Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 Questions And Answers
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Which of the following inhibits the pituitary from releasing
growth hormone?
A. Growth hormone-releasing
hormone
B. Insulin-like growth
factor
C.
Somatostatin
D. Sex steroids - ANSWER C.
Somatostatin
Somatostatin inhibits the secretion of both growth hormone-releasing
hormone (GHRH)
and thyroid-stimulating hormone. Growth hormone is secreted in
pulses, with 70% of
secretion occurring during deep
sleep.
Growth of which body region predominates
during infancy?
A.
Head
B.
Arms
C.
Trunk
D. Legs - ANSWER C.
Trunk
,During infancy, the growth of the trunk predominates. Weight gain is
initially rapid, but the speed with which weight is gained decreases over
the first year of life. Growth of the head predominates during the fetal
period. Growth of legs predominates during childhood.
In the older adult patient, stature begins to
decline at: A. 40 years of age.
B. 50 years of age.
C. 60 years of age.
D. 70 years of age. - ANSWER B. 50 years of age.
Physical stature declines in older adults beginning at approximately 50
years of age.
The intervertebral disks thin, and kyphosis develops with
osteoporotic vertebral
compression.
Which factor accounts for the majority of weight gained by a pregnant
woman during the
third
trimester?
A. Placental
growth
B. Increase in amniotic
fluid
C. Growth of maternal
tissues
Fetal growth - ANSWER D.
Fetal growth
Maternal tissue growth accounts for most of the weight gained in the
first and second
,trimesters. Fetal growth accounts for most weight gained during the
third trimester.
Placental and increase in amniotic fluid growth are part of the maternal
tissue growth
that accounts for weight gained in the first and second
trimesters.
Which is the most rapid and critical period of brain growth?
A. Birth to 1 year of age
B. Conception to 3 years of age
C. Birth to 4 years of age
D. One to 2 years of age - ANSWER B. Conception to 3 years of age
The brain, along with the skull, eyes, and ears, completes physical
development more
quickly than any other body part. The most rapid and critical period
of brain growth
occurs between conception and 3 years
of age.
A neonate was 18½ inches long at birth. What would you expect his
length to be at age
1
year?
A. 24 to 25
inches
B. 27¾
inches
C. 30 to 31
inches
D. 37 inches - ANSWER B. 27¾
inches
, At birth, healthy term newborns have length variations between 45 and
55 cm (18 and
22 inches). Length increases by 50% in the first year of life (18.5/2 +
9.25 = 27.75).
The prevalence of obesity among adults is increasing. In 2010 in the
United States, what was the percentage of obese adults?
A. 15.5%
B. 35.7%
C. 49%
D. 65.2% - ANSWER B. 35.7%
Obese children often become obese adults. In 2010, 35.7% of adults in
the United States were obese (Center for Disease Control Division of
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, 2012).
A more rapid than expected weight gain in early infancy is associated
with an increased risk of which type of problem in adulthood?
A. Respiratory
B. Endocrine
C. Cardiovascular
D. Renal - ANSWER C. Cardiovascular
A more rapid weight gain than expected during early infancy (e.g., the
infant's weight percentile level keeps increasing rather than following a
specific growth curve) is associated with increased cardiovascular
disease risk as an adult (Singhal, 2006).
To accurately assess height velocity, a child's height can be
measured: A. at 6-month intervals.
B. at 9-month intervals.
C. at 12-month intervals.
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Which of the following inhibits the pituitary from releasing
growth hormone?
A. Growth hormone-releasing
hormone
B. Insulin-like growth
factor
C.
Somatostatin
D. Sex steroids - ANSWER C.
Somatostatin
Somatostatin inhibits the secretion of both growth hormone-releasing
hormone (GHRH)
and thyroid-stimulating hormone. Growth hormone is secreted in
pulses, with 70% of
secretion occurring during deep
sleep.
Growth of which body region predominates
during infancy?
A.
Head
B.
Arms
C.
Trunk
D. Legs - ANSWER C.
Trunk
,During infancy, the growth of the trunk predominates. Weight gain is
initially rapid, but the speed with which weight is gained decreases over
the first year of life. Growth of the head predominates during the fetal
period. Growth of legs predominates during childhood.
In the older adult patient, stature begins to
decline at: A. 40 years of age.
B. 50 years of age.
C. 60 years of age.
D. 70 years of age. - ANSWER B. 50 years of age.
Physical stature declines in older adults beginning at approximately 50
years of age.
The intervertebral disks thin, and kyphosis develops with
osteoporotic vertebral
compression.
Which factor accounts for the majority of weight gained by a pregnant
woman during the
third
trimester?
A. Placental
growth
B. Increase in amniotic
fluid
C. Growth of maternal
tissues
Fetal growth - ANSWER D.
Fetal growth
Maternal tissue growth accounts for most of the weight gained in the
first and second
,trimesters. Fetal growth accounts for most weight gained during the
third trimester.
Placental and increase in amniotic fluid growth are part of the maternal
tissue growth
that accounts for weight gained in the first and second
trimesters.
Which is the most rapid and critical period of brain growth?
A. Birth to 1 year of age
B. Conception to 3 years of age
C. Birth to 4 years of age
D. One to 2 years of age - ANSWER B. Conception to 3 years of age
The brain, along with the skull, eyes, and ears, completes physical
development more
quickly than any other body part. The most rapid and critical period
of brain growth
occurs between conception and 3 years
of age.
A neonate was 18½ inches long at birth. What would you expect his
length to be at age
1
year?
A. 24 to 25
inches
B. 27¾
inches
C. 30 to 31
inches
D. 37 inches - ANSWER B. 27¾
inches
, At birth, healthy term newborns have length variations between 45 and
55 cm (18 and
22 inches). Length increases by 50% in the first year of life (18.5/2 +
9.25 = 27.75).
The prevalence of obesity among adults is increasing. In 2010 in the
United States, what was the percentage of obese adults?
A. 15.5%
B. 35.7%
C. 49%
D. 65.2% - ANSWER B. 35.7%
Obese children often become obese adults. In 2010, 35.7% of adults in
the United States were obese (Center for Disease Control Division of
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, 2012).
A more rapid than expected weight gain in early infancy is associated
with an increased risk of which type of problem in adulthood?
A. Respiratory
B. Endocrine
C. Cardiovascular
D. Renal - ANSWER C. Cardiovascular
A more rapid weight gain than expected during early infancy (e.g., the
infant's weight percentile level keeps increasing rather than following a
specific growth curve) is associated with increased cardiovascular
disease risk as an adult (Singhal, 2006).
To accurately assess height velocity, a child's height can be
measured: A. at 6-month intervals.
B. at 9-month intervals.
C. at 12-month intervals.
