NR 507 Final Exam
, NR 507 Final Exam
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
, NR 507 Final Exam
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
