Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, 1st Edition – Test Bank (2025)

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1. Proteinghormonesgandgenzymesgaregstoredgingtheg_
,gawaitinggsignalsgtogbegreleasedgintogthegcell.
A) foodgvacuole
B) Golgigcomplex
C) roughgendoplasmicgreticulum
D) secretorygvesicle
sgAns:gD
Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
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Title:gCellulargFunction



2. Lowgserumgalbuminglevelsg(hypoalbuminemia)gcangcausegedemagbecause:
A) oncoticgpressuregincreases.
B) oncoticgpressuregdecreases.
C) osmoticgpressuregincreases.
D) hydrostaticgpressuregdecreases
.gAns:gB
Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
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Title:gCellulargFunction



3. Neurotransmittersgaregpackagedgintogvesiclesgandgthengfusegwithgthegcellgmembranegforgrelease.gThi
sgisgangexamplegof:
A) pinocytosis.
B) phagocytosis.
C) exocytosis.

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D) endocytosis.g
Ans:gCgComplexi
ty:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
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Title:gCellulargFunction



4. Whatgisgagpossiblegreasongforgincreasedgriskgforgchromosomalgabnormalitiesgwithgoldergmaternalgage?
A) Ovagmeiosisgisgcompletegbygthegtimegaggirlgisgborngtherebygmakinggthemglessglikelygtogdividegproperly.
B) Thegoldergovagaregmoreglikelygtoghavegerrorsgduringgmeiosis.
C) Oldergovagaregmoreglikelygtoghavegp53ggenegmutations.
D) Ovagaregcontinuouslygproducedgtherebygincreasinggthegchancegofgcreatinggdefectivego
va.gAns:gB
Complexity:gModerate
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
ject:gChapterg1
Title:gCellulargFunction



5. DNAgthatgisgtransmittedgfromgparentsgtogoffspringgmainlygcomesgfromgthe:
A) mitochondria.
B) nucleolus.
C) ribosomes.
D) nucleus.
Ans:gDgComplexi
ty:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
ject:gChapterg1
Title:gCellulargFunction



6. Agpatientgwillgbegreceivinggstemgcellsgobtainedgfromgagdonor’sgbloodg(allogenicgtransplant)gforgleuke
miag(abnormalgwhitegbloodgcells).gThesegstemgcellsgaregcategorizedgasgmultipotentgbecausegtheygcan
gmake:
A) multiplegtypesgofgcellsgingthegbody.
B) onlygwhitegbloodgcells.
C) allgtypesgofgbloodgcells.
D) differentiatedgcellsgthatgcangbecomeganygcel
l.gAns:gC
Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
ject:gChapterg1
Title:gCellulargFunction



7. Duringgwhichgphasegofgthegcellgcyclegaregthereg“checkpoints”gwheregdamagedgDNAgisgfixed?
A) Interphase
B) Prophase
C) Metaphase
D) Anaphase
gAns:gA

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Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gBasicgCellgFunctiongandgStructuregSub
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Title:gCellulargFunction



8. Agwomanghadgagbiopsygofgagbreastgmass.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggfindingsgaregconsideredgprecancerou
s?
A) Columnargmetaplasia
B) Ductalgatrophy
C) Atypicalghyperplasia
D) Squamousghypertroph
ygAns:gC
Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gCellulargAdaptationgandgDamagegSubj
ect:gChapterg1
Title:gCellulargFunction



9. A genegisgonegthatgproducesgangeffectgonlygingtheghomozygousgstate.
A) dominant
B) recessive
C) sex-linked
D) hemizygousgA
ns:gBgComplexit
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Ahead:g Geneticg andg Congenitalg D is o r d er G
sg RADESLAB.COM
Subject:gChapterg1gTi
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10. Antioxidantsgfoundgingfoodgandgvitamingsupplementsgaregthoughtgto:
A) increasegoxygenation.
B) improvegabsorptiongofgbeneficialgminerals.
C) increasegeliminationgofgtoxicgchemicals.
D) counteractgoxidativegstress
.gAns:gD
Complexity:gEasy
Ahead:gCellulargAdaptationgandgDamagegSubj
ect:gChapterg1
Title:gCellulargFunction



11. Singlegnucleotidegpolymorphismsgaregbestgdescribedgas:
A) disease-causingggeneticgmutations.
B) variationsgongagsinglegDNAgbasegpair.
C) agnumbergofgcopiesgongagparticularggenegthatgvaries.
D) basegpairsgthatgalterggenegexpressio
n.gAns:gB
Complexity:gEasyg
Ahead:gNeoplasm
sgSubject:gChapter
g1