Jersey College Of Nursing

anatomy - Answer study of structure and form; derived from Greek word Anatome which means to cut apart or dissect; Anatomists study structure and form of organims studying the relationships among parts of the body and the structure of individual organs physiology - Answer the study of function of the body parts; physiologists examine how organs and body systems function under normal circumstances as well as how their functions are altered with medication or disease branches of anatomy ...

Four primary functions are used in the human body for producing speech - Answer Nervous system Respiratory system Phonatory system Articulation system neurons - Answer -Highly specialized that carry sensory and motor information -Billions of neurons make up the nervous system -Multiple dendrites, but only one axon -Myelin is a fatty insulator that speeds the relay of nerve impulses and protects neurons -Not complete until late childhood -Loss of myelin can result in neurological dam...

what is the lymphatic system? -Answer system of tissues and vessels scattered throughout the body and services almost all regions what are the parts of the lymphatic system? -Answer tonsils, thymus, spleen, peyer patch, small intestine, appendix, lymph nodes and vessels functions of the lymphatic system -Answer fluid balance, protection, and absorption of fats lymphatic circulation is -Answer one-way system that begins in the tissues and ends when the lymph joins the blood ...

Anatomy -Answer The study of body structure Physiology -Answer The study of body function Nervous system -Answer Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs. Controls & coordinates the body. Endocrine system -Answer Produce hormones, regulate growth, nutrient utilization, & reproduction. Includes thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands. Cardiovascular system -Answer Heart and blood vessels. Pumps blood to all body tissues, bringing nutrients and necessary substances. Skeletal...

elements - Answer substance composed of only one type of atom that cannot be broken into simpler constituents by chemical means compounds - Answer chemical combination of two or more elements atoms - Answer smallest particle of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element; particles that combine to form molecules subatomic particles - Answer particles that make up atoms; neutrons, protons, electrons nucleus - Answer dense, central core of an atom proton...

Plasma - Answer Contains digested food, metabolic waste products, and proteins 5,000,000 - Answer Approximately the number of red blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood 7,500 - Answer Approximately the number of white blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood red blood cells - Answer Have no nucleus The blood component with the highest density - Answer Red blood cells White blood cells that helps protect the body from parasites - Answer Eosinophils What must be...

what are 4 roles of the nervous system? - Answer coordinates all body systems, detects and responds to stimuli (changes), brain and spinal cord act as switching centers, nerves carry messages to and from centers what are the 2 structural divisions of the nervous system? - Answer the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) what does the CNS contain? - Answer the brain and spinal cord what does the PNS contain? - Answer all the nerves outside of the CN...

Changes affecting nutritional status - Answer GI, liver changes, age related changes Disease states may have dietary implications - Answer diabetes, renal disease, and cardiovascular disease Heaviest population - Answer Americans % of Americans are overweight - Answer 61% Protein energy malutrition - Answer presence of clinical evidence of insufficient intake physical signs: wasting, low BMI, biochemical (albumin) Malnutrition causes - Answer nutritional intake, GI dy...

The nurse is preparing to review discharge instructions with an older client. Which of the following factors could contribute to an older persons ability to hear instructions given by the nurse? - Answer The nurse knows that pharmodynamics refers to: - Answer An 86-year-old patient had prostate surgery two days ago. Which nursing action best meets his developmental needs? - Answer The geriatric syndrome assessment, spices, is often used as an initial assessment for the older ad...

1. An 80-year-old is seen in the emergency department for a fall. The client has bruises on the upper arms and appears depressed. The client is accompanied by a grandchild, who is unkempt, glassy-eyed, and whose breath smells of alcohol. Which of the following should be a priority with the nurse? A) Assess whether the older adult is safe in the home environment. B) Determine whether legal interventions are appropriate. C) Assess the client's degree of frailty and chronic health problem...