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The larynx is part of the _______ (upper/lower) respiratory tract.

Bubonic plague is transmitted by ______, so control of _____ populations is important for preventing it.

The nurse practitioner is evaluating a client for the chief complaint of “sore throat”. In which suspected diagnosis would a throat culture be indicated? 

The nurse practitioner is evaluating a 10-year-old boy in the clinic. The child’s parent reports he complained of sudden onset of scrotal pain upon awakening earlier that morning. His symptoms are accompanied by severe nausea and vomiting. During the physical examination, the nurse practitioner finds a tender, warm, and swollen left scrotum. The cremasteric reflex is negative and the urine dipstick is negative for leukocytes, nitrites, and blood.  What diagnosis does the NP suspect? 

The nurse practitioner is seeing a client for a birth control consult. The client expresses interest in an IUD. Which of the following is true of the IUD (intrauterine device)?

During a breast exam of a 25-year-old nulliparous woman, the nurse practitioner palpates several slightly tender, rubbery mobile areas of breast tissue. Both breasts have symmetrical findings. There are no skin changes or any nipple discharge. The patient is expecting her menstrual period in 5 days. Which action by the NP would recommend?

The nurse practitioner is seeing a 38-year-old African American G2P1001 female as a follow-up after the completion of a 1-hour glucose screening. The result of the client’s 1-hour screen was 120 mg/dL. How should the NP proceed?

The nurse practitioner is completing a GBS culture from a pregnant patient. From which anatomical location should the specimen for group B streptococcus screening be obtained? 

In olfaction, receptors are found on the:

Since the visceral reflex arc contains two efferent neurons instead of one and since one neuron is unmyelinated, visceral reflexes are _____.