Rasmussen NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Review (2026/2027) | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct

Rasmussen NUR 2063
Pathophysiology Exam 1 Review
(2026/2027) | Questions & Answers
| 100% Correct


Questions:
What is allostasis?
Answer:
the process by which the body responds to stressors in order to regain
homeostasis




Questions:
What is allostatic load?
Answer:
the long-term negative impact of the stress response on the body

,Questions:
What is allostatic overload?
Answer:
when stress exceeds the body's ability to adapt




Questions:
function of mitochondria
Answer:
Cellular respiration, makes ATP.




Questions:
What is a isotonic solution?
Answer:
The concentration of solutes is equal inside and outside the cell so water
moves across the membrane in both directions maintaining cell size

,Questions:
What is a hypertonic solution?
Answer:
The solution has a higher solute concentration than the cell s
Hella stuff outside" → water goes OUT
causing water to move out of the cell and the cell to shrink.




Questions:
What is a hypotonic solution?
Answer:
there's less stuff outside the cell, water moves INTO the cell.


What happens to the cell?
Water moves IN
Cell swells (can burst)


Hypo = "Hardly any stuff outside" → water goes IN

, Questions:
Hypersensitivity I
Answer:
fast, IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction
Allergy
ACID =aLLERGY




Questions:
Hypersensitivity Ii
Answer:
Cytotoxic. Lysis of cell membrane. Blood transfusion reactions, Rh
incompatibility. (Erythroblastosis fetalis)
ACID=Cytotoxic




Questions:
Hypersensitivity III
Answer:
Immune complex. Inflammation and vast tissue destruction.
Autoimmune , Lupis
ACID= IMMUNE COMPLEX