Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam (Science, Math, Grammar)
Science - What controls the body immune response? Correct Answer: WBC - white blood
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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.
Science - The body's ability to correct an excess or deficit of a metabolic acid depend on normal function of what system? Correct Answer: endocrine system.
Science - What regulates the distribution of fluid enter the interstitial and intracellular compartment? Correct Answer: Osmosis.
Science - What the body does the majority of digestion and absorption from food takes places? Correct Answer: Small intestine.
Science - What changes in sensory function occur during to again? Correct Answer: Increase in response to change in temperature.
Science - Asthma increase mucus results in what change? Correct Answer: Is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
Science - What are the three major compartments? Correct Answer: intracellular fluid volume, interstitial fluid volume, and the vascular space.
Science - Where does the exchange of gasses occur in the lungs? Correct Answer: The alveoli
Science - What increase the basal metabolic rate in an individual? Correct Answer: stress
Math - Which statement is true? Correct Answer: 321/336 = 107/112
Math - 3/4 is the same which of the following numbers? Correct Answer: 750/1000
Math - 3/7(4/5)= Correct Answer: 12/35
Math - 3 7/8 / 2 1/3 = Correct Answer: 1 37/56
Math - 47.121 + 2.01 - 14.43 = Correct Answer: 34.701
Math - 19 is proportional to which of the following numbers? Correct Answer: 76/4
Math - 9.32/66.2 = Correct Answer: 0.140
Math - 25 divided by 0.009 = Correct Answer: 2,777.7
Math - At college x, there are 2 professors for every 55 students. If there are 1650 students at this college, how many professors are there? Correct Answer: 60
1,650/55=30*2=60
30*2 (2 professor per 55 students)
Math - 1.679 - 0.0035 = Correct Answer: 1.6755
Math - 0.072 = Correct Answer: 72/1000
Math - Which value is the same as 862%? Correct Answer: 8.62
862%/100= 8.62
Math - If 32 = 24% x, what does x equal ? Correct Answer: 133.3
24%/100=0.24
32=0.24 x
32/0.24=x
133.3=x
Math - If 5 + y = -65 then y equals which of the following numbers? Correct Answer: y= -70
5+y=-65
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