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By: Sue E. Huether; Kathryn L. McCance
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PART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Unit 1: The Cell
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Chapter 1: Cellular Biology L
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Chapter 2. Genes and Genetic Diseases FT L FT L FT L FT L FT L


Chapter 3. Epigenetics and Disease (NEW)
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Chapter 4. Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology
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Chapter 5. Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids and Bases L
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Unit 2: Mechanisms of Self-Defense
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Chapter 6. Innate Immunity: Inflammation and Wound Healing
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Chapter 7. Adaptive Immunity
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Chapter 8. Infection and Defects in Mechanisms of Defense
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Chapter 9. Stress and Disease
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Unit 3: Cellular Proliferation: Cancer
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Chapter 10. Biology of Cancer
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Chapter 11. Cancer Epidemiology
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PART TWO: BODY SYSTEMS AND DISEASES
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Unit 4: The Neurologic System
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Chapter 13. Structure and Function of the Neurologic System
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Chapter 14. Pain, Temperature, Sleep, and Sensory Function
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Chapter 15. Alterations in Cognitive Systems, Cerebral Hemodynamics and Motor Function
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Chapter 16. Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and Neuromuscular Junction
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Chapter 17. Alterations of Neurologic Function in Children
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Unit 5: The Endocrine System
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Chapter 18. Mechanisms of Hormonal Regulation L
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Chapter 19. Alterations of Hormonal Regulation
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Unit 6: The Hematologic System
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Chapter 20. Structure and Function of the Hematologic System
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Chapter 21. Alterations in Hematologic Function
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Chapter 22. Alterations of Hematologic Function in Children
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Unit 7: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
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Chapter 23. Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
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Chapter 24. Alterations of Cardiovascular Function
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Chapter 25. Alterations of Cardiovascular Function in Children
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Unit 8: The Pulmonary System
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Chapter 26. Structure and Function of the Pulmonary System
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Chapter 27. Alterations of Pulmonary Function
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Chapter 28. Alterations of Pulmonary Function in Children
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Unit 9: The Renal and Urologic Systems
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Chapter 29. Structure and Function of the Renal and Urologic Systems
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Chapter 30. Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function
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Chapter 31. Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function in Children
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Unit 10: The Reproductive Systems
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Chapter 32. Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems
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Chapter 33. Alterations of the Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 34. Alterations of the Male Reproductive System
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Unit 11: The Digestive System
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Chapter 35. Structure and Function of the Digestive System
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Chapter 36. Alterations of Digestive Function
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Chapter 37. Alterations in Digestive Function in Children
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Unit 12: The Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems
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Chapter 38. Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 39. Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function
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,Chapter 40. Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function in Children
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Chapter 41. Structure, Function, and Disorders of the Integument
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Chapter 42. Alterations of the Integument in Children
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,Chapter 01: Cellular Biology
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Huether & McCance: Understanding Pathophysiology, 6th Edition
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1. A student is observing a cell under the microscope. It is observed to have supercoiled DNA
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with histones. Which of the following would also be observed by the student?
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nucleus; thus, the nucleus should be observed. A single circular chromosome called a
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prokaryote contains free-floating nuclear material but has no organelles.
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2. A nurse is instructing the staff about cellular functions. Which cellular function is the nurse
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describing when an isolated cell absorbs oxygen and uses it to transform nutrients to energy?
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b. Communication
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involves maintenance of a steady dynamic state, metabolic absorption provides nutrition, and
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secretion allows for the synthesizing of new substances.
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3. A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of
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The region of the cell that contains genetic material, including a large amount of ribonucleic
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acid, most of the DNA, and DNA-binding proteins, is the nucleolus, which is located within
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the cell’s nucleus. Mitochondria is associated with cellular respiration, while ribosomes are
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involved with protein manufacturing. Cytoplasm is a fluid filling that is a component of the
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cell.
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Proteins directly attached to the membrane bilayer can be removed by the action of integral
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membrane proteins that dissolve the bilayer. Peripheral membrane proteins reside at the
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surface while cell adhesion molecules are on the outside of the membrane. Glycoprotein
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marks cells and does not float.
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5. Which of the following can bind to plasma membrane receptors?
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6. A nurse is reviewing a report from a patient with metastatic cancer. What alternation in the
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7. Which form of cell communication is used to relate to other cells in direct physical contact?
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Cell junctions hold cells together and permit molecules to pass from cell to cell.
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Gap junctions allow for cellular communication between cells. Neither desmosomes nor tight
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