Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm 6501
Walden University 2026/2027 – Cellular
Physiology, Genetics & Verified Exam Questions
with Answers
Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all the oxygen Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
available for muscle energy. Which
of the following will facilitate his
continued muscle performance?
What causes the rapid change in the Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
resting membrane potential that into the cell, changing the membrane potential
initiates an action potential? from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Answer: XXY
Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
, A nurse is reviewing the pedigree Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
chart. When checking for a proband, genetic disease
what is the nurse looking for?
An aide asks the nurse why people Answer: Expressivity
who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease.
Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
which information should the nurse fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
include regarding cholesterol? to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes Answer: Autosomal recessive
cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by
an _____ gene
How are potassium and sodium Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
transported across plasma (ATPase)
membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
Walden University 2026/2027 – Cellular
Physiology, Genetics & Verified Exam Questions
with Answers
Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all the oxygen Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
available for muscle energy. Which
of the following will facilitate his
continued muscle performance?
What causes the rapid change in the Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
resting membrane potential that into the cell, changing the membrane potential
initiates an action potential? from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Answer: XXY
Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
, A nurse is reviewing the pedigree Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
chart. When checking for a proband, genetic disease
what is the nurse looking for?
An aide asks the nurse why people Answer: Expressivity
who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease.
Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
which information should the nurse fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
include regarding cholesterol? to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes Answer: Autosomal recessive
cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by
an _____ gene
How are potassium and sodium Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
transported across plasma (ATPase)
membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
