchor |the |skin
|to |the |body
We |are |told |that |every |surface |we |touch |is |teeming |with |bacterial |cells, |and |bacteria |are |
found |in |the |pools |we |swim |in, |the |water |we |wash |with, |and |on |the |hands |of |friends. |Why |
are |we |not |inundated |with |bacterial |infections |on |our |skin?
All |of |these |answers |are |correct.
Many |bacteria |are |killed |by |bactericidal |substances |in |the |sebum |and |sweat.
The |low |pH |of |the |skin |secretions |retards |the |multiplication |of |bacteria |on |the |skin.
Not |all |bacteria |are |harmful |or |thrive |on |the |skin. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-all |of |these |
answers |are |correct.
________ |are |pigment-producing |cells |in |the |epidermis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-melanocytes
The |composition |of |the |secretions |of |the |eccrine |glands |is |________.
metabolic |wastes
, primarily |uric |acid
fatty |substances, |proteins, |antibodies, |and |trace |amounts |of |minerals |and |vitamins
99% |water, |sodium |chloride, |trace |amounts |of |wastes, |and |vitamin |C |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
99% |water, |sodium |chloride, |trace |amounts |of |wastes, |and |vitamin |C
What |is |the |most |common |cell |type |in |the |epidermis?
keratinocytes |
macrophages |
fibroblasts |
dendritic |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-keritinocytes
Susan |sat |out |in |the |sun |watching |a |baseball |game. |She |developed |small |blisters |on |her |
unprotected |shoulders |and |neck. |What |type |of |burn |is |represented |by |the |formation |of |the |
blisters?
second-degree |burn
first-degree |burn
full-thickness |burn
third-degree |burn |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-second-degree |burn
Your |friend |broke |a |rib |while |playing |in |a |pickup |basketball |game. |Which |of |the |following |
descriptions |helps |you |understand |precisely |where |he |is |experiencing |pain?
tenderness |in |the |left |hypochondriac |region
pain |in |the |top |of |the |chest
extreme |discomfort |just |lateral |to |the |sternum |on |the |left |side
right |upper |quadrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extreme |discomfort |just |lateral |to |the |sternum |
on |the |left |side
The |most |common |type |of |skin |cancer |is:
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The |68-year-old |patient |was |admitted |to |the |hospital |medical |floor |with |a |diagnosis |of |chronic
|bronchitis. |His |wife |asks |the |nurse |why |his |skin |looks |blue. |How |would |you |explain |cyanosis |to
|this |patient |and |his |wife?
Cyanosis |is |a |whitening |of |the |skin |due |to |anemia |or |accumulation |of |bile |pigments.
Cyanosis |is |a |dusky |bluish |or |grayish |discoloration |of |the |skin |and |mucous |membranes |that |
occurs |with |reduced |oxygen |levels.
Cyanosis |is |a |bronzing |of |the |skin |that |occurs |when |the |adrenal |gland |produces |an |inadequate
|amount |of |steroids.
Cyanosis |is |a |reddening |of |skin |due |to |fever, |hypertension, |inflammation, |or |an |allergy.
Cyanosis |leaves |blue |to |black |marks |on |the |skin |due |to |ruptured |blood |vessels |and |pooling |of |
blood |beneath |the |skin. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cyanosis |is |a |dusky |bluish |or |grayish |
discoloration |of |the |skin |and |mucous |membranes |that |occurs |with |reduced |oxygen |levels.
A |needle |would |pierce |the |epidermal |layers |of |the |forearm |in |which |order?
basale, |spinosum, |granulosum, |corneum
corneum, |granulosum, |spinosum, |basale
basale, |spinosum, |granulosum, |lucidum, |corneum
granulosum, |basale, |spinosum, |corneum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-corneum, |granulosum, |
spinosum, |basale
Drag |targets |to |their |targets |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-look |up |body |cavities
Which |of |the |following |can |be |described |as |cuts |made |diagonally |between |the |horizontal |and |
the |vertical |planes?
