NSG 3280 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Practice Questions with Solutions Newest | Already Graded A+

NSG 3280 Exam 1 Questions and
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Cellular Adaptation & Injury (Questions 1-15)

1. A patient presents with chronic hypertension. Which cellular adaptation
would most likely occur in the heart in response to this condition?

 A. Atrophy
 B. Hyperplasia
 C. Hypertrophy
 D. Dysplasia
 Correct Answer: C. Hypertrophy

2. A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has had
prolonged injury to bronchial tissues. What type of cellular adaptation
should the nurse expect to find?

 A. Dysplasia
 B. Hyperplasia
 C. Atrophy
 D. Metaplasia
 Correct Answer: D. Metaplasia

3. A patient experiences sudden cardiac arrest due to a massive myocardial
infarction. Which type of necrosis would the nurse expect to occur in the
cardiac tissue?

, A. Liquefactive
 B. Caseous
 C. Fat
 D. Coagulative
 Correct Answer: D. Coagulative

4. A nurse is caring for a patient with tuberculosis. Which type of necrosis
would the nurse most likely find in this patient's lung tissue?

 A. Fat
 B. Coagulative
 C. Caseous
 D. Gangrenous
 Correct Answer: C. Caseous

5. A nurse is reviewing labs for a trauma patient who suffered electrocution.
Which of the following cellular injuries is most likely?

 A. Mechanical deformation
 B. Cold injury
 C. Electrical injury
 D. Hypoxic injury
 Correct Answer: C. Electrical injury

6. What is the definition of Pathophysiology?

 A. The study of disease patterns in a population
 B. The study of abnormalities in the physiologic functioning of living beings
 C. The study of microorganisms that cause disease
 D. The study of drug interactions in the body
 Correct Answer: B. The study of abnormalities in the physiologic
functioning of living beings

7. What is the definition of Etiology?

 A. The cause or reason for a disease or phenomena
 B. The progression or evolution of a disease

, C. The signs and symptoms of a disease
 D. The study of disease patterns
 Correct Answer: A. The cause or reason for a disease or phenomena

8. What is the definition of Pathogenesis?

 A. The cause or reason for disease
 B. The development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus to
expression
 C. The stage of recovery after a disease
 D. The study of disease in a population
 Correct Answer: B. The development or evolution of disease from
initial stimulus to expression

9. What term describes a disease where the cause is unknown?

 A. Iatrogenic
 B. Nosocomial
 C. Idiopathic
 D. Sequela
 Correct Answer: C. Idiopathic

10. What is the latent period in the context of disease?

 A. The period of recovery after illness
 B. The time between exposure to an injurious agent and the first
appearance of signs and symptoms
 C. The period when a disease is at its peak severity
 D. The time when symptoms suddenly worsen
 Correct Answer: B. The time between exposure to an injurious agent
and the first appearance of signs and symptoms

11. What is an example of a sign of disease?

 A. A patient stating they are experiencing nausea
 B. A patient reporting a headache
 C. A healthcare provider seeing a patient vomit

,  D. A patient complaining of fatigue
 Correct Answer: C. A healthcare provider seeing a patient vomit

12. What is a sequela?

 A. A disease that is native to a local region
 B. A subsequent pathological condition that results from an initial disease
 C. The initial cause of a disease
 D. The sudden increase in severity of a disease
 Correct Answer: B. A subsequent pathological condition that results
from an initial disease

13. What is the primary function of the plasma membrane in cells?

 A. To produce energy for the cell
 B. To control the cell's activities
 C. To allow some materials to pass into and out of the cell
 D. To store the cell's genetic material
 Correct Answer: C. To allow some materials to pass into and out of the
cell

14. Which organelle is known as the "cell's control center"?

 A. Mitochondria
 B. Nucleus
 C. Golgi complex
 D. Ribosome
 Correct Answer: B. Nucleus

15. Which organelle produces energy for cells by breaking down
substances during oxidative metabolism?

 A. Nucleus
 B. Golgi Complex
 C. Ribosome
 D. Mitochondrion
 Correct Answer: D. Mitochondrion