Final WB Part 2

Supraintentorial processes reduce arousal by:

An individual shows flexion in upper extremities and extension in lower extremities. This is:

Cerebral death:

Precipitating causes of seizure include all of the following except:

Which epileptic seizure is characterized by temporal lobe spikes in the EKG?

Postictal sleeping can be seen in _____seizures.

Alzheimer disease:

Dystonia is:

An individual with increased intracranial pressure from a head injury shows small and reactive pupils, widened pulse pressure, and slowed breathing. Which stage of ICP exists?

Infratentorial herniation occurs with:

In cerebral vasogenic edema:

Which statement is not true regarding increasing intracranial pressures?

Intellectual function is impaired in the dementing process. Which intellectual function is not impaired?

In blunt head trauma:

In an automobile accident, an individual's forehead struck the windshield. The coup/countercoup injury would be the:

In moderate diffuse axonal injury:

Most spinal cord injuries occur in the:

Injury of the cervical cord may be life threatening because of:

Autonomic hyperreflexia is characterized by all of the following except:

Intervetebral disk herniation:

Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are:

Which is a risk factor for the development of CVAs?

Which most typically characterizes the victims of a cerebral embolic stroke?

Ruptured aneurysms are most likely in ____ cerebrovascular accidents

Which is not a primary intracerebral neoplasm?

In bacterial meningitis, the CSF has:

Multiple sclerosis involves:

Which is not a plasma component?

Which is the most abundant protein in blood plasma?

Eosinophils:

The precursor of granulocytes is the:

Identify the correct sequence in the differentiation of erythrocytes:

A differential count of WBCs includes all of the following except:

The purpose of erythropoietin is to:

The main regulator of platelet circulating mass is:

About how many times mor RBCs than WBCs are there in a mm3 of blood?

If the total leukocytic count of an individual was 7000/mm3, about how many neutrophils would normally be present in a mm3 of blood?

Which granulocyte function is similar to that of tissue mast cells?

Erythropoietin:

Which is not an agranulocyte?

Which are the most effective phagocytes?

Which vitamins are needed for erythropoiesis?

Kupffer cells are found in the:

Which test reflects bone marrow activity?

As an individual ages:

Hemostasis involves all of the following except:

When a blood vessel is damaged:

The biochemical mediators released by adhering platelets cause:

Which is the correct sequence of coagulation?

Which is the correct sequence of fibrinolysis?

Anemia regers to a deficiency of:

Morphologic classification of anemia is based on all of the following except:

Hypoxemia causes:

Which symptoms are consisten with aplastic anemia but not with pernicious anemia?

a cause of macrocytic-normochromic anemia is:

An individual with chronic gastritis and tingling in the fingers requires which of the following for treatment?

Secondary polycythemia may be caused by:

The symptoms of polycythemia are essentially caused by:

Leukocytosis is found in all of the following except:

What is the most notable characteristic of infectious mononucleosis?

Which likely does not play a role in leukemia?

CML is characterized by its:

Clinical manifestation of multiple myeloma include all of the following except:

A thrombocytopenia with a platelet count below 50,000/mm3 likly will cause:

Thromboembolic disease can be caused by all of the following except:

DIC is associated with:

Oxygenated blood flows through the:

The hepatic vein carried blood from the:

The position of the heart in the mediastinum is:

The pericardial space is found between the :

The QRS complex of the EKG represents:

A person having a heart rate of 100, a systolic blood pressure of 200, and a stroke volume of 40 ml would have an average cardiac output of

Blood pressure is measured by the:

Identify the correct sequence of the portions of the pulmonary circulation:
1. pulmonary veins
2. pulmonary arteries
3. lungs
4. right ventricle
5.left atrium

The normal heartbeat is initiated by the:

If the sympathetic nervous system stimulation of the heart predominates over the parasympathetic nervous system stimulation, the heart will:

When blood exhibits turbulent flow:

Identify the normal sequence of an electrical impulse through the heart's conduction system
1. atrioventricular bundle
2. AV node
3. Purkinje fiber
4. SA node
5. right and left bundle branches

Which factor might increase resistance to the flow of blood through the blood vessels?

Depolarization of cardiac muscle cells occurs because of:

Which statement is true?

Arteriosclerosis raises the systolic blood pressure by:

Events in the development of atherosclerotic plaque include all of the following except:

G.P. is a 50 yo male who was referred for evaluation of blood pressure. If he has high diastolic blood pressure, which of the following is G,P.'s reading?

The complications of uncontrolled hypertension include all of the following except:

Primary hypertension:

Orthostatic hypertension is caused by all of the following except:

Localized outpouching of a vessel wall or heart chamber is:

Which is a possible cause of varicose veins?

A 76 year old male came to the ER after experiencing chest pain wile shoveling snow. Lab tests revealed essentially normal blood levels of SGOT, CPK, and LDH enzymes. The chest pain was relieved following rest and nitroglycerin therapy. The most probable diagnosis is:

In pericardial effusion:

chamber volume increase is observed in ____cardiomyophathy

Which is not an expected finding in acute rheumatic fever?

Shock is a complex pathophysiologic process involving all of the following except:

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) begins with an infection that progresses to:

Which statement is incorrect concerning hypertension?

A 53 year old male was admitted to the ER after experiencing SOB, weakness, cardiac dysrhythmias, and chest pain that did not subside after nitroglycerin therapy. Lab tests revealed the pt had an elevated serum CPK, troponin, and SCOT, or AST level. EKG trackings revealed a predominant Q wave and an elevated ST segment. The most probable diagnosis is:

Considering the sequence of structures through which air enters the pulmonary system, the pharynx is to the trachea as the:

The cilia of the bronchial wall:

As the terminal bronchioles are approached:

The left bronchus:

The repiratory unit consists of:

Alveoli are excellent gas exhange units because of:

Sufactant:

During expiration, which relationship is true?

When the diaphagm and external intercostal contract:

Oxygen diffusion from the alveolus capillary occurs because:

A shift to the right in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve:

In which sequence does PaO2 progressively decrease?

Most O2 is carried in the blood______; most CO2 is carried in the blood_____.

Alveoli are well-suited for diffusion of respiratory gases because:

Which ordinarily brings about the greatest increase in the rate of respiration?

Given that the oxygen content of blood equals 1.34 ml of O2 per gram of hemoglobin times the arterial oxygen saturation percentage, if hemoglobin concentration is 15 g/dl and arterial saturation is 98%, what is the arterial oxygen content?

The major muscles of inspiration are the

Stretch receptors:

Which of the following increases respiratory rate?

The dorsal respiratory group (DRG) of neurons