N212 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 (EASTWICK
COLLEGE) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| N212
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which hormone increases the formation of glucose from amino acids
and free fatty acids? - ANSWER - cortisol
During a stress response, which hormone decreases lymphocytes,
eosinophils, and macrophages and prostaglandin? - ANSWER - cortisol
The ______ is stimulated first during the alarm phase of the GAS. -
ANSWER - hypothalamus
What is the purpose of the inflammatory process? - ANSWER - To
prevent infection of the injured tissue
The WBC's that migrate to a site of infection quickly are - ANSWER -
neutrophils
What is a vascular effect of histamine released from mast cells? -
ANSWER - vasodilation
pg. 1
, Which chemical mediator induces pain during an inflammatory
response? - ANSWER - prostaglandin
What process causes edema that occurs during the inflammatory
process? - ANSWER - increased capillary permeability
What process causes heat and redness that occur during the
inflammatory process? - ANSWER - vasodilation
When looking at white blood cells differentials, nurses know that
patients have early, acute inflammatory reactions when they notice
elevations of which leukocyte? - ANSWER - neutrophils
The predominant phagocytic cells in the later stages of an inflammatory
response are: - ANSWER - monocytes
What is the function of opsonization? - ANSWER - the tagging of
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
Types of exudate - ANSWER - serous, fibrinous, purulent, hemorrhagic
Which mechanism can cause antimicrobial resistance? - ANSWER -
producing enzymes that inactivate the drug
pg. 2
COLLEGE) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| N212
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which hormone increases the formation of glucose from amino acids
and free fatty acids? - ANSWER - cortisol
During a stress response, which hormone decreases lymphocytes,
eosinophils, and macrophages and prostaglandin? - ANSWER - cortisol
The ______ is stimulated first during the alarm phase of the GAS. -
ANSWER - hypothalamus
What is the purpose of the inflammatory process? - ANSWER - To
prevent infection of the injured tissue
The WBC's that migrate to a site of infection quickly are - ANSWER -
neutrophils
What is a vascular effect of histamine released from mast cells? -
ANSWER - vasodilation
pg. 1
, Which chemical mediator induces pain during an inflammatory
response? - ANSWER - prostaglandin
What process causes edema that occurs during the inflammatory
process? - ANSWER - increased capillary permeability
What process causes heat and redness that occur during the
inflammatory process? - ANSWER - vasodilation
When looking at white blood cells differentials, nurses know that
patients have early, acute inflammatory reactions when they notice
elevations of which leukocyte? - ANSWER - neutrophils
The predominant phagocytic cells in the later stages of an inflammatory
response are: - ANSWER - monocytes
What is the function of opsonization? - ANSWER - the tagging of
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
Types of exudate - ANSWER - serous, fibrinous, purulent, hemorrhagic
Which mechanism can cause antimicrobial resistance? - ANSWER -
producing enzymes that inactivate the drug
pg. 2
