Contains both NR 507 FINAL EXAM 1 AND 2

1. What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that contains meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of 

the spinal cord through a defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra?

a. Myelomeningocele

2. What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue?

a. Glomerular filtration rate

3. Where are Langerhans cells found?

a. skin

4. Where in the lung does gas exchange occur?

a. Alveolocapillary membrane

5. The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by:

a. 5 months

6. When renin is released, it is capable of which action?

a. Formation of Angiotensin I

7. The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is referred to as what type of determinant?

a. Epitope

8. Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea?

a. Chlamydia 

9. How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured?

a. Reticulocyte count

10. Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which tissue origin?

a. Epithelial cells

11. Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?

a. Bacteria and fungi

12. An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur located between the second and third intercostal 

spaces along the left sternal border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also found. These clinical findings

are consistent with which congenital heart defect?

a. Atrial Symptom defect (ASD) 

13. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom?

a. Lack of symptoms

14. What is the function of erythrocytes?

a. Tissue oxygenation