ANP 1106 MASTERING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2026 (GRADE A+)
Thed68-year-
olddpatientdwasdadmitteddtodthedhospitaldmedicaldfloordwithdaddiagnosisdofdchronicdbronchitis.dHisdwifedas
ksdthednursedwhydhisdskindlooksdblue.dHowdwoulddyoudexplaindcyanosisdtodthisdpatientdanddhisdwife?
Cyanosisdisdadwhiteningdofdthedskindduedtodanemiadordaccumulationdofdbiledpigments.
Cyanosisdisdadduskydbluishdordgrayishddiscolorationdofdthedskindanddmucousdmembranesdthatdoccursdwithdr
educeddoxygendlevels.
Cyanosisdisdadbronzingdofdthedskindthatdoccursdwhendthedadrenaldglanddproducesdandinadequatedamountdo
fdsteroids.
Cyanosisdisdadreddeningdofdskindduedtodfever,dhypertension,dinflammation,dordandallergy.
Cyanosisdleavesdbluedtodblackdmarksdondthedskindduedtodruptureddblooddvesselsdanddpoolingdofdblooddben
eathdthedskin.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dCyanosisdisdadduskydbluishdordgrayishddiscolorationdofdthedskindanddmucousdmembranesdthatdoccursdwithd
reduceddoxygendlevels.
Adneedledwoulddpiercedthedepidermaldlayersdofdthedforearmdindwhichdorder?
basale,dspinosum,dgranulosum,dcorneum
corneum,dgranulosum,dspinosum,dbasale
basale,dspinosum,dgranulosum,dlucidum,dcorneum
granulosum,dbasale,dspinosum,dcorneumd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dcorneum,dgranulosum,dspinosum,dbasale
Dragdtargetsdtodtheirdtargetsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dlookdupdbodydcavities
Whichdofdthedfollowingdcandbeddescribeddasdcutsdmadeddiagonallydbetweendthedhorizontaldanddthedvertica
ldplanes?
Transversedsections
Sagittaldsections
Crossdsections
,Obliquedsectionsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dobliquedsections
Burnsdareddevastatingdandddebilitatingdbecausedofdlossdofdfluidsdanddelectrolytesdfromdthedbody.dHowddod
physiciansdestimatedthedextentdofdburnddamagedassociateddwithdsuchddangerousdfluiddloss?
bydobservingdthedtissuesdthatdaredusuallydmoist
throughdblooddanalysis
bydmeasuringdurinarydoutputdanddfluiddintake
bydusingdthed"ruledofdnines"d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dbydusingdthed"ruledofdnines"
Thedanatomicaldpositiondisdcharacterizeddbydalldofdthedfollowingdexceptd________.
armsdatdsides
bodyderect
thumbsdpointeddlaterally
palmsdturneddposteriorlyd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dpalmsdturneddposteriorly
Adsurgeondremoveddadsectiondofdtissuedalongdadtransversedplanedfordmicroscopicdexamination.dWhatdaredt
wodnamesdthatdcorrectlydidentifydthisdsection?
Obliquedsectiondordfrontaldsection
Crossdsectiondordtransversedsection
Mediandsectiondordobliquedsection
Transversedsectiondordsagittaldsection
Crossdsectiondordcoronaldsectiond-CORRECTdANSWERS-dcrossdsectiondordtransversedsection
Eyebrowdhairsdaredalwaysdshorterdthandhairsdondyourdheaddbecaused________.
theydgrowdmuchdslower
hormonesdindthedeyebrowdfollicledswitchdthedgrowthdoffdafterditdhasdreacheddadpredetermineddlength
thedvasculardsupplydofdthedeyebrowdfollicledisdone-tenthdthatdofdthedheaddhairdfollicle
eyebrowdfolliclesdaredonlydactivedfordadfewdmonthsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
deyebrowdfolliclesdaredonlydactivedfordadfewdmonths
,Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdincorrectlydpaired?
Langerhansdcells:dactivatedthedimmunedsystem
Melanin:dprovidesdprotectiondagainstdUVdradiation
Keratinocytes:dproducedadfibrousdproteindtodprotectdthedepidermis
Tactiledcells:danchordthedskindtodthedbodyd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dTactiledcells:danchordthedskindtodthedbody
Wedaredtolddthatdeverydsurfacedwedtouchdisdteemingdwithdbacterialdcells,danddbacteriadaredfounddindthedpo
olsdwedswimdin,dthedwaterdwedwashdwith,danddondthedhandsdofdfriends.dWhydaredwednotdinundateddwithdb
acterialdinfectionsdondourdskin?
Alldofdthesedanswersdaredcorrect.
Manydbacteriadaredkilleddbydbactericidaldsubstancesdindthedsebumdanddsweat.
ThedlowdpHdofdthedskindsecretionsdretardsdthedmultiplicationdofdbacteriadondthedskin.
Notdalldbacteriadaredharmfuldordthrivedondthedskin.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dalldofdthesedanswersdaredcorrect.
