PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
a.mpositivemfeedbackm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnminitialmdisturbanceminmamsystemmsetsmoffmamchainmofmeventsmthatmdoesmno


tmfavormstabilitymandmoftenmabruptlymdisplacesmamsystemmfrommitsmsteadymstate:mwhatmismthat?

a.mPositivemFeedback

b.mNegativemFeedback

c.mDisease

d.mHomeostasis



b.mgumsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhatmorganmshrinksmwithmage?

a.mProstate

b.mGums

c.mHeart

d.mAllmofmthemabove



d.mtheremismlessmthirstmperceptionminmthemelderlym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismtrue?



a.mAnminfantmwillmhavemamslowermheartmratemthanmanmadult

b.mThemelderlymhavembettermtemperaturemsensations

c.mTheremaremmoremsweatmglandsminmanmelderlymperson

d.mTheremismlessmthirstmperceptionminmthemelderly

,c.mWomenmhavemamlowermhemoglobinmthanmmenm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismtrue?



a.mWomenmsnoremmoremthanmmen

b.mMenmhavemhighermcalciummlevels

c.mWomenmhavemamlowermhemoglobinmthanmmen

d.mMenmhavemamlowermcreatininemlevelmthanmwomen



b.mAcclimatizationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmincreaseminmnormalmadaptivemresponsemtomthemdecreasedmavailabilitymof


moxygenmatmhighmaltitudemismtermedmwhich?



a.mCircadian

b.mAcclimatization

c.mPopulation

d.mDiurnal



d.mIatrogenicm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhatmdoesmitmmeanmwhenmthemcausemofmthemdiseasemismunwantedmmedicalm


treatment?

a.mIdiopathic

b.mEcogenetic

c.mGenotypical

d.mIatrogenic



d.mNeonatalm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmtermmismusedmformthemfirstmtwommonthsmofmlife?

a.mInfancy

b.mChildhood

c.mPrenatal

,d.mNeonatal



d.mSignm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmismanmobjectivelymidentifiablemaberrationmofmthemdisease?

a.mSymptom

b.mSyndrome

c.mStage

d.mSign



c.mTheymincludemepinephrinemandmnorepinephrinem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismtruemregardingmcatecholamines?



a.mTheymaremfrommthemparasympatheticmnervousmsystem

b.mTheymcrossmthembloodmbrainmbarrier

c.mTheymincludemepinephrinemandmnorepinephrine

d.mTheymcausemofmdecreaseminmheartmrate



b.mEndorphinsmincreasemwithmstress,mresultingminmamdecreaseminmpainmperceptionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismamtruemstatement?



a.mAntidiureticmhormonemismnotmimportantmformbloodmvolumemregulation

b.mEndorphinsmincreasemwithmstress,mresultingminmamdecreaseminmpainmperception

c.mEpinephrinemandmcortisolmactmverymdifferently

d.mCortisolmnegatesmepinephrine'smactivity



d.mTheymcrossmbymdiffusionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymwhatmmechanismmdomlipidmmoleculesmcrossmcellmmembranes?



a.mTheymusemchannelmproteinsmasmammembranemtransportmsystem

b.mTheymaremtransportedmacrossmthemplasmammembranembymendocytosismandmexocytosis

c.mTheymusemvoltage-gatedmionmchannels

, d.mTheymcrossmbymdiffusion



a.mProteinmsynthesism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmmetabolicmprocessesmismamcomponentmofmanabolicm


metabolism?

a.mProteinmsynthesis

b.mGlycolysis

c.mCitricmacidmcycle

d.mOxidativemphosphorylation



c.mThemsodium-potassiummpumpm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmelectrochemicalmmechanismmismresponsiblemformma


intainingmcellmvolume?

a.mThemcalciummpump

b.mGlucosemtransporters

c.mThemsodium-potassiummpump

d.mATP-bindingmcassettem(ABC)mtransporters



d.mFailuremofmthemsodium-potassiummpumpm-mCORRECTmANSWERmCellularmhypoxiamresultsmin:

a.mEnhancedmATPmactivity

b.mLossmofmintracellularmcalcium

c.mIncreasedmpH

d.mFailuremofmthemsodium-potassiummpump



a.mAtrophymofmhermlegmmusclesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAm75myomwomanmdevelopsmweaknessminmhermlowermextremitiesmaftermamprol


ongedmperiodmofmbedmrest.mThismismmostmlikelymcausedmby:

a.mAtrophymofmhermlegmmuscles