UNE Pathophysiology MIDTERM PREP Exam 320
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Which of the following would be the best method a clinical could use to diagnosis a patient with type
1 diabetes?
A. genetic tesitng
B. the presence of symptoms
C. urine output
D. fasting plasma glucose levels - correct answer -D. fasting plasma glucose levels
When elevating the kidney function of a patient with diabetes insipidus (DI), ______________ would
be observed.
A. high urine osmolarity
B. high volume urine output
C. protein in the urine
D. blood in the urine - correct answer -B. high volume urine output
All of the following EXCEPT one are chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Which is NOT a
chronic complication of DM?
A. coronary artery disease
B. end-stage renal disease
C. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. peripheral neuropathies - correct answer -C. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A patient with type 1 diabetes develops acute metabolic acidosis from insulin deficiency. Which of the
following processes would be suspected as causing the metabolic acidosis?
A. protein catabolism with ammonia release
B. anaerobic metabolism of glucose
C. renal failure
,D. fatty acid-metabolism with ketone production - correct answer -D. fatty acid-metabolism with
ketone production
myotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a degenerative disorder of the upper motor neurons.
A. true
B. false - correct answer -B. false
Alzheimer Disease is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. amyloid plaques in the brain
B. loss of memory
C. loss of control of upper motor neurons
D. neurofibrillary tangles within neurons of the brain - correct answer -C. loss of control of upper
motor neurons
The development of sensory and motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by:
A. receptor abnormalities at the neuromuscular junction and in the skin
B. degeneration of sensory and motor neurons in the peripheral nervous system
C. loss of neurotransmitter functions in the spinal cord
D. immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system neurons - correct answer -
D. immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system neurons
Parkinson disease is characterized by all the following EXCEPT:
A. degeneration of nigro-striatal neurons
B. hypertonia and tremors
C. spinal cord swelling
D. loss of inhibition in the extrapyramidal motor system - correct answer -C. spinal cord swelling
Neuromotor disorders include all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Parkinson Disease
B. Alzheimer Disease
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. Myasthenia Gravis - correct answer -B. Alzheimer Disease
The primary motor and sensory areas of the brain are located in the:
A. brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. cerebral cortex
D. diencephalon - correct answer -C. cerebral cortex
In describing the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis, which information should be included?
A. the lesions may occur in the cerebrum, hypothalamus, or pons, especially at the meuromuscular
junctions
B. this is a group of autosomal dominant disorders of the nervous system in the myelin sheath
C. this is an autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies against the acetylcholine receptors, resulting in
defective nerve impulses
D. a recessive disorder originating from the arachnoidal cap cells in the dura mater - correct answer -C.
this is an autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies against the acetylcholine receptors, resulting in
defective nerve impulses
In describing the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which information should be
included? ALS is caused by the degeneration of:
A. myelin in the brain and spinal cord
B. neuofibromin, a tumor suppressing protein
C. lower and upper motor neurons
, D. the spinal cord, causing compression with redicular pain - correct answer -C. lower and upper motor
neurons
Which of the following substances is released at the neuromuscular junction (motor synapse)?
A. serotonin
B. dopamine
C. acytelcholine
D. hormones - correct answer -C. acytelcholine
An individual with Parkinson disease has:
A. amyloid plaque accumulation within the brain
B. neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain
C. demyelination of upper and lower motor neurons
D. an autoimmune disorder - correct answer -B. neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the
brain
In an Alzheimer patient, which of the following would be expected?
A. loss of cortical tissue
B. excess levels of neurotransmitter
C. spinal cord swelling
D. stooped posture and akinesia - correct answer -A. loss of cortical tissue
While caring for a pregnant patient, the nurse realizes that the hypertrophy of the uterus
myometrium is called:
A. pathologic hypertrophy
B. Physiology hypertrophy
Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
(2026/2027) Expert Verified
Which of the following would be the best method a clinical could use to diagnosis a patient with type
1 diabetes?
A. genetic tesitng
B. the presence of symptoms
C. urine output
D. fasting plasma glucose levels - correct answer -D. fasting plasma glucose levels
When elevating the kidney function of a patient with diabetes insipidus (DI), ______________ would
be observed.
A. high urine osmolarity
B. high volume urine output
C. protein in the urine
D. blood in the urine - correct answer -B. high volume urine output
All of the following EXCEPT one are chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Which is NOT a
chronic complication of DM?
A. coronary artery disease
B. end-stage renal disease
C. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. peripheral neuropathies - correct answer -C. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A patient with type 1 diabetes develops acute metabolic acidosis from insulin deficiency. Which of the
following processes would be suspected as causing the metabolic acidosis?
A. protein catabolism with ammonia release
B. anaerobic metabolism of glucose
C. renal failure
,D. fatty acid-metabolism with ketone production - correct answer -D. fatty acid-metabolism with
ketone production
myotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a degenerative disorder of the upper motor neurons.
A. true
B. false - correct answer -B. false
Alzheimer Disease is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. amyloid plaques in the brain
B. loss of memory
C. loss of control of upper motor neurons
D. neurofibrillary tangles within neurons of the brain - correct answer -C. loss of control of upper
motor neurons
The development of sensory and motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by:
A. receptor abnormalities at the neuromuscular junction and in the skin
B. degeneration of sensory and motor neurons in the peripheral nervous system
C. loss of neurotransmitter functions in the spinal cord
D. immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system neurons - correct answer -
D. immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system neurons
Parkinson disease is characterized by all the following EXCEPT:
A. degeneration of nigro-striatal neurons
B. hypertonia and tremors
C. spinal cord swelling
D. loss of inhibition in the extrapyramidal motor system - correct answer -C. spinal cord swelling
Neuromotor disorders include all of the following EXCEPT:
,A. Parkinson Disease
B. Alzheimer Disease
C. Multiple sclerosis
D. Myasthenia Gravis - correct answer -B. Alzheimer Disease
The primary motor and sensory areas of the brain are located in the:
A. brain stem
B. cerebellum
C. cerebral cortex
D. diencephalon - correct answer -C. cerebral cortex
In describing the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis, which information should be included?
A. the lesions may occur in the cerebrum, hypothalamus, or pons, especially at the meuromuscular
junctions
B. this is a group of autosomal dominant disorders of the nervous system in the myelin sheath
C. this is an autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies against the acetylcholine receptors, resulting in
defective nerve impulses
D. a recessive disorder originating from the arachnoidal cap cells in the dura mater - correct answer -C.
this is an autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies against the acetylcholine receptors, resulting in
defective nerve impulses
In describing the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which information should be
included? ALS is caused by the degeneration of:
A. myelin in the brain and spinal cord
B. neuofibromin, a tumor suppressing protein
C. lower and upper motor neurons
, D. the spinal cord, causing compression with redicular pain - correct answer -C. lower and upper motor
neurons
Which of the following substances is released at the neuromuscular junction (motor synapse)?
A. serotonin
B. dopamine
C. acytelcholine
D. hormones - correct answer -C. acytelcholine
An individual with Parkinson disease has:
A. amyloid plaque accumulation within the brain
B. neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain
C. demyelination of upper and lower motor neurons
D. an autoimmune disorder - correct answer -B. neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the
brain
In an Alzheimer patient, which of the following would be expected?
A. loss of cortical tissue
B. excess levels of neurotransmitter
C. spinal cord swelling
D. stooped posture and akinesia - correct answer -A. loss of cortical tissue
While caring for a pregnant patient, the nurse realizes that the hypertrophy of the uterus
myometrium is called:
A. pathologic hypertrophy
B. Physiology hypertrophy
