Ch. 6-10

Question 1

Shock

Answer 1

A state of inadequate tissue perfusion

Question 2

Ischium

Answer 2

Bone located in pelvis

Question 3

What describes the heart muscle’s ability to generate its own electrical impulses

Answer 3

Automaticity

Question 4

What is the inferior-most portion of the sternum

Answer 4

Xiphoid process

Question 5

What is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm

Answer 5

Radius

Question 6

In normal drive to breathe, chemoreceptors are stimulated by what

Answer 6

High CO2

Question 7

In type 1 diabetes which gland does not secret enough of the hormone insulin

Answer 7

Pancreas

Question 8

In normal exhalation, the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax to contract the chest, which creates positive pressure. This is what kind of process

Answer 8

Passive

Question 9

The pressure that is created within the blood vessels when the heart beats is called

Answer 9

Hydrostatic pressure

Question 10

How do you calculate minute volume

Answer 10

tidal volume x times per minute breathing

Question 11

What is the feeling infants get when they know all their needs will be met

Answer 11

Bonding

Question 12

What is a normal set of vitals for a 4yo patient

Answer 12

HR 110/mn; RR 24/mn; systolic 98mmHg

Question 13

What is a normal HR for a school age child

Answer 13

65-120/mn

Question 14

What years are the stage of middle adulthood apart of

Answer 14

41; 60

Question 15

12yo patient is in what stage of life

Answer 15

School age

Question 16

What is the danger that an altered mental status can pose to a patient’s breathing

Answer 16

Loss of muscle tone and airway collapse

Question 17

Why is inhalation described as an active process

Answer 17

It requires chest muscles to contract an use energy to move, creating a negative pressure

Question 18

Why might fast respiration decrease minute volume

Answer 18

The lungs may not have adequate time to fill and exchange gas

Question 19

The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and circulating blood is called what

Answer 19

Pulmonary respiration