PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 9TH EDITION MCCANCE TEST
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1. Incomplete fusion of the nasomedial and intermaxillary process during the fourth week
of embryonic development causes which condition in an infant?
a. Cleft palate c. Cleft lip
b. Sinus dysfunction d. Esophageal malformation
ANS: C
Of the available options, only a cleft lip is caused by the incomplete fusion of the
nasomedial and intermaxillary process during the fourth week of embryonic development.
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2. Increased gastrin secretion by the mother in the last trimester of pregnancy may
cause which condition in the infant?
a. Pyloric stenosis c. Esophageal atresia
b. Meconium ileus d. Galactosemia
ANS: A
The cause is unknown but increased gastrin secretion by the mother in the last trimester of
pregnancy increases the likelihood of pyloric stenosis in the infant. The overproduction of
gastric secretions in the infant may be caused by stress-related factors in the mother. This
statement is not true of the other options.
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3. At 2 or 3 weeks of age, an infant who has been well fed and has gained weight begins
to vomit for no apparent reason. The vomiting gradually becomes more forceful.
These symptoms may be indicative of which disorder?
a. Esophageal atresia c. Pyloric stenosis
b. Congenital aganglionic megacolon d. Galactosemia
ANS: C
Of the options available, only the clinical manifestations of pyloric stenosis—an infant
who has been well fed and has gained weight begins to vomit without an apparent
reason—can appear between 2 and 3 weeks after birth. The vomiting gradually becomes
more forceful.
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4. Which term is used to identify a condition in which the developing colon remains in
the upper right quadrant instead of moving to its normal location?
a. Intestinal malrotation c. Duodenal obstruction
b. Ileocecal displacement d. Pyloric stenosis
ANS: A
Intestinal malrotation is the only term used to identify a condition in which rotation does
not occur and the colon remains in the upper right quadrant, where an abnormal membrane
may press on and obstruct the duodenum.
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5. Which term is used to identify an intestinal obstruction caused by meconium formed
in utero that is abnormally sticky and adheres firmly to the mucosa of the small
intestine?
a. Meconium cecum c. Meconium obstruction
b. Meconium ileus d. Meconium vivax
ANS: B
Meconium ileus is the only term used to identify an intestinal obstruction caused by
meconium formed in utero that is abnormally sticky and adheres firmly to the mucosa of
the small intestine, resisting passage beyond the terminal ileum. The cause is usually a
lack of digestive enzymes during fetal life.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1490
6. With which medical diagnosis is meconium ileus often associated?
a. Muscular dystrophy c. Cystic fibrosis
b. Cerebral palsy d. Congenital aganglionic megacolon
ANS: C
The detection of albumin in meconium has been used as a screening test for cystic fibrosis.
This condition is not associated with any of the other options.
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7. Congenital aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung disease) involves inadequate motility of
the colon caused by neural ma lforNmUaRtiSoInN Go fT Bw. hCiOchM nervous system?
a. Central c. Sympathetic
b. Parasympathetic d. Somatic
ANS: B
A malformation related only to the parasympathetic nervous system causes congenital
aganglionic megacolon.
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8. Which term is used to describe an intestinal obstruction caused by the invagination of the
ileum into the cecum and part of the ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal
valve?
a. Congenital aganglionic megacolon c. Intussusception
b. Malrotation d. Volvulus
ANS: C
Intussusception is the telescoping or invagination of one portion of the intestine into
another section of intestine. Usually, the ileum invaginates the cecum and part of the
ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal valve. The other terms are not used to
describe this event.
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, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 9TH EDITION MCCANCE TEST
1. Incomplete fusion of the nasomedial and intermaxillary process during the fourth week
of embryonic development causes which condition in an infant?
a. Cleft palate c. Cleft lip
b. Sinus dysfunction d. Esophageal malformation
ANS: C
Of the available options, only a cleft lip is caused by the incomplete fusion of the
nasomedial and intermaxillary process during the fourth week of embryonic development.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1486
2. Increased gastrin secretion by the mother in the last trimester of pregnancy may
cause which condition in the infant?
a. Pyloric stenosis c. Esophageal atresia
b. Meconium ileus d. Galactosemia
ANS: A
The cause is unknown but increased gastrin secretion by the mother in the last trimester of
pregnancy increases the likelihood of pyloric stenosis in the infant. The overproduction of
gastric secretions in the infant may be caused by stress-related factors in the mother. This
statement is not true of the other options.
PTS: 1 REF: Pages 1N4U
88R-S1I4N8G9 TB.COM
3. At 2 or 3 weeks of age, an infant who has been well fed and has gained weight begins
to vomit for no apparent reason. The vomiting gradually becomes more forceful.
These symptoms may be indicative of which disorder?
a. Esophageal atresia c. Pyloric stenosis
b. Congenital aganglionic megacolon d. Galactosemia
ANS: C
Of the options available, only the clinical manifestations of pyloric stenosis—an infant
who has been well fed and has gained weight begins to vomit without an apparent
reason—can appear between 2 and 3 weeks after birth. The vomiting gradually becomes
more forceful.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1489
4. Which term is used to identify a condition in which the developing colon remains in
the upper right quadrant instead of moving to its normal location?
a. Intestinal malrotation c. Duodenal obstruction
b. Ileocecal displacement d. Pyloric stenosis
ANS: A
Intestinal malrotation is the only term used to identify a condition in which rotation does
not occur and the colon remains in the upper right quadrant, where an abnormal membrane
may press on and obstruct the duodenum.
NURSINGTB.COM
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PTS: 1 REF: Page 1489
5. Which term is used to identify an intestinal obstruction caused by meconium formed
in utero that is abnormally sticky and adheres firmly to the mucosa of the small
intestine?
a. Meconium cecum c. Meconium obstruction
b. Meconium ileus d. Meconium vivax
ANS: B
Meconium ileus is the only term used to identify an intestinal obstruction caused by
meconium formed in utero that is abnormally sticky and adheres firmly to the mucosa of
the small intestine, resisting passage beyond the terminal ileum. The cause is usually a
lack of digestive enzymes during fetal life.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1490
6. With which medical diagnosis is meconium ileus often associated?
a. Muscular dystrophy c. Cystic fibrosis
b. Cerebral palsy d. Congenital aganglionic megacolon
ANS: C
The detection of albumin in meconium has been used as a screening test for cystic fibrosis.
This condition is not associated with any of the other options.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1490
7. Congenital aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprung disease) involves inadequate motility of
the colon caused by neural ma lforNmUaRtiSoInN Go fT Bw. hCiOchM nervous system?
a. Central c. Sympathetic
b. Parasympathetic d. Somatic
ANS: B
A malformation related only to the parasympathetic nervous system causes congenital
aganglionic megacolon.
PTS: 1 REF: Page 1491
8. Which term is used to describe an intestinal obstruction caused by the invagination of the
ileum into the cecum and part of the ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal
valve?
a. Congenital aganglionic megacolon c. Intussusception
b. Malrotation d. Volvulus
ANS: C
Intussusception is the telescoping or invagination of one portion of the intestine into
another section of intestine. Usually, the ileum invaginates the cecum and part of the
ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal valve. The other terms are not used to
describe this event.
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