PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 NR
283 WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Which types of muscles make up most of the musculoskeletal
system?
a. Striated and involuntary
b. Smooth and voluntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Smooth and involuntary correct answer c. Striated and
voluntary
2. Irreversible changes in the distal joints of the fingers caused by
osteoarthritis are known as:
a. Bouchard's nodes
b. Lymph nodes
c. Haygarth's nodes
d. Heberden's nodes correct answer d. Heberden's nodes
3. Osteoporosis is characterized by:
a. Porosity and brittleness
b. Brittleness and swelling of the joints
c. Crystal deposition and brittleness
d. Progressive inflammatory destruction after new bone formation
correct answer a. Porosity and brittleness
,4. Which treatment is commonly indicated for type 2 diabetes
mellitus?
a. High-fiber, low-fat diet
b. Fluid restriction
c. Insulin
d. Oral antidiabetic agent correct answer d. Oral antidiabetic
agent
5. Which of the following is caused by the release of insulin?
a. Decreased blood glucose level
b. Increased blood glucose level
c. Increased lipid breakdown
d. Increased protein breakdown correct answer a. Decreased
blood glucose level
6. Which of the following is not true of type 1 diabetes?
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents
b. Pancreas is completely unable to produce insulin
c. Acute onset
d. Definite genetic link correct answer a. Can be treated with
oral glycemic agents
7. Which of the following is not true about type 2 diabetes?
a. Accounts for up to 95% of diabetics
b. Gradual onset
, c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
d. Risk factors are hypertension, family history, and obesity
correct answer c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
8. Which of the following is not a sign of DKA?
a. Kussmaul respirations
b. Dehydration
c. Ketonuria
d. Low blood glucose level correct answer d. Low blood glucose
level
9. Which laboratory test is the best predictor of blood glucose
control over the previous few months?
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
b. Fasting blood glucose
c. Urinalysis
d. Feasting (postprandial) blood glucose correct answer a.
HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
10. Neuropathies are a potential complication of diabetes. Why do
these occur?
a. Infection in the nerves
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve
fibers
c. Inability to provide continuous glucose to the brain and spinal
cord
283 WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Which types of muscles make up most of the musculoskeletal
system?
a. Striated and involuntary
b. Smooth and voluntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Smooth and involuntary correct answer c. Striated and
voluntary
2. Irreversible changes in the distal joints of the fingers caused by
osteoarthritis are known as:
a. Bouchard's nodes
b. Lymph nodes
c. Haygarth's nodes
d. Heberden's nodes correct answer d. Heberden's nodes
3. Osteoporosis is characterized by:
a. Porosity and brittleness
b. Brittleness and swelling of the joints
c. Crystal deposition and brittleness
d. Progressive inflammatory destruction after new bone formation
correct answer a. Porosity and brittleness
,4. Which treatment is commonly indicated for type 2 diabetes
mellitus?
a. High-fiber, low-fat diet
b. Fluid restriction
c. Insulin
d. Oral antidiabetic agent correct answer d. Oral antidiabetic
agent
5. Which of the following is caused by the release of insulin?
a. Decreased blood glucose level
b. Increased blood glucose level
c. Increased lipid breakdown
d. Increased protein breakdown correct answer a. Decreased
blood glucose level
6. Which of the following is not true of type 1 diabetes?
a. Can be treated with oral glycemic agents
b. Pancreas is completely unable to produce insulin
c. Acute onset
d. Definite genetic link correct answer a. Can be treated with
oral glycemic agents
7. Which of the following is not true about type 2 diabetes?
a. Accounts for up to 95% of diabetics
b. Gradual onset
, c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
d. Risk factors are hypertension, family history, and obesity
correct answer c. Significant weight loss occurs as a symptom
8. Which of the following is not a sign of DKA?
a. Kussmaul respirations
b. Dehydration
c. Ketonuria
d. Low blood glucose level correct answer d. Low blood glucose
level
9. Which laboratory test is the best predictor of blood glucose
control over the previous few months?
a. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
b. Fasting blood glucose
c. Urinalysis
d. Feasting (postprandial) blood glucose correct answer a.
HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c)
10. Neuropathies are a potential complication of diabetes. Why do
these occur?
a. Infection in the nerves
b. Thickening and ischemia of the vessels that supply the nerve
fibers
c. Inability to provide continuous glucose to the brain and spinal
cord
