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Course Introduction
Pre-Nursing Studies is an introductory course designed to prepare students for entry into nursing programs by providing a strong foundation in the essential concepts and skills needed in the healthcare field. The course covers subjects such as human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, basic microbiology, nutrition, and chemistry, alongside an overview of the healthcare system and patient care ethics. Through a blend of classroom instruction, laboratory exercises, and simulations, students will also develop critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills vital for success in nursing. This course serves as a stepping stone for students intending to pursue Registered Nursing (RN), Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN), or other health-related degree programs.
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The Human Body in Health and Disease 6th Edition by Patton
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Body
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Q1) The left hypochondriac region is completely in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The anatomical position can be described as the body being erect with the arms held at shoulder level with the palms of the hands facing down.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The mediastinum is a subdivision of the abdominal cavity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) List the anatomical directions and explain each of them.If there are alternate terms for an anatomical direction,give those terms also.
Answer: Answers will vary.
Q5) Name the two major body cavities and describe what is in each. Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life
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Q1) Phospholipids contain three fatty acids.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The DNA and RNA molecules are the same except the DNA has thymine and the RNA molecule has uracil.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) When an ionic compound is put into water,it dissociates into ions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The mass of an atom is determined by the total number of protons and electrons.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) Name the three parts of the atom and give a description of each. Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 3: Cells
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Q1) Cystic fibrosis is a disease that results from a failure of a passive transport mechanism in the cell membrane.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which structure programs the formation of ribosomes?
A) mitochondria
B) rough endoplasmic reticulum
C) nucleolus
D) Golgi apparatus
Answer: C
Q3) Tissue typing uses information
A) stored in the nucleus
B) found on the plasma membrane
C) found on the rough endoplasmic reticulum
D) found in the Golgi apparatus
Answer: B
Q4) If one side of a DNA molecule is thymine - cytosine - guanine - adenine,what would the nucleotides on the other side be?
Answer: adenine - guanine - cytosine - thymine
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Chapter 4: Tissues
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Q1) strong fibers found in dense fibrous connective tissue
A)collagen
B)osteons
C)glands
D)goblet cells
E)scar
Q2) dense fibrous mass
A)collagen
B)osteons
C)glands
D)goblet cells
E)scar
Q3) Many athletes work to reduce their body fat to the lowest possible percentage.What would happen if too little body fat were present?
Q4) tissue that has few cells embedded in the intercellular matrix
A)epithelial
B)connective
C)muscle
D)nerve
Q5) Discuss the microscopic structure of bone tissue.
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Chapter 5: Organ Systems of the Body
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Q1) The thymus gland is part of both the endocrine and lymphatic systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The urinary system plays a role in regulating the body's pH.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Antibodies and complements are protein compounds that are important in the immune system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
A) skeletal
B) voluntary
C) smooth
D) cardiac
Q5) Which of these organs is a primary organ of the digestive system?
A) liver
B) pancreas
C) esophagus
D) both A and C
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Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Disease
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Q1) A disease with an undetermined etiology is called idiopathic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A number of human diseases are caused by a special type of microbe called archaea.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A broken leg would be considered a traumatic mechanism of disease.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A symptom is an objective abnormality that can be seen or measured by someone else.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which type of pathogen can be classified by whether it has RNA or DNA as its nucleic acid?
A) bacterium
B) virus
C) prion
D) protozoon
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Chapter 7: The Integumentary System and Body
Membranes
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Q1) List the "ABCD" rule of self-examination for melanoma.
Q2) skin receptor that detects light touch
A)hypodermis
B)hair papilla
C)dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)stratum corneum
F)lanugo
G)melanin
H)eccrine gland
I)stratum germinativum
J)arrector pili
K)sebaceous gland
L)lunula
M)apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle
Q3) Hair follicles are necessary for hair to grow.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the differences among first-,second-,third-,and fourth-degree burns.
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Chapter 8: The Skeletal System
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Q1) Which of these are bone-resorbing cells?
A) osteoblasts
B) osteoclasts
C) osteocytes
D) chondrocytes
Q2) Trabeculae and osteons have similar functions in the two types of bone.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Growth of a bone can only continue if there is cartilage in the center of the diaphysis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not one of the bones that makes up the hip bone?
A) ilium
B) acetabulum
C) ischium
D) pubis
Q5) The medullary cavity is the site for blood cell formation in the adult skeleton.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Muscular System
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Q1) The "head" that forms the cross bridge when the muscle cell contracts is part of which protein?
A) actin
B) the thin filament
C) myosin
D) both A and B
Q2) Which type of contraction can be seen in an isolated muscle but plays a minimal role in normal muscle activity?
A) isometric
B) twitch
C) isotonic
D) tectonic
Q3) In bending the elbow,the insertion is at the shoulder.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The main effect of strength training is muscle atrophy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the different effects that strength training and endurance training have on a muscle.
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Chapter 10: The Nervous System
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Q1) cells that produce myelin for cells outside of the central nervous system
A)microglia
B)axon
C)dendrites
D)oligodendrocyte
E)afferent neuron
F)astrocytes
G)efferent neuron
H)interneurons
I)nodes of Ranvier
J)Schwann cells
Q2) Although the cause of some epilepsy is unknown,it is usually an inherited disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The process of axon repolarization returns the negative charge to the interior of the axon.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Name and describe the three layers of the meninges.
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Chapter 11: The Senses
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Q1) Explain the functioning of the sense of taste and list the four primary tastes.
Q2) Which of the following is untrue about the sense of smell?
A) It is a chemoreceptor.
B) The olfactory receptors are very sensitive.
C) The olfactory receptors maintain their sensitivity for a long period of time.
D) All of the above are true about the sense of smell.
Q3) Because color blindness is an inherited trait carried on the X chromosome,it is more common in women because they have two X chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The eye can be considered a
A) general sense
B) special sense
C) chemoreceptor
D) both B and C
Q5) Describe the inner ear.Which parts of the inner ear are involved in the sense of balance and which parts are involved in the sense of hearing?
Q6) Distinguish between a general sense organ and a special sense organ.
Q7) Explain the two types of strabismus.
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Chapter 12: The Endocrine System
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Q1) The follicle-stimulating hormone and the luteinizing hormone both have target cells in the ovaries.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Tropic hormones stimulate other endocrine glands.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Calcitonin is produced in the thyroid gland.
A)True
B)False
Q4) a second messenger for some hormones
A)endocrine gland
B)negative feedback
C)target organ cell
D)steroid hormone
E)prostaglandin
F)exocrine gland
G)nonsteroid hormone
H)cyclic AMP
I)positive feedback
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Chapter 13: Blood
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Q1) Vitamin K is used to stimulate the cells of the spleen to increase their production of prothrombin.
A)True
B)False
Q2) an important protein in blood clot formation
A)hemoglobin
B)buffy coat
C)plasma
D)eosinophil
E)basophil
F)monocyte
G)thrombocyte
H)erythrocyte
I)serum
J)fibrin
Q3) Explain the process of blood clot formation.
Q4) The buffy coat is found at the very bottom of a test tube of blood that has been "spun down."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Heart
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Q1) a thin layer of smooth tissue that lines the chambers of the heart
A)visceral pericardium
B)systole
C)atria
D)stroke volume
E)diastole
F)cardiac output
G)ventricles
H)parietal pericardium
I)sinoatrial node
J)endocardium
Q2) What is congestive heart failure and what is pulmonary edema?
Q3) The sinoatrial node initiates contraction in the atria.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Blood returning from the lung enters which heart chamber?
A) left atrium
B) left ventricle
C) right ventricle
D) right atrium
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Chapter 15: The Circulation of the Blood
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Q1) The two umbilical arteries carry nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the fetus.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All other factors being equal,a person with polycythemia has higher blood pressure than someone without that condition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Many medications are inactivated by the enzymes in the liver.These medications are almost always given intravenously or by injection into a muscle,not orally.Explain why these medications must be given this way.
Q4) Which type of shock results from a loss of sympathetic impulses sent to the smooth muscles of the blood vessels?
A) cardiogenic shock
B) neurogenic shock
C) anaphylactic shock
D) septic shock
Q5) Describe the structure of the blood vessels.
Q6) What is an aneurysm?
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Chapter 16: The Lymphatic System and Immunity
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Q1) usually a foreign protein that stimulates the formation of an antibody
A)natural active immunity
B)T cell
C)antigen
D)artificial active immunity
E)macrophage
F)natural passive immunity
G)B cell
H)complement
I)artificial passive immunity
J)antibody
Q2) Describe and give examples of natural active,natural passive,artificial active,and artificial passive immunity.
Q3) How is HIV spread?
Q4) The fetus receives antibodies from the mother that last several weeks after birth.This is an example of _____ immunity.
A) natural passive
B) natural active
C) artificial active
D) artificial passive
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Chapter 17: The Respiratory System
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Q1) The two most important respiratory control centers in the body are in the cerebral cortex.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain why the number of tonsillectomies has dropped in recent years.
Q3) The first respiratory structures without cartilage as a supporting tissue that inspired air passes through are
A) primary bronchi
B) secondary bronchi
C) bronchioles
D) alveolar ducts
Q4) The visceral pleura is deep to the parietal pleura.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Eupnea refers to a normal respiratory rate.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the structure of the pharynx.Explain its role in equalizing the pressure across the eardrum.
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Q7) Describe lung cancer.What is the most common cause and how can it be treated?
