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NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM LATEST
2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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High blood pressure is an example of which of the
following? - Answer-pathophysiology
A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood
pressure. What are these examples of? - Answer-signs
and symptoms
Which of the following is true of a test's sensitivity? -
Answer-If negative, it can safely be assumed that the
person does not have a disease
Chemical agents (poison, alcohol) are examples of which
of the following? - Answer-Etiologic factors
Define tertiary prevention and give an example: - Answer-
Tertiary prevention occurs after a disease has been
diagnosed and clinical intervention is needed to reduce
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complications or deterioration. One example is the use of
certain medications one must take after a heart attack to
help reduce the risk of a future event or death.
Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous
necrosis. - Answer-In dry gangrene the affected tissue
becomes dry and shrinks, the skin wrinkles, and its color
changes to dark brown or black. The spread of dry
gangrene is slow. It results from a cut off in arterial blood
supply and is a form of coagulation necrosis. In wet
gangrene, the affected area is cold, swollen, and
pulseless. The skin is moist, black, and under tension.
Blebs form on the surface, liquefaction occurs, and a foul
odor is caused by bacterial action. The spread of tissue
damage is rapid.
Explain what necrosis is and give an example and
description of one type of necrosis. - Answer-necrosis is
cell death to an organ or tissue with still being apart of a
living person. An example of this would be luiquefactive
necrosis. this is when the cells die and the catalytic
enzymes do not get destroyed after the cells death. This
could cause necrosis
A bodybuilder's muscles will display hyperplasia. - Answer-
False
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Barrett esophagus
is an example of dysplasia - Answer-false
hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue
caused by an increase in the number of cells - Answer-
True
Lack of nerve stimulation can cause cells to atrophy -
Answer-True
proportion of people with a disease who are positive for
the disease - Answer-sensitivity
how likely the same result will occur if repeated - Answer-
reliability
how a tool measures what it is intended to measure -
Answer-validity
people without the disease who are negative on a given
test - Answer-specificity
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Which is NOT true of the cytoskeleton? - Answer-it
includes peroxisomes and proteasomes
Which of the following are true of the cell? Select all that
apply. - Answer-1: Proteins carry out the functions of the
cell membrane
2:Lysosomes are the digestive system of the cell
3:Microfilaments are thin, threadlike cytoplasmic structures
Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.
- Answer-1: Controls the transport of materials from the
outside fluids to within
2:Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve
and muscle cells
3: Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
Which are false of the mitochondria? Select all that apply. -
Answer-1: They are found far from the site of energy
consumption.
2:They control free radicals.
NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM LATEST
2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!||
High blood pressure is an example of which of the
following? - Answer-pathophysiology
A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood
pressure. What are these examples of? - Answer-signs
and symptoms
Which of the following is true of a test's sensitivity? -
Answer-If negative, it can safely be assumed that the
person does not have a disease
Chemical agents (poison, alcohol) are examples of which
of the following? - Answer-Etiologic factors
Define tertiary prevention and give an example: - Answer-
Tertiary prevention occurs after a disease has been
diagnosed and clinical intervention is needed to reduce
,2|Page
complications or deterioration. One example is the use of
certain medications one must take after a heart attack to
help reduce the risk of a future event or death.
Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous
necrosis. - Answer-In dry gangrene the affected tissue
becomes dry and shrinks, the skin wrinkles, and its color
changes to dark brown or black. The spread of dry
gangrene is slow. It results from a cut off in arterial blood
supply and is a form of coagulation necrosis. In wet
gangrene, the affected area is cold, swollen, and
pulseless. The skin is moist, black, and under tension.
Blebs form on the surface, liquefaction occurs, and a foul
odor is caused by bacterial action. The spread of tissue
damage is rapid.
Explain what necrosis is and give an example and
description of one type of necrosis. - Answer-necrosis is
cell death to an organ or tissue with still being apart of a
living person. An example of this would be luiquefactive
necrosis. this is when the cells die and the catalytic
enzymes do not get destroyed after the cells death. This
could cause necrosis
A bodybuilder's muscles will display hyperplasia. - Answer-
False
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Barrett esophagus
is an example of dysplasia - Answer-false
hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue
caused by an increase in the number of cells - Answer-
True
Lack of nerve stimulation can cause cells to atrophy -
Answer-True
proportion of people with a disease who are positive for
the disease - Answer-sensitivity
how likely the same result will occur if repeated - Answer-
reliability
how a tool measures what it is intended to measure -
Answer-validity
people without the disease who are negative on a given
test - Answer-specificity
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Which is NOT true of the cytoskeleton? - Answer-it
includes peroxisomes and proteasomes
Which of the following are true of the cell? Select all that
apply. - Answer-1: Proteins carry out the functions of the
cell membrane
2:Lysosomes are the digestive system of the cell
3:Microfilaments are thin, threadlike cytoplasmic structures
Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.
- Answer-1: Controls the transport of materials from the
outside fluids to within
2:Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve
and muscle cells
3: Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
Which are false of the mitochondria? Select all that apply. -
Answer-1: They are found far from the site of energy
consumption.
2:They control free radicals.
