WEEK 4 MIDTERM EXAM: NR 507
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 2025/2026
(CHAMBERLAIN) WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
✓
✓
1 The coronary ostia are located in the: (Points : 2)
a. Left ventricle
b. Aortic valve
c. Coronary sinus
d. Aorta
d. Aorta
Which complex (wave) represents the sum of all ventricular muscle cell
depolarizations? (Points
: 2)
a. PRS
b. QRS
c. QT interval
d. P
b. QRS
Which organism is a common sexually transmitted bacterial infection? (Points : 2)
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Clostridium perfringens
c. Helicobacter pylori
d. Treponema pallidum
d. Treponema pallidum
,Which organ is stimulated during the alarm phase of the general adaptation
syndrome (GAS)?
(Points : 2)
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Hypothalamus
c. Anterior pituitary
d. Limbic system
b. Hypothalamus
What is the role of caretaker genes? (Points : 2)
a. Maintenance of genomic integrity
b. Proliferation of cancer cells
c. Secretion of growth factors
d. Restoration of normal tissue structure
a. Maintenance of genomic integrity
Where are antibodies produced? (Points : 2)
a. Helper T lymphocytes
b. Thymus gland
c. Plasma cells
d. Bone marrow
c. Plasma cells
The lung is innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system via which nerve?
(Points : 2)
a. Vagus
b. Phrenic
, c. Brachial
d. Pectoral
a. Vagus
What physical sign is the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? (Points :
2)
a. Increased blood pressure during periods of stress
b. Bounding pulse felt on palpation
c. Cyanosis observed on excretion
d. Murmur heard on auscultation
d. Murmur heard on auscultation
What is the primary cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the
newborn? (Points : 2)
a) Immature immune system
b) Small alveoli
c) Surfactant deficiency
d) Anemia
c) Surfactant deficiency
What is the fundamental physiologic manifestation of anemia? (Points : 2)
a) Hypotension
b) Hyperesthesia
c) Hypoxia
d) Ischemia
c) Hypoxia
Which term is used to describe a muscle cell showing a reduced ability to form
new muscle
while appearing highly disorganized? (Points : 2)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 2025/2026
(CHAMBERLAIN) WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
✓
✓
1 The coronary ostia are located in the: (Points : 2)
a. Left ventricle
b. Aortic valve
c. Coronary sinus
d. Aorta
d. Aorta
Which complex (wave) represents the sum of all ventricular muscle cell
depolarizations? (Points
: 2)
a. PRS
b. QRS
c. QT interval
d. P
b. QRS
Which organism is a common sexually transmitted bacterial infection? (Points : 2)
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Clostridium perfringens
c. Helicobacter pylori
d. Treponema pallidum
d. Treponema pallidum
,Which organ is stimulated during the alarm phase of the general adaptation
syndrome (GAS)?
(Points : 2)
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Hypothalamus
c. Anterior pituitary
d. Limbic system
b. Hypothalamus
What is the role of caretaker genes? (Points : 2)
a. Maintenance of genomic integrity
b. Proliferation of cancer cells
c. Secretion of growth factors
d. Restoration of normal tissue structure
a. Maintenance of genomic integrity
Where are antibodies produced? (Points : 2)
a. Helper T lymphocytes
b. Thymus gland
c. Plasma cells
d. Bone marrow
c. Plasma cells
The lung is innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system via which nerve?
(Points : 2)
a. Vagus
b. Phrenic
, c. Brachial
d. Pectoral
a. Vagus
What physical sign is the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? (Points :
2)
a. Increased blood pressure during periods of stress
b. Bounding pulse felt on palpation
c. Cyanosis observed on excretion
d. Murmur heard on auscultation
d. Murmur heard on auscultation
What is the primary cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the
newborn? (Points : 2)
a) Immature immune system
b) Small alveoli
c) Surfactant deficiency
d) Anemia
c) Surfactant deficiency
What is the fundamental physiologic manifestation of anemia? (Points : 2)
a) Hypotension
b) Hyperesthesia
c) Hypoxia
d) Ischemia
c) Hypoxia
Which term is used to describe a muscle cell showing a reduced ability to form
new muscle
while appearing highly disorganized? (Points : 2)
