WGU Pathophysiology Exam Comprehensive Multiple-Choice Questions and
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
Which cavity contains the mediastinum?
a. abdominal
b. dorsal
c. pelvic
d. ventral - (ANSWER)d. ventral
What is a syndrome?
a. A communicable disease
b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic
d. A widespread disease - (ANSWER)b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and
diseases
Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection?
a. tears
,WGU Pathophysiology Exam Comprehensive Multiple-Choice Questions and
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
b. saliva
c. neutrofils
d. skin - (ANSWER)c. histamine
Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition
called?
a. serum sickness
b. Hay fever
c. Kaposi sarcoma
d. Rejection syndrome - (ANSWER)a. serum sickness
What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?
a. intercalated disk
b. interatrial septum
, WGU Pathophysiology Exam Comprehensive Multiple-Choice Questions and
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
c. interventricular septum
d. ductus arteriosus - (ANSWER)b. interatrial septum
Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?
a. systole
b. diastole
c. cardiac cycle
d. cardiac output - (ANSWER)c. cardiac cycle
Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?
a. anticoagulant
b. antiarrhythmic agent
c. slow calcium-channel blocker
d. beta-adregenic blocking agent - (ANSWER)d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
Which cavity contains the mediastinum?
a. abdominal
b. dorsal
c. pelvic
d. ventral - (ANSWER)d. ventral
What is a syndrome?
a. A communicable disease
b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases
c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic
d. A widespread disease - (ANSWER)b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and
diseases
Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection?
a. tears
,WGU Pathophysiology Exam Comprehensive Multiple-Choice Questions and
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
b. saliva
c. neutrofils
d. skin - (ANSWER)c. histamine
Sensitivity to animal-derived immune serum may lead to a serious condition
called?
a. serum sickness
b. Hay fever
c. Kaposi sarcoma
d. Rejection syndrome - (ANSWER)a. serum sickness
What separated the upper chambers of the heart from each other?
a. intercalated disk
b. interatrial septum
, WGU Pathophysiology Exam Comprehensive Multiple-Choice Questions and
Verified Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Complete Pathophysiology Study
Guide
c. interventricular septum
d. ductus arteriosus - (ANSWER)b. interatrial septum
Which term describes one complete sequence of heat contraction and relaxation?
a. systole
b. diastole
c. cardiac cycle
d. cardiac output - (ANSWER)c. cardiac cycle
Which medication reduces cardiac output by lowering sympathetic response?
a. anticoagulant
b. antiarrhythmic agent
c. slow calcium-channel blocker
d. beta-adregenic blocking agent - (ANSWER)d. beta-adregenic blocking agent
