HESI EXIT ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2024
COMPLETE EXAM [NEW
2025/2026 UPDATE] ALL
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND A
DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF
ALL ANSWERS EXAM
GRADE A+
,1. An Initial Disturbance In A System Sets Off A Chain Of Events That Does Not Favor
Stability And Often Abruptly Displaces A System From Its Steady State: What Is That?
a. Positive Feedback
b. Negative Feedback
c. Disease
d. Homeostasis ANSWER : A. Positive Feedback
2. What Organ Shrinks With Age?
a. Prostate
b. Gums
c. Heart
d. All Of The Above ANSWER : B. Gums
3. Which Of The Following Is True?
a. An Infant Will Have A Slower Heart Rate Than An Adult
b. The Elderly Have Better Temperature Sensations
c. There Are More Sweat Glands In An Elderly Person
d. There Is Less Thirst Perception In The Elderly ANSWER : D. There Is Less Thirst
Perception In The Elderly
4. Which Of The Following Is True?
a. Women Snore More Than Men
b. Men Have Higher Calcium Levels
c. Women Have A Lower Hemoglobin Than Men
d. Men Have A Lower Creatinine Level Than Women ANSWER : C. Women Have A
Lower Hemoglobin Than Men
5. An Increase In Normal Adaptive Response To The Decreased Availability Of Oxygen At
,High Altitude Is Termed Which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal ANSWER : B. Acclimatization
6. What Does It Mean When The Cause Of The Disease Is Unwanted Medical Treatment?
a. Idiopathic
b. Ecogenetic
c. Genotypical
d. Iatrogenic ANSWER : D. Iatrogenic
7. Which Term Is Used For The First Two Months Of Life?
a. Infancy
, b. Childhood
c. Prenatal
d. Neonatal ANSWER : D. Neonatal
8. Which Is An Objectively Identifiable Aberration Of The Disease?
a. Symptom
b. Syndrome
c. Stage
d. Sign ANSWER : D. Sign
9. Which Of The Following Is True Regarding Catecholamines?
a. They Are From The Parasympathetic Nervous System
b. They Cross The Blood Brain Barrier
c. They Include Epinephrine And Norepinephrine
d. They Cause Of Decrease In Heart Rate ANSWER : C. They Include Epinephrine And Norepi-
Nephrine
10. Which Of The Following Is A True Statement?
a. Antidiuretic Hormone Is Not Important For Blood Volume Regulation
b. Endorphins Increase With Stress, Resulting In A Decrease In Pain Perception
c. Epinephrine And Cortisol Act Very Differently
d. Cortisol Negates Epinephrine's Activity ANSWER : B. Endorphins Increase With Stress,
Resulting In A Decrease In Pain Perception
11. By What Mechanism Do Lipid Molecules Cross Cell Membranes?
a. They Use Channel Proteins As A Membrane Transport System
b. They Are Transported Across The Plasma Membrane By Endocytosis And Exocytosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2024
COMPLETE EXAM [NEW
2025/2026 UPDATE] ALL
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND A
DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF
ALL ANSWERS EXAM
GRADE A+
,1. An Initial Disturbance In A System Sets Off A Chain Of Events That Does Not Favor
Stability And Often Abruptly Displaces A System From Its Steady State: What Is That?
a. Positive Feedback
b. Negative Feedback
c. Disease
d. Homeostasis ANSWER : A. Positive Feedback
2. What Organ Shrinks With Age?
a. Prostate
b. Gums
c. Heart
d. All Of The Above ANSWER : B. Gums
3. Which Of The Following Is True?
a. An Infant Will Have A Slower Heart Rate Than An Adult
b. The Elderly Have Better Temperature Sensations
c. There Are More Sweat Glands In An Elderly Person
d. There Is Less Thirst Perception In The Elderly ANSWER : D. There Is Less Thirst
Perception In The Elderly
4. Which Of The Following Is True?
a. Women Snore More Than Men
b. Men Have Higher Calcium Levels
c. Women Have A Lower Hemoglobin Than Men
d. Men Have A Lower Creatinine Level Than Women ANSWER : C. Women Have A
Lower Hemoglobin Than Men
5. An Increase In Normal Adaptive Response To The Decreased Availability Of Oxygen At
,High Altitude Is Termed Which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal ANSWER : B. Acclimatization
6. What Does It Mean When The Cause Of The Disease Is Unwanted Medical Treatment?
a. Idiopathic
b. Ecogenetic
c. Genotypical
d. Iatrogenic ANSWER : D. Iatrogenic
7. Which Term Is Used For The First Two Months Of Life?
a. Infancy
, b. Childhood
c. Prenatal
d. Neonatal ANSWER : D. Neonatal
8. Which Is An Objectively Identifiable Aberration Of The Disease?
a. Symptom
b. Syndrome
c. Stage
d. Sign ANSWER : D. Sign
9. Which Of The Following Is True Regarding Catecholamines?
a. They Are From The Parasympathetic Nervous System
b. They Cross The Blood Brain Barrier
c. They Include Epinephrine And Norepinephrine
d. They Cause Of Decrease In Heart Rate ANSWER : C. They Include Epinephrine And Norepi-
Nephrine
10. Which Of The Following Is A True Statement?
a. Antidiuretic Hormone Is Not Important For Blood Volume Regulation
b. Endorphins Increase With Stress, Resulting In A Decrease In Pain Perception
c. Epinephrine And Cortisol Act Very Differently
d. Cortisol Negates Epinephrine's Activity ANSWER : B. Endorphins Increase With Stress,
Resulting In A Decrease In Pain Perception
11. By What Mechanism Do Lipid Molecules Cross Cell Membranes?
a. They Use Channel Proteins As A Membrane Transport System
b. They Are Transported Across The Plasma Membrane By Endocytosis And Exocytosis
