PAPER 2026 COMPLETE Q&A
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⩥ Long, stretchy cervical mucus that exhibits ferning on a microscope
slide is characteristic of which of the following? Answer: *******High
LH levels
Low estrogen levels
High progesterone levels
Low human chorionic gonadotropin levels
⩥ Which of the following is an aspect of the bone growth and
development that occurs during the first two decades of life? Answer:
Most bone abnormalities can be traced to anomalies in the embryonic
stage of development.
The physiological effects of in utero positioning normally remain into
late adolescence.
,*******Cartilage cells at the metaphyseal end of the bone plate are
replaced by bone cells.
Bone length increases throughout childhood, while bone diameter
remains static.
⩥ John presents to the clinic with complaints of scrotal heaviness. Your
assessment reveals swelling of the testicle and warm scrotal skin. What
would your diagnosis be? Answer: Cryptorchidism
Orchitis
Testicular torsion
******Epididymitis
⩥ Which of the following recent admissions to an emergency
department is most likely to be diagnosed with a greenstick fracture?
Answer: A 20-year-old football player who had an opposing player fall
laterally on his leg
********An eight-year-old boy who fell out of a tree and on his arm
, An 81-year-old woman with a history of osteoporosis who stumbled and
fell on her hip
A 32-year-old woman who fell awkwardly on her arm while skiing
⩥ A 40-year-old male patient with multiple health problems has been
diagnosed with a testosterone deficiency. Which of the following
assessment findings would his care provider attribute to an etiology
other than this deficiency? Answer: The patient has a voice that is
unusually high in pitch.
The patient has long-standing anemia and low red cell counts.
********The patient has a history of susceptibility to upper respiratory
infections.
The patient has a low muscle mass as a proportion of total body weight.
⩥ Which of the following pathophysiologic phenomena would be most
indicative of ankylosing spondylitis? Answer: ******Loss of motion in
the spinal column and eventual kyphosis
A progressive loss of range of motion in knee and hip joints