PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ESSENTIALS
PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Reductionism. Answer: Reduce body into pieces of a whole
●● Levels of organisms. Answer: Organism -> systems -> organs ->
tissues -> cells -> molecules -> atoms
●● Type of tissue. Answer: Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Nervous
●● Organ systems. Answer: Integumentary
Digestive
Lymphatic/immune
Cardiovascular
Urinary
Muscular
Skeletal
, Nervous
Reproductive
Respiratory
Endocrine
●● Integumentary. Answer: Skin
Protects against injury
Defense against pathogens
Regulates body temperature
●● Digestive. Answer: Digestion and absorption of nutrients and water
Elimination of waste
●● Lymphatic/immune. Answer: Immune defense
Extracellular fluid filtered and to blood
Absorpts fat from digestive
●● Cardiovascular. Answer: Transportation of blood throughout the
body
●● Urinary. Answer: Regulation of plasma composition
Controlled excretion of ions, water, organic wastes