________daredpigment-producingdcellsdindthedepidermis.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dmelanocytes
Thedcompositiondofdthedsecretionsdofdthedeccrinedglandsdisd________.
metabolicdwastes
primarilyduricdacid
fattydsubstances,dproteins,dantibodies,danddtracedamountsdofdmineralsdanddvitamins
99%dwater,dsodiumdchloride,dtracedamountsdofdwastes,danddvitamindCd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
d99%dwater,dsodiumdchloride,dtracedamountsdofdwastes,danddvitamindC
Whatdisdthedmostdcommondcelldtypedindthedepidermis?
keratinocytesd
macrophagesd
fibroblastsd
dendriticdcellsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dkeritinocytes
, Susandsatdoutdindthedsundwatchingdadbaseballdgame.dSheddevelopeddsmalldblistersdondherdunprotecteddsho
uldersdanddneck.dWhatdtypedofdburndisdrepresenteddbydthedformationdofdthedblisters?
second-degreedburn
first-degreedburn
full-thicknessdburn
third-degreedburnd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dsecond-degreedburn
Yourdfrienddbrokedadribdwhiledplayingdindadpickupdbasketballdgame.dWhichdofdthedfollowingddescriptionsdhe
lpsdyoudunderstanddpreciselydwheredhedisdexperiencingdpain?
tendernessdindthedleftdhypochondriacdregion
paindindthedtopdofdthedchest
extremeddiscomfortdjustdlateraldtodthedsternumdondthedleftdside
rightdupperdquadrantd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dextremeddiscomfortdjustdlateraldtodthedsternumdondthedleftdside
Thedmostdcommondtypedofdskindcancerdis:
squamousdcelldcarcinoma.
basaldcelldcarcinoma.
melanoma.
alldofdthesedcancersdaredequallydprevalent.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dbasaldcelldcarcinoma.
Thedreasondthedhypodermisdactsdasdadshockdabsorberdisdthatd________.
thedmajordpartdofditsdmakeupdisdadipose,dwhichdservesdasdandeffectivedshockdabsorber
itdhasdnoddelicatednervedendingsdanddcandthereforedabsorbdmoredshock
itdisdlocateddjustdbelowdthedepidermisdanddprotectsdtheddermisdfromdshock
thedcellsdthatdmakedupdthedhypodermisdsecretedadprotectivedmucusd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dthedmajordpartdofditsdmakeupdisdadipose,dwhichdservesdasdandeffectivedshockdabsorber
Whichdskindappendagesdaiddindcoolingdthedskindwhendthedbodydtemperaturedordthedexternaldenvironment
aldtemperaturedisdhigh?
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Thed68-year-
olddpatientdwasdadmitteddtodthedhospitaldmedicaldfloordwithdaddiagnosisdofdchronicdbronchitis.dHisdwifedas
ksdthednursedwhydhisdskindlooksdblue.dHowdwoulddyoudexplaindcyanosisdtodthisdpatientdanddhisdwife?
Cyanosisdisdadwhiteningdofdthedskindduedtodanemiadordaccumulationdofdbiledpigments.
Cyanosisdisdadduskydbluishdordgrayishddiscolorationdofdthedskindanddmucousdmembranesdthatdoccursdwithdr
educeddoxygendlevels.
Cyanosisdisdadbronzingdofdthedskindthatdoccursdwhendthedadrenaldglanddproducesdandinadequatedamountdo
fdsteroids.
Cyanosisdisdadreddeningdofdskindduedtodfever,dhypertension,dinflammation,dordandallergy.
Cyanosisdleavesdbluedtodblackdmarksdondthedskindduedtodruptureddblooddvesselsdanddpoolingdofdblooddben
eathdthedskin.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dCyanosisdisdadduskydbluishdordgrayishddiscolorationdofdthedskindanddmucousdmembranesdthatdoccursdwithd
reduceddoxygendlevels.
Adneedledwoulddpiercedthedepidermaldlayersdofdthedforearmdindwhichdorder?
basale,dspinosum,dgranulosum,dcorneum
corneum,dgranulosum,dspinosum,dbasale
basale,dspinosum,dgranulosum,dlucidum,dcorneum
granulosum,dbasale,dspinosum,dcorneumd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dcorneum,dgranulosum,dspinosum,dbasale
Dragdtargetsdtodtheirdtargetsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dlookdupdbodydcavities
Whichdofdthedfollowingdcandbeddescribeddasdcutsdmadeddiagonallydbetweendthedhorizontaldanddthedvertica
ldplanes?
Transversedsections
Sagittaldsections
Crossdsections
,Obliquedsectionsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dobliquedsections
Burnsdareddevastatingdandddebilitatingdbecausedofdlossdofdfluidsdanddelectrolytesdfromdthedbody.dHowddod
physiciansdestimatedthedextentdofdburnddamagedassociateddwithdsuchddangerousdfluiddloss?
bydobservingdthedtissuesdthatdaredusuallydmoist
throughdblooddanalysis
bydmeasuringdurinarydoutputdanddfluiddintake
bydusingdthed"ruledofdnines"d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dbydusingdthed"ruledofdnines"
Thedanatomicaldpositiondisdcharacterizeddbydalldofdthedfollowingdexceptd________.
armsdatdsides
bodyderect
thumbsdpointeddlaterally
palmsdturneddposteriorlyd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dpalmsdturneddposteriorly
Adsurgeondremoveddadsectiondofdtissuedalongdadtransversedplanedfordmicroscopicdexamination.dWhatdaredt
wodnamesdthatdcorrectlydidentifydthisdsection?
