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NURS 611 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Sodium - ANSWER-Main ECF ion.
Potassium - ANSWER-Main ICF ion.
Mitochondria - ANSWER-Organelle that produces ATP.
Ribosomes - ANSWER-Organelles responsible for protein
synthesis.
Lysosomes - ANSWER-Organelles that degrade and recycle
waste.
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Peroxisomes - ANSWER-Organelles that break down
chemicals into H202, produces free radicals.
Golgi Apparatus - ANSWER-Organelle responsible for
packaging and distribution.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - ANSWER-Organelle that
synthesizes steroids and detoxification.
Tight Junction - ANSWER-Impermeable junction; strength.
Gap Junction - ANSWER-Junction that allows for conductivity,
synchronizes contractions of cardiac muscle through ionic
coupling.
Desmosomes - ANSWER-Junctions that hold cells together by
continuous bands or belts of epithelial sheets or button-like
points of contact.
NURS 611 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Sodium - ANSWER-Main ECF ion.
Potassium - ANSWER-Main ICF ion.
Mitochondria - ANSWER-Organelle that produces ATP.
Ribosomes - ANSWER-Organelles responsible for protein
synthesis.
Lysosomes - ANSWER-Organelles that degrade and recycle
waste.
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Peroxisomes - ANSWER-Organelles that break down
chemicals into H202, produces free radicals.
Golgi Apparatus - ANSWER-Organelle responsible for
packaging and distribution.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - ANSWER-Organelle that
synthesizes steroids and detoxification.
Tight Junction - ANSWER-Impermeable junction; strength.
Gap Junction - ANSWER-Junction that allows for conductivity,
synchronizes contractions of cardiac muscle through ionic
coupling.
Desmosomes - ANSWER-Junctions that hold cells together by
continuous bands or belts of epithelial sheets or button-like
points of contact.
