Health and Physical Assessment Lab Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
The abdominal contents are enclosed externally by the abdominal wall musculature --
three layers of muscle extending from the back, about the flanks, to the front. The
outer muscle layer is the external? Ans: Abdominal oblique
The sigmoid colon is located in this area of the abdomen: the? Ans: Left lower
quadrant
The pancreas of an adult client is located Ans: Deep in the upper abdomen and is not
normally palpable
The primary function of the gallbladder is to Ans: Store and excrete bile
The colon originates in this abdominal area Ans: Right lower quadrant
Murphy sign Ans: Inspiratory arrest or causes client to hold breath
Cholecystits Ans: RUQ pain or tenderness
Peptic ulcer disease Ans: Bacterium Helicobacter pylori
Ascites Ans: Shifting fullness and fluid wave tests
Ballottement test Ans: Can identify a mass or enlarged organ in an ascitic abdomen
Paralytic ileus Ans: Absent or high pitched bowel sounds
Positive psoas sound Ans: Assessed by raising right leg from hip
Rebound tenderness Ans: Release of pressure quickly after deep palpation
, Hernia Ans: Protrusion of the bowel through the abdominal wall
Intestinal obstruction Ans: Increased peristaltic waves
Order of abdominal assessment Ans: Inspect, Auscultation, percuss, palpation
Obturator sign Ans: Rotate hip with vended knee
Causes for abdominal distention Ans: Pregnancy
Fat
Feces
Fibroids
Flatus
Ascitic fluid
What bowel sounds do you expect to hear in a client with diarrhea? Ans: Hyperactive
One of the functions of the bone is to? Ans: Produce blood cells
Bones contain yellow marrow that is composed mainly of Ans: Fat
The external covering of the bone that contains osteoblasts and the blood vessels is
termed the? Ans: Periosteum
Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by Ans: Tendons
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with Detailed Verified Answers
The abdominal contents are enclosed externally by the abdominal wall musculature --
three layers of muscle extending from the back, about the flanks, to the front. The
outer muscle layer is the external? Ans: Abdominal oblique
The sigmoid colon is located in this area of the abdomen: the? Ans: Left lower
quadrant
The pancreas of an adult client is located Ans: Deep in the upper abdomen and is not
normally palpable
The primary function of the gallbladder is to Ans: Store and excrete bile
The colon originates in this abdominal area Ans: Right lower quadrant
Murphy sign Ans: Inspiratory arrest or causes client to hold breath
Cholecystits Ans: RUQ pain or tenderness
Peptic ulcer disease Ans: Bacterium Helicobacter pylori
Ascites Ans: Shifting fullness and fluid wave tests
Ballottement test Ans: Can identify a mass or enlarged organ in an ascitic abdomen
Paralytic ileus Ans: Absent or high pitched bowel sounds
Positive psoas sound Ans: Assessed by raising right leg from hip
Rebound tenderness Ans: Release of pressure quickly after deep palpation
, Hernia Ans: Protrusion of the bowel through the abdominal wall
Intestinal obstruction Ans: Increased peristaltic waves
Order of abdominal assessment Ans: Inspect, Auscultation, percuss, palpation
Obturator sign Ans: Rotate hip with vended knee
Causes for abdominal distention Ans: Pregnancy
Fat
Feces
Fibroids
Flatus
Ascitic fluid
What bowel sounds do you expect to hear in a client with diarrhea? Ans: Hyperactive
One of the functions of the bone is to? Ans: Produce blood cells
Bones contain yellow marrow that is composed mainly of Ans: Fat
The external covering of the bone that contains osteoblasts and the blood vessels is
termed the? Ans: Periosteum
Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by Ans: Tendons
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