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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




NSG 530 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 2 dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: NSG 530 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101dd dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Which action is a purpose of the inflammatory process?
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a. To provide specific responses toward antigens
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b. To lyse cell membranes of microorganisms
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c. To prevent infection of the injured tissue
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d. To create immunity against subsequent tissue injury
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[Verified Solution]: C. If the epithelial barrier is damaged, then a highly efficient local and systemic r
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esponse (inflammation) is mobilized to limit the extent of damage, to protect against infection, and to in
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itiate the repair of damaged tissue. The response to a specific offending agent is the function of the ada
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ptive immune response. Lysosomes lyse cell membranes. Immunity against a subsequent tissue injury oc
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curs through the action of B cells and T cells.
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Q2. What causes the edema that occurs during the inflammatory process?
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a. Vasodilation of blood vessels
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b. Increased capillary permeability
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c. Endothelial cell expansion
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d. Emigration of neutrophils
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[Verified Solution]: B. The increased flow and capillary permeability result in a leakage of plasma fro
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m the vessels, causing swelling (edema) in the surrounding tissue and is solely responsible for inflamma
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tion-
induced edema. Vasodilation (increased size of the blood vessels) causes slower blood velocity and incr
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eases blood flow to the injured site. Endothelial cell contraction (not expansion) leads to increased capil
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lary permeability. Emigration of neutrophils to the area of infection/injury leads to increased destruction
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dof the offending agent.
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Q3. What plasma protein system forms a fibrinous meshwork at an inflamed site?
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a. Complement
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,b. Coagulation
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c. Kinin
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d. Fibrinolysis
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[Verified Solution]: B. The coagulation (clotting) system is a group of plasma proteins that form a fibr
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inous meshwork at an injured or inflamed site. This protein system (1) prevents the spread of infection t
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o adjacent tissues, (2) traps microorganisms and foreign bodies at the site of inflammation for removal
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by infiltrating cells (e.g., neutrophils and macrophages), (3) forms a clot that stops the bleeding, and (4)
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dprovides a framework for future repair and healing.
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Q4. Which component of the plasma protein system tags pathogenic microorganisms for destr
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uction by neutrophils and macrophages?
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a. Complement cascade
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b. Coagulation system
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c. Kinin system
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d. Immune system
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[Verified Solution]: A. C3b (a component of the complement cascade) adheres to the surface of a path
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ogenic microorganism and serves as an efficient opsonin. Opsonins are molecules that tag microorganis
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ms for destruction by cells of the inflammatory system, primarily neutrophils and macrophages.
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Q5. What is the vascular effect of histamine released from mast cells?
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a. Platelet adhesion
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b. Initiation of the clotting cascade
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c. Vasodilation
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d. Increased endothelial adhesiveness
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[Verified Solution]: C. Histamine, when released from mast cells, causes vasodilation.
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Q6. What is an outcome of the complement cascade?
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a. Activation of the clotting cascade
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b. Prevention of the spread of infection to adjacent tissues
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c. Inactivation of chemical mediators such as histamine
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d. Lysis of bacterial cell membranes
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[Verified Solution]: D. The complement cascade can be activated by at least three different means, an
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d its products have four functions: (1) anaphylatoxic activity, resulting in mast cell degranulation, (2) le
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ukocyte chemotaxis, (3) opsonization, and (4) cell lysis.
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Q7. What is happening during opsonization?
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[Verified Solution]: During opsonization opsonin binds to a pathogen, then phagocytes are attracted, a
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nd the pathogen is opsonized (destroyed). It is bound with the antibody IgG.
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, Q8. How does the chemotactic factor affect the inflammatory process?
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a. By causing vasodilation around the inflamed area
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b. By stimulating smooth muscle contraction in the inflamed area
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c. By directing leukocytes to the inflamed area
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d. By producing edema around the inflamed area
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[Verified Solution]: C. Two chemotactic factors, neutrophil chemotactic factor (NCF) and eosinophil c
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hemotactic factor of anaphylaxis (ECF- dd dd dd dd



A), are released during mast cell degranulation. NCF attracts neutrophils (a type of leukocytes), and EC
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F-A attracts eosinophils to the site of inflammation.
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Q9. Some older adults have impaired inflammation and wound healing because of which prob
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lem?
a. Circulatory system cannot adequately perfuse tissues.
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b. Complement and chemotaxis are deficient.
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c. Underlying chronic illness(es) exists.
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d. Number of mast cells is insufficient.
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[Verified Solution]: C. In some cases, impaired healing is not directly associated with aging, in genera
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l, but can instead be linked to a chronic illness such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus.
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Q10. What is the correct sequence in phagocytosis?
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a. Engulfment, recognition, fusion, destruction
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b. Fusion, engulfment, recognition, destruction
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c. Recognition, engulfment, fusion, destruction
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d. Engulfment, fusion, recognition, destruction
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[Verified Solution]: C. Once the phagocytic cell enters the inflammatory site, the only correct sequenc
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e of phagocytosis involves the following steps: (1) opsonization, or recognition, of the target and adhere
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nce of the phagocyte to it; (2) engulfment, or ingestion or endocytosis, and the formation of phagosome
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; (3) fusion with lysosomal granules within the phagocyte (phagolysosome); and (4) destruction of the ta
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rget.




Q11. When considering white blood cell differentials, acute inflammatory reactions are relate
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d to elevations of which leukocyte?
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a. Monocytes
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b. Eosinophils
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c. Neutrophils
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d. Basophils
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[Verified Solution]: C. Only neutrophils are the predominant phagocytes in the early inflammatory site
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, arriving within 6 to 12 hours after the initial injury, they ingest (phagocytose) bacteria, dead cells, and
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dcellular debris at the inflammatory site.
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