CNA CHAPTER 4 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Skin prevents _____ to internal organs.
Answer: injury
◉ Skin also prevents the loss of too much______ which is essential to
life.
Answer: water
◉ The skin is also a ______ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and
pressure.
Answer: Sense
◉ Blood vessels _ or widen, when the outside temperature is too
high..
Answer: Dilate
◉ Blood vessels _ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too
cold..
Answer: Constrict
,◉ A nursing assistant (NA) is providing care for a resident. As the
NA is helping the resident turn over, she notices that the resident has
a red spot above her buttocks and a bruise on her upper arm..
Answer: She should report that she found a red spot above her
buttocks and a bruise on her upper arm.
◉ The body is shaped by muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and
cartilage T or F.
Answer: T
◉ The human body has 215 bones. T or F.
Answer: F
◉ Bones protect the body's organs. T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Two bones meet at a joint. T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Muscles allow movement of body parts T or F.
Answer: T
, ◉ Range of motion exercises help prevent problems related to
immobility T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Atrophy occurs when a muscle weakens, decreases in size, and
wastes away.
Answer: T
◉ One way to prevent falls is to keep walkers or canes within reach
T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Arthritis is a general term referring to _________ of the joints.
Answer: Swelling
◉ What happens to the body when a person suffers from an
autoimmune illness?.
Answer: The immune system attacks normal tissue in the body.
◉ Osteoarthritis is common in.
Answer: elderly
◉ If an NA sees NWB on a residents care plan, the resident ________.
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Skin prevents _____ to internal organs.
Answer: injury
◉ Skin also prevents the loss of too much______ which is essential to
life.
Answer: water
◉ The skin is also a ______ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and
pressure.
Answer: Sense
◉ Blood vessels _ or widen, when the outside temperature is too
high..
Answer: Dilate
◉ Blood vessels _ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too
cold..
Answer: Constrict
,◉ A nursing assistant (NA) is providing care for a resident. As the
NA is helping the resident turn over, she notices that the resident has
a red spot above her buttocks and a bruise on her upper arm..
Answer: She should report that she found a red spot above her
buttocks and a bruise on her upper arm.
◉ The body is shaped by muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and
cartilage T or F.
Answer: T
◉ The human body has 215 bones. T or F.
Answer: F
◉ Bones protect the body's organs. T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Two bones meet at a joint. T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Muscles allow movement of body parts T or F.
Answer: T
, ◉ Range of motion exercises help prevent problems related to
immobility T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Atrophy occurs when a muscle weakens, decreases in size, and
wastes away.
Answer: T
◉ One way to prevent falls is to keep walkers or canes within reach
T or F.
Answer: T
◉ Arthritis is a general term referring to _________ of the joints.
Answer: Swelling
◉ What happens to the body when a person suffers from an
autoimmune illness?.
Answer: The immune system attacks normal tissue in the body.
◉ Osteoarthritis is common in.
Answer: elderly
◉ If an NA sees NWB on a residents care plan, the resident ________.
