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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is a surgical procedure in which a pendulous breast is lifted and fixed to the chest wall?

A. Mastostomy

B. Mastectomy

C. Mastopexy

D. Mesopexy

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Mastopexy

Question 2 of 5

What procedure does a nurse use to assess the inguinal ring of a male patient for a hernia?

A. Asks the patient to lie supine, lifts the scrotum, asks the patient to take a deep breath, and observes for a bulge

B. Asks the patient to lean over the examination table, inserts a gloved finger into the lower part of the scrotum into the inguinal canal, asks the patient to cough, and palpates for a bulge

C. Asks the patient to lie on the side not being assessed, inserts a gloved finger into the lower part of the scrotum into the inguinal canal, asks the patient to exhale completely, and palpates for a bulge

D. Asks the patient to stand, inserts a gloved finger into the lower part of the scrotum into the inguinal canal, asks the patient to cough, and palpates for a bulge

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Asks the patient to stand, inserts a gloved finger into the lower part of the scrotum into the inguinal canal, asks the patient to cough, and palpates for a bulge

Question 3 of 5

A patient with testicular torsion is experiencing which abnormality?

A. Abnormal dilation and tortuosity of the veins along the spermatic cord

B. Twisting of the testicle and spermatic cord

C. A cystic mass filled with sperm and seminal fluid in the epididymis

D. An accumulation of fluid in the scrotum

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Twisting of the testicle and spermatic cord

Question 4 of 5

The outside layer of the oocyte is the _____.

A. theca interna

B. theca externa

C. zona pellucida

D. antrum

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: zona pellucida

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following decreases the resistance in the arteries leading to the sinuses of the penis?

A. Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves innervating the arteries

B. Nitric oxide

C. Inhibition of activity of the parasympathetic nerves leading to the arteries

D. All of the above

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Nitric oxide

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