Nursing Fundamentals Quiz
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What is the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

  • Right atrium
  • Right ventricle
  • Left atrium (correct)
  • Left ventricle

Which organ is responsible for the exchange of gases?

  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Lungs (correct)

What is the muscular, enlarged pouch or sac that lies slightly to the left, used for temporary storage of food?

  • Lungs
  • Stomach (correct)
  • Urinary bladder
  • Gallbladder

What is the transparent membrane that focuses light that enters the eyes to the retina?

<p>Cornea (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is secreted by the Islets of Langerhans?

<p>Insulin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of the body to defend itself against scientific invading agents such as bacteria, toxins, viruses, and foreign bodies?

<p>Immunity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is characterized by severe symptoms of relatively short duration?

<p>Acute illness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care for the individual, families, group, and community?

<p>Nursing Process (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fever with relative bradycardia is commonly seen in which disease?

<p>Typhoid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is the suitable site to check the pulse in a newborn?

<p>Apical (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the right route to check the temperature in children?

<p>Oral method (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The compression to ventilation ratio in CPR for a single rescuer is:

<p>30:2 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The preferred site for giving an intramuscular (IM) injection to an infant is:

<p>Vastus lateralis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The suffix 'itis' refers to:

<p>Inflammation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When hemoglobin is in a low-oxygen environment, it:

<p>Readily gives up its oxygen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The functional unit of the respiratory system is:

<p>Alveolus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of the kidney?

<p>Nephron (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is associated with hearing?

<p>Temporal lobe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe of the cerebrum is associated with vision?

<p>Occipital lobe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An injury to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

<p>Difficulty balancing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organ can you locate the semicircular canals?

<p>Ears (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process is used by dogs during inspiration to take in oxygen?

<p>Passive diffusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process allows water to flow from the soil into the roots of a plant?

<p>Osmosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which the body regulates its temperature?

<p>Homeostasis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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