ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
QUIZ 1 — NURS 6501 |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY | 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
, 1. A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his con nued muscle performance? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
2. What causes the rapid change in the res ng membrane poten al that ini ates an ac on
poten al? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
into the cell, changing the membrane poten al from nega ve to posi ve.
3. A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: XXY
4. A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with
a gene c disease
5. An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which gene c principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Expressivity
6. In teaching a pa ent with cirrhosis, which informa on should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Cholesterol decreases the
membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
7. A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condi on is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Gene imprin ng
8. When a pa ent asks what causes cys c fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cys c
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Autosomal
recessive
QUIZ 1 — NURS 6501 |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY | 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
, 1. A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his con nued muscle performance? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
2. What causes the rapid change in the res ng membrane poten al that ini ates an ac on
poten al? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
into the cell, changing the membrane poten al from nega ve to posi ve.
3. A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: XXY
4. A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with
a gene c disease
5. An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which gene c principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Expressivity
6. In teaching a pa ent with cirrhosis, which informa on should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Cholesterol decreases the
membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
7. A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condi on is an
example of: - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Gene imprin ng
8. When a pa ent asks what causes cys c fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cys c
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: Autosomal
recessive
