SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

Question:
1. The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through autosomal recessive
inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnosis for this patient? (NC)
Answer:
Cystic Fibrosis

Question:
2. Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: (NC)
Answer:
protect the cells from injury

Question:
3. The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to progressve dementia in
middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse most likely referring to? (NC)
Answer:
Huntington Disease

Question:
4. The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a? (NC)
Answer:
Codon

Question:
5. The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the environment, is called
the disease? (NC)
Answer:
Phenotype

Question:
6. The condition that occurs when a zygot is missing in each cell is referred to as? (NC)
Answer:
monosomy

Question:
7. The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC)
Answer:
Transcription

Question:
8. The somatic cell that contians a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC)

,Answer:
euploid cell

Question:
9. Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC)
Answer:
protein synthesis

Question:
10. A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is? (NC)
Answer:
Tay-Sachs Disease

Question:
11. Cellular Atrophy: (NC) **
Answer:
a decrease in cell size

Question:
12. The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) **
Answer:
Apoptosis

Question:
13. Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC)
Answer:
cell injury from noxious stimuli

Question:
14. The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as? (NC)
Answer:
Algor Mortis

Question:
15. Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC)
Answer:
Cell secretions

Question:
16. Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC)
Answer:
Chromosomal breakage

Question:
17. Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC)

, Answer:
Liver

Question:
18. The nurse documents "tattoing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of injury does this patient
have? (NC)
Answer:
Gunshot wounds

Question:
19. When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term should the nurse
document on the chart? (NC)
Answer:
An Avulsion

Question:
20. A patient with a combined immune deficieny lacks: (NC)
Answer:
T and B lympocytes

Question:
21. When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify? (NC)
Answer:
Arthralgia, anemia, and rash

Question:
22. Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are they displaying?
(NC)
Answer:
Type 1

Question:
23. The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are? (NC)
Answer:
Neutrophils and Macrophages

Question:
24. What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle? (NC)
Answer:
It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin

Question:
25. Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of defense is the? (NC)
Answer:
Skin and mucuous membranes