A P I Questions
Chapter 6: Skeletal System in the Scanlon & Sander text
1. Following a severe spinal cord injury in the lumbar region, the voluntary muscles of the legs and hips will be paralyzed. Describe the effects of paralysis on the skeleton.
2. A 5 month old infant is brought to a clinic after having diarrhea for 2 days. The nurse checks the baby’s anterior fontanel and notices that it appears sunken. What has caused this
Chapter 7 Muscular System
An exercise for skiers involves sitting against a wall as if you were sitting in a chair, but without a chair. Thighs should be parallel to the floor and the knees should make a 90 degree angle. Try it. What kind of exercise is this? Which muscles are doing most of the work (which ones begin to hurt)? Which do you think would be easier: 3 minutes of this exercise or 3 minutes of jogging? Explain.
2. Find some old tennis balls or any type of similar object and try juggling two balls with one hand, or three balls with two hands. Explain how muscle sense is involved in juggling.
Module 5 Nervous System
1. Sam has been smoking for years and finally wants to quit. His provider prescribes wellbutrin, a medication that binds nicotine receptors. How might this be effective?
2. A 16 year old is scheduled to give a speech in high school. She gets very nervous and almost passes out. The school nurse gives her a paper bag to breathe into for a few minutes. Why would this be helpful?
Module 6 Endocrine System
1. Alice is a 70 year old woman with low vitamin D levels who recently broke a hip. She has osteoporosis. She was given several medications to try to improve bone density, however, they were unsuccessful as she could not tolerate the medications. What hormone might she be given to treat the osteoporosis? How does this medication help? How would this be effected by a low TSH?
2. Darren is a 15 year old, tall for his age, but he wants to build more muscle. He decides that he will eat only protein foods, because he says, “muscle is
1. Following a severe spinal cord injury in the lumbar region, the voluntary muscles of the legs and hips will be paralyzed. Describe the effects of paralysis on the skeleton.
2. A 5 month old infant is brought to a clinic after having diarrhea for 2 days. The nurse checks the baby’s anterior fontanel and notices that it appears sunken. What has caused this
Chapter 7 Muscular System
An exercise for skiers involves sitting against a wall as if you were sitting in a chair, but without a chair. Thighs should be parallel to the floor and the knees should make a 90 degree angle. Try it. What kind of exercise is this? Which muscles are doing most of the work (which ones begin to hurt)? Which do you think would be easier: 3 minutes of this exercise or 3 minutes of jogging? Explain.
2. Find some old tennis balls or any type of similar object and try juggling two balls with one hand, or three balls with two hands. Explain how muscle sense is involved in juggling.
Module 5 Nervous System
1. Sam has been smoking for years and finally wants to quit. His provider prescribes wellbutrin, a medication that binds nicotine receptors. How might this be effective?
2. A 16 year old is scheduled to give a speech in high school. She gets very nervous and almost passes out. The school nurse gives her a paper bag to breathe into for a few minutes. Why would this be helpful?
Module 6 Endocrine System
1. Alice is a 70 year old woman with low vitamin D levels who recently broke a hip. She has osteoporosis. She was given several medications to try to improve bone density, however, they were unsuccessful as she could not tolerate the medications. What hormone might she be given to treat the osteoporosis? How does this medication help? How would this be effected by a low TSH?
2. Darren is a 15 year old, tall for his age, but he wants to build more muscle. He decides that he will eat only protein foods, because he says, “muscle is