NURS 611 ADVANCED PATHO TEST 2
1. The sympathetic nervous system primarily serves to protect an individual
by doing which of the following? Select all that apply: Increasing blood sugar
Levels
Increasing body temperature
Increasing blood pressure
NOT-DECREASE MUCOUS PRODUCTION
NOT-DECREASING SWEAT EXCRETIONS
2. Review: the sympathetic system is all about what?: Increase BG
Decrease insulin store
Redirect blood to major organs
3. Which evidence does the nurse expect to see when a patient experiences
trauma to the hypothalamus?: Uneven expression of mood
Unstable blood glucose Levels
Poor regulation of body temperature
4. Where does the hypothalamus form?: Base of diencephalon
5. What four things does the hypothalamus control?: 1. ANS
2. Temperature
3. Endocrine/glucose
4. Emotional expression
6. What is the first defense of our bodies?: A. Skin
B. Mucous Membrane
7. Which action is the purpose of the inflammatory process?: Prevent infection
of injured tissue
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1. The sympathetic nervous system primarily serves to protect an individual
by doing which of the following? Select all that apply: Increasing blood sugar
Levels
Increasing body temperature
Increasing blood pressure
NOT-DECREASE MUCOUS PRODUCTION
NOT-DECREASING SWEAT EXCRETIONS
2. Review: the sympathetic system is all about what?: Increase BG
Decrease insulin store
Redirect blood to major organs
3. Which evidence does the nurse expect to see when a patient experiences
trauma to the hypothalamus?: Uneven expression of mood
Unstable blood glucose Levels
Poor regulation of body temperature
4. Where does the hypothalamus form?: Base of diencephalon
5. What four things does the hypothalamus control?: 1. ANS
2. Temperature
3. Endocrine/glucose
4. Emotional expression
6. What is the first defense of our bodies?: A. Skin
B. Mucous Membrane
7. Which action is the purpose of the inflammatory process?: Prevent infection
of injured tissue
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