Maryville NURS 611 Patho Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | 100% Verified Answers
• Sodium . CORRECT ANSWER: Main ECF ion.
• Potassium . CORRECT ANSWER: Main ICF ion.
• Mitochondria . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle that produces ATP.
• Ribosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles responsible for protein
synthesis.
• Lysosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles that degrade and recycle waste.
• Peroxisomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles that break down chemicals into
H202, produces free radicals.
• Golgi Apparatus . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle responsible for packaging
and distribution.
• Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle that
synthesizes steroids and detoxification.
• Tight Junction . CORRECT ANSWER: Impermeable junction; strength.
• Gap Junction . CORRECT ANSWER: Junction that allows for conductivity,
synchronizes contractions of cardiac muscle through ionic coupling.
• Desmosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Junctions that hold cells together by
continuous bands or belts of epithelial sheets or button-like points of contact.
• Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, and Osmosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Non-
energy forms of transport.
• Active Transport . CORRECT ANSWER: Energy-requiring movement of
molecules across a membrane, example is Na/K pump.
ACTUAL Exam Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | 100% Verified Answers
• Sodium . CORRECT ANSWER: Main ECF ion.
• Potassium . CORRECT ANSWER: Main ICF ion.
• Mitochondria . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle that produces ATP.
• Ribosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles responsible for protein
synthesis.
• Lysosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles that degrade and recycle waste.
• Peroxisomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelles that break down chemicals into
H202, produces free radicals.
• Golgi Apparatus . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle responsible for packaging
and distribution.
• Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum . CORRECT ANSWER: Organelle that
synthesizes steroids and detoxification.
• Tight Junction . CORRECT ANSWER: Impermeable junction; strength.
• Gap Junction . CORRECT ANSWER: Junction that allows for conductivity,
synchronizes contractions of cardiac muscle through ionic coupling.
• Desmosomes . CORRECT ANSWER: Junctions that hold cells together by
continuous bands or belts of epithelial sheets or button-like points of contact.
• Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, and Osmosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Non-
energy forms of transport.
• Active Transport . CORRECT ANSWER: Energy-requiring movement of
molecules across a membrane, example is Na/K pump.
