NUR2063 ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EXAM 1 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTION SCRIPT
RASMUSSEN PROFESSOR SHAUN WALKER A+
◉ genetic disease. Answer: Due to abnormalities in genetic makeup
◉ Developmental Disease. Answer: Diseases occurring during
embryonic of fetal development
◉ Inflammatory Disease. Answer: Trigger the inflamm
◉ Degenerative Disease. Answer: Causes part of the body to degenerate
EX: Arthritis
◉ Metabolic Disease. Answer: affects the metabolism EX: Diabetes
Mellitus
◉ Neoplastic Disease. Answer: Due to uncontrollable cellular growth;
leads to benign and malignant TUMOR growth
◉ Etiology. Answer: cause of disease
◉ idiopathic. Answer: unknown cause
,◉ iatrogenic. Answer: produced by treatment ; Unintended
◉ Differentiation. Answer: process in which cells become specialized in
structure and function
◉ Nucleus. Answer: Control center of the cell
◉ selectively permeable. Answer: some substances can pass across them
and others cannot
◉ Homeostasis. Answer: Call maintains state of internal balance
◉ ______ , ________ , and ________ have free passage in and out of
the cell. Answer: Enzymes, Glucose, and electrolytes
◉ Enzymes. Answer: Proteins that enable chemical reactions
◉ Glucose. Answer: Sugar molecule that provides energy
◉ Electrolytes. Answer: charged conductors when dissolved in water
, ◉ Diffusion. Answer: Movement of solutes dissolved in a solvent from
an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
◉ facilitated diffusion. Answer: Substances move from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lower concentration with the assistance of a
carrier molecule. DOES NOT REQUIRE ENERGY
◉ Osmosis. Answer: passive movement of water/solvent across the
cellular membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of
high solute concentration.
◉ proliferation. Answer: Regulated process by which cells divide and
reproduce.
◉ Mitosis. Answer: The division of 1 cell results in 2 genetically
identical and equal daughter cells EX: Diploid Cells
◉ Meiosis. Answer: Form of cell division that occurs only in mature
sperm and ova.
◉ Adaptation. Answer: Cell death is prevented through this process
◉ atrophy. Answer: to waste away
EXAM 1 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTION SCRIPT
RASMUSSEN PROFESSOR SHAUN WALKER A+
◉ genetic disease. Answer: Due to abnormalities in genetic makeup
◉ Developmental Disease. Answer: Diseases occurring during
embryonic of fetal development
◉ Inflammatory Disease. Answer: Trigger the inflamm
◉ Degenerative Disease. Answer: Causes part of the body to degenerate
EX: Arthritis
◉ Metabolic Disease. Answer: affects the metabolism EX: Diabetes
Mellitus
◉ Neoplastic Disease. Answer: Due to uncontrollable cellular growth;
leads to benign and malignant TUMOR growth
◉ Etiology. Answer: cause of disease
◉ idiopathic. Answer: unknown cause
,◉ iatrogenic. Answer: produced by treatment ; Unintended
◉ Differentiation. Answer: process in which cells become specialized in
structure and function
◉ Nucleus. Answer: Control center of the cell
◉ selectively permeable. Answer: some substances can pass across them
and others cannot
◉ Homeostasis. Answer: Call maintains state of internal balance
◉ ______ , ________ , and ________ have free passage in and out of
the cell. Answer: Enzymes, Glucose, and electrolytes
◉ Enzymes. Answer: Proteins that enable chemical reactions
◉ Glucose. Answer: Sugar molecule that provides energy
◉ Electrolytes. Answer: charged conductors when dissolved in water
, ◉ Diffusion. Answer: Movement of solutes dissolved in a solvent from
an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
◉ facilitated diffusion. Answer: Substances move from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lower concentration with the assistance of a
carrier molecule. DOES NOT REQUIRE ENERGY
◉ Osmosis. Answer: passive movement of water/solvent across the
cellular membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of
high solute concentration.
◉ proliferation. Answer: Regulated process by which cells divide and
reproduce.
◉ Mitosis. Answer: The division of 1 cell results in 2 genetically
identical and equal daughter cells EX: Diploid Cells
◉ Meiosis. Answer: Form of cell division that occurs only in mature
sperm and ova.
◉ Adaptation. Answer: Cell death is prevented through this process
◉ atrophy. Answer: to waste away
