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NURS 3366 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–2026
EDITION A+ PERFORMANCE GUARANTEED
SECTION 1 (Questions 1–50)
1. Which of the following best defines pathophysiology?
A. Study of drug mechanisms
B. Study of normal body function
C. Study of abnormal physiologic processes in disease
D. Study of anatomy only
- ANSWER: C
2. Which cellular adaptation is characterized by an increase in cell size?
A. Hyperplasia
B. Hypertrophy
C. Atrophy
D. Metaplasia
- ANSWER: B
3. What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?
A. Protein synthesis
B. ATP production
C. Detoxification
D. Storage of calcium
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- ANSWER: B
4. Which of the following is a hallmark of reversible cell injury?
A. Nuclear fragmentation
B. Cell swelling
C. Membrane rupture
D. Apoptosis
- ANSWER: B
5. Necrosis differs from apoptosis because necrosis is:
A. Programmed cell death
B. Always physiologic
C. Uncontrolled cell death with inflammation
D. Energy-dependent
- ANSWER: C
6. Which type of inflammation is characterized by rapid onset and short
duration?
A. Chronic
B. Acute
C. Granulomatous
D. Autoimmune
- ANSWER: B
7. Which chemical mediator is primarily responsible for vasodilation during
inflammation?
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A. Histamine
B. Bradykinin
C. Leukotriene
D. Prostaglandin
- ANSWER: A
8. Which WBC is first to arrive at the site of acute inflammation?
A. Lymphocyte
B. Neutrophil
C. Eosinophil
D. Monocyte
- ANSWER: B
9. Which complement pathway is activated by antibodies bound to antigens?
A. Classical
B. Alternative
C. Lectin
D. Terminal
- ANSWER: A
10. Which immunoglobulin is most abundant in circulation?
A. IgA
B. IgG
C. IgM
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D. IgE
- ANSWER: B
11. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) primarily demonstrates:
A. Autoimmune tissue injury
B. Immunodeficiency
C. Allergic reaction
D. Infectious disease
- ANSWER: A
12. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction involves IgE-mediated mast cell
degranulation?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
- ANSWER: A
13. Which electrolyte imbalance is commonly associated with cardiac
arrhythmias?
A. Hyponatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Hypophosphatemia
- ANSWER: B
NURS 3366 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–2026
EDITION A+ PERFORMANCE GUARANTEED
SECTION 1 (Questions 1–50)
1. Which of the following best defines pathophysiology?
A. Study of drug mechanisms
B. Study of normal body function
C. Study of abnormal physiologic processes in disease
D. Study of anatomy only
- ANSWER: C
2. Which cellular adaptation is characterized by an increase in cell size?
A. Hyperplasia
B. Hypertrophy
C. Atrophy
D. Metaplasia
- ANSWER: B
3. What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?
A. Protein synthesis
B. ATP production
C. Detoxification
D. Storage of calcium
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- ANSWER: B
4. Which of the following is a hallmark of reversible cell injury?
A. Nuclear fragmentation
B. Cell swelling
C. Membrane rupture
D. Apoptosis
- ANSWER: B
5. Necrosis differs from apoptosis because necrosis is:
A. Programmed cell death
B. Always physiologic
C. Uncontrolled cell death with inflammation
D. Energy-dependent
- ANSWER: C
6. Which type of inflammation is characterized by rapid onset and short
duration?
A. Chronic
B. Acute
C. Granulomatous
D. Autoimmune
- ANSWER: B
7. Which chemical mediator is primarily responsible for vasodilation during
inflammation?
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A. Histamine
B. Bradykinin
C. Leukotriene
D. Prostaglandin
- ANSWER: A
8. Which WBC is first to arrive at the site of acute inflammation?
A. Lymphocyte
B. Neutrophil
C. Eosinophil
D. Monocyte
- ANSWER: B
9. Which complement pathway is activated by antibodies bound to antigens?
A. Classical
B. Alternative
C. Lectin
D. Terminal
- ANSWER: A
10. Which immunoglobulin is most abundant in circulation?
A. IgA
B. IgG
C. IgM
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D. IgE
- ANSWER: B
11. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) primarily demonstrates:
A. Autoimmune tissue injury
B. Immunodeficiency
C. Allergic reaction
D. Infectious disease
- ANSWER: A
12. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction involves IgE-mediated mast cell
degranulation?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
- ANSWER: A
13. Which electrolyte imbalance is commonly associated with cardiac
arrhythmias?
A. Hyponatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Hypophosphatemia
- ANSWER: B
