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EXAMINATION SET Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: First degree burns.
Answer: Superficial, similar to a sunburn
Question 2: Second degree burns.
Answer: Damage to the upper layers of the skin, identified as blisters, which may result in scarring
Question 3: Third degree burns.
Answer: Deep and through the entire skin, requiring skin grafting
Question 4: Fourth degree burns.
Answer: Demonstrated by severe charring of the tissues
Question 5: 0-10%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood shows no symptoms
Question 6: 10-20%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood gives a slight headache
Question 7: 20-30%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood gives a headache to adults and causes death in children
Question 8: 30-40%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes nausea and vomiting
Question 9: 40-50%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes fainting, convulsions, and death in unhealthy
adults
Question 10: 50-80%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes coma and death
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, Question 11: Aspiration.
Answer: The inhalation of some foreign object, causing occlusion or obstruction of the airway
Question 12: Battered child syndrome.
Answer: Multiple injuries involving multiple sites on a child over time
Question 13: Shaken-infant syndrome.
Answer: Child abuse in which the child is violently shaken and frequently struck on the head, confirmed by
the identification of retinal hemorrhages, fractured ribs, subdural hematoma, and brain swelling
Question 14: Coronal.
Answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (i.e. anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal])
halves
Question 15: Mid-sagittal.
Answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves
Question 16: Transverse.
Answer: The place that divides the body into top and bottom (i.e. superior [cephalad] and posterior [caudal])
halves
Question 17: Superior.
Answer: Refers to the top of the head. The term "cephalad" is also used in this context
Question 18: Inferior.
Answer: Refers to the surface towards the feet. The term "caudal" is also used in this context
Question 19: Anterior.
Answer: Refers to the front surface of the body. The term "ventral" is also used in this context
Question 20: Posterior.
Answer: Refers to the surface facing toward the back of the body. The term "dorsal" is also used in this
context
Question 21: Lateral.
Answer: Surface or portion of the body that points towards the side or away from the midline of the body
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EXAMINATION SET Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: First degree burns.
Answer: Superficial, similar to a sunburn
Question 2: Second degree burns.
Answer: Damage to the upper layers of the skin, identified as blisters, which may result in scarring
Question 3: Third degree burns.
Answer: Deep and through the entire skin, requiring skin grafting
Question 4: Fourth degree burns.
Answer: Demonstrated by severe charring of the tissues
Question 5: 0-10%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood shows no symptoms
Question 6: 10-20%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood gives a slight headache
Question 7: 20-30%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood gives a headache to adults and causes death in children
Question 8: 30-40%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes nausea and vomiting
Question 9: 40-50%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes fainting, convulsions, and death in unhealthy
adults
Question 10: 50-80%.
Answer: This amount of carbon dioxide in the blood causes coma and death
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, Question 11: Aspiration.
Answer: The inhalation of some foreign object, causing occlusion or obstruction of the airway
Question 12: Battered child syndrome.
Answer: Multiple injuries involving multiple sites on a child over time
Question 13: Shaken-infant syndrome.
Answer: Child abuse in which the child is violently shaken and frequently struck on the head, confirmed by
the identification of retinal hemorrhages, fractured ribs, subdural hematoma, and brain swelling
Question 14: Coronal.
Answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (i.e. anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal])
halves
Question 15: Mid-sagittal.
Answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves
Question 16: Transverse.
Answer: The place that divides the body into top and bottom (i.e. superior [cephalad] and posterior [caudal])
halves
Question 17: Superior.
Answer: Refers to the top of the head. The term "cephalad" is also used in this context
Question 18: Inferior.
Answer: Refers to the surface towards the feet. The term "caudal" is also used in this context
Question 19: Anterior.
Answer: Refers to the front surface of the body. The term "ventral" is also used in this context
Question 20: Posterior.
Answer: Refers to the surface facing toward the back of the body. The term "dorsal" is also used in this
context
Question 21: Lateral.
Answer: Surface or portion of the body that points towards the side or away from the midline of the body
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