CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS NR 222
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1(2026–2027) LATEST
UPDATE) – REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS, A+ GRADED STUDY MATERIAL
The cellular stage of acute inflammation is marked by the movement of
leukocytes into the area. Which of the following cells arrives first and in
great numbers?
A. Basophils
B. Lymphocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Platelets
C
Which of the following mediators of inflammation causes increased
capillary permeability and pain?
A. Serotonin
B. Histamine
C. Bradykinin
D. Nitric oxide
C
An older adult patient has just sheared the skin on her elbow while
attempting to boost herself up in bed, an event that has precipitated
acute inflammation in the region surrounding the wound. Which of the
following events will occur during the vascular stage of the patient's
inflammation?
A. Outpouring of exudate into interstitial spaces
B. Chemotaxis
,C. Accumulation of leukocytes along epithelium
D. Phagocytosis of cellular debris
A
Inflammatory exudates are a combination of several types. Which of the
following exudates is composed of a large accumulation of leukocytes?
A. Serous
B. Purulent
C. Fibrinous
D. Hemorrhagic
B
Which of the following wounds is most likely to heal by secondary
intention?
A. A finger laceration received while cutting onions
B. A stage IV pressure ulcer that developed in a nursing home
C. A needlestick injury received while administering parenteral
medication
D. An incision from an open appendectomy
B
A patient underwent an open cholecystectomy 4 days ago and her incision
is now in the proliferative phase of healing. The nurse knows that the
next step in the process of wound healing is:
A. Inflammation
B. Maturation
C. Remodeling
D. Coagulation
C
A patient arrives at her follow-up appointment 1 month post-
hysterectomy and complains to the nurse that her scars do not seem to
, be healing properly. Upon inspection, the nurse notices that the scars are
raised but still within the boundaries of the original incisions. The nurse
tells the patient this kind of dysfunction wound healing is called:
A. Hypertrophic scarring
B. Dehiscence
C. Contracture
D. A keloid
A
A patient with an 18 pack per year history presents to a family practice
clinic complaining of painless hoarseness and inability to clear mucus. A
biopsy of respiratory tract cells is taken and shows that these cells have
been replaced by less mature squamous epithelium cells. The nurse
knows this type of change is referred to as:
A. Dysplasia
B. Metaplasia
C. Hyperplasia
D. Coagulation
B
A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. A
nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell:
A. Number
B. Size
C. Vacuoles
D. Lipofuscin
B
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
_____ atrophy.
A. Physiologic
B. Pathologic
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1(2026–2027) LATEST
UPDATE) – REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS, A+ GRADED STUDY MATERIAL
The cellular stage of acute inflammation is marked by the movement of
leukocytes into the area. Which of the following cells arrives first and in
great numbers?
A. Basophils
B. Lymphocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Platelets
C
Which of the following mediators of inflammation causes increased
capillary permeability and pain?
A. Serotonin
B. Histamine
C. Bradykinin
D. Nitric oxide
C
An older adult patient has just sheared the skin on her elbow while
attempting to boost herself up in bed, an event that has precipitated
acute inflammation in the region surrounding the wound. Which of the
following events will occur during the vascular stage of the patient's
inflammation?
A. Outpouring of exudate into interstitial spaces
B. Chemotaxis
,C. Accumulation of leukocytes along epithelium
D. Phagocytosis of cellular debris
A
Inflammatory exudates are a combination of several types. Which of the
following exudates is composed of a large accumulation of leukocytes?
A. Serous
B. Purulent
C. Fibrinous
D. Hemorrhagic
B
Which of the following wounds is most likely to heal by secondary
intention?
A. A finger laceration received while cutting onions
B. A stage IV pressure ulcer that developed in a nursing home
C. A needlestick injury received while administering parenteral
medication
D. An incision from an open appendectomy
B
A patient underwent an open cholecystectomy 4 days ago and her incision
is now in the proliferative phase of healing. The nurse knows that the
next step in the process of wound healing is:
A. Inflammation
B. Maturation
C. Remodeling
D. Coagulation
C
A patient arrives at her follow-up appointment 1 month post-
hysterectomy and complains to the nurse that her scars do not seem to
, be healing properly. Upon inspection, the nurse notices that the scars are
raised but still within the boundaries of the original incisions. The nurse
tells the patient this kind of dysfunction wound healing is called:
A. Hypertrophic scarring
B. Dehiscence
C. Contracture
D. A keloid
A
A patient with an 18 pack per year history presents to a family practice
clinic complaining of painless hoarseness and inability to clear mucus. A
biopsy of respiratory tract cells is taken and shows that these cells have
been replaced by less mature squamous epithelium cells. The nurse
knows this type of change is referred to as:
A. Dysplasia
B. Metaplasia
C. Hyperplasia
D. Coagulation
B
A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. A
nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell:
A. Number
B. Size
C. Vacuoles
D. Lipofuscin
B
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
_____ atrophy.
A. Physiologic
B. Pathologic
