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Exam Solution
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WGU Pathophysiology Exam COMPREHENSIVE QUESTI
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LUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (8848B) vc vc vc vc
QUESTION 1 vc
Which cavity contains the mediastinum?
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a. abdominal
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b. dorsal
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c. pelvic
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d. ventral
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ANSWER
d. ventral
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QUESTION 2 vc
What is a syndrome?
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a. A communicable disease
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b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
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c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic
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d. A widespread disease
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ANSWER
b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
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QUESTION 3 vc
Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection?
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a. tears
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b. saliva
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c. neutrofils
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d. skin
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c. histamine
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QUESTION 4 vc
Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition called?
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a. serum sickness
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b. Hay fever
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c. Kaposi sarcoma
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d. Rejection syndrome
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ANSWER
a. serum sickness
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QUESTION 5 vc
What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?
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a. intercalated disk
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b. interatrial septum
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c. interventricular septum
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d. ductus arteriosus
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ANSWER
b. interatrial septum
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QUESTION 6 vc
Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?
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a. systole
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b. diastole
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c. cardiac cycle
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d. cardiac output
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ANSWER
c. cardiac cycle
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QUESTION 7 vc
Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?
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a. anticoagulant
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b. antiarrhythmic agent
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c. slow calcium-channel blocker
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d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
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d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
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QUESTION 8 vc
What tissue forms tendons and ligaments?
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a. areolar connective tissue
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b. loose connective tissue
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c. regular, dense connective tissue
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d. cartilage
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ANSWER
c. regular, dense connective tissue
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QUESTION 9 vc
Which tissue is composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei?
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a. smooth muscle
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b. cardiac muscle
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c. skeletal muscle
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d. nervous
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ANSWER
c. skeletal muscle
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QUESTION 10 vc
What is a bundle of nerve cell fivers held together with connective tissue?
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a. dendrite
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b. axon
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c. nerve
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d. myelin
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ANSWER
c. nerve
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QUESTION 11 vc
Which membrane is formed from connectivetissue?
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a. cutaneous
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b. mucous
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c. serous
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d. synovial
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Exam Solution
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WGU Pathophysiology Exam COMPREHENSIVE QUESTI
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ONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES VERIFIED & REVISED AN
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SWERS (NEW) 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOvc vc vc vc vc vc vc
LUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (8848B) vc vc vc vc
QUESTION 1 vc
Which cavity contains the mediastinum?
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a. abdominal
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b. dorsal
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c. pelvic
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d. ventral
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ANSWER
d. ventral
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QUESTION 2 vc
What is a syndrome?
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a. A communicable disease
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b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
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c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic
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d. A widespread disease
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ANSWER
b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
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QUESTION 3 vc
Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection?
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a. tears
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b. saliva
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c. neutrofils
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d. skin
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,ANSWER
c. histamine
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QUESTION 4 vc
Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition called?
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a. serum sickness
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b. Hay fever
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c. Kaposi sarcoma
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d. Rejection syndrome
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ANSWER
a. serum sickness
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QUESTION 5 vc
What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?
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a. intercalated disk
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b. interatrial septum
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c. interventricular septum
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d. ductus arteriosus
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ANSWER
b. interatrial septum
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QUESTION 6 vc
Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?
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a. systole
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b. diastole
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c. cardiac cycle
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d. cardiac output
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ANSWER
c. cardiac cycle
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QUESTION 7 vc
Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?
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a. anticoagulant
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b. antiarrhythmic agent
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c. slow calcium-channel blocker
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d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
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, ANSWER
d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
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QUESTION 8 vc
What tissue forms tendons and ligaments?
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a. areolar connective tissue
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b. loose connective tissue
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c. regular, dense connective tissue
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d. cartilage
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ANSWER
c. regular, dense connective tissue
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QUESTION 9 vc
Which tissue is composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei?
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a. smooth muscle
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b. cardiac muscle
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c. skeletal muscle
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d. nervous
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ANSWER
c. skeletal muscle
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QUESTION 10 vc
What is a bundle of nerve cell fivers held together with connective tissue?
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a. dendrite
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b. axon
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c. nerve
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d. myelin
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ANSWER
c. nerve
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QUESTION 11 vc
Which membrane is formed from connectivetissue?
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a. cutaneous
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b. mucous
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c. serous
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d. synovial
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