PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM WALDEN UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 2025 UPDATE GRADED A+
Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
- correct answer✨✔✔ Platelets
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selecte Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and
d eventual scarring.
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Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
- correct answer✨✔✔ Arterial stiffening
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic
principle?
- correct answer✨✔✔ Dominance