NR 507 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS) LATEST
2024-2025 GRADE A+
• What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that
containsmeninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of the spinal cord through a
defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra?
Myelomeningocele
• What provides the best estimate of the functioning of renal tissue?
Glomerular filtration rate
• Where are langerhans cells found?
Skin
• Where in the lung does gas exchange occur?
Alveolocapillary membrane
• The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be
obtainable by:
5 months
• When renin is released, it is capable of which action?
Formation of angiotensin 1
, • The portion of the antigen that is configured for recognition and binding is
referredto as what type of determinant?
epitope
• Which sexually transmitted infection frequently coexists with gonorrhea?
Chlamydia
• How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured?
Reticulocyte count
• Carcinoma refers to abnormal cell proliferation originating from which
tissue origin?
Epithelial cells
• Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?
Bacteria and fungi
• An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur located
betweenthe second and third intercostal spaces along the left sternal
border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also found. These
clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect?
Atrial Septal Defect
• An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would
likely exhibitwhich symptom?
Lack of symptoms
• What is the function of erythrocytes?
Tissue oxygenation
• Which terms represent the correct nomenclature for benign and
malignant tumorsof adipose tissue, respectively?