ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ
1-NURS 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
A-runner-has-depleted-all-the-oxygen-available-for-muscle-energy.-Which-of-the-following-
will-facilitate-his-continued-muscle-performance?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Anaerobic-glycolysis
What-causes-the-rapid-change-in-the-resting-membrane-potential-that-initiates-an-action-
potential?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Sodium-gates-open,-and-sodium-rushes-into-the-cell,-
changing-the-membrane-potential-from-negative-to-positive.
A-12-year-old-male-is-diagnosed-with-Klinefelter-syndrome.-His-karyotype-would-reveal-
which-of-the-following?---ans-✔✔Answer:-XXY
A-nurse-is-reviewing-the-pedigree-chart.-When-checking-for-a-proband,-what-is-the-nurse-
looking-for?---ans-✔✔Answer:-The-person-who-is-first-diagnosed-with-a-genetic-disease
An-aide-asks-the-nurse-why-people-who-have-neurofibromatosis-will-show-varying-
degrees-of-the-disease.-Which-genetic-principle-should-the-nurse-explain-to-the-aide?---
ans-✔✔Answer:-Expressivity
In-teaching-a-patient-with-cirrhosis,-which-information-should-the-nurse-include-regarding-
cholesterol?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Cholesterol-decreases-the-membrane-fluidity-of-the-
erythrocyte,-which-reduces-its-ability-to-carry-oxygen.
A-15-year-old-female-is-diagnosed-with-Prader-Willi-syndrome.-This-condition-is-an-
example-of:---ans-✔✔Answer:-Gene-imprinting
When-a-patient-asks-what-causes-cystic-fibrosis,-how-should-the-nurse-respond?-Cystic-
fibrosis-is-caused-by-an-_____-gene---ans-✔✔Answer:-Autosomal-recessive
How-are-potassium-and-sodium-transported-across-plasma-membranes?---ans-
✔✔Answer:-By-adenosine-triphosphate-enzyme-(ATPase)
The-nurse-would-be-correct-in-identifying-the-predominant-extracellular-cation-as:---ans-
✔✔Answer:-Sodium
The-early-dilation-(swelling)-of-the-cell's-endoplasmic-reticulum-results-in:---ans-
✔✔Answer:-Reduced-protein-synthesis
1-NURS 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
A-runner-has-depleted-all-the-oxygen-available-for-muscle-energy.-Which-of-the-following-
will-facilitate-his-continued-muscle-performance?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Anaerobic-glycolysis
What-causes-the-rapid-change-in-the-resting-membrane-potential-that-initiates-an-action-
potential?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Sodium-gates-open,-and-sodium-rushes-into-the-cell,-
changing-the-membrane-potential-from-negative-to-positive.
A-12-year-old-male-is-diagnosed-with-Klinefelter-syndrome.-His-karyotype-would-reveal-
which-of-the-following?---ans-✔✔Answer:-XXY
A-nurse-is-reviewing-the-pedigree-chart.-When-checking-for-a-proband,-what-is-the-nurse-
looking-for?---ans-✔✔Answer:-The-person-who-is-first-diagnosed-with-a-genetic-disease
An-aide-asks-the-nurse-why-people-who-have-neurofibromatosis-will-show-varying-
degrees-of-the-disease.-Which-genetic-principle-should-the-nurse-explain-to-the-aide?---
ans-✔✔Answer:-Expressivity
In-teaching-a-patient-with-cirrhosis,-which-information-should-the-nurse-include-regarding-
cholesterol?---ans-✔✔Answer:-Cholesterol-decreases-the-membrane-fluidity-of-the-
erythrocyte,-which-reduces-its-ability-to-carry-oxygen.
A-15-year-old-female-is-diagnosed-with-Prader-Willi-syndrome.-This-condition-is-an-
example-of:---ans-✔✔Answer:-Gene-imprinting
When-a-patient-asks-what-causes-cystic-fibrosis,-how-should-the-nurse-respond?-Cystic-
fibrosis-is-caused-by-an-_____-gene---ans-✔✔Answer:-Autosomal-recessive
How-are-potassium-and-sodium-transported-across-plasma-membranes?---ans-
✔✔Answer:-By-adenosine-triphosphate-enzyme-(ATPase)
The-nurse-would-be-correct-in-identifying-the-predominant-extracellular-cation-as:---ans-
✔✔Answer:-Sodium
The-early-dilation-(swelling)-of-the-cell's-endoplasmic-reticulum-results-in:---ans-
✔✔Answer:-Reduced-protein-synthesis
