EXAM GUARANTEED PASS(A+)
Quiz 1
Question: The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the
production of which cells?
Answer: Platelets
Quiz 2
Question: A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The
professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic
process?
Answer: Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial
hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
Quiz 3
Question: What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs
with aging?
Answer: Arterial stiffening
Quiz 4
Question: People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the
condition because of which genetic principle?
Answer: Dominance
,Quiz 5
Question: When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to
atherosclerosis?
Answer: The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins
(ldls)
Quiz 6
Question: A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing
facility. What should the professional assess for in these individuals related to
cardiovascular functioning?
Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells
Quiz 7
Question: What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result
of turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
Answer: Bounding pulse felt on palpation
Quiz 8
Question: What are tumor cell markers?
Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer
cells
Quiz 9
, Question: Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which
microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Answer: Bacteria
Quiz 10
Question: Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well
as decreases the release of gastrin?
Answer: Somatostatin
Quiz 11
Question: What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Answer: Hypoxic injury
Quiz 12
Question: A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased
ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student
indicates the professor should review this material?
Answer: Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of increased
ammonia.
Quiz 13
Question: Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar
distention and ventilation by which mechanism?
Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli
Quiz 14