HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXIT EXAM TESTBANK LATEST 2024/2025
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A 75 yo woman develops weakness in her lower extremities
after a prolonged period of bed rest. This is most likely caused
by:
a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
b. Dysplasia of her leg muscles
c. Hypertrophy of her leg muscles
d. Hyperplasia of her leg muscles
answer- a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
Which of the following types of cellular adaption is most likely
to occur from chronic ischemia?
a. Hypertrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Atrophy
d. Hyperplasia
answer- c. Atrophy
,What is the mechanism of cellular injury that occurs when deep
sea divers get 'the bends'?
a. Free radicals form abnormal chemical bonds which destroy
the cellular membranes
b. Carbon monoxide binds tightly to hemoglobin, preventing
the RBCs from carrying O2
c. Intracellular calcium accumlation create muscle tetany
d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and
resulting in ischemia
answer- d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation
and resulting in ischemia
Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest
concern if found on a biopsy report?
a. Dysplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Hyperplasia
d. Atrophy
answer- a. Dysplasia
,Which of the following is the process by which mRNA is
synthesized from single stranded DNA?
a. Sense stranding
b. Replication
c. Translation
D. Transcription
Answer- d. Transcription
Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types found in
adult humans?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue
answer- c. Hematopoietic tissue
, If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the
genotype of this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
d. aA
answer- a. aa
Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities has been
linked with Down Syndrome?
a. Translocation
b. Inversion
c. Deletion
d. Duplication
answer- a. duplication
Which of the following refers to a deficiency of factor VIII that
causes a bleeding disorder?
a. Marfan Syndrome