UNE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL SCORE A+
●● Which statement ending would be FALSE regarding adaptive
changes of cells? Cells can adapt to changes in the environment by:
A. atrophy
B. hypertrophy
C. hyperplasia
D. catabolism.
Answer: D. catabolism
●● The _______ phase of the cell cycle is when DNA replication takes
place
A. M phase
B. G1 phase
C. G2 phase
D. S phase.
Answer: D. S phase
,●● GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) function to
A. activate receptors on the extracellular surface
B. activate intracellular enzyme systems
C. degrade second-messenger molecues
D. synthesize ATP.
Answer: B. activate intracellular enzyme systems
●● The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane has low permeability to
charge and polar molecules
A. true
B. False.
Answer: A. true
●● Which of the following reactions would occur in the body
spontaneously without energy input (ATP)?
A. translation
B. trascription
C. calcium extrusion from the cell
D. potassium exiting the cell.
Answer: D. potassium exiting the cell
,●● Glycolysis is the metabolic process of breaking down a glucose
molecule to form
A. 34 ATP
B. CO2 and H2O
C. oxygen and ATP
D. 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate.
Answer: D. 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate
●● Diffusion and osmosis occur passively
A. true
B. false.
Answer: A. true
●● The energy derived from the transport of electrons along the electron
transport chain on the inner mitochondrial membrane is used to
A. synthesize ATP
B. produce NADH
C. reduce oxygen to water
D. oxidize NADH.
, Answer: A. synthesize ATP
●● Cells respond to environmental stress
A. true
B. false.
Answer: A. True
●● Plasma oncotic (colloid osmotic) pressure is maintained by the
quantity of plasma
A. lipids
B. sodium
C. proteins
D. glucose.
Answer: C. proteins
●● Edema is the accumulation of fluid in the
A. interstitial spaces
B. intracellular spaces
C. intercapillary spaces
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL SCORE A+
●● Which statement ending would be FALSE regarding adaptive
changes of cells? Cells can adapt to changes in the environment by:
A. atrophy
B. hypertrophy
C. hyperplasia
D. catabolism.
Answer: D. catabolism
●● The _______ phase of the cell cycle is when DNA replication takes
place
A. M phase
B. G1 phase
C. G2 phase
D. S phase.
Answer: D. S phase
,●● GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) function to
A. activate receptors on the extracellular surface
B. activate intracellular enzyme systems
C. degrade second-messenger molecues
D. synthesize ATP.
Answer: B. activate intracellular enzyme systems
●● The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane has low permeability to
charge and polar molecules
A. true
B. False.
Answer: A. true
●● Which of the following reactions would occur in the body
spontaneously without energy input (ATP)?
A. translation
B. trascription
C. calcium extrusion from the cell
D. potassium exiting the cell.
Answer: D. potassium exiting the cell
,●● Glycolysis is the metabolic process of breaking down a glucose
molecule to form
A. 34 ATP
B. CO2 and H2O
C. oxygen and ATP
D. 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate.
Answer: D. 2 ATP and 2 pyruvate
●● Diffusion and osmosis occur passively
A. true
B. false.
Answer: A. true
●● The energy derived from the transport of electrons along the electron
transport chain on the inner mitochondrial membrane is used to
A. synthesize ATP
B. produce NADH
C. reduce oxygen to water
D. oxidize NADH.
, Answer: A. synthesize ATP
●● Cells respond to environmental stress
A. true
B. false.
Answer: A. True
●● Plasma oncotic (colloid osmotic) pressure is maintained by the
quantity of plasma
A. lipids
B. sodium
C. proteins
D. glucose.
Answer: C. proteins
●● Edema is the accumulation of fluid in the
A. interstitial spaces
B. intracellular spaces
C. intercapillary spaces
