Exam
NR509 Week 7 Quiz /Physical
assessment quiz
Week 7 physical assessment quiz
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Date Taken: 11/30/2015
Time Spent: 34 min , 27 secs
Points Received: 50 / 50 (100%)
Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct:
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Question 1.Question :
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can’t believe that her
breasts sag so much. She states it must be from lack of exercise.
What explanation should the nurse offer her?
Student Answer: After menopause, only women with large breasts experience
sagging.
After menopause, sagging is usually due to decreased muscle
mass within the breast.
After menopause, a diet that is high in protein will help
maintain muscle mass, which keeps the breasts from sagging.
After menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies,
causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts
that sag.
Instructor
Explanation:
After menopause, the glandular tissue atrophies and is replaced with
connective tissue. The fat envelope atrophies also, beginning in the
middle years and becoming marked in the eighth and ninth decades.
These changes decrease breast size and elasticity, so the breasts droop
and sag, looking flattened and flabby.