NR507 EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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? -
correct answer ✔✔Myelomeningocele
What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue? - correct answer
✔✔Glomerular filtration rate
Where are langerhans cells found? - correct answer ✔✔Skin
Where in the lung does gas exchange occur? - correct answer ✔✔Alveolocapillary membrane
The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by: - correct
answer ✔✔5 months
When renin is released, it is capable of which action? - correct answer ✔✔Formation of
angiotensin 1
The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what
type of determinant? - correct answer ✔✔epitope
Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea? - correct answer
✔✔Chlamydia
, How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured? - correct answer ✔✔Reticulocyte
count
Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin? - correct
answer ✔✔Epithelial cells
Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔Atrial Septal Defect
An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which
symptom? - correct answer ✔✔Lack of symptoms
What is the function of erythrocytes? - correct answer ✔✔Tissue oxygenation
Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and malignant tumors of adipose
tissue, respectively? - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔25%
What pulmonary defense mechanism propels a mucous blanket that entraps particles moving
toward the oropharynx? - correct answer ✔✔Cilias
The concentration of the final urine is determined by antidiuretic hormone (AHD), which is
secreted by which gland? - correct answer ✔✔Posterior pituitary
CORRECT ANSWERS
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? -
correct answer ✔✔Myelomeningocele
What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue? - correct answer
✔✔Glomerular filtration rate
Where are langerhans cells found? - correct answer ✔✔Skin
Where in the lung does gas exchange occur? - correct answer ✔✔Alveolocapillary membrane
The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by: - correct
answer ✔✔5 months
When renin is released, it is capable of which action? - correct answer ✔✔Formation of
angiotensin 1
The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what
type of determinant? - correct answer ✔✔epitope
Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea? - correct answer
✔✔Chlamydia
, How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured? - correct answer ✔✔Reticulocyte
count
Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin? - correct
answer ✔✔Epithelial cells
Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔Atrial Septal Defect
An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which
symptom? - correct answer ✔✔Lack of symptoms
What is the function of erythrocytes? - correct answer ✔✔Tissue oxygenation
Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and malignant tumors of adipose
tissue, respectively? - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔25%
What pulmonary defense mechanism propels a mucous blanket that entraps particles moving
toward the oropharynx? - correct answer ✔✔Cilias
The concentration of the final urine is determined by antidiuretic hormone (AHD), which is
secreted by which gland? - correct answer ✔✔Posterior pituitary