Chapter 18: The Digestive System
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Q1) Although the mouth is considered part of the digestive system,only mechanical digestion takes place there.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Because the large intestine is important in the absorption of water,salts,and vitamins,the walls of the large intestine are covered with villi,just like the walls of the small intestine.
A)True
B)False
Q3) contains sections called the body,the pylorus,and the fundus
A)large intestine
B)pancreas
C)liver
D)stomach
E)esophagus
F)salivary gland
G)gallbladder
H)mouth
I)pharynx
J)small intestine
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Chapter 19: Nutrition and Metabolism
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Q1) Most of the energy released by the citric acid cycle is in the form of ATP.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The condition that results from a diet that is sufficient in calories but deficient in protein is called
A) anorexia nervosa
B) marasmus
C) kwashiorkor
D) bulimia
Q3) The condition scurvy results from a lack of vitamin
A) A
B) E
C) C
D) K
Q4) Fever is always harmful to the body,and every effort should be made to reduce the fever to normal body temperature as soon as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define and give examples of the processes of anabolism and catabolism.
Q6) Explain the cycle of bulimia.What harmful consequences can result from bulimia?
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Chapter 20: The Urinary System
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Q1) Tumors in the kidney are very rare and are almost always benign.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Urinary suppression is a kidney problem,whereas urinary retention is more of a bladder problem.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the function of the kidney.What substance do the kidneys help regulate?
Q4) The urethra in the female is about half as long as the urethra in the male.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following conditions can be treated by the insertion of a urinary catheter?
A) urinary retention
B) urinary suppression
C) incontinence
D) enuresis
Q6) Someone with polyuria produces more urine than someone with oliguria.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 21: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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Q1) List the causes of hypernatremia and hyponatremia.
Q2) A decrease in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein have the same effect on interstitial fluid volume: An increase in the volume.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Because there are hormones in the body that can prevent the kidneys from producing urine,in a condition of severe dehydration,the body's fluid loss can be reduced to zero.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Would a drop in capillary blood pressure or an increase in capillary blood pressure be more likely to cause edema? Explain your answer.
Q5) Because they have the lowest percentage of body water,the elderly are most at risk for severe dehydration resulting from vomiting or diarrhea than any other age-group.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the mechanism by which aldosterone helps maintain fluid homeostasis.
Q7) What are the symptoms of sodium imbalance?
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Chapter 22: Acid-Base Balance
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Q1) A solution with a pH of 9 is considered an alkaline solution.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A solution with a pH of 9
A) is an acid solution
B) is an alkaline solution
C) has more OH- ions than H+ ions
D) both B and C
Q3) The slightly lower pH of venous blood compared with arterial blood comes primarily from
A) absorbing hydrochloric acid from the digestive system
B) the lactic acid from muscle metabolism
C) the higher concentration of carbonic acid from cell metabolism
D) all of the above
Q4) If a base were added to the buffer pair H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>-NaHCO<sub>3</sub>,the concentration of NaHCO<sub>3</sub> would drop.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In uncompensated metabolic acidosis,what mechanism removes the excess H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>
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Chapter 23: The Reproductive Systems
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Q1) another term for the female external genitalia
A)follicle-stimulating hormone
B)fimbriae
C)cervix
D)vulva
E)graafian follicle
F)proliferative phase
G)oviduct
H)ovaries
I)luteinizing hormone
J)corpus luteum
K)vagina
L)ova
M)secretory phase
N)fundus
O)menarche
Q2) The most frequent cause of dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)is infection.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the various treatments for breast cancer.
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Chapter 24: Growth and Development
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Q1) Birth defects can result from genetic or environmental causes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the events from fertilization to the implantation of the fertilized egg into the uterus.
Q3) Preeclampsia can develop into eclampsia,which can be fatal to both mother and baby.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Stage three of labor is usually the shortest.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The function of the yolk sac is to
A) provide food until the blastocyst implants in the uterus
B) develop into a protective structure called the "bag of waters"
C) help in the production of blood cells
D) All of the above are functions of the yolk sac.
Q6) Bob and his sister Betty are twins.Are they fraternal twins or identical twins? Explain your answer.
Q7) Describe the events that occur in the three stages of labor.
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Chapter 25: Genetics and Genetic Diseases
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Q1) Which of the following is a grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait?
A) pedigree
B) karyotype
C) Punnett square
D) plasmid
Q2) The study of the proteins that are made by the human genome is called proteomics.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The final step in gene expression is frequently an enzyme.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A karyotype can be used to detect Down syndrome.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define or describe what is meant by a pseudogene.
Q6) Explain the cause and symptoms of Down syndrome.
Q7) Explain the cause and symptoms of cystic fibrosis.
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Q8) Explain the difference between a genetic disease and a genetic predisposition.