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What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that contains meninges, spinal fluid,
and a portion of the spinal cord through a defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra? - Accurate answers
Myelomeningocele
What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue? - Accurate answers Glomerular
filtration rate
Where are langerhans cells found? - Accurate answers Skin
Where in the lung does gas exchange occur? - Accurate answers Alveolocapillary membrane
The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by: - Accurate answers
5 months
When renin is released, it is capable of which action? - Accurate answers Formation of angiotensin
1
The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what type of
determinant? - Accurate answers epitope
Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea? - Accurate answers
Chlamydia
How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured? - Accurate answers Reticulocyte count
Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin? - Accurate
answers Epithelial cells
Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin? - Accurate answers Bacteria and fungi
An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur located between the second and third
intercostal spaces along the left sternal border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also
found. These clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect? - Accurate answers
Atrial Septal Defect
An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom? -
Accurate answers Lack of symptoms
What is the function of erythrocytes? - Accurate answers Tissue oxygenation
Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and malignant tumors of adipose tissue,
respectively? - Accurate answers Lipoma, liposarcoma
, What is the the chance with each pregnancy that a child born to two parents with sickle trait will have
sickle cell disease - Accurate answers 25%
What pulmonary defense mechanism propels a mucous blanket that entraps particles moving toward
the oropharynx? - Accurate answers Cilias
The concentration of the final urine is determined by antidiuretic hormone (AHD), which is secreted by
which gland? - Accurate answers Posterior pituitary
Why is the herpes virus inaccessible to antibodies after the initial infection? - Accurate answers
The virus does not circulate in the blood
Which renal change is found in older adults? - Accurate answers Decrease in the number of
nephrons
Which immunoglobulin is present in blood, saliva, breast milk, and respiratory secretions? - Accurate
answers IgA
Which hormone prompts increased anxiety, vigilance, and arousal during a stress response? - Accurate
answers Norepinephrine
Which statement is true regarding maternal antibodies provided to the neonate? - Accurate answers
The antibodies enter circulation by means of active transport
The function of the tumor cell marker is to: - Accurate answers screen individuals for high risk of
cancer
Which statement is true concerning a fungal infection - Accurate answers Phagocytes and t
lymphocytes control fungal infection
Which change is a result of puberty and defends the vagina from infection? - Accurate answers
Vaginal pH becomes more acidic
The number of persons living with a specific disease at a specific point in time is referred to by which
term? - Accurate answers Prevalence
Which risk factor for hypertension is influenced by genetic factors and lifestyle? - Accurate answers
Obesity
Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into: - Accurate answers corpus
luteum
The failure of bones to ossify resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity characterizes which disorder
- Accurate answers rickets
what is the term that denotes the duration of time or the intensity of pain that a person will endure
before outwardly responding? - Accurate answers tolerance