ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501
WALDEN UNIVERSITY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COURSE
2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK | VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | SYSTEMS DISEASE
MECHANISMS & CLINICAL APPLICATION STUDY GUIDE
| GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Effects of Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER -Slows everything
down: metabolism, body functions
Hyperthyroidism Definition - CORRECT ANSWER -Excessive thyroid
activity: increased T3, T4, TSH levels
Loss - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperthyroidism: burning calories at an
excessive rate, weight loss, stimulates sympathetic nervous system (fight or
flight response), heat intolerance, active GI (diarrhea)
Anterior Pituitary Gland - CORRECT ANSWER -The anterior part of the
pituitary gland; produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
, Cushing's Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Remember: *UP, UP, UP,
DOWN, UP* - HYPERnatremia, HYPERtension, INCREASED blood
volume, HYPOkalemia, HYPERglycemia
Adrenal Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -Outer section of each adrenal
gland; secretes cortisol, aldosterone, and sex hormones
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER -Hormone that stimulates the kidney
to retain sodium ions and water to regulate BP, retention of sodium and
secretion of potassium
Facilitating Muscle Performance - CORRECT ANSWER -Anaerobic
glycolysis
Initiation of Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER -Sodium gates open,
sodium rushes in, membrane potential changes
Karyotype in Klinefelter Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -XXY
Identifying a Proband in Pedigree Chart - CORRECT ANSWER -First
diagnosed person with genetic disease
WALDEN UNIVERSITY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COURSE
2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK | VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | SYSTEMS DISEASE
MECHANISMS & CLINICAL APPLICATION STUDY GUIDE
| GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Effects of Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER -Slows everything
down: metabolism, body functions
Hyperthyroidism Definition - CORRECT ANSWER -Excessive thyroid
activity: increased T3, T4, TSH levels
Loss - CORRECT ANSWER -Hyperthyroidism: burning calories at an
excessive rate, weight loss, stimulates sympathetic nervous system (fight or
flight response), heat intolerance, active GI (diarrhea)
Anterior Pituitary Gland - CORRECT ANSWER -The anterior part of the
pituitary gland; produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
, Cushing's Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -Remember: *UP, UP, UP,
DOWN, UP* - HYPERnatremia, HYPERtension, INCREASED blood
volume, HYPOkalemia, HYPERglycemia
Adrenal Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -Outer section of each adrenal
gland; secretes cortisol, aldosterone, and sex hormones
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER -Hormone that stimulates the kidney
to retain sodium ions and water to regulate BP, retention of sodium and
secretion of potassium
Facilitating Muscle Performance - CORRECT ANSWER -Anaerobic
glycolysis
Initiation of Action Potential - CORRECT ANSWER -Sodium gates open,
sodium rushes in, membrane potential changes
Karyotype in Klinefelter Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -XXY
Identifying a Proband in Pedigree Chart - CORRECT ANSWER -First
diagnosed person with genetic disease
