Exam 3 NSG-316 Exam Questions
Correct Answers
Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following muscles? - Answer-
✔✔diaphragm and intercostal
Percussion of the chest is: - Answer- ✔✔helpful only in identifying surface alterations of
lung tissue
Which of the following voice sounds would be a normal finding? - Answer- ✔✔The
"eeeee" sound is clear and sounds like "eeeee
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the
following conditions? - Answer- ✔✔pneumonia
Which of the following pairs correctly expresses the relationship to the lobes of the
lungs and their anatomic position? - Answer- ✔✔lower lobes- posterior chest
Which of the following is not included in the definition of the thoracic cage? - Answer-
✔✔costochondral junction
A common clinical manifestation in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is: - Answer- ✔✔pursed-lip breathing
The function of the trachea and bronchi is to: - Answer- ✔✔transport gases between the
environment and the lung parenchyma
An increase in the transverse diameter of the chest cage in a pregnant woman is due to
a(n): - Answer- ✔✔increase in estrogen
The gradual loss of intra-alveolar septa and a decreased number of alveoli in the lungs
of elderly adults cause: - Answer- ✔✔decreased surface area for gas exchange
Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with: -
Answer- ✔✔upper airway obstruction
The first heart sound (S1) is produced by the: - Answer- ✔✔closure of the AV valves
The semilunar valves separate the: - Answer- ✔✔ventricles from the arteries
The AV ventricles separate the: - Answer- ✔✔atria from the ventricles
, Which of the following guidelines may be used to identify which heart sound is S1? -
Answer- ✔✔S1 coincides with the carotid artery pulse
S1 is loudest at the ____ - Answer- ✔✔apex of the heart
Which of the following cardiac alterations occurs during pregnancy? - Answer-
✔✔increase in cardiac volume, decrease in BP
A bruit heard while auscultating the carotid artery of a 65-year-old patient is caused by: -
Answer- ✔✔turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
The ability of the heart to contract independently of any signals or stimulation is due to: -
Answer- ✔✔automaticity
The leaflets of the tricuspid and mitral valves are anchored by __ to the __, which are
embedded in the ventricular floor. - Answer- ✔✔chordae tendineae; papillary muscles
The jugular venous pressure is an indirect reflection of the: - Answer- ✔✔heart's
efficiency as a pump
When auscultating the heart of a newborn within 24 hours after birth, the examiner
hears a continuous sound that mimics the sound of a machine. This finding most likely
indicates: - Answer- ✔✔an expected sound caused by nonclosure of the ductus
arteriosus
Which of the following is an appropriate position to have the patient assume when
auscultating for extra heart sounds or murmurs? - Answer- ✔✔roll toward the left side
In pulsus paradoxus: - Answer- ✔✔beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory
inspiration and stronger amplitude with expiration
The cervical nodes drain the: - Answer- ✔✔head and neck
The axillary nodes drain the: - Answer- ✔✔upper arm and breast
The epitrochlear node drains the - Answer- ✔✔hand and lower arm
Inguinal nodes drain - Answer- ✔✔lymph from the lower extremity, the external
genitalia, and the anterior abdominal wall
A patient has severe bilateral lower extremity edema. The most likely cause is: -
Answer- ✔✔heart failure
In young children, the thymus gland: - Answer- ✔✔produces T lymphocytes
Correct Answers
Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following muscles? - Answer-
✔✔diaphragm and intercostal
Percussion of the chest is: - Answer- ✔✔helpful only in identifying surface alterations of
lung tissue
Which of the following voice sounds would be a normal finding? - Answer- ✔✔The
"eeeee" sound is clear and sounds like "eeeee
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the
following conditions? - Answer- ✔✔pneumonia
Which of the following pairs correctly expresses the relationship to the lobes of the
lungs and their anatomic position? - Answer- ✔✔lower lobes- posterior chest
Which of the following is not included in the definition of the thoracic cage? - Answer-
✔✔costochondral junction
A common clinical manifestation in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is: - Answer- ✔✔pursed-lip breathing
The function of the trachea and bronchi is to: - Answer- ✔✔transport gases between the
environment and the lung parenchyma
An increase in the transverse diameter of the chest cage in a pregnant woman is due to
a(n): - Answer- ✔✔increase in estrogen
The gradual loss of intra-alveolar septa and a decreased number of alveoli in the lungs
of elderly adults cause: - Answer- ✔✔decreased surface area for gas exchange
Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with: -
Answer- ✔✔upper airway obstruction
The first heart sound (S1) is produced by the: - Answer- ✔✔closure of the AV valves
The semilunar valves separate the: - Answer- ✔✔ventricles from the arteries
The AV ventricles separate the: - Answer- ✔✔atria from the ventricles
, Which of the following guidelines may be used to identify which heart sound is S1? -
Answer- ✔✔S1 coincides with the carotid artery pulse
S1 is loudest at the ____ - Answer- ✔✔apex of the heart
Which of the following cardiac alterations occurs during pregnancy? - Answer-
✔✔increase in cardiac volume, decrease in BP
A bruit heard while auscultating the carotid artery of a 65-year-old patient is caused by: -
Answer- ✔✔turbulent blood flow through the carotid artery
The ability of the heart to contract independently of any signals or stimulation is due to: -
Answer- ✔✔automaticity
The leaflets of the tricuspid and mitral valves are anchored by __ to the __, which are
embedded in the ventricular floor. - Answer- ✔✔chordae tendineae; papillary muscles
The jugular venous pressure is an indirect reflection of the: - Answer- ✔✔heart's
efficiency as a pump
When auscultating the heart of a newborn within 24 hours after birth, the examiner
hears a continuous sound that mimics the sound of a machine. This finding most likely
indicates: - Answer- ✔✔an expected sound caused by nonclosure of the ductus
arteriosus
Which of the following is an appropriate position to have the patient assume when
auscultating for extra heart sounds or murmurs? - Answer- ✔✔roll toward the left side
In pulsus paradoxus: - Answer- ✔✔beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory
inspiration and stronger amplitude with expiration
The cervical nodes drain the: - Answer- ✔✔head and neck
The axillary nodes drain the: - Answer- ✔✔upper arm and breast
The epitrochlear node drains the - Answer- ✔✔hand and lower arm
Inguinal nodes drain - Answer- ✔✔lymph from the lower extremity, the external
genitalia, and the anterior abdominal wall
A patient has severe bilateral lower extremity edema. The most likely cause is: -
Answer- ✔✔heart failure
In young children, the thymus gland: - Answer- ✔✔produces T lymphocytes
