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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM ms




Exam Solution
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McCance Huether Pathophysiology Test 1 2026 A+ GRA
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DE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED AN
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SWERS (5891B) ms




QUESTION 1 ms




central nervous system (CNS)
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ANSWER

consists of brain and spinal cord, enclosed within the cranial vault and vertebrae
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QUESTION 2 ms




peripheral nervous system (PNS) ms ms ms




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composed of cranial nerves and spinal nerves also can be divided into somatic and autonomic nervo
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us systems
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QUESTION 3 ms




cranial nerves ms




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project from the brain and pass through foramina in the skull
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QUESTION 4 ms




spinal nervesms




ANSWER

project from the spinal cord and pass through intervertebral foramina of the vertebrae
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,QUESTION 5 ms




afferent
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pathways that carry sensory impulses toward the CNS
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QUESTION 6 ms




efferent
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descending pathways carrying sensory impulses from the CNS to effector organs
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QUESTION 7 ms




somatic nervous system ms ms




ANSWER

consist of motor and sensory pathways regulating voluntary motor control of skeletal muscle
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QUESTION 8 ms




autonomic nervous system ms ms




ANSWER

consists of motor and sensory components and is involved with regulation of the body's internal env
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ironment through involuntary control of organ systems -
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can be further divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic
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QUESTION 9 ms




microtubules
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made of protein and believed to be involved in transport of cellular products
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QUESTION 10 ms




neuroglial cells ms




ANSWER

found in the CNS and PNS and can provide structural support and nutrition for neurons, remove de
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bris, increase speed of nerve impulses, and play a role in memory
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,QUESTION 11 ms




Nissl substances
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consist of ER and ribosomes and are involved in protein synthesis
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QUESTION 12 ms




nuclei
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dense, packed cell bodies in the CNS
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QUESTION 13 ms




ganglia
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groups of cells bodies in the PNS
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QUESTION 14 ms




dendrites
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extensions that carry nerve impulses toward the cell body
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QUESTION 15 ms




dendritic zone ms




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the receptive portion of a neuron that receives a stimulus and continues further conduction
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QUESTION 16 ms




axons
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long, conductive projections from the cell body that carry nerve impulses away from the cell body
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, QUESTION 17 ms




axon hillock ms




ANSWER

the cone-shaped, organelle-free area where the axon leaves the cell body
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QUESTION 18 ms




fascicles
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bundles of axons in large nerves
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QUESTION 19 ms




myelin
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an insulating substance made of a segmented layer of lipid material
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QUESTION 20 ms




endoneurium
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a delicate connective tissue around each axon in the PNS
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QUESTION 21 ms




nodes of Ranvier ms ms




ANSWER

interruptions in the neurilemma and myelin sheath
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QUESTION 22 ms




saltatory conduction ms




ANSWER

process by which ions can flow between segments rather than along the entire length of the membr
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ane, resulting in increased velocity of neuronal conduction
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