Practice Quiz Questions From Ch 2-10 In
Pathophysiology Questions Taken From
Porth, C. M. Essentials Of
Pathophysiology: Concepts Of Altered
Health States, 4th Ed., Philadelphia:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2015, Ch. 2-10
Fever band bhyperthermia bdescribe bconditions bin bwhich bbody btemperature bis bhigher
bthan bthe bnormal brange. bWhen bdoes bhyperthermia boccur? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔When bthe bbody's bset bpoint bis bunchanged, bbut bthe btemperature bgoes
bup
A bclient bhas bdeveloped bheart bfailure. bThe bdoctor breviews bthe bclient's bchest bx-ray
band bnotes bthat bthe bheart bhas benlarged. bThe bchanges bin bthe bsize band bshape bof
bthe bheart bare bthe bresult bof: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Hypertrophy
Explanation: b
Cells badapt bto bchanges bin btheir benvironment band bin btheir bwork bdemands bby
bchanging btheir bsize, bnumber, band bcharacteristics. bAn bincrease bin bwork bresults bin
bcells bundergoing bhypertrophy band bincreasing bin bsize. bHyperplasia bis ban bincrease
bin bthe bnumber bof bcells bin ban borgan bor btissue. bA bdecrease bin bwork bdemands bor
badverse benvironmental bconditions bresults bin bcells batrophy, bor breducing bin bsize.
bHypoplasia bis bunderdevelopment bor bincomplete bdevelopment bof ba btissue bor ban
borgan
, When bexplaining bto ba bgroup bof bparents bof bschool-aged bchildren bthe bimportance bof
bprotein bintake, bthe bnurse bemphasizes bwhich bfood bchoices bthat bcontain ball
bessential bamino bacids bin badequate bamounts bper bserving? bSelect ball bthat bapply. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Eggs
Which bof bthe bfollowing bconditions bis bcharacterized bby ba bdeficiency bof bthe bliver
benzyme bphenylalanine bhydroxylase? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Phenylketonuria
A bclient basks bthe bhealth bcare bprovider bif bany btechnology bexists bto blimit bfaulty
bgene bactivity bfrom bproducing bunwanted bdisease bproteins. bThe bbest bresponse
bwould bbe: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔DNA b?
A bclient basks bwhy bhis btemperature bis balways bbelow b98.6°F. bThe bnurse bresponds:
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Normal bcore btemperature bvaries bbetween bindividuals bwithin
bthe brange bof b97.0°F bto b99.5°F.
Explanation: b
Core btemperature bis bnormally bmaintained bwithin ba brange bof b36.0°C bto b37.5°C
b(97.0°F bto b99.5°F). bA bcore btemperature bgreater bthan b41°C b(105.8°F) bor bless bthan
b34°C b(93.2°F) busually bindicates bthat bthe bbody's bthermoregulatory bability bis
bimpaired. bBody bheat bis bgenerated bin bthe btissues bof bthe bbody, btransferred bto bthe
bskin bsurface bby bthe bblood, band bthen breleased binto bthe benvironment bsurrounding
bthe bbody. bThe bthermoregulatory bcenter bregulates bthe btemperature bof bthe bdeep
bbody btissues, bor b"core" bof bthe bbody, brather bthan bthe bsurface btemperature.
bInternal bcore btemperatures breach btheir bhighest bpoint bin blate bafternoon band
bevening band btheir blowest bpoint bin bthe bearly bmorning bhours
A bbiochemical bevent, bsuch bas bnucleotide bchange, bdeletion, bor binsertion, bthat
bproduces ba bnew ballele bis bcalled bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Mutation
b
A bmutation bis ba bbiochemical bevent, bsuch bas bnucleotide bchange, bdeletion, bor
binsertion, bthat bproduces ba bnew ballele. b
-Polymorphism brefers bto bgenes bthat bhave bmore bthan bone bnormal ballele bat bthe
bsame blocus. b
-Although bgene bexpression busually bfollows ba bdominant bor brecessive bpattern, bit bis
bpossible bfor bboth balleles bof ba bgene bpair bto bbe bfully bexpressed bin bthe
bheterozygote. bThis bis bcodominance.
