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NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
Questions & Answers -Portage
1. A bodybuilder's muscles will display hyperplasia
Answer False
2. Barrett esophagus
is an example of dysplasia:
Answer false
3. hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue caused by an
increase in the number of cells:
Answer True
4. Lack of nerve stimulation can cause cells to atrophy:
Answer True
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5. proportion of people with a disease who are positive for the disease: Answer
sensi-tivity
6. how likely the same result will occur if repeated:
Answer reliability
7. how a tool measures what it is intended to measure:
Answer validity
8. people without the disease who are negative on a given test:
Answer specificity
9. Which is NOT true of the cytoskeleton
Answer it includes peroxisomes and protea-somes
10. Which of the following are true of the cell? Select all that apply
Answer 1: Proteinscarry out the functions of the cell membrane
2:Lysosomes are the digestive system of the cell
3:Microfilaments are thin, threadlike cytoplasmic structures
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11. Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply
Answer 1: Controls thetransport of materials from the outside fluids to within
2:Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve and muscle cells3:
Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
12. Which are false of the mitochondria? Select all that apply
Answer 1:They are foundfar from the site of energy consumption.
2:They control free radicals.
13. High blood pressure is an example of which of the following
Answer pathophysi-ology
14. A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood pressure.Whatare
these examples of
Answer signs and symptoms
15. Which of the following is true of a test's sensitivity
Answer If negative, it can safelybe assumed that the person does not have a disease
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16. Chemical agents (poison, alcohol) are examples of which of the following?-
: Answer Etiologic factors
17. Define tertiary prevention and give an example
Answer Tertiary prevention occursafter a disease has been diagnosed and clinical
intervention is needed to reduce complications or deterioration. One example is the
use of certain medications onemust take after a heart attack to help reduce the risk
of a future event or death.
18. Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous necrosis
Answer In dry gan-grene the affected tissue becomes dry and shrinks, the skin
wrinkles, and its colorchanges to dark brown or black.The spread of dry gangrene is
slow. It results from a
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NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
Questions & Answers -Portage
1. A bodybuilder's muscles will display hyperplasia
Answer False
2. Barrett esophagus
is an example of dysplasia:
Answer false
3. hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ or tissue caused by an
increase in the number of cells:
Answer True
4. Lack of nerve stimulation can cause cells to atrophy:
Answer True
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5. proportion of people with a disease who are positive for the disease: Answer
sensi-tivity
6. how likely the same result will occur if repeated:
Answer reliability
7. how a tool measures what it is intended to measure:
Answer validity
8. people without the disease who are negative on a given test:
Answer specificity
9. Which is NOT true of the cytoskeleton
Answer it includes peroxisomes and protea-somes
10. Which of the following are true of the cell? Select all that apply
Answer 1: Proteinscarry out the functions of the cell membrane
2:Lysosomes are the digestive system of the cell
3:Microfilaments are thin, threadlike cytoplasmic structures
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11. Which are true of the cell membrane? Select all that apply
Answer 1: Controls thetransport of materials from the outside fluids to within
2:Helps with the conduction of electrical currents in nerve and muscle cells3:
Aids in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation
12. Which are false of the mitochondria? Select all that apply
Answer 1:They are foundfar from the site of energy consumption.
2:They control free radicals.
13. High blood pressure is an example of which of the following
Answer pathophysi-ology
14. A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood pressure.Whatare
these examples of
Answer signs and symptoms
15. Which of the following is true of a test's sensitivity
Answer If negative, it can safelybe assumed that the person does not have a disease
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16. Chemical agents (poison, alcohol) are examples of which of the following?-
: Answer Etiologic factors
17. Define tertiary prevention and give an example
Answer Tertiary prevention occursafter a disease has been diagnosed and clinical
intervention is needed to reduce complications or deterioration. One example is the
use of certain medications onemust take after a heart attack to help reduce the risk
of a future event or death.
18. Compare and contrast the two types of gangrenous necrosis
Answer In dry gan-grene the affected tissue becomes dry and shrinks, the skin
wrinkles, and its colorchanges to dark brown or black.The spread of dry gangrene is
slow. It results from a
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