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1. A nurse is caring for a client who is post-operative day one following a hip replacement. Which assessment finding is the earliest indicator of a potential infection? A. Elevated white blood cell count B. Fever of 101.2°F C. Purulent drainage from the incision site D. Increased pain at the surgical site not relieved by medication Answer: D. Increased pain at the surgical site not relieved by medication Explanation: While fever, elevated WBCs, and purulent drainage are all sig...

1. A 32-week pregnant patient presents with painless vaginal bleeding. Which condition should the nurse suspect first? A. Placenta previa B. Abruptio placentae C. Preterm labor D. Uterine rupture Answer: A. Placenta previa Explanation: Painless vaginal bleeding in the third trimester is the classic presentation of placenta previa, where the placenta implants over or near the cervical os. Abruptio placentae typically presents with painful bleeding and uterine rigidity. Preterm l...

1. A nursing student is learning about the history of nursing. Which individual is credited with establishing the first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration? A. Dorothea Dix B. Florence Nightingale C. Clara Barton D. Mary Mahoney Answer: B. Florence Nightingale's environmental theory focused on manipulating the patient's environment to promote health and healing, establishing a foundational philosophy for modern nursing. 2. A nurse is using the nursing proce...

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Anatomy and Physiology II BIO 2114 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA Lecture Final Exam Review (not including Endocrine and Reproduction) Questions With Complete Solutions

epithelial tissue - Answer A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out Characteristics of epithelium - Answer Cellularity, specialized contacts, polarity, avascular, and basement membrane simple epithelium - Answer single layer of cells stratified epithelia - Answer multiple layers of cells Squamous - Answer flat cells Cuboidal - Answer cube shaped cells Columnar - Answer tall and column shaped Simple Squamous - Answer single la...

Human Anatomy - Answer structure of the body and body parts Human physiology - Answer function of the body and body parts atom - Answer the smallest unit of matter that combines to form chemicals chemical - Answer substance with a distinct molecular composition organelle - Answer structural units with in cells that have specific functions cell - Answer the basic structural unit of living organisms tissue - Answer group of cells working together to perform a...

Visceral - Answer Tissue that covers organs Parietal - Answer Tissue that covers an entire cavity Pleura - Answer Tissues found in Thoracic cavity Peritoneum - Answer Tissues that line Abdominopelvic Cavity Endocrine, Nervous - Answer Two systems integral to homeostasis Negative Feedback - Answer Opposes variations from "normal" in body to maintain homeostasis

neuroglia cell in the PNS that maintains the environment around neurons - Answer satellite cell neurotransmitter that plays an important role in sleep and mood - Answer serotonin neurogial cell in teh CNS that makes myelin - Answer oligodendrocyte the neuroglial CNS cell that can help metabolize certain neurotransmitters - Answer astrocyte neurotransmitter always found at the neuromuscular junction - Answer acetylcholine

superior - Answer a part is above another part inferior - Answer a part is below another part anterior - Answer toward the front (eyes are anterior to the brain) posterior - Answer toward the back (pharynx is posterior to oral cavity) medial - Answer imaginary midline dividing body into equal right and left halves, closer to midline than other part lateral - Answer toward the side, away from midline bilateral - Answer refers to paired structures, one on eac...

List and describe the 6 levels of structural organization from least to the most complex. - Answer molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organelles 2. What is homeostasis? - Answer is the ability to maintain internal stability in an organism in response to the environmental changes. 3. What is the anatomical position? Why is it important? - Answer Anatomical position creates a common point of reference for all who study the human body. 4. Describe the serous mem...

Skeletal and smooth muscle cells are also referred to as ___________. - Answer muscle fibers What is most directly associated with the attachments formed between muscles and bones? - Answer epimysium Which of the following is not found within a skeletal muscle? - osseous tissue - connective tissue proper - nervous tissue - blood vessels - Answer osseous tissue What is the smallest structural unit of muscles? - Answer Myofilament Which of the following structures is in...

What is the study of the structures in the body? - Answer Anatomy What is the study of the functions of the structures in the body? - Answer Physiology What are the levels of hierarchy organization from most complex to least complex? - Answer Organism, Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cellular, Chemical A group of specialized cells similar in function and origin is? - Answer Tissues A group of tissues is? - Answer An organ What is the study of tissues? - Answer Histo...