NGR 5140 CHAPTER 4 TEST BANK 2026/2027 | ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Epithelialization, the first component of the proliferative phase of
wound healing, is delayed in open wounds until after _______________ has formed.
a. granulation tissue
b. fibrinous meshwork
c. capillary circulation
d. collagenous layers - correct answer ✔✔A
A mutation has occurred during mitosis of an individual's bone marrow cell. This event may be the result
of the failure of which of the following?
a. progenitor cells
b. fibroblasts
c. stem cells
d. cyclins - correct answer ✔✔D
A patient has experienced a myocardial infarction with accompanying necrosis of cardiac muscle, a
permanent tissue, What are the ramifications of the fact that cardiac muscle is a permanent tissue?
a. cardiac muscle cells will remain perpetually in the GI stage of mitosis
b. regeneration of the patients cardiac muscle will be exceptionally low
c. the necrotic cells will be replaced with muscle cells that have limited metabolism
d. the cells will not proliferate - correct answer ✔✔D
A couple have chosen to pay for the harvesting and storage of umbilical cord blood after the delivery of
their child to secure a future source of embryonic stem cells. What is the most likely rationale for the
couples decision?
a. the stem cells may be able to produce a wide range of body cells
b. the embryonic stem cells allow stable and permanent tissues to enter mitosis
c. the stem cells can change the proliferative capacity of other cells
d. the embryonic stem cells remove cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors from the body - correct answer
✔✔A
The basement membrane surrounding a patients foot wound remains intact, a fact that bodes well for
the wound-healing process. Which of the following components constitutes this form of the extracellular
matrix? Select all that apply
a. prostaglandins
b. fibrous structural proteins
c. lymphocytes
d. water-hydrated gels
e. glycoproteins - correct answer ✔✔B, D E
A nursing student is cleaning and changing the dressing on a patients sacral ulcer. The student has
vigorously cleansed the wound bed to remove all traces of the beefy, red tissue that existed in the
wound bed. The student has most likely removed:
a. necrotic tissue
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Epithelialization, the first component of the proliferative phase of
wound healing, is delayed in open wounds until after _______________ has formed.
a. granulation tissue
b. fibrinous meshwork
c. capillary circulation
d. collagenous layers - correct answer ✔✔A
A mutation has occurred during mitosis of an individual's bone marrow cell. This event may be the result
of the failure of which of the following?
a. progenitor cells
b. fibroblasts
c. stem cells
d. cyclins - correct answer ✔✔D
A patient has experienced a myocardial infarction with accompanying necrosis of cardiac muscle, a
permanent tissue, What are the ramifications of the fact that cardiac muscle is a permanent tissue?
a. cardiac muscle cells will remain perpetually in the GI stage of mitosis
b. regeneration of the patients cardiac muscle will be exceptionally low
c. the necrotic cells will be replaced with muscle cells that have limited metabolism
d. the cells will not proliferate - correct answer ✔✔D
A couple have chosen to pay for the harvesting and storage of umbilical cord blood after the delivery of
their child to secure a future source of embryonic stem cells. What is the most likely rationale for the
couples decision?
a. the stem cells may be able to produce a wide range of body cells
b. the embryonic stem cells allow stable and permanent tissues to enter mitosis
c. the stem cells can change the proliferative capacity of other cells
d. the embryonic stem cells remove cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors from the body - correct answer
✔✔A
The basement membrane surrounding a patients foot wound remains intact, a fact that bodes well for
the wound-healing process. Which of the following components constitutes this form of the extracellular
matrix? Select all that apply
a. prostaglandins
b. fibrous structural proteins
c. lymphocytes
d. water-hydrated gels
e. glycoproteins - correct answer ✔✔B, D E
A nursing student is cleaning and changing the dressing on a patients sacral ulcer. The student has
vigorously cleansed the wound bed to remove all traces of the beefy, red tissue that existed in the
wound bed. The student has most likely removed:
a. necrotic tissue
