When the nurse assesses an arm in proximal to distal order, the assessment is performed from:
a. the shoulder to the fingers.
b. front to back.
c. fingers to the center of the body.
d. center of the body to the fingers.
Question 2What are tissues that cover the outside of the body and some internal structures?
a. Connective
b. Epithelial
c. Nerve
d. Muscle
Question 3The nurse is aware that when a patient complains of pain in the epigastric region, the source of the pain is most likely to be a disorder involving the:
a. gallbladder.
b. transverse colon.
c. stomach.
d. appendix.
Question 4What is the term for the passage of water containing dissolved materials through a membrane as the result of a greater mechanical force on one side?
a. Metabolism
b. Mitosis
c. Filtration
d. Osmosis
Question 5Active transport in the movement of ions and other water-soluble particles across cell membranes requires that the body uses its::
a. rapid filtration.
b. charged diffusion.
c. a chemical pump.
d. osmosis.
Question 6What is the process by which a cell digests a foreign material by surrounding it?
a. Pinocytosis
b. Phagocytosis
c. Absorption
d. Diffusion
Question 7What are the thin sheets of tissue that lubricate and line the body surfaces that open to the outside environment?
a. Mucous membranes
b. Serous membranes
c. Cytoplasm
d. Involuntary visceral muscles
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