LPN Study Guide Flashcards by Jesus Anaya

Characteristic of viral herpes

Skin eruption

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when a boxer gets hit and has a deviated

septum

Volmer

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Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?

Pharynx

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A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreases sensation in

Arm

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Which bone dose not articulate with any other bone?

Hyoid

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Which of the following statements best describe endocrine glands?

They secrete chemicals into the blood

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Diet is important because bone are storage places for

Calcium and Phosphorus

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Which organ is part of both the male reproductive system and the urinary system?

Urethra

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Ligaments provides with connection?

Bone to Bone

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What structure conduct urine from the

kidney to the urinary bladder?

Ureter

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Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by with molecule?

Lactic Acid

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As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to resorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?

Osteoclasts

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Sweat on the skin’s surface cools the body through which process?

Evaporation

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When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amount of

Carrots and Squash

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Which hand position describes an anatomical position of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?

Palms of the hand facing anterior

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Which structure is a ball and socket joint?

Shoulder

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Which anatomical structure houses the

malleus, incus, and stapes?

Skull ear

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What are like cells grouped together called?

A tissue

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The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?

Popliteal

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Ceruminous glands secrete

Earwax

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What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

Hinge

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What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated? Increased

Cardiac Output

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Where does digestion begin in the digestive system?

Oral Cavity

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Which structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of a cell?

The cell membrane

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The mediastinum is located within which cavity?

Thoracic

What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?

Involved with mood, anxiety, and sleep.

What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone AHD is secreted?

Water is reabsorbed from the urinary filtrate

What is the function of the thrombocytes (platelets)?

Play a role in blood clotting

Which muscle of the quadriceps femoris group lies on the slide surface of the lower extremity

Vastus lateralis

Which structure is located on the sternum

Xiphoid

The occipital region is located in which part of the body?

Head

Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?

Hemoglobin

Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"?

Pituitary Gland

Aspirin occurs when there is a tear in which structures?

Ligaments

What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?

Eccrine gland

Which statement are true about bone?

Osteoblasts, epiphyseal, diaphysis

Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?

Eye

The Malleus, Incus, and Stapes are located in which part of the body?

Middle Ear

Dorsiflexion plantar flexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body?

Foot

Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?

Pulmonary Artery

Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?

Temporal lobe

What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?

Cochlea

Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?

Fallobian Tubes

Where is the tubialis anterior muscle located?

Lower leg

An over-production of cerumen (earwax) can accumulate in which area?

External ear canals

The mitral value is located between which two structures?

Left ventricle and left atrium

The olfactory nerves is associate in which sense?

Smell

Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?

Vena cava

Hormone(s) is/are produced by the ovaries?

Estrogen & progesterone

Plane divides the body into right and left sides?

Sagittal

Two principles divisions that makeup nervous system?

PNS & CNS

The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What area is he describing?

Epiphysis

Part of the brain attaches to spinal cord?

Médula obligada

Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from midline of the body?

Abduction

Structure provides a pulse reading in the neck?

Carotid artery

Which hormone is produce by the posterior pituitary gland?

Oxytocin

What is the primary function of the hemoglobin (blood)?

Carry oxygen

What stimulates the chemoreceptors to function?

Rise in CO2, fall in O2

Which condition causes a client to say "I can't see far away"?

Nearsightedness

Anaerobic respiration can lead to burning sensation caused by which molecule?

Lactic acid

Golgi apparatus functions as?

process protein secreation. synthesize carbs and glycoproteins

What organ produces insulin?

Pancreas

What effects do serotonin has or | neurotransmitters?

Appetite, sleep, mood

Fertilization occurs in the?

Oviduct

When drawing blood from autecubital region which blood vessel is used to obtain blood?

Median cubital

What hormone induces growth of pubic and axillary hair at puberty?

Testosterone and estrogen

Increase in rate of depth of breath results in what blood PH change?

Alkalosis

What lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory functioning?

Temporal

What is the function of the hypothalamus

regulates function of body, balance, thermoreg

How many carb per gram do carbohydrates contain?

When water molecules move across cell membrane from high to low concentration this process is called?

Osmosis

What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?

Body becomes more acidic

What plane divides the body from left to right?

Sagital plane

What part of the body is the lower back?

Lumbar

High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?

Potassium

What blood vessel prefuses the kidney?

Renal vein

What glad is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?

Thyroid gland

In white blood cells what contributes to phagocytosis?

macrophages, neutrophils

What part of the brain is attached to the spinal cord?

Medulla oblongata

What structure of the eye picks out color?

Retina

What is the outer most protective layer of the skin?

Epidermis

The organ of corti is located in?

Ear

Where in the body are nutrients absorbed?

Small intestine

What cell structure regulates the transportation of substances in and out the cell?

Plasma membrane

The rough endoplasmic reticulum functions in the human cell to?

Synthesize protein

Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?

Protein