ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
1.
Amrunnermhasmdepletedmallmthemoxygenmavailablemformmusclemenergy.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmwillmfacilitatemhismcontinuedmmusclemperformance?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mAnaerobicmglycolysis
2. Whatmcausesmthemrapidmchangeminmthemrestingmmembranempotentialmthatminitiatesmanmacti
onmpotential?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mSodiummgatesmopen,mandmsodiummrushesmintomthemcell,mcha
ngingmthemmembranempotentialmfrommnegativemtompositive.
3. Am12-year-
oldmmalemismdiagnosedmwithmKlinefeltermsyndrome.mHismkaryotypemwouldmrevealmwhichmof
mthemfollowing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mXXY
4. Amnursemismreviewingmthempedigreemchart.mWhenmcheckingmformamproband,mwhatmismthemn
ursemlookingmfor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mThempersonmwhomismfirstmdiagnosedmwithmamgeneticmdisease
5. Anmaidemasksmthemnursemwhympeoplemwhomhavemneurofibromatosismwillmshowmvaryingmde
greesmofmthemdisease.mWhichmgeneticmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemexplainmtomthemaide?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mExpressivity
, 6. Inmteachingmampatientmwithmcirrhosis,mwhichminformationmshouldmthemnursemincludemregar
dingmcholesterol?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mCholesterolmdecreasesmthemmembranemfluiditymofmthemeryt
hrocyte,mwhichmreducesmitsmabilitymtomcarrymoxygen.
7. Whenmampatientmasksmwhatmcausesmcysticmfibrosis,mhowmshouldmthemnursemrespond?mCysti
cmfibrosismismcausedmbymanm_____mgenem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mAutosomalmrecessive
8. Howmarempotassiummandmsodiummtransportedmacrossmplasmammembranes?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mBymadenosinemtriphosphatemenzymem(ATPase)
9. Themnursemwouldmbemcorrectminmidentifyingmthempredominantmextracellularmcationmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mSodium
10. Themearlymdilationm(swelling)mofmthemcell'smendoplasmicmreticulummresultsmin:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mReducedmproteinmsynthesis
11. Whatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemremembermwhenmtryingmtomdistinguishmagingmfrommdis
eases?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mItmismdifficultmtomtellmthemdifferencembecausembothmprocesse
smarembelievedmtomresultmfrommcellminjury.
12. Whatmismthemdiagnosismofmam13-year-
oldmfemalemwhomhasmamkaryotypemthatmrevealsmanmabsentmhomologousmXmchromosomemw
ithmonlymamsinglemXmchromosomempresent?mHermfeaturesmincludemamshortmstature,mwidelym
spacedmnipples,mreducedmcarryingmanglematmthemelbow,mandmsparsembodymhair.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mTurnermsyndrome
13. AmeukaryoticmcellmismundergoingmDNAmreplication.mInmwhichmregionmofmthemcellmwouldmmo
stmofmthemgeneticminformationmbemcontained?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mNucleolus
MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
1.
Amrunnermhasmdepletedmallmthemoxygenmavailablemformmusclemenergy.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmwillmfacilitatemhismcontinuedmmusclemperformance?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mAnaerobicmglycolysis
2. Whatmcausesmthemrapidmchangeminmthemrestingmmembranempotentialmthatminitiatesmanmacti
onmpotential?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mSodiummgatesmopen,mandmsodiummrushesmintomthemcell,mcha
ngingmthemmembranempotentialmfrommnegativemtompositive.
3. Am12-year-
oldmmalemismdiagnosedmwithmKlinefeltermsyndrome.mHismkaryotypemwouldmrevealmwhichmof
mthemfollowing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mXXY
4. Amnursemismreviewingmthempedigreemchart.mWhenmcheckingmformamproband,mwhatmismthemn
ursemlookingmfor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mThempersonmwhomismfirstmdiagnosedmwithmamgeneticmdisease
5. Anmaidemasksmthemnursemwhympeoplemwhomhavemneurofibromatosismwillmshowmvaryingmde
greesmofmthemdisease.mWhichmgeneticmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemexplainmtomthemaide?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mExpressivity
, 6. Inmteachingmampatientmwithmcirrhosis,mwhichminformationmshouldmthemnursemincludemregar
dingmcholesterol?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mCholesterolmdecreasesmthemmembranemfluiditymofmthemeryt
hrocyte,mwhichmreducesmitsmabilitymtomcarrymoxygen.
7. Whenmampatientmasksmwhatmcausesmcysticmfibrosis,mhowmshouldmthemnursemrespond?mCysti
cmfibrosismismcausedmbymanm_____mgenem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mAutosomalmrecessive
8. Howmarempotassiummandmsodiummtransportedmacrossmplasmammembranes?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mBymadenosinemtriphosphatemenzymem(ATPase)
9. Themnursemwouldmbemcorrectminmidentifyingmthempredominantmextracellularmcationmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mSodium
10. Themearlymdilationm(swelling)mofmthemcell'smendoplasmicmreticulummresultsmin:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mReducedmproteinmsynthesis
11. Whatmprinciplemshouldmthemnursemremembermwhenmtryingmtomdistinguishmagingmfrommdis
eases?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mItmismdifficultmtomtellmthemdifferencembecausembothmprocesse
smarembelievedmtomresultmfrommcellminjury.
12. Whatmismthemdiagnosismofmam13-year-
oldmfemalemwhomhasmamkaryotypemthatmrevealsmanmabsentmhomologousmXmchromosomemw
ithmonlymamsinglemXmchromosomempresent?mHermfeaturesmincludemamshortmstature,mwidelym
spacedmnipples,mreducedmcarryingmanglematmthemelbow,mandmsparsembodymhair.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mTurnermsyndrome
13. AmeukaryoticmcellmismundergoingmDNAmreplication.mInmwhichmregionmofmthemcellmwouldmmo
stmofmthemgeneticminformationmbemcontained?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAnswer:mNucleolus