Elsevier Questions Pathophysiology Ch 3 questions with correct answers

A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. A nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell a. number b. size c. vacuoles d. lipofuscin Answer B. size During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as ___ atrophy a. physiologic b. pathologic c. disuse d. neurogenic Answer A. Physiologic When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increase workload, cardiac myocardial cells will a. increase in size b. decrease in length c. increase in excitability d. increase in number Answer A. Increase in size A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial)