NURB 3050 exam 4 Test Questions and
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Blood Brian barrier - Answer Semipermeable membrane in brain
What does T3 and T4 do? - Answer The function is a thyroid hormone that maintains
metabolism
Where is insulin synthesized - Answer beta cells of pancreas
What causes esophageal varices? - Answer portal hypertension; pressure builds up and veins
burst in the esophagus
What are s/s of diabetes? - Answer polydispia, polyuria, polyphagia; 3 p's
What are the s/s of Cushing's Triad? - Answer High BP, low HR, irregular breathing, increased
pressure in the brain
What is acromegaly? - Answer Too much growth hormone from pituitary; after closure of
epiphyseal plate after puberty
HbA1c - Answer 2-3 month period that shows how well a person has been keeping up with
blood sugar
What does the liver function have to do with albumin - Answer Major protein, liver
synthesizes it
Name the functions of cerebrospinal fluid - Answer Protection, remove waste products from
cerebral metabolism, supply nutrients
If you have hypersecretion of ADH? - Answer SIADH
S/S of hypoglycemia - Answer Tired, dizzy, syncope, lethargic
Patho of type 1 diabetes - Answer Insulin deficiency; primary beta cell, destruction of islet cells
, Why do those who have liver failure tend to bleed a lot? - Answer Clotting factors/ coags are
produced in the liver and if you aren't making them then you bleed a lot
Which neurotransmitter is involved in parkinsons? - Answer Dopamine depletion in substantia
nigra
What part of the brain is antidiuretic hormone secreted from? - Answer Posterior pituitary
What is the leading cause of pancreatitis? - Answer Alcohol
What's the Patho of type 2 diabetes? - Answer Insulin resistant; insufficient secretion, 90% of
all DM
What is H. pylori? - Answer Bacteria that causes and increase in stomach acidity, stomach
ulcers, and is pre-cancerous
Life threatening type 2 diabetes complication? - Answer HHNK- leads to blind and kidney
failure
What med is type 1 diabetes dependent on? - Answer Insulin
What is gastroparesis? - Answer delayed gastric emptying; paralysis of stomach
What is a hyperflexion injury? - Answer When neck flexes too far posteriorly
What's a compression injury? - Answer Spinal cord is pushed together by force
What is peristalsis? - Answer Involuntary movement of chyme through the body
What happens to sodium levels of SIADH? - Answer Sodium levels go down due to
hyponatremia
2 types of strokes - Answer ischemic and hemorrhagic
ischemic stroke - Answer Thrombosis (clot) and embolus (occlusion)
hemorrhagic stroke - Answer Rupture/ bleeding
Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
Blood Brian barrier - Answer Semipermeable membrane in brain
What does T3 and T4 do? - Answer The function is a thyroid hormone that maintains
metabolism
Where is insulin synthesized - Answer beta cells of pancreas
What causes esophageal varices? - Answer portal hypertension; pressure builds up and veins
burst in the esophagus
What are s/s of diabetes? - Answer polydispia, polyuria, polyphagia; 3 p's
What are the s/s of Cushing's Triad? - Answer High BP, low HR, irregular breathing, increased
pressure in the brain
What is acromegaly? - Answer Too much growth hormone from pituitary; after closure of
epiphyseal plate after puberty
HbA1c - Answer 2-3 month period that shows how well a person has been keeping up with
blood sugar
What does the liver function have to do with albumin - Answer Major protein, liver
synthesizes it
Name the functions of cerebrospinal fluid - Answer Protection, remove waste products from
cerebral metabolism, supply nutrients
If you have hypersecretion of ADH? - Answer SIADH
S/S of hypoglycemia - Answer Tired, dizzy, syncope, lethargic
Patho of type 1 diabetes - Answer Insulin deficiency; primary beta cell, destruction of islet cells
, Why do those who have liver failure tend to bleed a lot? - Answer Clotting factors/ coags are
produced in the liver and if you aren't making them then you bleed a lot
Which neurotransmitter is involved in parkinsons? - Answer Dopamine depletion in substantia
nigra
What part of the brain is antidiuretic hormone secreted from? - Answer Posterior pituitary
What is the leading cause of pancreatitis? - Answer Alcohol
What's the Patho of type 2 diabetes? - Answer Insulin resistant; insufficient secretion, 90% of
all DM
What is H. pylori? - Answer Bacteria that causes and increase in stomach acidity, stomach
ulcers, and is pre-cancerous
Life threatening type 2 diabetes complication? - Answer HHNK- leads to blind and kidney
failure
What med is type 1 diabetes dependent on? - Answer Insulin
What is gastroparesis? - Answer delayed gastric emptying; paralysis of stomach
What is a hyperflexion injury? - Answer When neck flexes too far posteriorly
What's a compression injury? - Answer Spinal cord is pushed together by force
What is peristalsis? - Answer Involuntary movement of chyme through the body
What happens to sodium levels of SIADH? - Answer Sodium levels go down due to
hyponatremia
2 types of strokes - Answer ischemic and hemorrhagic
ischemic stroke - Answer Thrombosis (clot) and embolus (occlusion)
hemorrhagic stroke - Answer Rupture/ bleeding
