PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) 2023

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) 2023 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 - Correct Answer-B. Size During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as what type of atrophy? a. Physiologic b. Pathologic c. Disuse d. Neurogenic - Correct Answer-A. Physiologic When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increased workload, cardiac myocardial cells will experience hypertrophy which is an: a. increase in size ase in length ase in excitability ase in number - Correct 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) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular adaption is called: a. anaplasia b. hyperplasia c. metaplasia d. dysplasia - Correct Answer-C. Metaplasia