NGR 6141 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Exam 1 Questions Answered Correctly Latest
Update 2025-2026
A major characteristic of type 1 diabetes is - Answers autoimmune
Secretion of ADH and the perception of thirst is stimulated by? - Answers increase in plasma
osmolality
What physiological change occurs during heat exhaustion? - Answers Hemoconcentration
occurs because of the loss of salt and water
A malfunction in DNA methylation can lead to? - Answers cancer
Which statement is true concerning IgM? - Answers IgM is the first antibody produced during
the initial response to an antigen
The loss of ATP during ischemia causes cells to? - Answers Swell because of the influx of
sodium chloride
Obesity causes a greater risk of dehydration because? - Answers Adipose cells contain little
water because fat is water repelling
In hypoxic injury why does sodium enter the cell and cause swelling? - Answers Because the
there is insufficient ATP to maintain the pump that keeps sodium out of the cell
Single most common cause of cellular injury - Answers Hypoxic
Lead poisoning affects the nervous system by? - Answers Interfering with the function of
neurotransmitters
Which risk factor for hypertension is influenced by genetics and lifestyle - Answers Obesity
Thirst activates osmoreceptors by an increase in which blood plasma? - Answers By an increase
in the osmotic pressure of the plasma
Which characteristic is the most important determinant of immunogenicity when considering
the antigen? - Answers Foreignness
Carbon monoxide causes tissue damage by? - Answers Binding to hemoglobin so that it cannot
carry oxygen
When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive it is from? - Answers both parents
The difference between DNA mutation and epigenetic modification is? - Answers Epigenetic
modifications can be reversed
What is true about eukaryotic cells? - Answers Eukaryotic cells contain organelles and histones,
they have a well-defined nucleus, and are larger than prokaryotic cells.
Update 2025-2026
A major characteristic of type 1 diabetes is - Answers autoimmune
Secretion of ADH and the perception of thirst is stimulated by? - Answers increase in plasma
osmolality
What physiological change occurs during heat exhaustion? - Answers Hemoconcentration
occurs because of the loss of salt and water
A malfunction in DNA methylation can lead to? - Answers cancer
Which statement is true concerning IgM? - Answers IgM is the first antibody produced during
the initial response to an antigen
The loss of ATP during ischemia causes cells to? - Answers Swell because of the influx of
sodium chloride
Obesity causes a greater risk of dehydration because? - Answers Adipose cells contain little
water because fat is water repelling
In hypoxic injury why does sodium enter the cell and cause swelling? - Answers Because the
there is insufficient ATP to maintain the pump that keeps sodium out of the cell
Single most common cause of cellular injury - Answers Hypoxic
Lead poisoning affects the nervous system by? - Answers Interfering with the function of
neurotransmitters
Which risk factor for hypertension is influenced by genetics and lifestyle - Answers Obesity
Thirst activates osmoreceptors by an increase in which blood plasma? - Answers By an increase
in the osmotic pressure of the plasma
Which characteristic is the most important determinant of immunogenicity when considering
the antigen? - Answers Foreignness
Carbon monoxide causes tissue damage by? - Answers Binding to hemoglobin so that it cannot
carry oxygen
When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive it is from? - Answers both parents
The difference between DNA mutation and epigenetic modification is? - Answers Epigenetic
modifications can be reversed
What is true about eukaryotic cells? - Answers Eukaryotic cells contain organelles and histones,
they have a well-defined nucleus, and are larger than prokaryotic cells.
