WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ myoglobin
Answer: red pigment that stores oxygen in muscle cells
◉ Bursa
Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of
a joint over another
◉ Rickets
Answer: a vitamin D deficiency in children, resulting in soft bones
◉ Degenerative disk disease
Answer: A condition in which an intervertebral disk loses its normal
structural integrity as a result of wear and tear, acute or repeated
injuries or aging
◉ Paget disease
Answer: Chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and
softening of bones, that can occur in any bone but most commonly
,affects the long bones of the legs, the lower spine, the pelvis, and the
skull
◉ communiuted fracture
Answer: splintered into many pieces
◉ Three types of skin cancer
Answer: 1. Basal cell carcinoma
2. Squamous cell carcinoma
3. Melanoma
◉ basal cell carcinoma
Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often
characterized by light or pearly nodules. Rarely metastasize, most
common on face due to sun exposure
◉ squamous cell carcinoma
Answer: Type of skin cancer more serious than basal cell carcinoma;
often characterized by scaly red crusted papules or firm nodules.
◉ Melanoma
Answer: The most serious form of skin cancer, caucasian males at
highest risk, usually black or brown lesion
, ◉ consequences when integumentary system is disrupted
Answer: impaired immunity
◉ types of burns
Answer: Superficial (1st degree) - red/painful
Partial-thickness (2nd degree) -wet/pink/painful
Full-thickness (3rd degree) -white/swollen/no pain
◉ Viltigo
Answer: localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-
white patches
◉ ischemic CVA vs hemorrhagic CVA
Answer: ischemic - clot vs hemorrhagic - blood
◉ subdural hematoma
Answer: collection of blood under the dura mater
◉ Alzheimer's disease vs parkinson's disease
Answer: Alz - affects language and memory
Park - affects all executive functioning
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ myoglobin
Answer: red pigment that stores oxygen in muscle cells
◉ Bursa
Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of
a joint over another
◉ Rickets
Answer: a vitamin D deficiency in children, resulting in soft bones
◉ Degenerative disk disease
Answer: A condition in which an intervertebral disk loses its normal
structural integrity as a result of wear and tear, acute or repeated
injuries or aging
◉ Paget disease
Answer: Chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and
softening of bones, that can occur in any bone but most commonly
,affects the long bones of the legs, the lower spine, the pelvis, and the
skull
◉ communiuted fracture
Answer: splintered into many pieces
◉ Three types of skin cancer
Answer: 1. Basal cell carcinoma
2. Squamous cell carcinoma
3. Melanoma
◉ basal cell carcinoma
Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often
characterized by light or pearly nodules. Rarely metastasize, most
common on face due to sun exposure
◉ squamous cell carcinoma
Answer: Type of skin cancer more serious than basal cell carcinoma;
often characterized by scaly red crusted papules or firm nodules.
◉ Melanoma
Answer: The most serious form of skin cancer, caucasian males at
highest risk, usually black or brown lesion
, ◉ consequences when integumentary system is disrupted
Answer: impaired immunity
◉ types of burns
Answer: Superficial (1st degree) - red/painful
Partial-thickness (2nd degree) -wet/pink/painful
Full-thickness (3rd degree) -white/swollen/no pain
◉ Viltigo
Answer: localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-
white patches
◉ ischemic CVA vs hemorrhagic CVA
Answer: ischemic - clot vs hemorrhagic - blood
◉ subdural hematoma
Answer: collection of blood under the dura mater
◉ Alzheimer's disease vs parkinson's disease
Answer: Alz - affects language and memory
Park - affects all executive functioning
