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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY N301 FINAL EXAM STUDY
TERMS & DEFINITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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How many sperm are 70-300 million
produced each day?
How long does it take for 10 weeks
a single sperm to reach
maturity?
What besides sperm is Enzymes, vitamin C, calcium, protein, sodium, zinc, citric
included in semen? acid, fructose sugar
Why are so many 1. Thick & gelatinous- helps semen adhere to cervix
other substances in 2. Chemicals needed to cause semen to liquify once
semen needed? inside female
3. Fructose is needed fuel for sperm to move
How much/many sperm 1.5-2 mL/ 45 million sperm
are expelled with each
ejaculate?
15-20 million sperm/mL
1.5-2 mL volume containing ~40 million sperm
What are the 60% live sperm with at least >4%
requirements of a being normally shaped 25% are
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normal sperm rapidly swimming forward
result? 50% are swimming forward even
if only sluggishly pH>7.2
The herpes Chickenpox & shingles
zoster/vericella-zoster
virus can cause what
two conditions?
What causes Decline in cellular immunity (aging, decreased
reactivation of the immunity from cancer, stress, AIDS,
latent herpes zoster medications)
virus?
Where does the latent Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG)
varicella-zoster virus live
in the body?
Does the herpes zoster Large nerve fibers
virus destroy large or
small nerve fibers?
How does an acute attack The reactivated virus travels from the sensory
of the herpes zoster DRG & peripheral nerve to the skin of the
virus work? corresponding dermatomes
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY N301 FINAL EXAM STUDY
TERMS & DEFINITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED UPDATE 2025/2026 | GUARANTEED
PASS
Terms in this set (288)
How many sperm are 70-300 million
produced each day?
How long does it take for 10 weeks
a single sperm to reach
maturity?
What besides sperm is Enzymes, vitamin C, calcium, protein, sodium, zinc, citric
included in semen? acid, fructose sugar
Why are so many 1. Thick & gelatinous- helps semen adhere to cervix
other substances in 2. Chemicals needed to cause semen to liquify once
semen needed? inside female
3. Fructose is needed fuel for sperm to move
How much/many sperm 1.5-2 mL/ 45 million sperm
are expelled with each
ejaculate?
15-20 million sperm/mL
1.5-2 mL volume containing ~40 million sperm
What are the 60% live sperm with at least >4%
requirements of a being normally shaped 25% are
1/
13
, 8/21/25, 8:32
AM
normal sperm rapidly swimming forward
result? 50% are swimming forward even
if only sluggishly pH>7.2
The herpes Chickenpox & shingles
zoster/vericella-zoster
virus can cause what
two conditions?
What causes Decline in cellular immunity (aging, decreased
reactivation of the immunity from cancer, stress, AIDS,
latent herpes zoster medications)
virus?
Where does the latent Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG)
varicella-zoster virus live
in the body?
Does the herpes zoster Large nerve fibers
virus destroy large or
small nerve fibers?
How does an acute attack The reactivated virus travels from the sensory
of the herpes zoster DRG & peripheral nerve to the skin of the
virus work? corresponding dermatomes
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