Answer Choices:
a) Cephalic
b) Intestinal
c) Gastric
d) Paracrine
Answer:
a) Cephalic
Question: Which gland produces FSH and LH, which regulate the production of reproductive hormones by the ovaries and the testes?
Answer Choices:
A. adrenal cortex
B. adrenal medulla
C. thyroid gland
D. pancreas
E. anterior pituitary
Answer:
E. anterior pituitary
Question: Where would blood flow be rescued if there were a block in the efferent arteriole?
Answer Choices:
a. Glomerulus artery
b. Aorta
c. Glomerulus
d. Renal vein
e. Efferent arteriole
Answer:
c. Glomerulus
Question: Sperm cells develop in what part of the body?
Answer Choices:
a. acrosome
b. seminiferous tubules
c. tunica albuginea
d. urethra
Answer:
b
Question: Which of the following would be considered a sign?
Answer Choices:
A. blurry vision
B. body ache and chills
C. burning sensation during urination
D. gross hematuria (visible presence of blood in urine)*
Answer:
D
Question: In which of the following regions of the nephron does active reabsorption of ions such as Na+, K+, and Cl- begin?
Answer Choices:
a. distal convoluted tubule
b. loop of Henle
c. proximal convoluted tubule
d. renal corpuscle
Answer:
c
Question: In the body’s defense system, specificity and memory are key characteristics of
Answer Choices:
a. chemical mediator immunity.
b. adaptive immunity.
c. complement immunity.
d. innate immunity.
Answer:
b
Question: Which term refers to the study of the geographic distribution of disease and its transmission?
Answer Choices:
A. epidemiology*
B. etiology
C. morbidiology
D. pathology
Answer:
A
Question: Which nursing intervention has the highest priority for a patient diagnosed with bulimia nervosa? a. Assist the patient to identify triggers to binge eating. b. Provide corrective consequences for weight loss. c. Explore patient needs for health teaching. d. Assess for signs of impulsive eating.
Answer Choices:
a. Assist the patient to identify triggers to binge eating.
b. Provide corrective consequences for weight loss.
c. Explore patient needs for health teaching.
d. Assess for signs of impulsive eating.
Answer:
A
Question: SARS first occurred in ______, before becoming a(n) ______ disease. Choose the correct pair from the following.
Answer Choices:
A. China, endemic
B. China, pandemic*
C. Ireland, endemic
D. Ireland, pandemic
Answer:
B
Question: How does arteriosclerosis affect the circulatory system?
Answer Choices:
a. It increases overall blood circulation.
b. It dilates blood vessels.
c. It increases resistance to blood flow.
d. It makes the arteries more elastic.
Answer:
c
Question: What occurs when inspiratory muscles contract?
Answer Choices:
a) Pleural pressure increases.
b) Alveolar pressure increases.
c) Thoracic volume decreases.
d) Thoracic volume increases.
Answer:
d) Thoracic volume increases
Question: The pressure from filtrate accumulation in the Bowman capsule causes
Answer Choices:
a. capsular hydrostatic pressure.
b. blood colloid osmotic pressure.
c. glomerular capillary pressure.
d. filtration pressure.
Answer:
a