,Transverse |sections
Sagittal |sections
Cross |sections
Oblique |sections |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oblique |sections
Burns |are |devastating |and |debilitating |because |of |loss |of |fluids |and |electrolytes |from |the |body.
|How |do |physicians |estimate |the |extent |of |burn |damage |associated |with |such |dangerous |fluid |
loss?
by |observing |the |tissues |that |are |usually |moist
through |blood |analysis
by |measuring |urinary |output |and |fluid |intake
by |using |the |"rule |of |nines" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-by |using |the |"rule |of |nines"
The |anatomical |position |is |characterized |by |all |of |the |following |except |________.
arms |at |sides
body |erect
thumbs |pointed |laterally
palms |turned |posteriorly |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-palms |turned |posteriorly
A |surgeon |removed |a |section |of |tissue |along |a |transverse |plane |for |microscopic |examination. |
What |are |two |names |that |correctly |identify |this |section?
Oblique |section |or |frontal |section
Cross |section |or |transverse |section
Median |section |or |oblique |section
Transverse |section |or |sagittal |section
Cross |section |or |coronal |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cross |section |or |transverse |section
,Eyebrow |hairs |are |always |shorter |than |hairs |on |your |head |because |________.
they |grow |much |slower
hormones |in |the |eyebrow |follicle |switch |the |growth |off |after |it |has |reached |a |predetermined |
length
the |vascular |supply |of |the |eyebrow |follicle |is |one-tenth |that |of |the |head |hair |follicle
eyebrow |follicles |are |only |active |for |a |few |months |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-eyebrow |follicles |
are |only |active |for |a |few |months
Which |of |the |following |is |incorrectly |paired?
Langerhans |cells: |activate |the |immune |system
Melanin: |provides |protection |against |UV |radiation
Keratinocytes: |produce |a |fibrous |protein |to |protect |the |epidermis
Tactile |cells: |anchor |the |skin |to |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tactile |cells: |anchor |the |skin
|to |the |body
We |are |told |that |every |surface |we |touch |is |teeming |with |bacterial |cells, |and |bacteria |are |
found |in |the |pools |we |swim |in, |the |water |we |wash |with, |and |on |the |hands |of |friends. |Why |
are |we |not |inundated |with |bacterial |infections |on |our |skin?
All |of |these |answers |are |correct.
Many |bacteria |are |killed |by |bactericidal |substances |in |the |sebum |and |sweat.
The |low |pH |of |the |skin |secretions |retards |the |multiplication |of |bacteria |on |the |skin.
Not |all |bacteria |are |harmful |or |thrive |on |the |skin. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-all |of |these |
answers |are |correct.
________ |are |pigment-producing |cells |in |the |epidermis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-melanocytes
The |composition |of |the |secretions |of |the |eccrine |glands |is |________.
metabolic |wastes
, primarily |uric |acid
fatty |substances, |proteins, |antibodies, |and |trace |amounts |of |minerals |and |vitamins
99% |water, |sodium |chloride, |trace |amounts |of |wastes, |and |vitamin |C |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
99% |water, |sodium |chloride, |trace |amounts |of |wastes, |and |vitamin |C
What |is |the |most |common |cell |type |in |the |epidermis?
keratinocytes |
macrophages |
fibroblasts |
dendritic |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-keritinocytes
Susan |sat |out |in |the |sun |watching |a |baseball |game. |She |developed |small |blisters |on |her |
unprotected |shoulders |and |neck. |What |type |of |burn |is |represented |by |the |formation |of |the |
blisters?
second-degree |burn
first-degree |burn
full-thickness |burn
third-degree |burn |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-second-degree |burn
Your |friend |broke |a |rib |while |playing |in |a |pickup |basketball |game. |Which |of |the |following |
descriptions |helps |you |understand |precisely |where |he |is |experiencing |pain?
tenderness |in |the |left |hypochondriac |region
pain |in |the |top |of |the |chest
extreme |discomfort |just |lateral |to |the |sternum |on |the |left |side
right |upper |quadrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extreme |discomfort |just |lateral |to |the |sternum |
on |the |left |side
The |most |common |type |of |skin |cancer |is:
