NSG 500 – QUIZ 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
Tympany - (answer)high-pitched, musical, drum-like percussion note heard when percussing over the
stomach and intestine
Hyperresonance - (answer)lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as in
emphysema or pneumothorax
resonance percussion - (answer)loud, hollow low-pitched sound heard over normal lungs
Dullness on percussion - (answer)soft, moderate, thud-like sound heard over structures such as the liver
flatness on percussion - (answer)soft, high, and dull sound heard over muscles
pneumatic otoscopy - (answer)otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into
the external auditory meatus; immobility indicates the presence of middle ear effusion (fluid buildup), as
occurs as a result of otitis media
reflex hammer - (answer)a medical instrument used by practitioners to test deep tendon reflexes.
ophthalmoscope - (answer)instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
Wood's lamp - (answer)Filtered black light that is used to illuminate skin disorders, fungi, bacterial
disorders, and pigmentation.
Cerebrum - (answer)responsible for a person's mental status
cerebral cortex - (answer)responsible for higher mental functions, perception, and behavior
, NSG 500 – QUIZ 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
frontal lobe - (answer)decision making, problem solving, ability to concentrate, short-term memory,
affect, awareness, autonomic responses r/t emotional states
Broca's area (frontal lobe) - (answer)speech production
parietal lobe - (answer)receiving and processing sensory data
temporal lobe - (answer)perception and recognition of auditory stimuli. integration of behavior,
emotions, long-term memory and personality
Wernicke's area (temporal lobe) - (answer)controls language reception - a brain area involved in
language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
limbic system - (answer)mediates certain patterns of behavior that determine survival. For example:
mating, aggression, fear, and affection. Major function is memory consolidation needed for long-term
memory
reticular system - (answer)Regulates vital reflexes such as heart and respiratory functioning. Located in
the brain stem, maintains wakefulness, disruption can lead to altered mental status.
acromegaly - (answer)Excessive growth and distorted proportions related to a hyper secretion of growth
hormone insulin-like growth factor after closure of the epiphyses
Acromegaly findings - (answer)Mandibular overgrowth, maxillary widening, teeth separation,
malocclusion, and overbite.
Skin thickening on the face, hands, and feet which leads to enlargement.
Joint enlargement, swelling, pain, vertebral enlargement, kyphoscoliosis.
Enlargement of cardiac ventricles with decreased exercise tolerance.
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
Tympany - (answer)high-pitched, musical, drum-like percussion note heard when percussing over the
stomach and intestine
Hyperresonance - (answer)lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as in
emphysema or pneumothorax
resonance percussion - (answer)loud, hollow low-pitched sound heard over normal lungs
Dullness on percussion - (answer)soft, moderate, thud-like sound heard over structures such as the liver
flatness on percussion - (answer)soft, high, and dull sound heard over muscles
pneumatic otoscopy - (answer)otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into
the external auditory meatus; immobility indicates the presence of middle ear effusion (fluid buildup), as
occurs as a result of otitis media
reflex hammer - (answer)a medical instrument used by practitioners to test deep tendon reflexes.
ophthalmoscope - (answer)instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
Wood's lamp - (answer)Filtered black light that is used to illuminate skin disorders, fungi, bacterial
disorders, and pigmentation.
Cerebrum - (answer)responsible for a person's mental status
cerebral cortex - (answer)responsible for higher mental functions, perception, and behavior
, NSG 500 – QUIZ 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+
frontal lobe - (answer)decision making, problem solving, ability to concentrate, short-term memory,
affect, awareness, autonomic responses r/t emotional states
Broca's area (frontal lobe) - (answer)speech production
parietal lobe - (answer)receiving and processing sensory data
temporal lobe - (answer)perception and recognition of auditory stimuli. integration of behavior,
emotions, long-term memory and personality
Wernicke's area (temporal lobe) - (answer)controls language reception - a brain area involved in
language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
limbic system - (answer)mediates certain patterns of behavior that determine survival. For example:
mating, aggression, fear, and affection. Major function is memory consolidation needed for long-term
memory
reticular system - (answer)Regulates vital reflexes such as heart and respiratory functioning. Located in
the brain stem, maintains wakefulness, disruption can lead to altered mental status.
acromegaly - (answer)Excessive growth and distorted proportions related to a hyper secretion of growth
hormone insulin-like growth factor after closure of the epiphyses
Acromegaly findings - (answer)Mandibular overgrowth, maxillary widening, teeth separation,
malocclusion, and overbite.
Skin thickening on the face, hands, and feet which leads to enlargement.
Joint enlargement, swelling, pain, vertebral enlargement, kyphoscoliosis.
Enlargement of cardiac ventricles with decreased exercise tolerance.
