GNRS515 - Advanced Pathophysiology - Exam #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 20-year-old male received a knife wound to the arm A. Innate immunity
during an altercation. Which of the following types of
immunity was compromised?
A. Innate immunity
B. Inflammatory response
C. Adaptive immunity
D. Specific immunity
A child fell off the swing and scraped the right knee. The D. Edema at injured site
injured area becomes painful. What else will the nurse
observe upon assessment?
A. Vasoconstriction at injured site
B. Decreased RBC concentration at injured site
C. Pale skin at injured site
D. Edema at injured site
The microorganisms that make up the normal human flora D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of pathogens
are important for:
A. Regulating inflammation
B. Secreting bacteriostatic substances
C. Activating white blood cells
D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of
pathogens
A nurse recalls the mast cell, a major activator of D. Degranulation
inflammation, initiates the inflammatory response through
the process of:
A. Chemotaxis
B. Endocytosis
C. Degranulation
D. Opsonization
The directional migration of leukocytes along a chemical A. Chemotaxis
gradient is termed:
A. Chemotaxis
B. Endocytosis
C. Margination
D. Diapedesis
,A 20-year-old male shoots his hand with a nail gun while B. Neutrophils
replacing roofing shingles. Which of the following cell
types would be the first to aid in killing bacteria to
prevent infection in his hand?
A. Eosinophils
B. Neutrophils
C. Leukotrienes
D. Monocytes
A 25-year-old female experiences a headache and takes C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
aspirin for relief. A nurse recalls aspirin relieves the
headache by:
A. Decreasing leukotriene production
B. Increasing histamine release
C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
D. Increasing platelet-activating factor
A 25-year-old male is in a car accident and sustains a B. Kinins and prostaglandins
fracture to his left femur with extensive soft tissue injury.
The pain associated with the injury is related to:
A. Histamine and serotonin
B. Kinins and prostaglandins
C. Vasoconstriction
D. Immune complex formation
A 5-year-old male is diagnosed with a bacterial infection. C. Alternative pathway
Cultures of the bacteria revealed lipopolysaccharides on
the bacterial cell surface. Which of the complement
pathways would be activated in this case?
A. Classical pathway
B. Lectin pathway
C. Alternative pathway
D. Kinin pathway
A nurse is preparing to teach on the subject of opsonins. D. Enhance phagocytosis
Which information should the nurse include? Opsonins
are molecules that:
A. Are composed of fatty acids
B. Regulate inflammation
C. Degranulate mast cells
D. Enhance phagocytosis
A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with a parasite. Which B. Eosinophils
lab result should the nurse check for a response to the
parasite?
A. Monocytes
B. Eosinophils
C. Neutrophils
D. Macrophages
, During inflammation, the liver is stimulated to release B. Acute phase reactants
plasma proteins, collectively known as:
A. Opsonins
B. Acute phase reactants
C. Antibodies
D. Phagolysosome
A 6-year-old female is diagnosed with a bacterial A. Antibodies
infection of the respiratory system. Which of the following
will most likely try to fight the antigen?
A. Antibodies
B. Cytotoxic T cells
C. Self-antigens
D. Helper T cells
A 20-year-old female is applying for nursing school and D. Titer
is required to be tested for immunity against several
illnesses. Testing that looks at which of the following
would be the best to determine immunity?
A. Culture and sensitivity
B. Agglutination
C. Precipitation
D. Titer
When the immunoglobulin crosses the placenta, what B. Passive
type of immunity does the fetus receive?
A. Active
B. Passive
C. Innate
D. Cell-mediated
Which of the following individuals would be at greatest C. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
risk for an opportunistic infection?
A. 18-year-old with diabetes
B. 70-year-old with congestive heart failure
C. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
D. 30-year-old with pneumonia
A 5-month-old child is admitted to the hospital with C. Immune insufficiency
recurring respiratory infections. A possible cause of this
condition is:
A. Hypergammaglobulinemia
B. Increased maternal IgG
C. Immune insufficiency
D. Decreased maternal antibody breakdown, resulting in
hyposensitivity
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A 20-year-old male received a knife wound to the arm A. Innate immunity
during an altercation. Which of the following types of
immunity was compromised?
