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NURS 611 EXAM 3 PATHO 2025 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| (MARYVILLE
UNIVERSITY)
Hormones are effective communicators because they:
A. Are regularly synthesized in response to cellular and tissue
activities.
B. Increase their secretion in response to rising hormone levels.
C. Are rapidly degraded once they enter the cell.
D. Decrease their secretion in response to rising plasma
hormone levels. - ANSWER-d.
What are actions of glucocorticoids?
A. Protein catabolism and liver gluconeogenesis
B. Fat storage and glucose use
C. Decreased blood glucose and fat mobilization
D. Fat, protein, and carbohydrate anabolism - ANSWER-a.
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How does the hypothalamus communicate with the posterior
pituitary gland?
A. Neurons directly linked from the hypothalamus to the posterior
pituitary gland
B. Hormones released from the hypothalamus into the blood
C. They don't communicate with each other - ANSWER-A.
How does the hypothalamus communicate with the anterior
pituitary gland?
A. Neurons directly linked from the hypothalamus to the anterior
pituitary gland
B. Hormones released from the hypothalamus into the blood
C. They don't communicate with each other - ANSWER-B.
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion are primarily regulated by
the:
A. Liver.
B. Hypothalamus.
C. Adrenal glands.
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D. Renin-angiotensin system. - ANSWER-D.
The pancreas has
A. Endocrine function
B. Exocrine function
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C.
Insulin is released by
A. alpha cells of the pancreas
B. beta cells of the pancreas
C. delta cells of the pancreas
D. gamma cells of the pancreas - ANSWER-B.
Glucagon is released by
A. alpha cells of the pancreas
B. beta cells of the pancreas
C. delta cells of the pancreas
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D. gamma cells of the pancreas - ANSWER-A.
A. DKA occurs mainly in type 1 diabetics.
B. Ketones are present in the urine in DKA.
C. Cheyne-stokes breathing can present in DKA.
D. Severe hypoglycemia is a hallmark sign in DKA
E. C & D - ANSWER-E.
Which of the following patients is most at risk for developing Type
2 diabetes?
A. A 6 year old female recovering from a viral infection with a
family history of diabetes.
B. A 28 year old male with a BMI of 49.
C. A 76 year old female with a history of cardiac disease.
D. None of the above - ANSWER-B.
Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in HHNS
(Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome)?
A. Dehydration
NURS 611 EXAM 3 PATHO 2025 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| (MARYVILLE
UNIVERSITY)
Hormones are effective communicators because they:
A. Are regularly synthesized in response to cellular and tissue
activities.
B. Increase their secretion in response to rising hormone levels.
C. Are rapidly degraded once they enter the cell.
D. Decrease their secretion in response to rising plasma
hormone levels. - ANSWER-d.
What are actions of glucocorticoids?
A. Protein catabolism and liver gluconeogenesis
B. Fat storage and glucose use
C. Decreased blood glucose and fat mobilization
D. Fat, protein, and carbohydrate anabolism - ANSWER-a.
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How does the hypothalamus communicate with the posterior
pituitary gland?
A. Neurons directly linked from the hypothalamus to the posterior
pituitary gland
B. Hormones released from the hypothalamus into the blood
C. They don't communicate with each other - ANSWER-A.
How does the hypothalamus communicate with the anterior
pituitary gland?
A. Neurons directly linked from the hypothalamus to the anterior
pituitary gland
B. Hormones released from the hypothalamus into the blood
C. They don't communicate with each other - ANSWER-B.
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion are primarily regulated by
the:
A. Liver.
B. Hypothalamus.
C. Adrenal glands.
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D. Renin-angiotensin system. - ANSWER-D.
The pancreas has
A. Endocrine function
B. Exocrine function
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C.
Insulin is released by
A. alpha cells of the pancreas
B. beta cells of the pancreas
C. delta cells of the pancreas
D. gamma cells of the pancreas - ANSWER-B.
Glucagon is released by
A. alpha cells of the pancreas
B. beta cells of the pancreas
C. delta cells of the pancreas
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D. gamma cells of the pancreas - ANSWER-A.
A. DKA occurs mainly in type 1 diabetics.
B. Ketones are present in the urine in DKA.
C. Cheyne-stokes breathing can present in DKA.
D. Severe hypoglycemia is a hallmark sign in DKA
E. C & D - ANSWER-E.
Which of the following patients is most at risk for developing Type
2 diabetes?
A. A 6 year old female recovering from a viral infection with a
family history of diabetes.
B. A 28 year old male with a BMI of 49.
C. A 76 year old female with a history of cardiac disease.
D. None of the above - ANSWER-B.
Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in HHNS
(Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome)?
A. Dehydration