Obliquedsectiondordfrontaldsection
Crossdsectiondordtransversedsection
Mediandsectiondordobliquedsection
Transversedsectiondordsagittaldsection
Crossdsectiondordcoronaldsectiond-CORRECTdANSWERS-dcrossdsectiondordtransversedsection
Eyebrowdhairsdaredalwaysdshorterdthandhairsdondyourdheaddbecaused________.
theydgrowdmuchdslower
hormonesdindthedeyebrowdfollicledswitchdthedgrowthdoffdafterditdhasdreacheddadpredetermineddlength
thedvasculardsupplydofdthedeyebrowdfollicledisdone-tenthdthatdofdthedheaddhairdfollicle
eyebrowdfolliclesdaredonlydactivedfordadfewdmonthsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
deyebrowdfolliclesdaredonlydactivedfordadfewdmonths
,Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdincorrectlydpaired?
Langerhansdcells:dactivatedthedimmunedsystem
Melanin:dprovidesdprotectiondagainstdUVdradiation
Keratinocytes:dproducedadfibrousdproteindtodprotectdthedepidermis
Tactiledcells:danchordthedskindtodthedbodyd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dTactiledcells:danchordthedskindtodthedbody
Wedaredtolddthatdeverydsurfacedwedtouchdisdteemingdwithdbacterialdcells,danddbacteriadaredfounddindthedpo
olsdwedswimdin,dthedwaterdwedwashdwith,danddondthedhandsdofdfriends.dWhydaredwednotdinundateddwithdb
acterialdinfectionsdondourdskin?
Alldofdthesedanswersdaredcorrect.
Manydbacteriadaredkilleddbydbactericidaldsubstancesdindthedsebumdanddsweat.
ThedlowdpHdofdthedskindsecretionsdretardsdthedmultiplicationdofdbacteriadondthedskin.
Notdalldbacteriadaredharmfuldordthrivedondthedskin.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dalldofdthesedanswersdaredcorrect.
________daredpigment-producingdcellsdindthedepidermis.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dmelanocytes
Thedcompositiondofdthedsecretionsdofdthedeccrinedglandsdisd________.
metabolicdwastes
primarilyduricdacid
fattydsubstances,dproteins,dantibodies,danddtracedamountsdofdmineralsdanddvitamins
99%dwater,dsodiumdchloride,dtracedamountsdofdwastes,danddvitamindCd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
d99%dwater,dsodiumdchloride,dtracedamountsdofdwastes,danddvitamindC
Whatdisdthedmostdcommondcelldtypedindthedepidermis?
keratinocytesd
macrophagesd
fibroblastsd
dendriticdcellsd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dkeritinocytes
, Susandsatdoutdindthedsundwatchingdadbaseballdgame.dSheddevelopeddsmalldblistersdondherdunprotecteddsho
uldersdanddneck.dWhatdtypedofdburndisdrepresenteddbydthedformationdofdthedblisters?
second-degreedburn
first-degreedburn
full-thicknessdburn
third-degreedburnd-CORRECTdANSWERS-dsecond-degreedburn
Yourdfrienddbrokedadribdwhiledplayingdindadpickupdbasketballdgame.dWhichdofdthedfollowingddescriptionsdhe
lpsdyoudunderstanddpreciselydwheredhedisdexperiencingdpain?
tendernessdindthedleftdhypochondriacdregion
paindindthedtopdofdthedchest
extremeddiscomfortdjustdlateraldtodthedsternumdondthedleftdside
rightdupperdquadrantd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dextremeddiscomfortdjustdlateraldtodthedsternumdondthedleftdside
Thedmostdcommondtypedofdskindcancerdis:
squamousdcelldcarcinoma.
basaldcelldcarcinoma.
melanoma.
alldofdthesedcancersdaredequallydprevalent.d-CORRECTdANSWERS-dbasaldcelldcarcinoma.
Thedreasondthedhypodermisdactsdasdadshockdabsorberdisdthatd________.
thedmajordpartdofditsdmakeupdisdadipose,dwhichdservesdasdandeffectivedshockdabsorber
itdhasdnoddelicatednervedendingsdanddcandthereforedabsorbdmoredshock
itdisdlocateddjustdbelowdthedepidermisdanddprotectsdtheddermisdfromdshock
thedcellsdthatdmakedupdthedhypodermisdsecretedadprotectivedmucusd-CORRECTdANSWERS-
dthedmajordpartdofditsdmakeupdisdadipose,dwhichdservesdasdandeffectivedshockdabsorber
Whichdskindappendagesdaiddindcoolingdthedskindwhendthedbodydtemperaturedordthedexternaldenvironment
aldtemperaturedisdhigh?
