NURS 116 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
NURS 116 QUIZ 2 ANSWERS 2025 – ACCURATE
SPRING/ SUMMER LATEST QUESTION AND
ANSWER (GRADED A)
1. A client is prescribed an antihistamine for an allergic reaction. The client
asks, "Why am I getting this? What is a histamine anyway?" How can the
nurse most accurately describe the action of histamine in the body?
a. "Histamine causes your blood vessels to dilate and leak. That is why you
are swollen and itchy."
b. "Histamine stimulates production of the clotting parts of your blood.
That is why you are blotchy."
c. "Histamine stimulates production of white blood cells to fight off
infection. That is why you feel flushed."
d. "Histamine stimulates production of the red cells of your blood. That is
why you are red."
a. "Histamine causes your blood vessels to dilate and leak. That is why you
are swollen and itchy."
2. Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus represent which of the following
categories of immuno-suppressants?
a. Monoclonal antibodies
b. Calcineurin inhibitors
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c. Interleukins
d. Corticosteroids
b. Calcineurin inhibitors
3. Identify the INCORRECT matching between anti-neoplastic drugs with
therapeutic mechanisms of action.
a. Vinblastine - action on M phase of cell cycle
b. Aromatase inhibitors - block estrogen receptor in premenopausal
women
c. Interferon - inhibits cell proliferation
d. Monoclonal antibodies - bind specific antigens on cancer cells
b. Aromatase inhibitors - block estrogen receptor in premenopausal
women
4. Which of the following concerning innate immunity is correct?
a. It is slower than adaptive immunity in responding to pathogens.
b. It is nonspecific and present at birth.
c. It involves a memory component.
d. It involves T cells and B cells.
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b. It is nonspecific and present at birth.
5. Which of the following exhibits the highest phagocytic activity?
a. Eosinophils
b. Erythrocytes
c. Macrophages
d. Basophils
c. Macrophages
6. The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway,
alternative pathway, and lectin pathway after the point in the cascade
where the activation of ________ takes place.
a. C1
b. C2
c. C3
d. C5
c. C3
University of Alberta
NURS 116 QUIZ 2 ANSWERS 2025 – ACCURATE
SPRING/ SUMMER LATEST QUESTION AND
ANSWER (GRADED A)
1. A client is prescribed an antihistamine for an allergic reaction. The client
asks, "Why am I getting this? What is a histamine anyway?" How can the
nurse most accurately describe the action of histamine in the body?
a. "Histamine causes your blood vessels to dilate and leak. That is why you
are swollen and itchy."
b. "Histamine stimulates production of the clotting parts of your blood.
That is why you are blotchy."
c. "Histamine stimulates production of white blood cells to fight off
infection. That is why you feel flushed."
d. "Histamine stimulates production of the red cells of your blood. That is
why you are red."
a. "Histamine causes your blood vessels to dilate and leak. That is why you
are swollen and itchy."
2. Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus represent which of the following
categories of immuno-suppressants?
a. Monoclonal antibodies
b. Calcineurin inhibitors
University of Alberta
,NURS 116 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
c. Interleukins
d. Corticosteroids
b. Calcineurin inhibitors
3. Identify the INCORRECT matching between anti-neoplastic drugs with
therapeutic mechanisms of action.
a. Vinblastine - action on M phase of cell cycle
b. Aromatase inhibitors - block estrogen receptor in premenopausal
women
c. Interferon - inhibits cell proliferation
d. Monoclonal antibodies - bind specific antigens on cancer cells
b. Aromatase inhibitors - block estrogen receptor in premenopausal
women
4. Which of the following concerning innate immunity is correct?
a. It is slower than adaptive immunity in responding to pathogens.
b. It is nonspecific and present at birth.
c. It involves a memory component.
d. It involves T cells and B cells.
University of Alberta
, NURS 116 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I
b. It is nonspecific and present at birth.
5. Which of the following exhibits the highest phagocytic activity?
a. Eosinophils
b. Erythrocytes
c. Macrophages
d. Basophils
c. Macrophages
6. The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway,
alternative pathway, and lectin pathway after the point in the cascade
where the activation of ________ takes place.
a. C1
b. C2
c. C3
d. C5
c. C3
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