Ch. 10 REVIEW

Question 1

THE REFLEX HAPPENS WHEN AN INFANT IS STARTLED AND OPENS HIS OR HER ARMS WIDE.

1. VAGAL
2. PALMAR
3. MORO
4. ROOTING

Answer 1

MORO

Question 2

BAROTRAUMA CAUSED BY BAG-MASK VENTILATION IN AN INFANT MEANS THAT YOUR VENTILATIONS:

1. CAUSED GASTRIC DISTENTION
2. WERE TOO FORCEFUL
3. WERE TOO SLOW FOR THE INFANT’S AGE
4. DID NOT PRODUCE VISIBLE CHEST RISE

Answer 2

WERE TOO FORCEFUL

Question 3

A DECLINE IN CARDIAC FUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH AGING IS LARGELY RELATED TO:

1. ATHEROSCLEROSIS
2. BRADYCARDIA
3. RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
4. HYPOTENSION

Answer 3

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Question 4

TEETHING IS COMMONLY ACCOMPANIED BY:

1. DIARRHEA
2. FEVER
3. EAR INFECTIONS
4. A RASH

Answer 4

DIARRHEA

Question 5

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REGARDING MIDDLE ADULTS IS CORRECT.

1. MENOPAUSE IN MIDDLE ADULT FEMALES CAUSES AN OVERALL INCREASE IN BONE DENSITY.
2. MIDDLE ADULTS VIEW CRISIS AS A CHALLENGE TO BE OVERCOME RATHER THAN A THREAT TO BE AVOIDED.
3. MIDDLE ADULTS FOCUS LESS ON ACHIEVING THEIR LIFE’S GOALS BECAUSE OF EMPTY NEST SYNDROME
4. MIDDLE ADULT MALES ARE AT A GREATER RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THAN FEMALS.

Answer 5

MIDDLE ADULTS VIEW CRISIS AS A CHALLENGE TO BE OVERCOME RATHER THAN A THREAT TO BE AVOIDED.

Question 6

IN CONTRAST TO INFANTS, TODDLERS HAVE:

1. HAVE A SLOWER RESPIRATORY RATE
2. GAIN WEIGHT AT A FASTER WEIGHT
3. HAVE LOWER SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
4. HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PULSE RATE

Answer 6

HAVE A SLOWER RESPIRATORY RATE

Question 7

IN LATE ADULTS, THE SIZE OF THE AIRWAY AND THE SURFACE AREA OF THE ALVEOLI .

1. INCREASES, INCREASES
2. INCREASES, DECREASES
3. DECREASES, INCREASES
4. DECREASES, DECREASES

Answer 7

INCREASES, DECREASES

Question 8

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES OCCURS IN ADULTS OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE?

1. A DECREASE IN THE BODY’S FATTY TISSUE
2. AN INCREASE IN MUSCLE STRENGTH
3. SETTLING OF THE DISKS IN THE SPINE
4. HYPERACTIVITY OF THE REFLEXES

Answer 8

SETTLING OF THE DISKS IN THE SPINE

Question 9

VASCULAR COMPENSATION FOR CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASES WITH AGE DUE TO:

1. A LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND THE SUBSEQUENT DECREASE IN CARDIA INPUT THAT IT CAUSES.
2. REDUCED ELASTICITY OF THE PERIPHERAL VESSELS SECONDARY TO DECREASES IN ELASTIN AND COLLAGEN
3. A MARKED REDUCTION IN RENAL FUNCTION WITH INCREASED SODIUM REABSORPTION IN THE RENAL TUBULES
4. A 60-70% DECREASE IN SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION AND CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE.

Answer 9

REDUCED ELASTICITY OF THE PERIPHERAL VESSELS SECONDARY TO DECREASES IN ELASTIN AND COLLAGEN

Question 10

AN INFANT’S FONTANELLES ARE TYPICALLY FUSED TOGETHER BY THE AGE OF:

1. 12 MONTHS
2. 36 MONTHS
3. 18 MONTHS
4. 24 MONTHS

Answer 10

24 MONTHS

Question 11

IN CONVENTIONAL REASONING, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN:

1. SEEK APPROVAL FROM THEIR PEERS AND SOCIETY
2. MAKE DECISIONS GUIDED BY THEIR CONSCIENCES
3. ACT OUT SO THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT
4. ACT ALMOST PURELY TO AVOID PUNISHMENT

Answer 11

SEEK APPROVAL FROM THEIR PEERS AND SOCIETY

Question 12

BY DEFINITION INFANCY BEGINS AT:

1. 12 MONTHS
2. 18 MONTHS
3. BIRTH
4. 1 MONTH

Answer 12

1 MONTH

Question 13

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REGARDING GROWTH SPURTS IN ADOLESCENTS IS CORRECT?

1. BOYS GENERALLY EXPERIENCE THIS STAGE OF GROWTH LATER IN LIFE THAN GIRLS DO
2. BLOOD VOLUME TYPICALLY REMAINS UNCHANGED DURING A GROWTH SPURT
3. GIRLS TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE A GROWTH SPURT LATER IN LIFE THAN BOYS DO
4. WHEN THIS PERIOD OF GROWTH HAS FINISHED, GIRLS ARE GENERALLY TALLER THAN BOYS.

Answer 13

BOYS GENERALLY EXPERIENCE THIS STAGE OF GROWTH LATER IN LIFE THAN GIRLS DO

Question 14

IN MOST INFANTS, THE PRIMARY METHOD OF COMMUNICATING DISTRESS IS:

1. SOMNOLENCE
2. TACHYPNEA
3. INCONTINENCE
4. CRYING

Answer 14

CRYING

Question 15

BY THE AGE OF YEAR 1, AN INFANT’S TIDAL VOLUME RANGES FROM:

1. 6 - 8 mL/kg
2. 8 - 10 mL/kg
3. 10 - 12 mL/kg
4. 10 - 15 mL/kg

Answer 15

10 - 15 mL/kg