HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXIT EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK WITH ALL VERSIONS ACTUAL EXAM

HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXIT EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK WITH ALL VERSIONS ACTUAL EXAM HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXIT EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK WITH ALL VERSIONS ACTUAL EXAM An initial disturbance in a system sets off a chain of events that does not favor stability and often abruptly displaces a system from its steady state: what is that? a. Positive Feedback b. Negative Feedback c. Disease d. Homeostasis - correct answer-a. positive feedback What organ shrinks with age? a. Prostate b. Gums c. Heart d. All of the above - correct answer-b. gums Which of the following is true? a. An infant will have a slower heart rate than an adult b. The elderly have better temperature sensations c. There are more sweat glands in an elderly person d. There is less thirst perception in the elderly - correct answer-d. there is less thirst perception in the elderly Which of the following is true? a. Women snore more than men b. Men have higher calcium levels c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men d. Men have a lower creatinine level than women - correct answer-c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men An increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased availability of oxygen at high altitude is termed which? a. Circadian b. Acclimatization c. Population d. Diurnal - correct answer-b. Acclimatization What does it mean when the cause of the disease is unwanted medical treatment? a. Idiopathic b. Ecogenetic c. Genotypical d. Iatrogenic - correct answer-d. Iatrogenic Which term is used for the first two months of life? a. Infancy b. Childhood c. Prenatal d. Neonatal - correct answer-d. Neonatal Which is an objectively identifiable aberration of the disease? a. Symptom b. Syndrome c. Stage d. Sign - correct answer-d. Sign Which of the following is true regarding catecholamines? a. They are from the parasympathetic nervous system b. They cross the blood brain barrier c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine d. They cause of decrease in heart rate - correct answer-c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine Which of the following is a true statement? a. Antidiuretic hormone is not important for blood volume regulation b. Endorphins increase with stress, resulting in a decrease in pain perception c. Epinephrine and cortisol act very differently d. Cortisol negates epinephrine's activity - correct answer-b. Endorphins increase with stress, resulting in a decrease in pain perception By what mechanism do lipid molecules cross cell membranes? a. They use channel proteins as a membrane transport system b. They are transported across the plasma membrane by endocytosis and exocytosis c. They use voltage-gated ion channels d. They cross by diffusion - correct answer-d. They cross by diffusion Which of the following metabolic processes is a component of anabolic metabolism? a. Protein synthesis b. Glycolysis