NSG 3280 - Exam 1 Questions And Correct
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER -Cell's control center
Mitochodrion - CORRECT ANSWER -Produces energy for cells to use by breaking down
substances during oxidative metabolism.
Golgi complex - CORRECT ANSWER -Collects packages, and distributes molecules made in
the cell.
Ribosome - CORRECT ANSWER -Tiny protein producing factories. Proteins produce chemical
messages that run a cell.
Vacuole - CORRECT ANSWER -Storage area from fast a and other substances
Peroxisome - CORRECT ANSWER -Vesicle that contains enzymes that carry out particular
reactions such as detoxifying potentially harmful molecules.
Centriole - CORRECT ANSWER -Tiny organs that help the cell divide.
Cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER -Made up of a double layer of fatty material. It allows
some materials to pass into and out the cell at thousands of places across the surface. It allows
foods to pass into and into the cell and waste to pass out of the cell.
Cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER -Jelly-like fluid between cell membrane and the nucleus.
Where all the organelles are found.
Lysosome - CORRECT ANSWER -Where digestion of cell nutrients takes place.
,Endoplasmic reticulum - CORRECT ANSWER -Smooth and rough tubes that move and store
materials made by the cell.
DNA - CORRECT ANSWER -Contains coded information that passes on every single inherited
characteristic.
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Framework is based on the "classic" or common
presentation of disease in the physiologic functioning of human beings.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The cause or reason (risk factor) for a particular issue.
Risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER -A factor that will increase the chance of disease (e.g.,
obesity)
pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -How a disease develops is called
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -_______ are what you see (objective - such as BP, HR, RR).
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -___________ are what the patient says they are feeling and
is not normal for them (i.e., patient c/o pain or increased coughing spells).
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -The cause of the signs and symptoms is known as
_________.
Latent period - CORRECT ANSWER -The time from exposure to first signs and symptoms
(A.K.A. the incubation period).
Prodromal period - CORRECT ANSWER -The time when signs/symptoms first appear
indicating the onset of the disease process.
, Acute phase - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease reaches the peak/full intensity - you are
feeling really sick.
Subclinical stage - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease process is well established, and you are
living with it/able to function.
Acute clinical course - CORRECT ANSWER -Short-lived; can have severe S/S; example:
having a cold/flu
Chronic clinical course - CORRECT ANSWER -Anything greater than 6 months that continues
to persist; can follow an acute issue; example: having COPD.
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER -Sudden increase in severity of S/S
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased S/S, may indicate the disease as been cured
Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER -Recovery stage after disease process, injury, or surgery
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER -Subsequent pathological condition that resulted from an illness
(i.e., a person who has a stroke and does not fully recover).
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of patterns of disease within a population.
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER -Local or native to a specific region
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER -Spread to many people at the same time
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER -Cell's control center
Mitochodrion - CORRECT ANSWER -Produces energy for cells to use by breaking down
substances during oxidative metabolism.
Golgi complex - CORRECT ANSWER -Collects packages, and distributes molecules made in
the cell.
Ribosome - CORRECT ANSWER -Tiny protein producing factories. Proteins produce chemical
messages that run a cell.
Vacuole - CORRECT ANSWER -Storage area from fast a and other substances
Peroxisome - CORRECT ANSWER -Vesicle that contains enzymes that carry out particular
reactions such as detoxifying potentially harmful molecules.
Centriole - CORRECT ANSWER -Tiny organs that help the cell divide.
Cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER -Made up of a double layer of fatty material. It allows
some materials to pass into and out the cell at thousands of places across the surface. It allows
foods to pass into and into the cell and waste to pass out of the cell.
Cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER -Jelly-like fluid between cell membrane and the nucleus.
Where all the organelles are found.
Lysosome - CORRECT ANSWER -Where digestion of cell nutrients takes place.
,Endoplasmic reticulum - CORRECT ANSWER -Smooth and rough tubes that move and store
materials made by the cell.
DNA - CORRECT ANSWER -Contains coded information that passes on every single inherited
characteristic.
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Framework is based on the "classic" or common
presentation of disease in the physiologic functioning of human beings.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The cause or reason (risk factor) for a particular issue.
Risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER -A factor that will increase the chance of disease (e.g.,
obesity)
pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -How a disease develops is called
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -_______ are what you see (objective - such as BP, HR, RR).
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -___________ are what the patient says they are feeling and
is not normal for them (i.e., patient c/o pain or increased coughing spells).
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -The cause of the signs and symptoms is known as
_________.
Latent period - CORRECT ANSWER -The time from exposure to first signs and symptoms
(A.K.A. the incubation period).
Prodromal period - CORRECT ANSWER -The time when signs/symptoms first appear
indicating the onset of the disease process.
, Acute phase - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease reaches the peak/full intensity - you are
feeling really sick.
Subclinical stage - CORRECT ANSWER -The disease process is well established, and you are
living with it/able to function.
Acute clinical course - CORRECT ANSWER -Short-lived; can have severe S/S; example:
having a cold/flu
Chronic clinical course - CORRECT ANSWER -Anything greater than 6 months that continues
to persist; can follow an acute issue; example: having COPD.
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER -Sudden increase in severity of S/S
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER -Decreased S/S, may indicate the disease as been cured
Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER -Recovery stage after disease process, injury, or surgery
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER -Subsequent pathological condition that resulted from an illness
(i.e., a person who has a stroke and does not fully recover).
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The study of patterns of disease within a population.
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWER -Local or native to a specific region
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER -Spread to many people at the same time
