2026/2027 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
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When an aide asks the nurse about the purpose of the
inflammatory process, how should the nurse respond?
a. To lyse cell membranes of microorganisms.
b. To create immunity against subsequent tissue injury.
c. To prevent infection of the injured tissue.
d. To provide specific responses toward antigens. Correct
Answer AnswerAnswer c
The phase of the cell cycle during which the centromeres
split and the sister chromatids are pulled apart is referred
to as:
a. anaphase.
b. prophase.
c. metaphase.
d. telophase. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
While reading a textbook, a student reads the term
apoptosis. The student recalls that apoptosis is a condition
in which cells program themselves to:
a. regenerate.
b. die.
c. atrophy.
,d. age. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer b
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following?
a. XXY
b. XYY
c. XX
d. XY Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
A 30-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle
accident. The glass from the shattered window cut his face
and neck. The scar, however, was raised and extended
beyond the original boundaries of the wound. This pattern
of scarring is caused by impaired:
a. nutritional status.
b. contraction.
c. epithelialization.
d. collagen synthesis. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows
that in response to an increased workload, cardiac
myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an:
a. increase in size.
b. increase in excitability.
c. decrease in number.
d. decrease in length. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
,The nurse identified each of the following clinical
manifestations of inflammation. Which would the nurse
classify as a local response? (select all that apply)
a. Swelling
b. Fever
c. Heat
d. Redness
e. Pain Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a,c,d,e
Which finding would support the diagnosis of respiratory
acidosis?
a. Hyperventilation
b. Pneumonia
c. An increase in noncarbonic acids
d. Vomiting Correct Answer AnswerAnswer b
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down
syndrome. What is the nurse's best response?
a. Increased paternal age.
b. Fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
c. Family history of Down syndrome.
d. Pregnancy in women over age 35. Correct Answer
AnswerAnswer d
For a patient with respiratory acidosis, chronic
compensation by the body will include:
a. protein buffering.
, b. kidney excretion of H+.
c. kidney excretion of HCO3.
d. prolonged exhalations to blow off CO2. Correct Answer
AnswerAnswer b
Cystic fibrosis is caused by what gene abnormality?
a. X-linked dominant
b. Autosomal dominant
c. Autosomal recessive
d. X-linked recessive Correct Answer AnswerAnswer c
A 10-year-old male is brought to the emergency room
(ER) incoherent and semiconscious. CT scan reveals that
he is suffering from cerebral edema. This type of edema is
referred to as:
a. pitting edema.
b. lymphedema.
c. generalized edema.
d. localized edema. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
During which process are bacteria engulfed for ingestion?
a. Exocytosis
b. Endocytosis
c. Pinocytosis
d. Phagocytosis Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
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When an aide asks the nurse about the purpose of the
inflammatory process, how should the nurse respond?
a. To lyse cell membranes of microorganisms.
b. To create immunity against subsequent tissue injury.
c. To prevent infection of the injured tissue.
d. To provide specific responses toward antigens. Correct
Answer AnswerAnswer c
The phase of the cell cycle during which the centromeres
split and the sister chromatids are pulled apart is referred
to as:
a. anaphase.
b. prophase.
c. metaphase.
d. telophase. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
While reading a textbook, a student reads the term
apoptosis. The student recalls that apoptosis is a condition
in which cells program themselves to:
a. regenerate.
b. die.
c. atrophy.
,d. age. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer b
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following?
a. XXY
b. XYY
c. XX
d. XY Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
A 30-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle
accident. The glass from the shattered window cut his face
and neck. The scar, however, was raised and extended
beyond the original boundaries of the wound. This pattern
of scarring is caused by impaired:
a. nutritional status.
b. contraction.
c. epithelialization.
d. collagen synthesis. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows
that in response to an increased workload, cardiac
myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an:
a. increase in size.
b. increase in excitability.
c. decrease in number.
d. decrease in length. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a
,The nurse identified each of the following clinical
manifestations of inflammation. Which would the nurse
classify as a local response? (select all that apply)
a. Swelling
b. Fever
c. Heat
d. Redness
e. Pain Correct Answer AnswerAnswer a,c,d,e
Which finding would support the diagnosis of respiratory
acidosis?
a. Hyperventilation
b. Pneumonia
c. An increase in noncarbonic acids
d. Vomiting Correct Answer AnswerAnswer b
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down
syndrome. What is the nurse's best response?
a. Increased paternal age.
b. Fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
c. Family history of Down syndrome.
d. Pregnancy in women over age 35. Correct Answer
AnswerAnswer d
For a patient with respiratory acidosis, chronic
compensation by the body will include:
a. protein buffering.
, b. kidney excretion of H+.
c. kidney excretion of HCO3.
d. prolonged exhalations to blow off CO2. Correct Answer
AnswerAnswer b
Cystic fibrosis is caused by what gene abnormality?
a. X-linked dominant
b. Autosomal dominant
c. Autosomal recessive
d. X-linked recessive Correct Answer AnswerAnswer c
A 10-year-old male is brought to the emergency room
(ER) incoherent and semiconscious. CT scan reveals that
he is suffering from cerebral edema. This type of edema is
referred to as:
a. pitting edema.
b. lymphedema.
c. generalized edema.
d. localized edema. Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
During which process are bacteria engulfed for ingestion?
a. Exocytosis
b. Endocytosis
c. Pinocytosis
d. Phagocytosis Correct Answer AnswerAnswer d
