NUR631 Midterm Exam 2025: Advanced Pathophysiology Practice Questions & Study Guide

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MIDTERM EXAM: NUR631 / NUR 631 (LATEST 2025

UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)

ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

EXAMS | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |

100% CORRECT | GRADE A - GCU

The PT time and INR measure what? .....ANSWER.....extrinsic

pathway

The extrinsic pathway is initiated by .....ANSWER.....tissue factor

III

Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene

.....ANSWER.....occurs at an earlier age

Which leukemia demonstrates the Philedelphia chromosome?

.....ANSWER.....CML

Which leukemia has the best prognosis? .....ANSWER.....ALL

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What causes a hypermetabolic state leading to cachexia?

.....ANSWER.....TNF (tumor necrosis factor)

What are proto-onocogenes? .....ANSWER.....Normal cellular

genes that promote growth

What is the major cause of death from leukemic disease?

.....ANSWER.....Infection

The primary source of erythropoietin is... .....ANSWER.....The

kidney

What is the largest cyctoplasmic organelle?

.....ANSWER.....Nucleus

Which organelle contains the DNA? .....ANSWER.....Nucelus

Where is the nucleolus?****** .....ANSWER.....In the nucleus

Where is RNA stored?******* .....ANSWER.....Nucleolus

What is known as the GI tract of the cell and is coated with

ribosomes? .....ANSWER.....Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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What do the ribosomes do? .....ANSWER.....Make proteins

Which organlle is responsible for lipid metabolism?******




Abdundant in the muscle for calcium release

.....ANSWER.....Smooth ER

Which organelle stores calcium and detoxes alcohol from the

cell? ****** .....ANSWER.....Smooth ER

Which organelle is responsible for folding proteins and has

cisternae? .....ANSWER.....Golgi apparatus

Which organelle is the garbage collector and uses enzymes to

digest cellular waste? .....ANSWER.....Lysosomes

What organelle is located in the cytoplasm and is responsible for

ATP production? .....ANSWER.....Mitochondria

What are the functions of the plasma membrane?

.....ANSWER.....transport nutrients and waste products, generate

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membrane potentials, recognition, communication and growth

regulation of cells

What composes the phospholipid bilayer?

.....ANSWER.....Hydrophobic head and hydrophillic tail

What can pass the bilayer by simple diffusion?

.....ANSWER.....Gases, fat soluable vitamins and water

what cant pass by simple diffusion? .....ANSWER.....glucose,

sucrose and ions (hydrogen, sodium, potassium, chloride and

calcium)

what must polar charged molecules use to cross the bilayer?

.....ANSWER.....carriers, proteins or pumps

what is facilitated diffusion? .....ANSWER.....diffusion (high

concentration to low concentration) but with transmembrane

proteins