NSG 500 - Quiz 1 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Tympany
high-pitched, musical, drum-like percussion note heard when percussing
over the stomach and intestine
Hyperresonance
lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as
in emphysema or pneumothorax
resonance percussion
loud, hollow low-pitched sound heard over normal lungs
Dullness on percussion
soft, moderate, thud-like sound heard over structures such as the liver
flatness on percussion
soft, high, and dull sound heard over muscles
pneumatic otoscopy
otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the
external auditory meatus; immobility indicates the presence of middle ear
effusion (fluid buildup), as occurs as a result of otitis media
reflex hammer
a medical instrument used by practitioners to test deep tendon reflexes.
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
Wood's lamp
Filtered black light that is used to illuminate skin disorders, fungi, bacterial
disorders, and pigmentation.
Cerebrum
responsible for a person's mental status
cerebral cortex
responsible for higher mental functions, perception, and behavior
frontal lobe
decision making, problem solving, ability to concentrate, short-term
memory, affect, awareness, autonomic responses r/t emotional states
Broca's area (frontal lobe)
, speech production
parietal lobe
receiving and processing sensory data
temporal lobe
perception and recognition of auditory stimuli. integration of behavior,
emotions, long-term memory and personality
Wernicke's area (temporal lobe)
controls language reception - a brain area involved in language
comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
limbic system
mediates certain patterns of behavior that determine survival. For example:
mating, aggression, fear, and affection. Major function is memory
consolidation needed for long-term memory
reticular system
Regulates vital reflexes such as heart and respiratory functioning. Located
in the brain stem, maintains wakefulness, disruption can lead to altered
mental status.
acromegaly
Excessive growth and distorted proportions related to a hyper secretion of
growth hormone insulin-like growth factor after closure of the epiphyses
Acromegaly findings
Mandibular overgrowth, maxillary widening, teeth separation, malocclusion,
and overbite.
Skin thickening on the face, hands, and feet which leads to enlargement.
Joint enlargement, swelling, pain, vertebral enlargement, kyphoscoliosis.
Enlargement of cardiac ventricles with decreased exercise tolerance.
Turner Syndrome
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is
missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
turner syndrome findings
Poor height growth, lack of breast development, amenorrhea, normal
intelligence
Short stature, webbed neck, broad chest with widely spaced nipples.
Narrow palate with crowded teeth, coarctation of aorta and bicuspid aortic
valve
Sensorineural hearing loss, infertility
Cushing's syndrome
caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol
Cushing's syndrome findings
EXAM WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Tympany
high-pitched, musical, drum-like percussion note heard when percussing
over the stomach and intestine
Hyperresonance
lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as
in emphysema or pneumothorax
resonance percussion
loud, hollow low-pitched sound heard over normal lungs
Dullness on percussion
soft, moderate, thud-like sound heard over structures such as the liver
flatness on percussion
soft, high, and dull sound heard over muscles
pneumatic otoscopy
otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the
external auditory meatus; immobility indicates the presence of middle ear
effusion (fluid buildup), as occurs as a result of otitis media
reflex hammer
a medical instrument used by practitioners to test deep tendon reflexes.
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
Wood's lamp
Filtered black light that is used to illuminate skin disorders, fungi, bacterial
disorders, and pigmentation.
Cerebrum
responsible for a person's mental status
cerebral cortex
responsible for higher mental functions, perception, and behavior
frontal lobe
decision making, problem solving, ability to concentrate, short-term
memory, affect, awareness, autonomic responses r/t emotional states
Broca's area (frontal lobe)
, speech production
parietal lobe
receiving and processing sensory data
temporal lobe
perception and recognition of auditory stimuli. integration of behavior,
emotions, long-term memory and personality
Wernicke's area (temporal lobe)
controls language reception - a brain area involved in language
comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
limbic system
mediates certain patterns of behavior that determine survival. For example:
mating, aggression, fear, and affection. Major function is memory
consolidation needed for long-term memory
reticular system
Regulates vital reflexes such as heart and respiratory functioning. Located
in the brain stem, maintains wakefulness, disruption can lead to altered
mental status.
acromegaly
Excessive growth and distorted proportions related to a hyper secretion of
growth hormone insulin-like growth factor after closure of the epiphyses
Acromegaly findings
Mandibular overgrowth, maxillary widening, teeth separation, malocclusion,
and overbite.
Skin thickening on the face, hands, and feet which leads to enlargement.
Joint enlargement, swelling, pain, vertebral enlargement, kyphoscoliosis.
Enlargement of cardiac ventricles with decreased exercise tolerance.
Turner Syndrome
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is
missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
turner syndrome findings
Poor height growth, lack of breast development, amenorrhea, normal
intelligence
Short stature, webbed neck, broad chest with widely spaced nipples.
Narrow palate with crowded teeth, coarctation of aorta and bicuspid aortic
valve
Sensorineural hearing loss, infertility
Cushing's syndrome
caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol
Cushing's syndrome findings
