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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI RN ADVANCED
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
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
What is the mechanism of cellular injury that occurs when deep sea divers get 'the bends'?
a. Free radicals form abnormal chemical bonds which destroy the cellular membranes
b. Carbon monoxide binds tightly to hemoglobin, preventing the RBCs from carrying O2
c. Intracellular calcium accumlation create muscle tetany
d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in ischemia --
ANSWER--d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in
ischemia
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Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest concern if found on a biopsy
report?
a. Dysplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Hyperplasia
d. Atrophy -- ANSWER--a. Dysplasia
Which of the following is the process by which mRNA is synthesized from single stranded
DNA?
a. Sense stranding
b. Replication
c. Translation
D. Transcription -- ANSWER--d. Transcription
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
c. They use voltage-gated ion channels
d. They cross by diffusion -- ANSWER--d. They cross by diffusion
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Which of the following metabolic processes is a component of anabolic metabolism? a.
Protein synthesis
b. Glycolysis
c. Citric acid cycle
d. Oxidative phosphorylation -- ANSWER--a. Protein synthesis
Which of the following electrochemical mechanism is responsible for maintaining cell
volume?
a. The calcium pump
b. Glucose transporters
c. The sodium-potassium pump
d. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters -- ANSWER--c. The sodium-potassium pump
Cellular hypoxia results in:
a. Enhanced ATP activity
b. Loss of intracellular calcium
c. Increased pH
d. Failure of the sodium-potassium pump -- ANSWER--d. Failure of the sodium-potassium
pump
A 75 yo woman develops weakness in her lower extremities after a prolonged period of bed
rest. This is most likely caused by:
a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
b. Dysplasia of her leg muscles
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c. Hypertrophy of her leg muscles
d. Hyperplasia of her leg muscles -- ANSWER--a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
Which of the following types of cellular adaption is most likely to occur from chronic
ischemia?
a. Hypertrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Atrophy
d. Hyperplasia -- ANSWER--c. Atrophy
Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types found in adult humans? a.
Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue -- ANSWER--c. Hematopoietic tissue
If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype of this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI RN ADVANCED
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
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
What is the mechanism of cellular injury that occurs when deep sea divers get 'the bends'?
a. Free radicals form abnormal chemical bonds which destroy the cellular membranes
b. Carbon monoxide binds tightly to hemoglobin, preventing the RBCs from carrying O2
c. Intracellular calcium accumlation create muscle tetany
d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in ischemia --
ANSWER--d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in
ischemia
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Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest concern if found on a biopsy
report?
a. Dysplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Hyperplasia
d. Atrophy -- ANSWER--a. Dysplasia
Which of the following is the process by which mRNA is synthesized from single stranded
DNA?
a. Sense stranding
b. Replication
c. Translation
D. Transcription -- ANSWER--d. Transcription
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
c. They use voltage-gated ion channels
d. They cross by diffusion -- ANSWER--d. They cross by diffusion
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Which of the following metabolic processes is a component of anabolic metabolism? a.
Protein synthesis
b. Glycolysis
c. Citric acid cycle
d. Oxidative phosphorylation -- ANSWER--a. Protein synthesis
Which of the following electrochemical mechanism is responsible for maintaining cell
volume?
a. The calcium pump
b. Glucose transporters
c. The sodium-potassium pump
d. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters -- ANSWER--c. The sodium-potassium pump
Cellular hypoxia results in:
a. Enhanced ATP activity
b. Loss of intracellular calcium
c. Increased pH
d. Failure of the sodium-potassium pump -- ANSWER--d. Failure of the sodium-potassium
pump
A 75 yo woman develops weakness in her lower extremities after a prolonged period of bed
rest. This is most likely caused by:
a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
b. Dysplasia of her leg muscles
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c. Hypertrophy of her leg muscles
d. Hyperplasia of her leg muscles -- ANSWER--a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
Which of the following types of cellular adaption is most likely to occur from chronic
ischemia?
a. Hypertrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Atrophy
d. Hyperplasia -- ANSWER--c. Atrophy
Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types found in adult humans? a.
Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue -- ANSWER--c. Hematopoietic tissue
If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype of this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
