Questions and CORRECT Answers
papiliedema indicates - CORRECT ANSWER - increased intracranial pressure
Hypocalcemia w - CORRECT ANSWER - neuromuscular excitability & spasms, intestinal
cramping and tingling
Na+ is mostly found in - CORRECT ANSWER - extracellular fluid
Colloid osmotic pressure is created by - CORRECT ANSWER - protein in fluid
Hypocalcemia effects neuromuscular system by - CORRECT ANSWER - increase
neuromuscular excitability
The law of mass action dictates that if CO2 levels in the tissue or blood rise, the equilibrium will
shift toward - CORRECT ANSWER - Increasing levels of H+ and HCO3-
What is the next step dealing with pathogens or debris after the phagosome formed - CORRECT
ANSWER - fusion with the lysosome
The most common type of leukocyte and predominates in early inflammatory response -
CORRECT ANSWER - neutrophil
Bradykinin has effect that are most similar to those of - CORRECT ANSWER - histamine
Are small secreted intercellular signaling molecules that are responsible for the inflammatory
response - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytokines
, Infants are at greater risk of dehydration because they, relative to adults: have - CORRECT
ANSWER - a greater surface area and high percentage of body weight as water
Interstitial fluid would be considered - CORRECT ANSWER - extracellular fluid
The fluid exchange between the arterial end and the venous end of a capillary bed in tissues such
as muscle and skin results in all of the fluid that leaked capillary being retained in within the
vessels with no net loss of fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Chloride ion (Cl-) has an equilibrium potential nearly the same as the resting potential. As a
result, at resting membrane potential chloride ion will move - CORRECT ANSWER -
Equally in both direction
Aspirin and other NSAIDs work by blocking and enzyme critical in the formation of -
CORRECT ANSWER - Prostaglandins
Tumor necrosis factor alpha is secreted in response to Toll-like receptors activation and has all of
the following effect except - CORRECT ANSWER - Suppress growth of lymphocytes and
reduce production of proinflammatory cyotkins
Not associated with chronic inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER - serous exudate
Exudate found early in inflammatory and is watery - CORRECT ANSWER - serous
Hyperkalemia will result in - CORRECT ANSWER - peaked T-waves and early
neuromuscular excitability
Of the amount of water that is found outside of the cell extracellular, how much is found in the
intravascular space - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/4