Intervertebral disks Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RNSG1215 HA/EXAM 3 | RNSG 1215 Health Assessment Exam 3 Answered-A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and foods. The nurse would document that this patient has: - Dysphagia The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: - Percardium The nurse notices that a patient has had a black, tarry stool and recalls that a possible cause would be: - Gastrointestinal bleeding During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right ...

SCI 225 Pathophysiology Weeks 12-14 Quiz Question 1 Which intervertebral disks should the nurse assess first for herniation? C5-C7 T6-T8 T12-L3 L4-S1 Correct! Because of the loads and strain the lower back endures, the disks of L4-L5 and L5-S1 are the most likely to herniate. Question 2 A patient has a saccular aneurysm. What term can the nurse use to describe this type of aneurysm? Fusiform Berry Correct! Saccular aneurysms can be called berry aneurysms. Radiculopathy Penetrating Question 3 1 A...

AAMI Anatomy 2 Review Questions with Verified Solutions what is the hollow chamber of the main portion of the long bone medullary canal ribs 11 and 12 are termed floating ribs the most inferior end of the sternum is called xiphoid or ensiform process the processes that contain the teeth are called alvelolar process This portion of the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus: glenoid cavity or glenoid fossa The pieces of fibro-cartilage that are placed between ...

AAMI Anatomy 2 Review Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers what is the hollow chamber of the main portion of the long bone medullary canal ribs 11 and 12 are termed floating ribs the most inferior end of the sternum is called xiphoid or ensiform process the processes that contain the teeth are called alvelolar process This portion of the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus: glenoid cavity or glenoid fossa The pieces of fibro-cartilage that are...

The notochord induces what to differentiate into what? - correct answer Induces overlying ECTODERM to differentiate into NEUROECTODERM and form NUERAL PLATE Neural plate then gives rise to? - correct answer Neural tube and neural crest cells Notochord becomes what? - correct answer Nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disks in adults Alar Plate - correct answer Dorsal [Sensory] Same orientation as spinal cord Basal Plate - correct answer Ventral [Motor] Same orientation as t...

Advanced physical assessment quiz 4 Review 1. Question : During an examination, the patient states he is hearing a buzzing sound and says that it is “driving me crazy!” The nurse recognizes that this symptom indicates Student Answer: vertigo. pruritus. tinnitus. cholesteatoma. Instructor Tinnitus is a sound that comes from within a person; it can be a ringing, Explanation: crackling, or buzzing sound. It accompanies some hearing or ear disorders. Poin...

A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: a. Flexion. b. Abduction. c. Adduction. d. Extension. (Ans- c. Adduction. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement? a. Flexion b. Abduction c. Adduction d...

An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because: a. long bones tend to shorten with age b. of the shortening of the vertebral column c. there is a significant loss of subcutaneous fat d. there is a thickening of the intervertebral disks correct answers B A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to the clinic to ask about changes in her fin...

NR 601 MIDTERM EXAM (4 LATEST VERSIONS ) EACH VERSION WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES| A GRADE VERSION A all of the above the strongest evidence regarding normal physiological ageing is availiable through longitudinalstudies 5-5 Beginning at about age 55, most people can expect which of the following changes? A. A 1- to 2-in. decline in height B. Stable body weight C. Sharper vision and hearing D. Increased strength 5-31 Which of these musculoskeletal changes a...

Chapter 08: Cervical and Thoracic Spine Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On average, how many separate bones make up the adult vertebral column? a. 33 b. 28 c. 26 d. 31 ANS: C REF: 290 2. The spinal cord tapers off to a point distally at the vertebral level of: a. lower L5. b. L2-3 intervertebral space. c. L1-L2. d. L4-5 intervertebral space. ANS: C REF: 290 3. Which of the following is t...