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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
physiologic jaundice - correct-answer - A 3-day old infant is noted to have a mildly
elevated unconjugated bilirubin level and icterus. Your concern is that this child
may have:
a. physiologic jaundice
b. kernicterus
c. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
d. pathologic jaundice
Lysosomes - correct-answer - Which cell component is capable of cellular
autodigestion when it is released during cell injury?
a. lysosomes
b. ribosomesc. smooth endoplasmi
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c reticulum
d. golgi complex
Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using
oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative
reaction?
A) lysosomes
B) peroxisomes
C) ribosomes
D) oxyhydrosomes - correct-answer - Ans: B- peroxisomes
Contain organelles and complex internal membranes - correct-answer - The
difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that eukaryotes:
a. all of these answers are correct
b. are smaller in size
c. contain organelles
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d. have no nuclear membrane
What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria?
A) enzymatic digestion halts deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthese
B) influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production
C) edema from an influx in sodium causes a reduction in ATP production
D) potassium shifts out of the mitochondria, which destroys the infrastructure -
correct-answer - Ans: B- influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production
Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell - correct-answer - Which
of the following is function of Golgi?
a. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
b. Produces ATP for cell function
c. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
d. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
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Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A) apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
B) apoptosis is characterized by the swelling of the nucleus and the cytoplasm
C) apoptosis involves unpredictable patterns of cell death
D) apoptosis results in benign malignancies - correct-answer - Ans: A- apoptosis
involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
A) during cell injury cause by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
B) the pump that transports sodium out of the cell cannot function because of a
decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS
physiologic jaundice - correct-answer - A 3-day old infant is noted to have a mildly
elevated unconjugated bilirubin level and icterus. Your concern is that this child
may have:
a. physiologic jaundice
b. kernicterus
c. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
d. pathologic jaundice
Lysosomes - correct-answer - Which cell component is capable of cellular
autodigestion when it is released during cell injury?
a. lysosomes
b. ribosomesc. smooth endoplasmi
, 2
c reticulum
d. golgi complex
Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using
oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative
reaction?
A) lysosomes
B) peroxisomes
C) ribosomes
D) oxyhydrosomes - correct-answer - Ans: B- peroxisomes
Contain organelles and complex internal membranes - correct-answer - The
difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that eukaryotes:
a. all of these answers are correct
b. are smaller in size
c. contain organelles
, 3
d. have no nuclear membrane
What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria?
A) enzymatic digestion halts deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthese
B) influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production
C) edema from an influx in sodium causes a reduction in ATP production
D) potassium shifts out of the mitochondria, which destroys the infrastructure -
correct-answer - Ans: B- influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production
Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell - correct-answer - Which
of the following is function of Golgi?
a. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
b. Produces ATP for cell function
c. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
d. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
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Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A) apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
B) apoptosis is characterized by the swelling of the nucleus and the cytoplasm
C) apoptosis involves unpredictable patterns of cell death
D) apoptosis results in benign malignancies - correct-answer - Ans: A- apoptosis
involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
A) during cell injury cause by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
B) the pump that transports sodium out of the cell cannot function because of a
decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels
