NSG 5003
NSG 5003 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which action is a purpose of the inflammatory process -
correct answer To prevent infection of the injured tissue
How do surfactant proteins A through D provide innate
resistance - correct answer Promote phagocytosis
Which secretion is a first line of defense against pathogen
invasion that involves antibacterial and antifungal fatty
acids, as well as lactic acid - correct answer Sebaceous gland
sebum
Which bacterium grows in the intestines after prolonged
antibiotic therapy - correct answer Clostridium difficile
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What causes the edema that occurs during the
inflammatory process - correct answer Increased capillary
permeability
What process causes heat and redness to occur during
the inflammatory process - correct answer Vasodilation of
blood vessels
Activation of the classical pathway begins with - correct answer
Antigen-antibody complexes
What plasma protein system forms a fibrinous meshwork
at an inflamed site - correct answer Coagulation
Which component of the plasma protein system tags
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by
neutrophils and macrophages - correct answer Complement
cascade
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What is the vascular effect of histamine released from
mast cells - correct answer Vasodilation
What is an outcome of the complement cascade - correct
answer Lysis of bacterial cell membranes
The function of opsonization related to the complement
cascade is to - correct answer Tag of pathogenic
microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
In the coagulation (clotting) cascade, the intrinsic and the
extrinsic pathways converge at which factor - correct answer X
Which chemical interacts among all plasma protein
systems by degrading blood clots, activating complement,
and activating the Hageman factor - correct answer Plasmin
The chemotactic factor affects the inflammatory process
by - correct answer Directing leukocytes to the inflamed area
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What affect does the process of histamine binding to the
histamine-2(H2) receptor have on inflammation - correct
answer Inhibition
Frequently when H1 and H2 receptors are located on the
same cells, they act in what fashion - correct answer
Antagonistically
Some older adults have impaired inflammation and
wound healing because of which problem - correct answer
Underlying chromic illness(es) exists
Which chemical mediator derived from mast cells
retracts endothelial cells to increase vascular
permeability and to cause leukocyte adhesion to
endothelial cells - correct answer Platelet-activating factor
What is the inflammatory effect of nitric oxide (NO) - correct
answer Decreases mast cell function, and decreases
platelet aggregation
NSG 5003 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which action is a purpose of the inflammatory process -
correct answer To prevent infection of the injured tissue
How do surfactant proteins A through D provide innate
resistance - correct answer Promote phagocytosis
Which secretion is a first line of defense against pathogen
invasion that involves antibacterial and antifungal fatty
acids, as well as lactic acid - correct answer Sebaceous gland
sebum
Which bacterium grows in the intestines after prolonged
antibiotic therapy - correct answer Clostridium difficile
,NSG 5003
What causes the edema that occurs during the
inflammatory process - correct answer Increased capillary
permeability
What process causes heat and redness to occur during
the inflammatory process - correct answer Vasodilation of
blood vessels
Activation of the classical pathway begins with - correct answer
Antigen-antibody complexes
What plasma protein system forms a fibrinous meshwork
at an inflamed site - correct answer Coagulation
Which component of the plasma protein system tags
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by
neutrophils and macrophages - correct answer Complement
cascade
,NSG 5003
What is the vascular effect of histamine released from
mast cells - correct answer Vasodilation
What is an outcome of the complement cascade - correct
answer Lysis of bacterial cell membranes
The function of opsonization related to the complement
cascade is to - correct answer Tag of pathogenic
microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
In the coagulation (clotting) cascade, the intrinsic and the
extrinsic pathways converge at which factor - correct answer X
Which chemical interacts among all plasma protein
systems by degrading blood clots, activating complement,
and activating the Hageman factor - correct answer Plasmin
The chemotactic factor affects the inflammatory process
by - correct answer Directing leukocytes to the inflamed area
, NSG 5003
What affect does the process of histamine binding to the
histamine-2(H2) receptor have on inflammation - correct
answer Inhibition
Frequently when H1 and H2 receptors are located on the
same cells, they act in what fashion - correct answer
Antagonistically
Some older adults have impaired inflammation and
wound healing because of which problem - correct answer
Underlying chromic illness(es) exists
Which chemical mediator derived from mast cells
retracts endothelial cells to increase vascular
permeability and to cause leukocyte adhesion to
endothelial cells - correct answer Platelet-activating factor
What is the inflammatory effect of nitric oxide (NO) - correct
answer Decreases mast cell function, and decreases
platelet aggregation
