UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ EXAM TEST,,,,Alpha
NR 283 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
1st line of defense - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Barriers: Skin,
Mucous Membranes, Gastric juices, Normal Flora,
and Cilia
2nd line of defense - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Inflammation
and Phagocytosis
3rd line of defense - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B-Cells and T-
Cells
Active artificial immunity -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..immunizations
Active Immunity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..activates the
immune system
, Active natural immunity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..natural
exposure to antigen
Apoptosis - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Programmed cell death,
normal occurrence in the body
Atrophy - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Decrease in the size of
the cells, results in reduced tissue mass
Autosomal Dominant Disorders -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Only takes one gene for disease to
show. There are no carriers, either have disease or
don't. Marfan Syndrome, Huntington's, Familial
Hypercholesterolemia
Autosomal Recessive Disorders -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Has to have two recessive genes to
have disease, only one recessive gene to be carrier
ex: Cystic fibrosis, PKU (phenylketonuria), Tay-
Sachs
B-Cells - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Responsible for
production of antibodies, can clone themselves to tag