The physician comments that the client has abdominal borborygmic. The nurse recognizes that which of the following is the best description of borborygmic?

A peritoneal friction rub

Loud continual humming bowel sounds

Hypoactive bowel sounds

Loud gurgling bowel sounds

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A.   A peritoneal friction rub is a grating sound caused by inflamed surfaces of the peritoneum rubbing together.
B.   Borborygmi refers to loud, gurgling bowel sounds often heard with increased intestinal motility.
C.   Hypoactive bowel sounds are abnormally decreased or absent bowel sounds.
D.   Borborygmi describes the normal sounds made by the movement of gas and fluid in the intestines.

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

A. Flexion refers to bending a joint, usually decreasing the angle between two body parts.
B. Extension refers to straightening or increasing the angle between two body parts.
C. Abduction involves moving a body part away from the midline or center of the body.
D. Adduction involves moving a body part toward the midline or center of the body.

A. When the client sticks out the tongue it is in the midline and without tremors or deviation. B. Client follows an object with eyes without nystagmus or strabismus. C. Client demonstrates the ability to hear normal conversation. D. Client moves the head and shoulders against resistance with equal strength.

Correct Answer is D

Explanation

A. Cranial Nerve XI (Accessory nerve) is not involved in tongue movement; it controls muscles involved in head and shoulder movement.
B. Eye movement and control relate more to Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI, which control eye muscles.
C. Hearing is primarily assessed by Cranial Nerve VIII (Vestibulocochlear nerve).
D. Cranial Nerve XI innervates the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, enabling movements like head turning and shoulder shrugging against resistance.

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