FINAL EXAM 5 MSN570 ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Apoptosis. Answer: Programmed cell death is an active process of
cellular self-destruction. It is also referred to as
a. apoptosis
b. necrosis
c. metastatic calcification
d. gangrene
◉ Histones. Answer: The nucleolus is a small dense structure
composed mainly of RNA and cellular DNA. What causes the DNA to
bind and fold into chromosomes?
a. amino acid sequences
b. histones
c. polymerase
d. miRNA
◉ x-linked recessive disease. Answer: Duchenne's Muscular
Dystrophy is never transmitted from father to son. It is a good
example of
,a. sex-linked recessive disease
b. autosomal dominant disease
c. x-linked recessive disease
d. chromosome structure abnormality disease
◉ Eosinophils. Answer: Which cell is the body's primary defense
against parasite invasion?
a. t lymphocytes
b. neutrophils
c. eosinophils
d. b lymphocytes
◉ classic. Answer: Which pathway in the complement system is
activated by an antigen-antibody response?
a. lectin
b. classic
c. alternative
d. none of the above
◉ severe loss of CD4 Th cells. Answer: The hallmark of AIDS
profound immunosuppression, results from:
a. proper function of helper t cells
,b. infection of b cells
c. severe loss of CD4 Th cells
d. none of the above
◉ exotoxins. Answer: These are proteins released by bacteria during
growth.
a. endotoxins
b. TNF
c. exotoxins
d. pili
◉ True. Answer: Activation of the complement cascade may destroy
pathogens directly and can activate with virtually every other
component of the inflammatory response.
True/False
◉ Considering the hypothalamus, a fever is produced by:
A) endogenous pyrogen acting directly on the hypothalamus
B) exogenous pyrogens acting directly on the hypothalamus
C) immune complexes acting indirectly on the hypothalamus
D) cytokines acting indirectly on the hypothalamus. Answer: Ans: A-
endogenous pyrogen acting directly on the hypothalamus
, ◉ gram-negative bacteria. Answer: One of the leading causes of
death in the intensive care unit is the release of sufficient amounts of
endotoxin resulting in endotoxic (septic) shock. The most common
cause is:
a. cachectin
b. fungi
c. gram-positive bacteria
d. gram-negative bacteria
◉ candida albicans. Answer: The most common cause of fungal
infections in humans are
a. staphylococcus
b. candida albicans
c. gram-negative bacteria
d. salmonella
◉ wilms tumor. Answer: Which one of the childhood cancers is
associated with the tumor suppressor genes?
a. wilms tumor
b. acute leukemia
c. cerebellar hemagioblastoma
d. testicular tumor
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Apoptosis. Answer: Programmed cell death is an active process of
cellular self-destruction. It is also referred to as
a. apoptosis
b. necrosis
c. metastatic calcification
d. gangrene
◉ Histones. Answer: The nucleolus is a small dense structure
composed mainly of RNA and cellular DNA. What causes the DNA to
bind and fold into chromosomes?
a. amino acid sequences
b. histones
c. polymerase
d. miRNA
◉ x-linked recessive disease. Answer: Duchenne's Muscular
Dystrophy is never transmitted from father to son. It is a good
example of
,a. sex-linked recessive disease
b. autosomal dominant disease
c. x-linked recessive disease
d. chromosome structure abnormality disease
◉ Eosinophils. Answer: Which cell is the body's primary defense
against parasite invasion?
a. t lymphocytes
b. neutrophils
c. eosinophils
d. b lymphocytes
◉ classic. Answer: Which pathway in the complement system is
activated by an antigen-antibody response?
a. lectin
b. classic
c. alternative
d. none of the above
◉ severe loss of CD4 Th cells. Answer: The hallmark of AIDS
profound immunosuppression, results from:
a. proper function of helper t cells
,b. infection of b cells
c. severe loss of CD4 Th cells
d. none of the above
◉ exotoxins. Answer: These are proteins released by bacteria during
growth.
a. endotoxins
b. TNF
c. exotoxins
d. pili
◉ True. Answer: Activation of the complement cascade may destroy
pathogens directly and can activate with virtually every other
component of the inflammatory response.
True/False
◉ Considering the hypothalamus, a fever is produced by:
A) endogenous pyrogen acting directly on the hypothalamus
B) exogenous pyrogens acting directly on the hypothalamus
C) immune complexes acting indirectly on the hypothalamus
D) cytokines acting indirectly on the hypothalamus. Answer: Ans: A-
endogenous pyrogen acting directly on the hypothalamus
, ◉ gram-negative bacteria. Answer: One of the leading causes of
death in the intensive care unit is the release of sufficient amounts of
endotoxin resulting in endotoxic (septic) shock. The most common
cause is:
a. cachectin
b. fungi
c. gram-positive bacteria
d. gram-negative bacteria
◉ candida albicans. Answer: The most common cause of fungal
infections in humans are
a. staphylococcus
b. candida albicans
c. gram-negative bacteria
d. salmonella
◉ wilms tumor. Answer: Which one of the childhood cancers is
associated with the tumor suppressor genes?
a. wilms tumor
b. acute leukemia
c. cerebellar hemagioblastoma
d. testicular tumor
