Pathophysiology Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-b
Cystic fibrosis is caused by what gene abnormality?
a. X-linked dominant
b. Autosomal dominant
c. Autosomal recessive
d. X-linked recessive - Answer✔✔-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:
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-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. - Answer✔✔-b
Cystic fibrosis is caused by what gene abnormality?
a. X-linked dominant
b. Autosomal dominant
c. Autosomal recessive
d. X-linked recessive - Answer✔✔-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:
