NSG 3280 Pathophysiology Exam 3 Questions and
100% Correct Verified Answers 2026 Update
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Nerve fibers of the - system have their cell bodies in the mucous
membrane of the upper and posterior parts of the nasal cavity.
a. visual
b. auditory
c. gustatory
d. olfactory - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. olfactory
A vestibular disorder that is manifested by the sensation of motion
without actual motion is referred to as:
a. equilibrium.
b. nystagmus.
c. vertigo.
d. effusion. - VERIFIED ANSWER - C. Vertigo
Which structures make up the middle ear? (Select all that apply.)
,a. Cerumen
b. Malleus
c. Incus
d. Scala media
e. Stapes - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Malleus
c. Incus
e. Stapes
Complete healing of a bone fracture occurs when:
a. no movement of the break is detectable.
b. the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone.
c. the fracture site and surrounding soft tissue are pain free.
d. a cast is no longer required to stabilize the break. - VERIFIED ANSWER -
b. the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone.
Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency
of
a. Calcium
b. estrogen
c. Phosphate
,d. Vitamin D - VERIFIED ANSWER - Vitamin D
In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily because of:
a. dietary inadequacies.
b. estrogen deficiency.
c. malabsorption syndrome.
d. inactivity. - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. estrogen deficiency.
Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is indicative of:
a. noncontractile tissue injury.
b. contractile tissue injury.
c. vascular insufficiency.
d. skeletal muscle damage. - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. noncontractile tissue
injury
Muscular dystrophy includes a number of muscle disorders that are:
a. genetically transmitted.
b. easily prevented and managed.
, c. autoimmune in nature.
d. demyelinating focused - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. genetically transmitted
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which:
a. neuronal demyelination disrupts nerve transmission.
b. muscles become increasingly bulky but weakened.
c. acetylcholine receptors are destroyed or dysfunctional.
d. acetylcholine release from motor neurons is disrupted. - VERIFIED
ANSWER - c. acetylcholine receptors are destroyed or dysfunctional.
Anticholinesterase inhibitors may be used to manage:
a. muscular dystrophy.
b. myasthenia gravis.
c. fibromyalgia.
d. rheumatoid arthritis. - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Myasthenia gravis
A Type I open fracture is best described as a bone that is:
a. broken in two or more pieces.
b. cracked but not completely separated.
100% Correct Verified Answers 2026 Update
(GUARANTEED PASS)
Nerve fibers of the - system have their cell bodies in the mucous
membrane of the upper and posterior parts of the nasal cavity.
a. visual
b. auditory
c. gustatory
d. olfactory - VERIFIED ANSWER - d. olfactory
A vestibular disorder that is manifested by the sensation of motion
without actual motion is referred to as:
a. equilibrium.
b. nystagmus.
c. vertigo.
d. effusion. - VERIFIED ANSWER - C. Vertigo
Which structures make up the middle ear? (Select all that apply.)
,a. Cerumen
b. Malleus
c. Incus
d. Scala media
e. Stapes - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Malleus
c. Incus
e. Stapes
Complete healing of a bone fracture occurs when:
a. no movement of the break is detectable.
b. the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone.
c. the fracture site and surrounding soft tissue are pain free.
d. a cast is no longer required to stabilize the break. - VERIFIED ANSWER -
b. the callus has been completely replaced with mature bone.
Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency
of
a. Calcium
b. estrogen
c. Phosphate
,d. Vitamin D - VERIFIED ANSWER - Vitamin D
In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily because of:
a. dietary inadequacies.
b. estrogen deficiency.
c. malabsorption syndrome.
d. inactivity. - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. estrogen deficiency.
Pain with passive stretching of a muscle is indicative of:
a. noncontractile tissue injury.
b. contractile tissue injury.
c. vascular insufficiency.
d. skeletal muscle damage. - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. noncontractile tissue
injury
Muscular dystrophy includes a number of muscle disorders that are:
a. genetically transmitted.
b. easily prevented and managed.
, c. autoimmune in nature.
d. demyelinating focused - VERIFIED ANSWER - a. genetically transmitted
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which:
a. neuronal demyelination disrupts nerve transmission.
b. muscles become increasingly bulky but weakened.
c. acetylcholine receptors are destroyed or dysfunctional.
d. acetylcholine release from motor neurons is disrupted. - VERIFIED
ANSWER - c. acetylcholine receptors are destroyed or dysfunctional.
Anticholinesterase inhibitors may be used to manage:
a. muscular dystrophy.
b. myasthenia gravis.
c. fibromyalgia.
d. rheumatoid arthritis. - VERIFIED ANSWER - b. Myasthenia gravis
A Type I open fracture is best described as a bone that is:
a. broken in two or more pieces.
b. cracked but not completely separated.
