NGR 5149 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
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In addition to osmosis, what force is involved in the movement of water between
the plasma and interstitial fluid spaces?
A) oncotic pressure
B) buffering
C) net filtration
D) hydrostatic pressure - ANSWER: D- hydrostatic pressure
In aplastic anemis (AA), pancytopenia develops as a result of which of the
following?
A) suppression of erythropoietin to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes
B) suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequte amounts of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
C) lack of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to form sufficient quantitites of
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
D) lact of stem cells toform sufficient quantities of leukocytes - ANSWER: B-
suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
In hyperkalemia what change occurs to the cells resting membrane potential?
,A) hypopolarization
B) hyperexcitability
C) depolarization
D) repolarization - ANSWER: A- hypopolarization
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure results in edema because of:
A) losses or diminished production of plasma albumin
B) inflammation resulting from an immune response
C) blockage within the lymphatic channel system
D) sodium and water retention - ANSWER: C- blockage within the lymphatic
channel system
It is true that natriuretic peptides:
A) decrease blood pressure and increase sodium and water excretion
B) increase blood pressure and decrease sodium and water excretion
C) increase the heart rate and decrease potassium excretion
D) decrease the heart rate and increase the potassium excretion - ANSWER: A-
decrease blood pressure and increase sodium and water excretion
Multiple sclerosis is best described as:
A) a CNS demyelination, possibly from an immunogenetic virus
, B) inadequate supply of acetylcholine at the neurotransmitter junction as a result of
an autoimmune disorder
C) the depletion of dopamine in the CNS as a result of a virus
D) a degenerative disorder of lower and upper motor neurons caused by viral-
immune factors - ANSWER: A- a CNS demyelination, possibly from an
immunogenetic virus
Obesity creates a greater risk for dehydration in people because:
A) adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
B) the metabolic rates of obese adults are slower than those of lean adults
C) the rates of urine output of obese adults are higher than thos of lean adults
D) the thirst receptors of the hypothalamus do not function effectively -
ANSWER: A- adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
Pathologic changes associated with Graves disease include:
A) high levels of circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
B) diminished levels of TRH
C) high levels of TSH
D) diminished levels of thyroid-binding globulin - ANSWER: A- high levels of
circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
Physiologic pH is maintained around 7.4 because carbonic acid (H2CO3) and
bicarbonate (HCO3) exist in a ratio of:
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS –
ASSURED PASS WITH INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
In addition to osmosis, what force is involved in the movement of water between
the plasma and interstitial fluid spaces?
A) oncotic pressure
B) buffering
C) net filtration
D) hydrostatic pressure - ANSWER: D- hydrostatic pressure
In aplastic anemis (AA), pancytopenia develops as a result of which of the
following?
A) suppression of erythropoietin to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes
B) suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequte amounts of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
C) lack of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to form sufficient quantitites of
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
D) lact of stem cells toform sufficient quantities of leukocytes - ANSWER: B-
suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
In hyperkalemia what change occurs to the cells resting membrane potential?
,A) hypopolarization
B) hyperexcitability
C) depolarization
D) repolarization - ANSWER: A- hypopolarization
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure results in edema because of:
A) losses or diminished production of plasma albumin
B) inflammation resulting from an immune response
C) blockage within the lymphatic channel system
D) sodium and water retention - ANSWER: C- blockage within the lymphatic
channel system
It is true that natriuretic peptides:
A) decrease blood pressure and increase sodium and water excretion
B) increase blood pressure and decrease sodium and water excretion
C) increase the heart rate and decrease potassium excretion
D) decrease the heart rate and increase the potassium excretion - ANSWER: A-
decrease blood pressure and increase sodium and water excretion
Multiple sclerosis is best described as:
A) a CNS demyelination, possibly from an immunogenetic virus
, B) inadequate supply of acetylcholine at the neurotransmitter junction as a result of
an autoimmune disorder
C) the depletion of dopamine in the CNS as a result of a virus
D) a degenerative disorder of lower and upper motor neurons caused by viral-
immune factors - ANSWER: A- a CNS demyelination, possibly from an
immunogenetic virus
Obesity creates a greater risk for dehydration in people because:
A) adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
B) the metabolic rates of obese adults are slower than those of lean adults
C) the rates of urine output of obese adults are higher than thos of lean adults
D) the thirst receptors of the hypothalamus do not function effectively -
ANSWER: A- adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
Pathologic changes associated with Graves disease include:
A) high levels of circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
B) diminished levels of TRH
C) high levels of TSH
D) diminished levels of thyroid-binding globulin - ANSWER: A- high levels of
circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
Physiologic pH is maintained around 7.4 because carbonic acid (H2CO3) and
bicarbonate (HCO3) exist in a ratio of:
