Advanced Pathophysiology,
Pathophysiology Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
physiologic jaundice - Answer✔✔-A 3-day old infant is noted to have a mildly
elevated unconjugated bilirubin level and icterus. Your concern is that this child
may have:
a. physiologic jaundice
b. kernicterus
c. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
d. pathologic jaundice
Lysosomes - Answer✔✔-Which cell component is capable of cellular
autodigestion when it is released during cell injury?
a. lysosomes
b. ribosomesc. smooth endoplasmi
c reticulum
d. golgi complex
,Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using
oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative
reaction?
A) lysosomes
B) peroxisomes
C) ribosomes
D) oxyhydrosomes - Answer✔✔-Ans: B- peroxisomes
Contain organelles and complex internal membranes - Answer✔✔-The
difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that eukaryotes:
a. all of these answers are correct
b. are smaller in size
c. contain organelles
d. have no nuclear membrane
What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria?
A) enzymatic digestion halts deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthese
B) influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production
C) edema from an influx in sodium causes a reduction in ATP production
D) potassium shifts out of the mitochondria, which destroys the infrastructure -
Answer✔✔-Ans: B- influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production
,Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell - Answer✔✔-Which of
the following is function of Golgi?
a. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
b. Produces ATP for cell function
c. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
d. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A) apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
B) apoptosis is characterized by the swelling of the nucleus and the cytoplasm
C) apoptosis involves unpredictable patterns of cell death
D) apoptosis results in benign malignancies - Answer✔✔-Ans: A- apoptosis
involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
A) during cell injury cause by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
B) the pump that transports sodium out of the cell cannot function because of
a decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels
C) the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional sodium across the
cell membrane
D) oxygen is not available to bind with sodium to maintain it outside of the cell
- Answer✔✔-Ans: C- the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional
sodium across the cell membrane
, Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell - Answer✔✔-Which of the following is
function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
b. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
c. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
d. Produces ATP for cell function
Obesity creates a greater risk for dehydration in people because:
A) adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
B) the metabolic rates of obese adults are slower than those of lean adults
C) the rates of urine output of obese adults are higher than thos of lean adults
D) the thirst receptors of the hypothalamus do not function effectively -
Answer✔✔-Ans: A- adipose cells contain little water because fat is water
repelling
Epigenetic modifications - Answer✔✔-What genetic process is likely
responsible for the occurrence of asthma in only one of a pair of identical
twins?
a. genomic imprinting
b. epigenetic modifications
c. methylation
d. transgenerational inheritance
Pathophysiology Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
physiologic jaundice - Answer✔✔-A 3-day old infant is noted to have a mildly
elevated unconjugated bilirubin level and icterus. Your concern is that this child
may have:
a. physiologic jaundice
b. kernicterus
c. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
d. pathologic jaundice
Lysosomes - Answer✔✔-Which cell component is capable of cellular
autodigestion when it is released during cell injury?
a. lysosomes
b. ribosomesc. smooth endoplasmi
c reticulum
d. golgi complex
,Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using
oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative
reaction?
A) lysosomes
B) peroxisomes
C) ribosomes
D) oxyhydrosomes - Answer✔✔-Ans: B- peroxisomes
Contain organelles and complex internal membranes - Answer✔✔-The
difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that eukaryotes:
a. all of these answers are correct
b. are smaller in size
c. contain organelles
d. have no nuclear membrane
What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria?
A) enzymatic digestion halts deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthese
B) influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production
C) edema from an influx in sodium causes a reduction in ATP production
D) potassium shifts out of the mitochondria, which destroys the infrastructure -
Answer✔✔-Ans: B- influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production
,Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell - Answer✔✔-Which of
the following is function of Golgi?
a. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
b. Produces ATP for cell function
c. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
d. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of apoptosis?
A) apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
B) apoptosis is characterized by the swelling of the nucleus and the cytoplasm
C) apoptosis involves unpredictable patterns of cell death
D) apoptosis results in benign malignancies - Answer✔✔-Ans: A- apoptosis
involves programmed cell death of scattered singel cells
During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
A) during cell injury cause by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:
B) the pump that transports sodium out of the cell cannot function because of
a decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels
C) the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional sodium across the
cell membrane
D) oxygen is not available to bind with sodium to maintain it outside of the cell
- Answer✔✔-Ans: C- the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional
sodium across the cell membrane
, Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell - Answer✔✔-Which of the following is
function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a. Contains hydrolytic enzymes
b. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
c. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell
d. Produces ATP for cell function
Obesity creates a greater risk for dehydration in people because:
A) adipose cells contain little water because fat is water repelling
B) the metabolic rates of obese adults are slower than those of lean adults
C) the rates of urine output of obese adults are higher than thos of lean adults
D) the thirst receptors of the hypothalamus do not function effectively -
Answer✔✔-Ans: A- adipose cells contain little water because fat is water
repelling
Epigenetic modifications - Answer✔✔-What genetic process is likely
responsible for the occurrence of asthma in only one of a pair of identical
twins?
a. genomic imprinting
b. epigenetic modifications
c. methylation
d. transgenerational inheritance