-When ba bperson binherits ba bdominant bmutant bgene, bbut bfails bto bexpress bit, bit bis
bcalled breduced bpenetrance.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bcancers bis bthe bleading bcause bof bcancer bdeath? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Lung
Lung bcancer bis bthe bleading bcause bof bcancer bdeaths bof bmen band bwomen bin bthe
bUnited bStates
Pathophysiology Questions Taken From
Porth, C. M. Essentials Of
Pathophysiology: Concepts Of Altered
Health States, 4th Ed., Philadelphia:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2015, Ch. 2-10
Fever band bhyperthermia bdescribe bconditions bin bwhich bbody btemperature bis bhigher
bthan bthe bnormal brange. bWhen bdoes bhyperthermia boccur? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔When bthe bbody's bset bpoint bis bunchanged, bbut bthe btemperature bgoes
bup
A bclient bhas bdeveloped bheart bfailure. bThe bdoctor breviews bthe bclient's bchest bx-ray
band bnotes bthat bthe bheart bhas benlarged. bThe bchanges bin bthe bsize band bshape bof
bthe bheart bare bthe bresult bof: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Hypertrophy
Explanation: b
Cells badapt bto bchanges bin btheir benvironment band bin btheir bwork bdemands bby
bchanging btheir bsize, bnumber, band bcharacteristics. bAn bincrease bin bwork bresults bin
bcells bundergoing bhypertrophy band bincreasing bin bsize. bHyperplasia bis ban bincrease
bin bthe bnumber bof bcells bin ban borgan bor btissue. bA bdecrease bin bwork bdemands bor
badverse benvironmental bconditions bresults bin bcells batrophy, bor breducing bin bsize.
bHypoplasia bis bunderdevelopment bor bincomplete bdevelopment bof ba btissue bor ban
borgan
, When bexplaining bto ba bgroup bof bparents bof bschool-aged bchildren bthe bimportance bof
bprotein bintake, bthe bnurse bemphasizes bwhich bfood bchoices bthat bcontain ball
bessential bamino bacids bin badequate bamounts bper bserving? bSelect ball bthat bapply. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Eggs
Which bof bthe bfollowing bconditions bis bcharacterized bby ba bdeficiency bof bthe bliver
benzyme bphenylalanine bhydroxylase? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Phenylketonuria
A bclient basks bthe bhealth bcare bprovider bif bany btechnology bexists bto blimit bfaulty
bgene bactivity bfrom bproducing bunwanted bdisease bproteins. bThe bbest bresponse
bwould bbe: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔DNA b?
A bclient basks bwhy bhis btemperature bis balways bbelow b98.6°F. bThe bnurse bresponds:
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Normal bcore btemperature bvaries bbetween bindividuals bwithin
bthe brange bof b97.0°F bto b99.5°F.
Explanation: b
Core btemperature bis bnormally bmaintained bwithin ba brange bof b36.0°C bto b37.5°C
b(97.0°F bto b99.5°F). bA bcore btemperature bgreater bthan b41°C b(105.8°F) bor bless bthan
b34°C b(93.2°F) busually bindicates bthat bthe bbody's bthermoregulatory bability bis
bimpaired. bBody bheat bis bgenerated bin bthe btissues bof bthe bbody, btransferred bto bthe
bskin bsurface bby bthe bblood, band bthen breleased binto bthe benvironment bsurrounding
bthe bbody. bThe bthermoregulatory bcenter bregulates bthe btemperature bof bthe bdeep
bbody btissues, bor b"core" bof bthe bbody, brather bthan bthe bsurface btemperature.
bInternal bcore btemperatures breach btheir bhighest bpoint bin blate bafternoon band
bevening band btheir blowest bpoint bin bthe bearly bmorning bhours
A bbiochemical bevent, bsuch bas bnucleotide bchange, bdeletion, bor binsertion, bthat
bproduces ba bnew ballele bis bcalled bwhich bof bthe bfollowing? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Mutation
b
A bmutation bis ba bbiochemical bevent, bsuch bas bnucleotide bchange, bdeletion, bor
binsertion, bthat bproduces ba bnew ballele. b
-Polymorphism brefers bto bgenes bthat bhave bmore bthan bone bnormal ballele bat bthe
bsame blocus. b
-Although bgene bexpression busually bfollows ba bdominant bor brecessive bpattern, bit bis
bpossible bfor bboth balleles bof ba bgene bpair bto bbe bfully bexpressed bin bthe
bheterozygote. bThis bis bcodominance.
-When ba bperson binherits ba bdominant bmutant bgene, bbut bfails bto bexpress bit, bit bis
bcalled breduced bpenetrance.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bcancers bis bthe bleading bcause bof bcancer bdeath? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Lung
Lung bcancer bis bthe bleading bcause bof bcancer bdeaths bof bmen band bwomen bin bthe
bUnited bStates
