Complete the sentence correctly: 'Cervical vertebrae are......

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Cervical vertebrae, in the neck, sit above the rib cage, a superior position in anatomical terms. Nurses assess them for neck issues like whiplash relative to the thoracic cage below. Other options fail: they're above thoracic vertebrae, precede sacral ones, and aren't fused. This placement shapes spinal care and orientation.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Pathology examines disease, not life's essence, which aligns with biology's broader scope. Organ function indeed ties to structure like the heart's chambers pumping blood and homeostasis is vital for stability. However, negative feedback dominates, correcting deviations like temperature spikes, while positive feedback, amplifying events like childbirth, is rarer. Nurses rely on this understanding to manage conditions, recognizing stability mechanisms outweigh escalatory ones in daily physiology.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Prone position means lying face down, unlike anatomical position (B, standing, palms forward), erect (C, upright), or fetal (D, curled). Anatomically, prone contrasts with supine (face up), used in procedures like back surgery, aligning body orientation with functional context, confirming A.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The abdominal cavity holds the spleen, below the diaphragm, unlike heart and lungs (B, thoracic), or trachea (D, thoracic/neck). Anatomically, it spans diaphragm to pelvis, housing digestive organs (e.g., spleen filters blood), making C correct.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The knee is distal to the hip, farther from the trunk's attachment, not lateral, medial, posterior, or proximal (E, closer). Anatomically, distal orients limbs knee below hip joint key for movement analysis, confirming C.