SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE TEST
PAPER 2026 CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Clastogens are agents that cause: Answer: chromosomal breakage
◉ Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol
(ethanol) injury? Answer: Liver
◉ The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma
patient. Which type of injury does the patient have? Answer:
gunshot wounds
◉ When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap),
which medical term, should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer: an avulsion
◉ A patient with a combined immune deficiency lacks: Answer: T
and B lymphocytes
◉ When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify:
Answer: arthralgia, anemia, and rash
, ◉ Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of
hypersensitivity are they displaying? Answer: Type 1
◉ The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are: Answer:
neutrophils and macrophages
◉ What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle?
Answer: It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
◉ Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the
first line of defense is the: Answer: skin and mucous membranes
◉ Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals
neighboring cells to enhance viral defenses? Answer: Interferon
◉ Which term is used to describe the process of endocytosis?
Answer: Engulfment
◉ DiGeorge syndrome is characterized by absence or
underdevelopment of which organ? Answer: Thymus
◉ You are planning a community teaching event about systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). To which population should your
teaching be primarily targeted? Answer: Women, 20-40 years old.
PAPER 2026 CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Clastogens are agents that cause: Answer: chromosomal breakage
◉ Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol
(ethanol) injury? Answer: Liver
◉ The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma
patient. Which type of injury does the patient have? Answer:
gunshot wounds
◉ When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap),
which medical term, should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer: an avulsion
◉ A patient with a combined immune deficiency lacks: Answer: T
and B lymphocytes
◉ When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify:
Answer: arthralgia, anemia, and rash
, ◉ Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of
hypersensitivity are they displaying? Answer: Type 1
◉ The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are: Answer:
neutrophils and macrophages
◉ What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle?
Answer: It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
◉ Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the
first line of defense is the: Answer: skin and mucous membranes
◉ Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals
neighboring cells to enhance viral defenses? Answer: Interferon
◉ Which term is used to describe the process of endocytosis?
Answer: Engulfment
◉ DiGeorge syndrome is characterized by absence or
underdevelopment of which organ? Answer: Thymus
◉ You are planning a community teaching event about systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). To which population should your
teaching be primarily targeted? Answer: Women, 20-40 years old.
