NUR_2063_ESSENTIALS_OF_PATHOPHYSIOLOGY_EXAM_2_VERSION_1_2026_FINAL.pdf

NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2
VERSION 1 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE 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.