Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm 6501
Walden University Exam | graded A+| Updated &
Verified | 2025/2026
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate
his continued muscle performance? - --PRECISE ANS--Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? -
--PRECISE ANS--Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following? - --PRECISE ANS--XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? -
--PRECISE ANS--The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? - --PRECISE ANS--Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? -
--PRECISE ANS--Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused
by an gene - --PRECISE ANS--Autosomal recessive
, How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - --PRECISE ANS--By adenosine
triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: - --PRECISE ANS--Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - --PRECISE ANS--Reduced
protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases? -
--PRECISE ANS--It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to result from
cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely
spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair. - --PRECISE ANS--Turner
syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic
information be contained? - --PRECISE ANS--Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse
describing? - --PRECISE ANS--Maternal nondisjunction
Walden University Exam | graded A+| Updated &
Verified | 2025/2026
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate
his continued muscle performance? - --PRECISE ANS--Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? -
--PRECISE ANS--Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following? - --PRECISE ANS--XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? -
--PRECISE ANS--The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? - --PRECISE ANS--Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? -
--PRECISE ANS--Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused
by an gene - --PRECISE ANS--Autosomal recessive
, How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - --PRECISE ANS--By adenosine
triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: - --PRECISE ANS--Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - --PRECISE ANS--Reduced
protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases? -
--PRECISE ANS--It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to result from
cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely
spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair. - --PRECISE ANS--Turner
syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic
information be contained? - --PRECISE ANS--Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse
describing? - --PRECISE ANS--Maternal nondisjunction
