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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501
WALDEN UNIVERSITY2025-2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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GRADED A+|||NEWEST VERSION
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Ans: Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential?
Ans: Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following?
Ans: Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for?
Ans: Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
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An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees
of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?
Ans: Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding
cholesterol?
Ans: Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which
reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Ans: Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Ans: Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Ans: Answer: Sodium
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The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in:
Ans: Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?
Ans: Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to
result from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features
include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and
sparse body hair.
Ans: Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of
the genetic information be contained?
Ans: Answer: Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the
nurse describing?
Ans: Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501
WALDEN UNIVERSITY2025-2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |||ALREADY
GRADED A+|||NEWEST VERSION
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Ans: Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential?
Ans: Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following?
Ans: Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for?
Ans: Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
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An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees
of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?
Ans: Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding
cholesterol?
Ans: Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which
reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Ans: Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Ans: Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Ans: Answer: Sodium
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The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in:
Ans: Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?
Ans: Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to
result from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features
include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and
sparse body hair.
Ans: Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of
the genetic information be contained?
Ans: Answer: Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the
nurse describing?
Ans: Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
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