SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLVED
GRADED A+
◉ Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: Answer: protect cells
from injury
◉ If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the
nurse assess first? Answer: Brain
◉ The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that
leads to progressive dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which
disease is the nurse most likely referring? Answer: Huntington
disease
◉ The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino
acid is called a: Answer: Codon
◉ The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both
genes and the environment, is called the disease: Answer:
phenotype
, ◉ The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is
referred to as: Answer: a "monosomy"
◉ The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein
synthesis as: Answer: transcription
◉ The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is
called: Answer: an euploid cell
◉ Which is the chief function of ribosomes? Answer: protein
synthesis
◉ A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of
the brain: Answer: Tay-Sachs disease
◉ Cellular atrophy is: Answer: a decrease in cell size
◉ The process by which cells program themselves to die: Answer:
Apoptosis
◉ Which causes metaplasia in humans? Answer: Cell injury from
noxious stimuli
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLVED
GRADED A+
◉ Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: Answer: protect cells
from injury
◉ If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the
nurse assess first? Answer: Brain
◉ The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that
leads to progressive dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which
disease is the nurse most likely referring? Answer: Huntington
disease
◉ The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino
acid is called a: Answer: Codon
◉ The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both
genes and the environment, is called the disease: Answer:
phenotype
, ◉ The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is
referred to as: Answer: a "monosomy"
◉ The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein
synthesis as: Answer: transcription
◉ The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is
called: Answer: an euploid cell
◉ Which is the chief function of ribosomes? Answer: protein
synthesis
◉ A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of
the brain: Answer: Tay-Sachs disease
◉ Cellular atrophy is: Answer: a decrease in cell size
◉ The process by which cells program themselves to die: Answer:
Apoptosis
◉ Which causes metaplasia in humans? Answer: Cell injury from
noxious stimuli
