Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam (Science, Math, Grammar)

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Science - What controls the body immune response? Correct Answer: WBC - white blood cells Science - What is the area of the brain that controls thought, plans, and behavior? Correct Answer: frontal ... lobe Science - How do the brain cells differ from other cells in the body? Correct Answer: The cells don't store glucose as glycogen. Science - A client has simulation of the parasympathetic nervous system, which vital signs would the nurse expect? Correct Answer: Heart rate of 56 bpm, respiratory rate of 20/min Science - What is the name of the cycle where an endocrine gland release a hormone that stimulates a target organ to send a message back to endocrine gland to reduce a section of hormone? Correct Answer: Negative feedback cycle Science - What would be a cause of decease in the quantity of circulating red blood cells? Correct Answer: Decrease in oral intake. Science - Chronic hypertension causes which of the following changes in the blood vessels? Correct Answer: Damage to arterioles resulting in increased flow through blood vessels. Science - Asthma results in what change in the respiratory system? Correct Answer: Increase in mucus production. Science - What is the principle function of blood flow in the cardiovascular system? Correct Answer: Provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide and waste products. Science - What are the three major fluid compartments? Correct Answer: intracellular fluid volume, interstitial fluid volume, and vascular space. Science - What is the correct statement of how blood flows through the heart? Correct Answer: Blood flows from the body, into the right atrium, to the right ventricle, to the lungs, back to the left ventricle, to all parts of the body. Science - Which statement is true, about how air enters the lungs? Correct Answer: When the lungs expand, the pressure inside the lungs becomes negative compared to the atmospheric pressure causing air enter in the lungs. Science - What controls the firing of the sinus node to trigger the start of the cardiac cycle? Correct Answer: The autonomic nervous system. Science - What controls the rate and depth of respiration in a normal adult? Correct Answer: Chemo- receptor in response to the acid base and oxygen status. [Show More]

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