PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 – UTA
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
hypoxiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWO2WinWtheWcell
hypoxemiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWO2WinWtheWblood
WhatWgenotypeWisWaWcarrierWforWSickleWCellWAnemia?
*doesWnotWactuallyWhaveWtheWdiseaseW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Tt
WhatWgenotypeWwillWhaveWSickleWCellWAnemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-tt
WhatWdiseaseWisWanWexampleWofWAutosomalWRecessiveWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
sickleWcellWanemia
WhatWdiseaseWisWanWexampleWofWAutosomalWDominantWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
polycysticWkidneyWdisease
WhatWgenotypeWwouldWhaveWPolycysticWKidneyWDiseaseW(PKD)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TT,WTt
WhatWgenotypeWwouldWnotWhaveWanWAutosomalWDominantWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-tt
WhatWisWtheWnormalWrangeWforWbloodWpH?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-7.35-7.45
WhatWisWhyperglycemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-higherWthanWnormalWglucoseWinWblood
WhatWisWhypoglycemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-notWenoughWglucoseWinWblood
WhatWisWglycogen?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-storedWglucose
, genesisW=W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-formation
glycogenesisWmeans:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-formationWofWglycogen
stateWofWHyperglycemiaWtriggersWtheWpancreasWtoWsecrete:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-insulin
HypoglycemiaWtriggersWtheWreleaseWofWhormones:
*4W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-epinephrine,Wcortisol,WgrowthWhormone,Wglucagon
*Hypoglycemia*
WhichWhormoneWstimulatesWtheWconversionWofWglycogenWtoWglucoseWinWorderWtoWcorrectWhypoglycemia
?
WhatWisWtheWformalWnameWofWthisWprocess?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-glucagon
glycogenesis
*hypoglycemia*W
WhatWback-upWplanWisWusedWifWglycogenesisWisWexhaustedWorWthereWisWnoWglucoseWpresent?
-WfatsW&WproteinsWareWbrokenWdownWforWenergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-gluconeogenesis
WhatWisWtheWproductWofWtheWbreakdownWofWfatsW&WproteinsWduringWgluconeogenesis?
-WitWcausesWacidosisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-ketones
InWorderWtoWfunctionWproperlyW&WforWenergy,WtheWbrainWcellsWneed:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-glucose
SustainedWGluconeogenesisWcauses:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-hyperketonemia
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
hypoxiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWO2WinWtheWcell
hypoxemiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-lessWO2WinWtheWblood
WhatWgenotypeWisWaWcarrierWforWSickleWCellWAnemia?
*doesWnotWactuallyWhaveWtheWdiseaseW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Tt
WhatWgenotypeWwillWhaveWSickleWCellWAnemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-tt
WhatWdiseaseWisWanWexampleWofWAutosomalWRecessiveWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
sickleWcellWanemia
WhatWdiseaseWisWanWexampleWofWAutosomalWDominantWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
polycysticWkidneyWdisease
WhatWgenotypeWwouldWhaveWPolycysticWKidneyWDiseaseW(PKD)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TT,WTt
WhatWgenotypeWwouldWnotWhaveWanWAutosomalWDominantWDisorder?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-tt
WhatWisWtheWnormalWrangeWforWbloodWpH?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-7.35-7.45
WhatWisWhyperglycemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-higherWthanWnormalWglucoseWinWblood
WhatWisWhypoglycemia?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-notWenoughWglucoseWinWblood
WhatWisWglycogen?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-storedWglucose
, genesisW=W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-formation
glycogenesisWmeans:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-formationWofWglycogen
stateWofWHyperglycemiaWtriggersWtheWpancreasWtoWsecrete:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-insulin
HypoglycemiaWtriggersWtheWreleaseWofWhormones:
*4W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-epinephrine,Wcortisol,WgrowthWhormone,Wglucagon
*Hypoglycemia*
WhichWhormoneWstimulatesWtheWconversionWofWglycogenWtoWglucoseWinWorderWtoWcorrectWhypoglycemia
?
WhatWisWtheWformalWnameWofWthisWprocess?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-glucagon
glycogenesis
*hypoglycemia*W
WhatWback-upWplanWisWusedWifWglycogenesisWisWexhaustedWorWthereWisWnoWglucoseWpresent?
-WfatsW&WproteinsWareWbrokenWdownWforWenergyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-gluconeogenesis
WhatWisWtheWproductWofWtheWbreakdownWofWfatsW&WproteinsWduringWgluconeogenesis?
-WitWcausesWacidosisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-ketones
InWorderWtoWfunctionWproperlyW&WforWenergy,WtheWbrainWcellsWneed:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-glucose
SustainedWGluconeogenesisWcauses:W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-hyperketonemia