JBL MODULE 3 PRACTICE GUIDE 2026
PROBLEM SOLVING AND CASE BASED
SCENARIOS
◉ Physical changes that typically occur in early adults include an:
A. increase in muscle strength and reflexes.
B. increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.
C. increase in height because of spinal disc expansion.
D. increase in respiratory rate due to increased metabolism.
Answer: B. increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.
◉ The areas of the infant's skull that have not yet fused together are
called ________.
A. sutures
B. fontanelles
C. cranial valleys
D. ventricles
Answer: B. fontanelles
,◉ The average pulse rate of persons between 19 and 60 years of age
is typically:
A. 90 beats/min.
B. 70 beats/min.
C. 80 beats/min.
D. 60 beats/min.
Answer: B. 70 beats/min.
◉ The human body should be functioning at its optimal level
between the ages of:
A. 21 and 30 years.
B. 19 and 25 years.
C. 25 and 35 years.
D. 18 and 22 years.
Answer: B. 19 and 25 years
◉ The respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute in an infant is
________.
A. too fast
,B. too slow
C. normal C. normal
D. too shallow
Answer: C. normal
◉ The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is
MOST directly related to:
A. blood vessel dilation.
B. meningeal deterioration.
C. a decrease in neurons.
D. shrinkage of the brain.
Answer: D. shrinkage of the brain.
◉ What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
A. 40-60 breaths/min
B. 12-20 breaths/min
C. 25-50 breaths/min
D. 15-30 breaths/min
Answer: B. 12-20 breaths/min
, ◉ When you are communicating with an older patient, it is
important to remember that:
A. most older patients are confused due to a decrease in brain cells.
B. age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the eyes and
ears.
C. deafness and blindness are a normal part of the process of aging.
D. the majority of older patients experience a loss of low-frequency
hearing.
Answer: B. age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the
eyes and ears
◉ Which of the following describes the Moro reflex?
A. When something touches a neonate's cheek, he or she
instinctively turns his or her head toward the touch.
B. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her
fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
C. When the sole of the foot is stroked with a blunt object, the big toe
lifts upward and the other toes fan outward.
D. An infant's heart rate decreases secondary to hypoxia because he
or she depends heavily on the heart rate to perfuse the body.
Answer: B. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or
her fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
PROBLEM SOLVING AND CASE BASED
SCENARIOS
◉ Physical changes that typically occur in early adults include an:
A. increase in muscle strength and reflexes.
B. increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.
C. increase in height because of spinal disc expansion.
D. increase in respiratory rate due to increased metabolism.
Answer: B. increase in fatty tissue, which leads to weight gain.
◉ The areas of the infant's skull that have not yet fused together are
called ________.
A. sutures
B. fontanelles
C. cranial valleys
D. ventricles
Answer: B. fontanelles
,◉ The average pulse rate of persons between 19 and 60 years of age
is typically:
A. 90 beats/min.
B. 70 beats/min.
C. 80 beats/min.
D. 60 beats/min.
Answer: B. 70 beats/min.
◉ The human body should be functioning at its optimal level
between the ages of:
A. 21 and 30 years.
B. 19 and 25 years.
C. 25 and 35 years.
D. 18 and 22 years.
Answer: B. 19 and 25 years
◉ The respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute in an infant is
________.
A. too fast
,B. too slow
C. normal C. normal
D. too shallow
Answer: C. normal
◉ The risk of bleeding in the skull, which increases with age, is
MOST directly related to:
A. blood vessel dilation.
B. meningeal deterioration.
C. a decrease in neurons.
D. shrinkage of the brain.
Answer: D. shrinkage of the brain.
◉ What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
A. 40-60 breaths/min
B. 12-20 breaths/min
C. 25-50 breaths/min
D. 15-30 breaths/min
Answer: B. 12-20 breaths/min
, ◉ When you are communicating with an older patient, it is
important to remember that:
A. most older patients are confused due to a decrease in brain cells.
B. age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the eyes and
ears.
C. deafness and blindness are a normal part of the process of aging.
D. the majority of older patients experience a loss of low-frequency
hearing.
Answer: B. age-related changes diminish the effectiveness of the
eyes and ears
◉ Which of the following describes the Moro reflex?
A. When something touches a neonate's cheek, he or she
instinctively turns his or her head toward the touch.
B. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or her
fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
C. When the sole of the foot is stroked with a blunt object, the big toe
lifts upward and the other toes fan outward.
D. An infant's heart rate decreases secondary to hypoxia because he
or she depends heavily on the heart rate to perfuse the body.
Answer: B. The neonate opens his or her arms wide, spreads his or
her fingers, and seems to grasp at something after being startled.
