Exam 1: NUR2063 / NUR 2063
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Essentials of Pathophysiology |
Review Guide Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Rasmussen
Question:
Define a symptom
Answer:
A change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease,
mental or physical
Question:
Describe homeostasis
Answer:
Any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain
stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent
elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
If unsuccessful; results in disaster or death of the organism.
,Question:
Epinephrine
Answer:
released during the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome
released during a stress response
Question:
Function of Mitochondria
Answer:
Cellular respiration and energy production.
Acts similar to digestive system by consuming nutrients, breaking them
down, and creating energy-rich molecules. Complete breakdown of glucose,
produciting nicotine adenine dinucleotide and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
for cellular energy (process called cellular respiration)
Question:
Solvent movement across the cell membrane from a low solute concentration
to a high solute concentration is
Answer:
osmosis
,Question:
_____________ solutions have lower concentration of solutes compared to
those in the intravascular space
Answer:
Hypotonic
Question:
Cells become specialized in their structure and function via _____________
Answer:
differentiation
Question:
Which form of cellular adaptation occurs because of decreased work demand
on the cell?
Answer:
atrophy
Question:
Cations are __________ charged
Answer:
positively
, Question:
Which disorders are passed from an affected parent to an offspring regardless
of sex?
Answer:
autosomal dominant disorders
Question:
Genetic material of a cell is housed in the __________
Answer:
Nucleus
Question:
The disease state of a neoplasm is ___________
Answer:
cancer
Question:
The following defines homeostasis
Answer:
State of equilibrium within the organism to maintain usual function
(Latest Update)
Essentials of Pathophysiology |
Review Guide Questions and Verified
Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Rasmussen
Question:
Define a symptom
Answer:
A change in body function that is felt by a patient as a result of disease,
mental or physical
Question:
Describe homeostasis
Answer:
Any self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain
stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent
elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
If unsuccessful; results in disaster or death of the organism.
,Question:
Epinephrine
Answer:
released during the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome
released during a stress response
Question:
Function of Mitochondria
Answer:
Cellular respiration and energy production.
Acts similar to digestive system by consuming nutrients, breaking them
down, and creating energy-rich molecules. Complete breakdown of glucose,
produciting nicotine adenine dinucleotide and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
for cellular energy (process called cellular respiration)
Question:
Solvent movement across the cell membrane from a low solute concentration
to a high solute concentration is
Answer:
osmosis
,Question:
_____________ solutions have lower concentration of solutes compared to
those in the intravascular space
Answer:
Hypotonic
Question:
Cells become specialized in their structure and function via _____________
Answer:
differentiation
Question:
Which form of cellular adaptation occurs because of decreased work demand
on the cell?
Answer:
atrophy
Question:
Cations are __________ charged
Answer:
positively
, Question:
Which disorders are passed from an affected parent to an offspring regardless
of sex?
Answer:
autosomal dominant disorders
Question:
Genetic material of a cell is housed in the __________
Answer:
Nucleus
Question:
The disease state of a neoplasm is ___________
Answer:
cancer
Question:
The following defines homeostasis
Answer:
State of equilibrium within the organism to maintain usual function
