WGU D115 TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

What is needed for osteoclast actiation correct answer: RANKL What leads to primary osteoporosis correct answer: alterations in RANKL/OPG system lead to dysregulation Type IX collagen does what correct answer: The glue that holds together the type two collagen acaffold of articular cartlia...

Which statement is true regarding renal blood flow? No autoregulation is found in renal blood flow. The kidneys receive 50% of cardiac output. The kidneys receive 1000-1200 mL of blood per minute. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is not related to renal blood flow. correct answer: The kidne...

Which two processes are involved in platelet activation? Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inactivation Aggregation Adhesion correct answer: Platelet activation involves three linked processes: (1) adhesion, (2) activation, and (3) aggregation. Platelet activation stimuli include epinephrine, thrombin, a...

How many months of unprotected intercourse with the same partner with an inability to conceive would be considered infertility? correct answer: Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse with the same partner. A student is learning about pelvic...

Symptoms of Chronic suppurative otitis media correct answer: Chronic suppurative otitis media- will have hearing loss, purulent drainage, ear pain. What is Gate Control Theory correct answer: pain transmission is modulated by a balance of impulses conducted to the spinal cord where cells in the...

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is working with patients at an eating disorder clinic. One patient is a 64-year-old woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa. Which health promotion intervention is appropriate for this patient due to complications of her disease process? Encouragi...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? Sex-linked recessive Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant Sex-linked dominant correct answer: Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be express...

Define ankylosing spondylitis correct answer: chronic inflammatory joint disease Stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints What is the most common cause of a corner metaphyseal fx in a child younger than 12 months of age? correct answer: Transverse tibia fracture resulting fro...

What type of fibers stimulate the salivary glands? correct answer: Cholinergic fibers What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? correct answer: The lower third What artery provides blood to the stomach? correct answer: Celiac artery What hormone is responsible for the inh...

A patient presents to an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) complaining of diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and right lower quadrant tenderness. Diagnostic tests reveal deficiencies in folic acid, vitamin D, and calcium. The APRN suspects Crohn disease. What is the pathological mechanism of this d...

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an older adult patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The APRN is concerned about the patient's increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and recommends the pneumococcal vaccination. Which etiologi...

A child with Down's syndrome has had frequent respiratory tract infections since birth. What should the APRN tell the parent is the underlying cause of this illness? correct answer: Gastroesophageal reflux disease causes aspiration of thin fluids. Feedback: Gastroesophageal reflux is commonly see...

Turner Syndrome correct answer: A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted. Tay-Sachs disease correct answer: A human genetic disease caused by a recessive allele that leads to the accu...