ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which
cells?
Selecte Platel
d e ts
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
2 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The
professional states that good control is necessary due to which
pathophysiologic process?
Selecte Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial
d hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
Answer
:
• Question 1 out of 1
3 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selecte Arterial
d stiffening
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
4 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the
condition because of which genetic principle?
Selecte Domina
d n ce
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
5 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
,ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Selecte The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density
d lipoproteins (LDLs)
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
6 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What
should the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular
functioning?
Selecte Increased rate of falling and
d dizzy spells
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
7 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of
turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
Selecte Bounding pulse felt
d on palpation
Answer:
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selecte Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are
d produced by cancer cells
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
9 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do
natural killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Selecte Bacter
d ia
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
10 points
,ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as
decreases the release of gastrin?
Selecte Somatosta
d tin
Answer:
• Question 11 1 out of 1
points
What is the single most common cause of cellular
injury?
Selecte Hypoxic
d injury
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
12 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia
in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates
the professor should review this material?
Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
, ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Answer: increased ammonia.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and
ventilation by which mechanism?
Selecte Decreasing surface tension
d in the alveoli
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
14 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to
the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a
pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on
inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action
by the healthcare professional is the priority?
Selecte Assist with a chest
d tube insertion.
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
15 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with
microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called?
Selecte Proximal
d convoluted
Answer: tubules
• Question 1 out of 1
16 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by
the healthcare professional is best?
Selecte Give the patient
d an antihistamine.
Answer:
• Question
17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which
cells?
Selecte Platel
d e ts
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
2 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The
professional states that good control is necessary due to which
pathophysiologic process?
Selecte Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial
d hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
Answer
:
• Question 1 out of 1
3 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selecte Arterial
d stiffening
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
4 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the
condition because of which genetic principle?
Selecte Domina
d n ce
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
5 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
,ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Selecte The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density
d lipoproteins (LDLs)
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
6 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What
should the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular
functioning?
Selecte Increased rate of falling and
d dizzy spells
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
7 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of
turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
Selecte Bounding pulse felt
d on palpation
Answer:
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selecte Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are
d produced by cancer cells
Answer:
• Question 0 out of 1
9 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do
natural killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Selecte Bacter
d ia
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
10 points
,ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as
decreases the release of gastrin?
Selecte Somatosta
d tin
Answer:
• Question 11 1 out of 1
points
What is the single most common cause of cellular
injury?
Selecte Hypoxic
d injury
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
12 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia
in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates
the professor should review this material?
Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
, ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Answer: increased ammonia.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and
ventilation by which mechanism?
Selecte Decreasing surface tension
d in the alveoli
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
14 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to
the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a
pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on
inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action
by the healthcare professional is the priority?
Selecte Assist with a chest
d tube insertion.
Answer:
• Question 1 out of 1
15 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with
microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called?
Selecte Proximal
d convoluted
Answer: tubules
• Question 1 out of 1
16 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by
the healthcare professional is best?
Selecte Give the patient
d an antihistamine.
Answer:
• Question
17
