WGU PATHO 370 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of
what from parent to offspring?
a. Extra chromosome
b. Cancer-causing virus
c. Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
d. Oncogene - ....ANSWER...c. Mutant tumor-
suppressor gene
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing
reflex) are due primarily to
a. loss of brainstem reflexes.
,b. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
c. sympathetic nervous system activation.
d. autoregulation of body systems. - ....ANSWER...c.
sympathetic nervous system activation.
Normal bile is composed of
a. phospholipids.
b. proteins.
c. water, electrolytes, and organic solutes.
d. bile acids. - ....ANSWER...c. water, electrolytes, and
organic solutes.
If an individual has a fully compensated metabolic
acidosis, the blood pH is
a. in the normal range.
b. low.
c. high.
d. either high or low, depending on the type of
compensation. - ....ANSWER...a. in the normal range.
,A laboratory test result that helps confirm the
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is
a. positive antinuclear antibodies.
b. positive microsomal antibodies.
c. elevated serum calcium level.
d. elevated monoclonal antibody titer. -
....ANSWER...a. positive antinuclear antibodies.
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that
results in depression of the vasomotor center is
cardiogenic.
a. True
b. False - ....ANSWER...b. False
Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because
of
a. pulmonary edema.
b. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle
hypertrophy.
, c. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial
cartilage.
d. loss of alveolar elastin. - ....ANSWER...b. thick
mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
What type of fracture generally occurs in children?
a. Nightstick
b. Greenstick
c. Stress
d. Colles - ....ANSWER...b. Greenstick
The person at highest risk of a greenstick fracture
from falling off a tall ladder is age
a. 23.
b. 8.
c. 44.
d. 68. - ....ANSWER...b. 8.
Primary treatment for myocardial infarction (MI) is
directed at
FINAL EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of
what from parent to offspring?
a. Extra chromosome
b. Cancer-causing virus
c. Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
d. Oncogene - ....ANSWER...c. Mutant tumor-
suppressor gene
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing
reflex) are due primarily to
a. loss of brainstem reflexes.
,b. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
c. sympathetic nervous system activation.
d. autoregulation of body systems. - ....ANSWER...c.
sympathetic nervous system activation.
Normal bile is composed of
a. phospholipids.
b. proteins.
c. water, electrolytes, and organic solutes.
d. bile acids. - ....ANSWER...c. water, electrolytes, and
organic solutes.
If an individual has a fully compensated metabolic
acidosis, the blood pH is
a. in the normal range.
b. low.
c. high.
d. either high or low, depending on the type of
compensation. - ....ANSWER...a. in the normal range.
,A laboratory test result that helps confirm the
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is
a. positive antinuclear antibodies.
b. positive microsomal antibodies.
c. elevated serum calcium level.
d. elevated monoclonal antibody titer. -
....ANSWER...a. positive antinuclear antibodies.
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that
results in depression of the vasomotor center is
cardiogenic.
a. True
b. False - ....ANSWER...b. False
Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because
of
a. pulmonary edema.
b. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle
hypertrophy.
, c. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial
cartilage.
d. loss of alveolar elastin. - ....ANSWER...b. thick
mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
What type of fracture generally occurs in children?
a. Nightstick
b. Greenstick
c. Stress
d. Colles - ....ANSWER...b. Greenstick
The person at highest risk of a greenstick fracture
from falling off a tall ladder is age
a. 23.
b. 8.
c. 44.
d. 68. - ....ANSWER...b. 8.
Primary treatment for myocardial infarction (MI) is
directed at