A. Innate immunity
B. Inflammatory response
C. Adaptive immunity
D. Specific immunity
A child fell off the swing and scraped the right knee. The D. Edema at injured site
injured area becomes painful. What else will the nurse
observe upon assessment?
A. Vasoconstriction at injured site
B. Decreased RBC concentration at injured site
C. Pale skin at injured site
D. Edema at injured site
The microorganisms that make up the normal human flora D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of pathogens
are important for:
A. Regulating inflammation
B. Secreting bacteriostatic substances
C. Activating white blood cells
D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of
pathogens
A nurse recalls the mast cell, a major activator of D. Degranulation
inflammation, initiates the inflammatory response through
the process of:
A. Chemotaxis
B. Endocytosis
C. Degranulation
D. Opsonization
The directional migration of leukocytes along a chemical A. Chemotaxis
gradient is termed:
A. Chemotaxis
B. Endocytosis
C. Margination
D. Diapedesis
,A 20-year-old male shoots his hand with a nail gun while B. Neutrophils
replacing roofing shingles. Which of the following cell
types would be the first to aid in killing bacteria to
prevent infection in his hand?
A. Eosinophils
B. Neutrophils
C. Leukotrienes
D. Monocytes
A 25-year-old female experiences a headache and takes C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
aspirin for relief. A nurse recalls aspirin relieves the
headache by:
A. Decreasing leukotriene production
B. Increasing histamine release
C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
D. Increasing platelet-activating factor
A 25-year-old male is in a car accident and sustains a B. Kinins and prostaglandins
fracture to his left femur with extensive soft tissue injury.
The pain associated with the injury is related to:
A. Histamine and serotonin
B. Kinins and prostaglandins
C. Vasoconstriction
D. Immune complex formation
A 5-year-old male is diagnosed with a bacterial infection. C. Alternative pathway
Cultures of the bacteria revealed lipopolysaccharides on
the bacterial cell surface. Which of the complement
pathways would be activated in this case?
A. Classical pathway
B. Lectin pathway
C. Alternative pathway
D. Kinin pathway
A nurse is preparing to teach on the subject of opsonins. D. Enhance phagocytosis
Which information should the nurse include? Opsonins
are molecules that:
A. Are composed of fatty acids
B. Regulate inflammation
C. Degranulate mast cells
D. Enhance phagocytosis
A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with a parasite. Which B. Eosinophils
lab result should the nurse check for a response to the
parasite?
A. Monocytes
B. Eosinophils
C. Neutrophils
D. Macrophages
, During inflammation, the liver is stimulated to release B. Acute phase reactants
plasma proteins, collectively known as:
A. Opsonins
B. Acute phase reactants
C. Antibodies
D. Phagolysosome
A 6-year-old female is diagnosed with a bacterial A. Antibodies
infection of the respiratory system. Which of the following
will most likely try to fight the antigen?
A. Antibodies
B. Cytotoxic T cells
C. Self-antigens
D. Helper T cells
A 20-year-old female is applying for nursing school and D. Titer
is required to be tested for immunity against several
illnesses. Testing that looks at which of the following
would be the best to determine immunity?
A. Culture and sensitivity
B. Agglutination
C. Precipitation
D. Titer
When the immunoglobulin crosses the placenta, what B. Passive
type of immunity does the fetus receive?
A. Active
B. Passive
C. Innate
D. Cell-mediated
Which of the following individuals would be at greatest C. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
risk for an opportunistic infection?
A. 18-year-old with diabetes
B. 70-year-old with congestive heart failure
C. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
D. 30-year-old with pneumonia
A 5-month-old child is admitted to the hospital with C. Immune insufficiency
recurring respiratory infections. A possible cause of this
condition is:
A. Hypergammaglobulinemia
B. Increased maternal IgG
C. Immune insufficiency
D. Decreased maternal antibody breakdown, resulting in
hyposensitivity
