NSG 5003 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WK 1 (CH 1–3)
NURSING COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | CELLULAR FUNCTION, GENETIC
MECHANISMS & DISEASE PROCESSES STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
PTH - CORRECT ANSWER - -parathyroid hormone
Buffers - CORRECT ANSWER - -substances that can absorb excess acid/base
to minimize fluctuations in pH
Somatic Death - CORRECT ANSWER - -no respirations, no heart beat
Autophagy - CORRECT ANSWER - -degradation process where ell debris
encapsulated with in vesicle that reacts with lysosomes
Cellular Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -chemical task of maintaining
cellular function
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -energy-using process
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -energy-releasing process
Osmotic Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - -amount of hydrostatic pressure
required to oppose osmotic pressure
Oncotic or Colloid Osmotic Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - -overall effect
of colloids (ie. plasma proteins)
, Endocytosis - CORRECT ANSWER - -cell internalizing process where
section of plasma membrane enfold substances outside cell, invaginates, &
separates from plasma membrane forming a vesicle inside the cell
ATP - CORRECT ANSWER - -Functions as energy-transferring molecule
Oxidative phosphorylation - CORRECT ANSWER - -occurs in mitochondria;
mechanism by which energy is produced from carbs, fats, & proteins
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - -decrease in cellular size
Hypertophy - CORRECT ANSWER - -increase in cellular size by increased
work demand or hormonal situation
Hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -increase cellular number by increased
cellular division
Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -abnormal change in size, shape, &
organization of mature tissue cells
Metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -reversible replacement of one mature
cell type by another less mature cell type
Cell Injury - CORRECT ANSWER - -caused by hypoxia
Free Radicals - CORRECT ANSWER - -can cause lipid peroxidation or
destruction of unsaturated fatty acids, alterations of proteins, & alterations in
DNA
Apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - -cell death from programmed, selective
self destruction
NURSING COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | CELLULAR FUNCTION, GENETIC
MECHANISMS & DISEASE PROCESSES STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
PTH - CORRECT ANSWER - -parathyroid hormone
Buffers - CORRECT ANSWER - -substances that can absorb excess acid/base
to minimize fluctuations in pH
Somatic Death - CORRECT ANSWER - -no respirations, no heart beat
Autophagy - CORRECT ANSWER - -degradation process where ell debris
encapsulated with in vesicle that reacts with lysosomes
Cellular Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -chemical task of maintaining
cellular function
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -energy-using process
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - -energy-releasing process
Osmotic Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - -amount of hydrostatic pressure
required to oppose osmotic pressure
Oncotic or Colloid Osmotic Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - -overall effect
of colloids (ie. plasma proteins)
, Endocytosis - CORRECT ANSWER - -cell internalizing process where
section of plasma membrane enfold substances outside cell, invaginates, &
separates from plasma membrane forming a vesicle inside the cell
ATP - CORRECT ANSWER - -Functions as energy-transferring molecule
Oxidative phosphorylation - CORRECT ANSWER - -occurs in mitochondria;
mechanism by which energy is produced from carbs, fats, & proteins
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - -decrease in cellular size
Hypertophy - CORRECT ANSWER - -increase in cellular size by increased
work demand or hormonal situation
Hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -increase cellular number by increased
cellular division
Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -abnormal change in size, shape, &
organization of mature tissue cells
Metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - -reversible replacement of one mature
cell type by another less mature cell type
Cell Injury - CORRECT ANSWER - -caused by hypoxia
Free Radicals - CORRECT ANSWER - -can cause lipid peroxidation or
destruction of unsaturated fatty acids, alterations of proteins, & alterations in
DNA
Apoptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - -cell death from programmed, selective
self destruction
