PCCN Practice Questions - Quiz 09

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

If the patient has an anterior chest wall trauma and/or fractures of the sternum or ribs, what could possibly be the diagnosis?

The patient is suspected to have a myocardial contusion
The patient is suspected to have a cardiac rupture
The patient may have suffered from a valvular injury
The patient may be suspected to have a cardiac tamponade

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

Which of the following statements regarding cardiac rupture is correct?

It is a blunt trauma injury and can only be treated through surgical intervention.
It is a blunt trauma injury that commonly injured the aortic valve.
It is a result of a blunt or penetrating trauma to the pericardium and/or heart.
It is the most common blunt injury to the heart and is only rarely fatal.

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

All of the following are symptoms of a cardiac tamponade EXCEPT

A presence of hypertension
A muffled or distant heart sounds can be heard
A decrease in systolic blood pressure and narrow pulse pressure
A decrease in the central venous pressure

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

Which tool is used to diagnosed an aortic rupture that can also identify the area of the rupture?

It can be diagnosed using an aortogram diagnostic tool.
Radiography may be used to diagnosed an aortic rupture.
It can be diagnosed using an electrocardiography test.
Magnetic resonance imaging should be used to locate the area of the rupture.

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

What is the primary function of the endocrine system?

Its primary function is to regulate the metabolic functioning of the body.
Its function is to maintain and regulate homeostasis.
It maintains the balance of the hormones in the body.
It synthesizes substances inside the body and transports them throughout the body.

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

What is acetylcholine hormone?

Acetylcholine hormone is a local hormone that has physiologic control over some synapses in the nervous system.
Acetylcholine hormone is a general hormone that is secreted from a specific endocrine gland.
Acetylcholine hormone is useful to maintain and regulate the homeostasis of the body.
Acetylcholine hormone is used to transport the endocrine substances throughout the body.

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

How does local hormone differ from a general hormone?

Local hormones are hormones that exert a limited local effect.
Local hormones are secreted by a specific endocrine gland.
Local hormones will be transported to a specific or predetermined site after being secreted.
Local hormones are secreted by a specific thymus gland which exerts a local effect.

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

Which of the following best describes asteroids and thyroxine?

These hormones are non–water-soluble hormones.
They are water-soluble and do not require a carrier molecule.
They do not rely on a carrier substance to transport them to their site of action.
The reactions of these hormones take faster to occur but are more potent.

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

Which statement below is true about hypophysis anterior lobes?

It grows upward toward the brain in the embryo.
It grows downward in the embryo.
It is an outgrowth of the hypothalamus.
It is often referred to as the master gland of the body.

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Which of the following best describes exocytosis?

Exocytosis is a large substance discharge from a cell that is too hard to diffuse through the cell membrane.
Exocytosis is substances discharged from a cell to be diffused through the cell membrane.
Exocytosis is hormones that control the activity of the target glands and target tissues.
Exocytosis is a large substance discharge that controls the activity of the target glands and target tissues.

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