Nurs 5315 Advanced Pathophysiology Uta Exam 1 Grade A+ Complete Exam Questions And 100% Verified Answers (2026/2027) Pass Guarantee

NURS 5315 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY UTA EXAM 1
GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
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WhatCcanCReactiveCOxygenCSpeciesCcause?C-
CCORRECTCANSWERHeartCdisease,CAlzheimers,CParkinsons,CAmyotrophicCLateralCSclerosisC(ALS),CC


VCdisease,CHTN,CHLD,CDM,CischemicCheartCdisease,CHF,COSA.CLipidCperioxidation,CdamageCproteins,
CfragmentCDNA,ClessC*proteinCsynthesis*,CchromatinCdestruction,CdamageCmitochondria




WhatCisCtheCbody'sCdefenseCagainstCROS?C-
CCORRECTCANSWERAntioxidantsC(VitaminCE,CVitaminCC,Ccysteine,Cglutathione,Calbumin,Ccerulopla


smin,Ctransferrin)



HowCareCfreeCradicalsCproduced?C-CCORRECTCANSWER1.CNormalCcellularCrespiration

2.CAbsorptionCofCextremeCenergyCsourcesC(radiation,CUVClight)

3.CMetabolismCofCexogenousCchemicals,Cdrugs,CandCpesticides

4.CTransitionCofCmetals

5.CNitricCoxideCactingClikeCaCchemicalCmediatorCandCaCfreeCradical



actionCpotentialC-CCORRECTCANSWERProcessCofCconductingCanCimpulse.CActivatesCtheCneuronC--
>CtheCneuronCdepolarizesC-->CthenCrepolarizes



ThresholdCpotentialC-
CCORRECTCANSWERPointCatCwhichCdepolarizationCmustCreachCinCorderCtoCinitiateCanCactionCpotent


ial

,HypokalemiaCandCactionCpotentialsC-CCORRECTCANSWERHYPERpolarizedC(moreCnegative,Cex.C-
100).CLessCexcitable.CDecreasedCneuromuscularCexcitability:Cweakness,CsmoothCmuscleCatony,Cpar
esthesia,CcardiacCdysrhythmias



HyperkalemiaCandCactionCpotentialsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERHYPOpolarizedC(moreCpositive,Cex:CcloserCtoC0).CMoreCexcitable.CPeakedCTCwav


es.C

WhenCrestingCmembraneCpotential=thresholdCpotential,CitCisCBADC=CcardiacCstandstill,Cparesthesia
,Cparalysis



HypocalcemiaCandCactionCpotentialsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERIncreasedCpermeabilityCtoCNa+.CMoreCexcitable.CTetany,Chyperreflexia,Ccircum


oralCparesthesia,Cseizures,Cdysrhythmias.



HypercalcemiaCandCactionCpotentialsC-
CCORRECTCANSWERDecreasedCpermeabilityCtoCNa+.CLessCexcitable.CWeakness,Chyporeflexia,Cfatig


ue,Clethargy,Cconfusion,Cencephalopathy,CdepressedCTCwaves



AtrophyC-
CCORRECTCANSWEROccursCasCaCresultCofCdecreaseCinCworkCload,Cpressure,Cuse,CbloodCsupply,Cnutr


ition,ChormonalCstimulation,CorCnervousCstimulation.COnceCtheCcellChasCdecreasedCinCsize,CitChasCn
owCcompensatedCforCdecreasedCbloodCsupply,CnerveCsupply,CnutrientCsupply,ChormonalCsupply,Can
dChasCachievedCnewChomeostasis.CCellsCareCaliveCbutChaveCdiminishedCfunctionCandCmayCleadCtoCc
ellularCdeath.



AtrophyCexamplesC-CCORRECTCANSWERPhysiologicCatrophy-
CshrinkingCofCtheCthymusCglandCduringCchildhood.



DisuseCatrophy-CsomeoneCthatCendsCupCbeingCparalyzed

, HypertrophyC-
CCORRECTCANSWERIncreaseCinCSIZECofCcells,CwhichCwillCleadCtoCincreaseCinCsizeCofCorgan.CCausedCb


yChormonalCstimulationCorCincreasedCfunctionalCdemand.



HypertrophyCexamplesC-CCORRECTCANSWERphysiologicChypertrophy-
CskeletalChypertrophyCwhenCaCpersonCdoesCheavyCworkCorCweightCliftingC/CwhenCaCkidneyCisCsurgica


llyCremoved,CtheCotherCkidneyCincreasesCinCsize

pathologicChypertrophy-
CcardiomegalyCresultsCfromCanCincreasedCworkloadCinChypertensiveCpatientsC/C*leftCventricularChy


pertrophy*



HyperplasiaC-
CCORRECTCANSWERIncreaseCinCNUMBERCofCcells.CResultsCfromCincreasedCrateCofCmitosis.CCanCONL


YChappenCinCcellsCthatCareCcapableCofCmitosisC(cellCdivision).



HyperplasiaCexamplesC-
CCORRECTCANSWER1.CThickeningCofCskinCbecauseCofChyperplasiaCofCepidermalCcells.



2.CHormonalChyperplasia-CoccursCinCestrogenCdependentCorgansClikeCuterusCandCbreast.

3.CCompensatoryChyperplasia-CliverCregenerates,CcallusConCskin

4.CPathologicChyperplasia-
CestrogenCisCunopposedCbyCprogesteroneCandCtheCendometrialCliningCundergoesChyperplasiaCandCi


ncreasedCriskCforCendometrialCcancer



DysplasiaC-
CCORRECTCANSWERabnormalCchangesCinCtheCsize,Cshape,CandCorganizationCofCmatureCcellsCdueCto


Cpersistent,CsevereCcellCinjuryCorCirritation




DysplasiaCexamplesC-
CCORRECTCANSWERPreCcancerCpapCsmearsCoftenCshowCdysplasticCcellsCofCtheCcervixCthatCmustCun


dergoCtreatment.