NSU Nursing pathophysiology Exam 1
clicker questions and answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade
Which of these is an example of compensatory hypertrophy?
A. When the body increases its major organs during times of malnutrition
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the loss
C. When muscle mas increases during athletic training
D. When the heart enlarges in heart failure to be better able to pump blood to organs
- correct answer B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in chronic cigarette smokers?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
E. Dysplasia
- correct answer D. Metaplasia
Rationale: As cells are damaged, a hardier version replaces the normal strata of cells.
Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia
Is the following statement true or false?
- correct answer True
Ischemia stresses the tissue, it dies, and calcium precipitates out of solution.
, Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
B. Oxidation of phospholipid
C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+-regulated protease
D. All the above
E. None of the above
- correct answer D. All the above
Rationale: Each of these can result in membrane damage
Abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain and tissue as a result of Tay- Sachs disease is an example of
what?
A. Intracellular accumulation
B. Pathological Calcification
C. Metaplasia
D. Hyperplasia
- correct answer A. Intracellular accumulation
When cells are programmed to die, this process is referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Apoptosis
C. Ischemia
D. Hypoxia
- correct answer A. Apoptosis
A patient with a history of diabetes reports to the nurse that he has been under increased stress. The
patient's blood glucose is elevated from previous baseline and the patient states he has an infection on
the left foot. The nurse understands that these stress responses are primarily related to:
clicker questions and answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade
Which of these is an example of compensatory hypertrophy?
A. When the body increases its major organs during times of malnutrition
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the loss
C. When muscle mas increases during athletic training
D. When the heart enlarges in heart failure to be better able to pump blood to organs
- correct answer B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in chronic cigarette smokers?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
E. Dysplasia
- correct answer D. Metaplasia
Rationale: As cells are damaged, a hardier version replaces the normal strata of cells.
Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia
Is the following statement true or false?
- correct answer True
Ischemia stresses the tissue, it dies, and calcium precipitates out of solution.
, Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
B. Oxidation of phospholipid
C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+-regulated protease
D. All the above
E. None of the above
- correct answer D. All the above
Rationale: Each of these can result in membrane damage
Abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain and tissue as a result of Tay- Sachs disease is an example of
what?
A. Intracellular accumulation
B. Pathological Calcification
C. Metaplasia
D. Hyperplasia
- correct answer A. Intracellular accumulation
When cells are programmed to die, this process is referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Apoptosis
C. Ischemia
D. Hypoxia
- correct answer A. Apoptosis
A patient with a history of diabetes reports to the nurse that he has been under increased stress. The
patient's blood glucose is elevated from previous baseline and the patient states he has an infection on
the left foot. The nurse understands that these stress responses are primarily related to:
