NSG 316 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. tonsil grading scale
1+: visible 2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula 3+: touching uvula 4+: touching each other (1-2 in
healthy people)
2. normal contour of abdomen
flat or rounded
3. contour of the abdomen describes
nutritional state
4. how to auscultate bowel sounds
use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
5. how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are completely
absent
5 minutes
6. how to auscultate vascular sounds
use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
7. is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon
yes
8. what can make organs enlarged
trauma, injury, distention, infection
9. abnormal findings in GI/GU system
-thrills and bruits -obesity -ascites -cysts -tumor -hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
10. ethnic differences in the lips
black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the gingival margin
11. GI system changes in the aging adult
-salivation decreases -dec sense of taste -delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion -dec
liver size (normal liver functions) -dec drug metabolism -frequent constipation
12. borborygmus
hyperactive bowel sounds
13. melena can be caused by
taking iron meds
14. bright red blood in the stool may be due to
hemorrhoids
15. developmental changes in men
-testosterone decreases -pubic hair and penis size dec -testes dec in size/less firm
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, 16. 2 main causes of end stage renal disease
HTN and diabetes
17. true incontinence
loss of urine without warning
18. urgency incontinence
sudden loss of urine, strong sensation and urge
19. joints
Areas where two or more bones join together
20. flexion
bending a joint
21. extension
Straightening of a joint
22. abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
23. adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
24. pronation
turning the palm downward
25. supination
movement that turns the palm up
26. circumduction
moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
27. inversion
moves the sole of the foot inward
28. eversion
turning the sole of the foot outward
29. rotation
moving the head around a central axis
30. protraction
Moving a part forward
31. retraction
moving a part backward
32. elevation
raising a body part
33. depression
lowering a body part
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ANSWERS VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. tonsil grading scale
1+: visible 2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula 3+: touching uvula 4+: touching each other (1-2 in
healthy people)
2. normal contour of abdomen
flat or rounded
3. contour of the abdomen describes
nutritional state
4. how to auscultate bowel sounds
use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
5. how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are completely
absent
5 minutes
6. how to auscultate vascular sounds
use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
7. is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon
yes
8. what can make organs enlarged
trauma, injury, distention, infection
9. abnormal findings in GI/GU system
-thrills and bruits -obesity -ascites -cysts -tumor -hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
10. ethnic differences in the lips
black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the gingival margin
11. GI system changes in the aging adult
-salivation decreases -dec sense of taste -delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion -dec
liver size (normal liver functions) -dec drug metabolism -frequent constipation
12. borborygmus
hyperactive bowel sounds
13. melena can be caused by
taking iron meds
14. bright red blood in the stool may be due to
hemorrhoids
15. developmental changes in men
-testosterone decreases -pubic hair and penis size dec -testes dec in size/less firm
1
, 16. 2 main causes of end stage renal disease
HTN and diabetes
17. true incontinence
loss of urine without warning
18. urgency incontinence
sudden loss of urine, strong sensation and urge
19. joints
Areas where two or more bones join together
20. flexion
bending a joint
21. extension
Straightening of a joint
22. abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
23. adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
24. pronation
turning the palm downward
25. supination
movement that turns the palm up
26. circumduction
moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
27. inversion
moves the sole of the foot inward
28. eversion
turning the sole of the foot outward
29. rotation
moving the head around a central axis
30. protraction
Moving a part forward
31. retraction
moving a part backward
32. elevation
raising a body part
33. depression
lowering a body part
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