Page 1 of 258 NURS 222 ACTUAL TEST BANK F=NAL EXAM FOR :EALT: AND WELLNESS UPDATED QUEST=ONS AND DETA=LED SOLUT=ONS VER=F=ED 100 % COMPLETE DOCUMENT FOR STUDY 2024-2025 \\GRADED A+ The nurse, teaching a class on smoking cessation to a group of middle-aged adults, presents the adverse effects of smoking, which include nicotine: A. acts to stimulate the heart. B. calms the central nervous system. C. assists in decreasing blood pressure. D. causes a decrease in carbon monoxide. - A. acts to stimulate the heart. Nicotine acts in the two divisions of the nervous system to affect the central part of the brain and the spinal cord, and the peripheral portion that controls the arms and legs. Nicotine stimulates the heart, leading to an increased pulse and elevated blood pressure. Although smokers frequently believe thatPage 2 of 258 cigarettes have a calming effect, this notion is misleading. Nicotine stimulates the body, whereas increasing levels of carbon monoxide causes lethargy. Smokers may feel calm, although they are actually having their sensations dulled by the elevated level of carbon monoxide. A condition of the bone that is the result of bone lysis exceeding the rate of bone matrix synthesis is called: A.