A 74-year-old client retired several years ago from a career in the heating and ventilation
industry and worked around asbestos. The client has enjoyed good overall health. Which factor
should the nursing assistant conclude as most responsible for this diagnosis of cancer?
Emotional health
Lifestyle
Occupation
Heredity correct answers Occupation
A class of nursing assistant students is sorting through the various body structures to place each
one in the appropriate body system. Which structure should they include in the integumentary
system?
Pancreas
Toenails
Tongue
Blood vessels correct answers Toenails
A couple of nursing assistant students are illustrating the basic components of the human body
on a poster. Which is the best description for the students to use to caption the purpose of an
organ?
Cluster of body tissue that can be simultaneously affected by a disease or illness.
Self-contained structure whose cells share the same blood supply.
Group of tissues acting together for a similar purpose.
Defined body structure that can be removed intact from the body. correct answers Group of
tissues acting together for a similar purpose.
A dietitian is meeting with a group of nursing assistant students to present information about
various nutritional disorders. Which disorder should the dietitian point out is related to poor
nutrition?
, Obesity
Arthritis
Diabetes
Hepatitis correct answers Obesity
A group of nursing assistant students are researching various illnesses and their causes. Which
cause of illness will these students discover is most common in the United States?
Infections
Traumatic injuries
Malnutrition
Cancer correct answers Infections
A nursing assistant has been asked what the function of epithelial tissue is. Which is the best
response from the nursing assistant?
Protection from the elements
Movement of the skeleton
Joining other tissues together
Conducting information correct answers Protection from the elements
A nursing assistant instructor is quizzing some students. Which is the best answer when they are
asked which best describes the function of an organ system?
They work together to maintain the life of the organism.
They work together to maintain tissue formation.
They do not work together; they work alone at specific, independent tasks.
They work together to maintain the organelles. correct answers They work together to maintain
the life of the organism.