24 Questions
What is the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
Left atrium
Which organ is responsible for the exchange of gases?
Lungs
What is the muscular, enlarged pouch or sac that lies slightly to the left, used for temporary storage of food?
Stomach
What is the transparent membrane that focuses light that enters the eyes to the retina?
Cornea
Which hormone is secreted by the Islets of Langerhans?
Insulin
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?
Immunity
What is characterized by severe symptoms of relatively short duration?
Acute illness
What is the term for the systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care for the individual, families, group, and community?
Nursing Process
Fever with relative bradycardia is commonly seen in which disease?
Typhoid
Which is the suitable site to check the pulse in a newborn?
Apical
What is the right route to check the temperature in children?
Oral method
The compression to ventilation ratio in CPR for a single rescuer is:
30:2
The preferred site for giving an intramuscular (IM) injection to an infant is:
Vastus lateralis
The suffix 'itis' refers to:
Inflammation
When hemoglobin is in a low-oxygen environment, it:
Readily gives up its oxygen
The functional unit of the respiratory system is:
Alveolus
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
Which part of the brain is associated with hearing?
Temporal lobe
Which lobe of the cerebrum is associated with vision?
Occipital lobe
An injury to the cerebellum would most likely result in:
Difficulty balancing
In which organ can you locate the semicircular canals?
Ears
Which process is used by dogs during inspiration to take in oxygen?
Passive diffusion
What process allows water to flow from the soil into the roots of a plant?
Osmosis
What is the process by which the body regulates its temperature?
Homeostasis
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