NR283 EXAM 1 (WEEK 2) CHAMBERLAIN WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS /PRACTICE TEST
1. A child with a nut allergy accidentally eats a peanut butter sandwich. He starts to
experience which type of hypersensitivity reaction?
a)Type I
b)Type II
c)Type III
Type IV - ANSWER-Type I
2. A client has a congenital defect that prevents the production of IgG antibodies. The
nurse knows this would put the patient at-risk for which disorder?
a)Chronic inflammation
b)Severe allergies
c)Recurrent infections
d)Autoimmune disease - ANSWER-Recurrent infections
3. A client with a sprained ankle asks why her ankle is hot and swollen. What is the best
response?
a)Your body is overreacting to the injury and we need to correct it
b)Your body is attempting to keep the area immobile
c)Your body is protecting your injury and starting to heal
d)Your body is decreasing circulation to the area - ANSWER-Your body is protecting
your injury and starting to heal
4. active and passive immunity - ANSWER-- vaccine- dead version of virus put into the
body so it makes antibodies
, - man made
5. active immunity - ANSWER-requires body to synthesize antibodies
6. active natural immunity - ANSWER-body exposed to a disease and creates antibodies
7. After a brief period of vasoconstriction, what vascular change occurs during the
inflammation cascade?
a)Increased vasoconstriction
b)Decreased viscosity of the blood
c)Increased osmotic pressure
d)Increased permeability of blood vessel epithelium - ANSWER-Increased
permeability of blood vessel epithelium
8. After an injury, these cells are the first to leave the bloodstream and enter the injured
tissue to begin phagocytosis.
a)Monocytes
b)Macrophages
c)Neutrophils
d)Mast cells - ANSWER-Neutrophils
9. Angiogenesis - ANSWER-formation of new blood vessels, typically around a cancerous
tumor
10. antibodies - ANSWER-- protein weapons
- created to match ONE antigen
- mark cells for destruction
, 11. antigens - ANSWER-- protein cell identifiers
- unique to every cell
- barcode or dog tags (unique)
12. autoimmune disorders - ANSWER-- cannot distinguish self from non-self
- autoantibodies
- lupus
13. B-cells - ANSWER-- make weapons (antibodies)
- store recipe for antibodies (memory)
14. benign - ANSWER-- differentiated cells
- clear/defined margins
- could become cancerous
15. body's first line of defense - ANSWER-- mechanical barriers
- eg. skin, mucus membranes, tears, saliva
16. Body's second line of defense - ANSWER-- nonspecific
- eg. macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells
17. Body's third line of defense - ANSWER-- specific
- T-cells, B-cells, NK cells, antibodies/ antigens
18. Bradykinin function - ANSWER-- PAIN
- vasodilation (allows WBC to go to injury site)
19. Carcinogenesis - ANSWER-- development of cancer
- some people have tumor suppressor gene that helps prevent carcinogenesis
CORRECT SOLUTIONS /PRACTICE TEST
1. A child with a nut allergy accidentally eats a peanut butter sandwich. He starts to
experience which type of hypersensitivity reaction?
a)Type I
b)Type II
c)Type III
Type IV - ANSWER-Type I
2. A client has a congenital defect that prevents the production of IgG antibodies. The
nurse knows this would put the patient at-risk for which disorder?
a)Chronic inflammation
b)Severe allergies
c)Recurrent infections
d)Autoimmune disease - ANSWER-Recurrent infections
3. A client with a sprained ankle asks why her ankle is hot and swollen. What is the best
response?
a)Your body is overreacting to the injury and we need to correct it
b)Your body is attempting to keep the area immobile
c)Your body is protecting your injury and starting to heal
d)Your body is decreasing circulation to the area - ANSWER-Your body is protecting
your injury and starting to heal
4. active and passive immunity - ANSWER-- vaccine- dead version of virus put into the
body so it makes antibodies
, - man made
5. active immunity - ANSWER-requires body to synthesize antibodies
6. active natural immunity - ANSWER-body exposed to a disease and creates antibodies
7. After a brief period of vasoconstriction, what vascular change occurs during the
inflammation cascade?
a)Increased vasoconstriction
b)Decreased viscosity of the blood
c)Increased osmotic pressure
d)Increased permeability of blood vessel epithelium - ANSWER-Increased
permeability of blood vessel epithelium
8. After an injury, these cells are the first to leave the bloodstream and enter the injured
tissue to begin phagocytosis.
a)Monocytes
b)Macrophages
c)Neutrophils
d)Mast cells - ANSWER-Neutrophils
9. Angiogenesis - ANSWER-formation of new blood vessels, typically around a cancerous
tumor
10. antibodies - ANSWER-- protein weapons
- created to match ONE antigen
- mark cells for destruction
, 11. antigens - ANSWER-- protein cell identifiers
- unique to every cell
- barcode or dog tags (unique)
12. autoimmune disorders - ANSWER-- cannot distinguish self from non-self
- autoantibodies
- lupus
13. B-cells - ANSWER-- make weapons (antibodies)
- store recipe for antibodies (memory)
14. benign - ANSWER-- differentiated cells
- clear/defined margins
- could become cancerous
15. body's first line of defense - ANSWER-- mechanical barriers
- eg. skin, mucus membranes, tears, saliva
16. Body's second line of defense - ANSWER-- nonspecific
- eg. macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells
17. Body's third line of defense - ANSWER-- specific
- T-cells, B-cells, NK cells, antibodies/ antigens
18. Bradykinin function - ANSWER-- PAIN
- vasodilation (allows WBC to go to injury site)
19. Carcinogenesis - ANSWER-- development of cancer
- some people have tumor suppressor gene that helps prevent carcinogenesis
