WGU Pathophysiology D236 Questions and
Answers 2025 Latest Review
DescribeAhowAyourAbodyArespondsAtoAanAinfection.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TAcellsAproduceAcytokines,AwhichAstimulateABAcells.ABAcellsAproduceAantibodies.
IdentifyAroleAofADNAAchangesAinAcongenitalAabnormalities.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
MutationsAinAgenesAorAchromosomalAabnormalities
HowAdoesAdevelopmentAdisruptsAcongenitalAabnormalities?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AlterationsAofADNA
DescribesAfactorsAthatAdisruptAhomeostasisAandAhowAdisruptionsAaffectAwellbeing.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-(ex)AFluidAandAelectrolyteAshiftsAcanAcauseAn/vAorAdysrhythmias.
ExplainARAASA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Renin-angiotensin-aldosteroneAsystem
1.AReduceAbloodAflowAcausesAkidneysAtoAreleaseArenin
>AproduceAangiotensinAIA>AconvertsAangiotensinAIAtoAangiotensinAIIA>AvasoconstrictionA>Are
leaseAaldosteroneA>AkidneysAconserveAsodiumAandAwaterA>AResultAlessAwaterAlostAinAurin
eAandAbloodApressureAmaintained.
DKAA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-increasedAanionAgap,AdecreasedAHCO3
HowAdoAkidneysAcompensateAforAalkalosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
retainAHAandAexcreteAHCO3
UntreatedAacidosisAleadsAtoAanAincreaseAinAwhichAelectrolyte?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Potassium
WestANileAVirusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TransmittedAthroughAtheAbiteAofAanAinfectedAmosquito.ASevereAsignsAandAsymptoms;AhighA
fever,AheadacheAandAstiffAneck
LymeAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Tick-
borneAdiseaseAcausedAbyAtheAspirocheteABorreliaAburgdorferi.
ErythemaAinfectiosumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAfebrileAupperArespiratoryAillnessAinAaAchildAfollowedAbyAtheAsuddenAappearanceAofAred,Afl
ushedAcheeks,A"fifthAdisease"
ObesityAadAdiabetesAareAriskAfactorsAforAhavingAaAchildAwithA_____.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-SpinaAbifida
Trousseau'sAsignA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
arm/carpalAspasmAassociatedAwithAhypocalcemia
CauseAandAsignAofAspinaAbifidaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
resultsAfromAfailureAofAneuralAtubeAtoAclose.AsignA-AfluidAfilledAsacAonAlowerAback.
hemophiliaAisAmoreAcommonAinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-males
PrenatalAexposureAtoAalcoholAincludesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ND-
PAE,AdecreasedAbrainAfunction,AFAS
ConnectiveAvsAmuscleAtissueAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Connective-
ARA,AScleroderma,ALupus
MuscleA-AMS,AMuscularAdystrophy,AMyastheniaAGravia
DescribeALupusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
InflammatoryAdisorderAcharacterizedAbyAjointApainAandAbutterflyArash
, DescribeAMyastheniaAGravisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ItAisAanAautoimmuneAdisorderAwhereAantibodiesAattackAownAAchAreceptors.AThisAcausesAw
eaknessAofAskeletalAmusclesAoverAtheAcourseAofAtheAday,AalongAwithAptosis,AdoubleAvision,
AandAdifficultyAswallowing.
dermatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-inflammationAofAtheAskin
eczemaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
noninfectious,AinflammatoryAskinAdiseaseAcharacterizedAbyAredness,Ablisters,Ascabs,AandA
itching
decubitusAulcerA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
soreAcausedAbyAlyingAdownAforAlongAperiodsAofAtime
FungalAinfectionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
superficial,AlocalizedAskinAconditionsAorAdeepAtissueAinfectionsAcausedAbyAexposureAtoAsp
ores
mayAorAmayAnotAbeAtransmitted
benignAneoplasmA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
noncancerousAgrowths,Astationary,AdistinctAborders
malignantAneoplasmA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
uncontrolledAnewAtissueAgrowth,AirregularAborders,Aspreads
OsteoporosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAlossAofAboneAmassAoftenAdueAtoAage,AcausingAtheAbonesAtoAbecomeAporous,Abrittle,Aa
ndAeasilyAfractured.
osteomalaciaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
diseaseAmarkedAbyAsofteningAofAtheAboneAcausedAbyAcalciumAandAvitaminADAdeficiency
myoglobinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-redApigmentAthatAstoresAoxygenAinAmuscleAcells
BursaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fluid-
filledAsacAthatAallowsAforAeasyAmovementAofAoneApartAofAaAjointAoverAanother
RicketsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAvitaminADAdeficiencyAinAchildren,AresultingAinAsoftAbones
DegenerativeAdiskAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAconditionAinAwhichAanAintervertebralAdiskAlosesAitsAnormalAstructuralAintegrityAasAaAresultA
ofAwearAandAtear,AacuteAorArepeatedAinjuriesAorAaging
PagetAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ChronicAinflammationAofAbones,AresultingAinAthickeningAandAsofteningAofAbones,AthatAcanA
occurAinAanyAboneAbutAmostAcommonlyAaffectsAtheAlongAbonesAofAtheAlegs,AtheAlowerAspin
e,AtheApelvis,AandAtheAskull
communiutedAfractureA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-splinteredAintoAmanyApieces
ThreeAtypesAofAskinAcancerA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-1.ABasalAcellAcarcinoma
2.ASquamousAcellAcarcinoma
3.AMelanoma
basalAcellAcarcinomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
MostAcommonAandAleastAsevereAtypeAofAskinAcancer;AoftenAcharacterizedAbyAlightAorApearl
yAnodules.ARarelyAmetastasize,AmostAcommonAonAfaceAdueAtoAsunAexposure
squamousAcellAcarcinomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TypeAofAskinAcancerAmoreAseriousAthanAbasalAcellAcarcinoma;AoftenAcharacterizedAbyAscal
yAredAcrustedApapulesAorAfirmAnodules.
Answers 2025 Latest Review
DescribeAhowAyourAbodyArespondsAtoAanAinfection.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TAcellsAproduceAcytokines,AwhichAstimulateABAcells.ABAcellsAproduceAantibodies.
IdentifyAroleAofADNAAchangesAinAcongenitalAabnormalities.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
MutationsAinAgenesAorAchromosomalAabnormalities
HowAdoesAdevelopmentAdisruptsAcongenitalAabnormalities?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AlterationsAofADNA
DescribesAfactorsAthatAdisruptAhomeostasisAandAhowAdisruptionsAaffectAwellbeing.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-(ex)AFluidAandAelectrolyteAshiftsAcanAcauseAn/vAorAdysrhythmias.
ExplainARAASA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Renin-angiotensin-aldosteroneAsystem
1.AReduceAbloodAflowAcausesAkidneysAtoAreleaseArenin
>AproduceAangiotensinAIA>AconvertsAangiotensinAIAtoAangiotensinAIIA>AvasoconstrictionA>Are
leaseAaldosteroneA>AkidneysAconserveAsodiumAandAwaterA>AResultAlessAwaterAlostAinAurin
eAandAbloodApressureAmaintained.
DKAA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-increasedAanionAgap,AdecreasedAHCO3
HowAdoAkidneysAcompensateAforAalkalosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
retainAHAandAexcreteAHCO3
UntreatedAacidosisAleadsAtoAanAincreaseAinAwhichAelectrolyte?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Potassium
WestANileAVirusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TransmittedAthroughAtheAbiteAofAanAinfectedAmosquito.ASevereAsignsAandAsymptoms;AhighA
fever,AheadacheAandAstiffAneck
LymeAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Tick-
borneAdiseaseAcausedAbyAtheAspirocheteABorreliaAburgdorferi.
ErythemaAinfectiosumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAfebrileAupperArespiratoryAillnessAinAaAchildAfollowedAbyAtheAsuddenAappearanceAofAred,Afl
ushedAcheeks,A"fifthAdisease"
ObesityAadAdiabetesAareAriskAfactorsAforAhavingAaAchildAwithA_____.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-SpinaAbifida
Trousseau'sAsignA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
arm/carpalAspasmAassociatedAwithAhypocalcemia
CauseAandAsignAofAspinaAbifidaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
resultsAfromAfailureAofAneuralAtubeAtoAclose.AsignA-AfluidAfilledAsacAonAlowerAback.
hemophiliaAisAmoreAcommonAinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-males
PrenatalAexposureAtoAalcoholAincludesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ND-
PAE,AdecreasedAbrainAfunction,AFAS
ConnectiveAvsAmuscleAtissueAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Connective-
ARA,AScleroderma,ALupus
MuscleA-AMS,AMuscularAdystrophy,AMyastheniaAGravia
DescribeALupusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
InflammatoryAdisorderAcharacterizedAbyAjointApainAandAbutterflyArash
, DescribeAMyastheniaAGravisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ItAisAanAautoimmuneAdisorderAwhereAantibodiesAattackAownAAchAreceptors.AThisAcausesAw
eaknessAofAskeletalAmusclesAoverAtheAcourseAofAtheAday,AalongAwithAptosis,AdoubleAvision,
AandAdifficultyAswallowing.
dermatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-inflammationAofAtheAskin
eczemaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
noninfectious,AinflammatoryAskinAdiseaseAcharacterizedAbyAredness,Ablisters,Ascabs,AandA
itching
decubitusAulcerA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
soreAcausedAbyAlyingAdownAforAlongAperiodsAofAtime
FungalAinfectionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
superficial,AlocalizedAskinAconditionsAorAdeepAtissueAinfectionsAcausedAbyAexposureAtoAsp
ores
mayAorAmayAnotAbeAtransmitted
benignAneoplasmA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
noncancerousAgrowths,Astationary,AdistinctAborders
malignantAneoplasmA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
uncontrolledAnewAtissueAgrowth,AirregularAborders,Aspreads
OsteoporosisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheAlossAofAboneAmassAoftenAdueAtoAage,AcausingAtheAbonesAtoAbecomeAporous,Abrittle,Aa
ndAeasilyAfractured.
osteomalaciaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
diseaseAmarkedAbyAsofteningAofAtheAboneAcausedAbyAcalciumAandAvitaminADAdeficiency
myoglobinA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-redApigmentAthatAstoresAoxygenAinAmuscleAcells
BursaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-fluid-
filledAsacAthatAallowsAforAeasyAmovementAofAoneApartAofAaAjointAoverAanother
RicketsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAvitaminADAdeficiencyAinAchildren,AresultingAinAsoftAbones
DegenerativeAdiskAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AAconditionAinAwhichAanAintervertebralAdiskAlosesAitsAnormalAstructuralAintegrityAasAaAresultA
ofAwearAandAtear,AacuteAorArepeatedAinjuriesAorAaging
PagetAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ChronicAinflammationAofAbones,AresultingAinAthickeningAandAsofteningAofAbones,AthatAcanA
occurAinAanyAboneAbutAmostAcommonlyAaffectsAtheAlongAbonesAofAtheAlegs,AtheAlowerAspin
e,AtheApelvis,AandAtheAskull
communiutedAfractureA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-splinteredAintoAmanyApieces
ThreeAtypesAofAskinAcancerA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-1.ABasalAcellAcarcinoma
2.ASquamousAcellAcarcinoma
3.AMelanoma
basalAcellAcarcinomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
MostAcommonAandAleastAsevereAtypeAofAskinAcancer;AoftenAcharacterizedAbyAlightAorApearl
yAnodules.ARarelyAmetastasize,AmostAcommonAonAfaceAdueAtoAsunAexposure
squamousAcellAcarcinomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TypeAofAskinAcancerAmoreAseriousAthanAbasalAcellAcarcinoma;AoftenAcharacterizedAbyAscal
yAredAcrustedApapulesAorAfirmAnodules.