WGU Pathophysiology Exam Study Guide with Questions and Correct Answers

WGU Pathophysiology Exam Study Guide
with Questions and Correct Answers
Which cavity contains the mediastinum?


a. abdominal


b. dorsal


c. pelvic


d. ventral - ✔✔d. ventral



What is a syndrome?


a. A communicable disease


b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases


c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic


d. A widespread disease - ✔✔b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs
and diseases



Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection?




a. tears

,b. saliva




c. neutrofils




d. skin - ✔✔c. histamine




Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition




called?




a. serum sickness




b. Hay fever




c. Kaposi sarcoma




d. Rejection syndrome - ✔✔a. serum sickness




What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?

,a. intercalated disk




b. interatrial septum




c. interventricular septum




d. ductus arteriosus - ✔✔b. interatrial septum




Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?




a. systole




b. diastole




c. cardiac cycle




d. cardiac output - ✔✔c. cardiac cycle

, Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?




a. anticoagulant




b. antiarrhythmic agent




c. slow calcium-channel blocker




d. beta-adregenic blocking agent - ✔✔d. beta-adregenic blocking agent




What tissue forms tendons and ligaments?

a. areolar connective tissue

b. loose connective tissue

c. regular, dense connective tissue


d. cartilage - ✔✔c. regular, dense connective tissue




Which tissue is composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei?

a. smooth muscle

b. cardiac muscle