Chapter 07: Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter 07: Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which is a role of the peripheral-vascular (PV) system?

1)	Transporting oxygen to all body organs
2)	Transporting lymph to all body organs
3)	Regulating the endocrine system
4)	All of the above

 

 

____     2.   What is the role of the lymphatic system?

1)	To move excess tissue fluid in a closed circuit with the cardiovascular system
2)	To develop and maintain the immune system
3)	To reabsorb fat and fat-soluble substances from the small intestine
4)	All of the above

 

 

____     3.   What is the function of lymph nodes?

1)	To drain lymph back to right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct
2)	To filter microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph
3)	To collect fluid from interstitial space and surrounding tissue
4)	To secrete thymocytes that help with T-cell differentiation

 

 

____     4.   Lymphoid tissue is in greatest abundance at which age?

1)	Infancy
2)	School age
3)	Adolescence
4)	Adulthood

 

 

____     5.   Which event during pregnancy causes palmar erythema and spider telangiectasis?

1)	Peripheral vasodilation
2)	Increased leukocyte count
3)	Decreased immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations
4)	Increased number and size of lymph nodes

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  1

Chapter number and title: 7, Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 204

Heading: Primary Functions

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive level: Knowledge [Remembering]

Concept: Perfusion

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	The PV system is a branching network of vessels that transports oxygenated blood to all body organs and tissues and then returns it to the heart for reoxygenation in the lungs.
2	The PV system does not transport lymph to all body organs.
3	The PV system does not regulate the endocrine system.
4	Not all of these statements refer to the role of the PV system.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Perfusion

 

2. ANS:  4

Chapter number and title: 7, Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 204

Heading: Primary Functions

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive level: Knowledge [Remembering]

Concept: Immunity

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	The lymphatic system is responsible for the movement of lymph fluid in a close circuit with the cardiovascular system.
2	The lymphatic system is responsible for the development and maintenance of the immune system.
3	The lymphatic system is responsible for the reabsorption of fat and fat-soluble substance from the small intestine.
4	The important functions of the lymphatic system include movement of lymph fluid in a closed circuit with the cardiovascular system, development and maintenance of the immune system, and reabsorption of fat and fat-soluble substances from the small intestine.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Immunity

 

3. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 7, Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 204

Heading:  Primary Functions

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive level: Knowledge [Remembering]

Concept: Immunity

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	Lymph nodes do not drain lymph back to the right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct.
2	Lymph nodes filter microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph.
3	Lymph nodes do not collect fluid from interstitial space and surrounding tissue.
4	Lymph nodes do not secrete thymocytes that help with T-cell differentiation.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Immunity

 

4. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 7, Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 204

Heading: Developmental Considerations

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive level: Comprehension [Understanding]

Concept: Immunity

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	Lymphoid tissue is abundant during infancy, but this is not when it is at the greatest abundance.
2	Lymphatic tissue is at its most abundant during the school-age years, ages 6 to 10 years.
3	Lymphatic tissue regresses to adult levels by puberty, or adolescence.
4	Lymphatic tissue decreases in size with age.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Immunity

 

5. ANS:  1

Feedback:  Peripheral vasodilation occurs, which may lead to palmar erythema, an inflammatory redness of the palms, and to spider telangiectasis, a spider-like image on the skin caused by a branched group of dilated capillary blood vessels.

 

Chapter number and title: 7, Assessing the Peripheral-Vascular and Lymphatic System

Chapter learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 205

Heading: Developmental Considerations

Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive level: Comprehension [Understanding]

Concept: Pregnancy

Difficulty: Easy

	Feedback
1	During pregnancy, peripheral vasodilation occurs, which can lead to palmar erythema and spider telangiectasis.
2	An increased leukocyte count does not cause palmar erythema or spider telangiectasis.
3	A decrease in IgG does not cause palmar erythema or spider telangiectasis.
4	An increased number and size of lymphocytes does not cause palmar erythema or spider telangiectasis.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Pregnancy