WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Connective vs muscle tissue disorders
Answer: Connective- RA, Scleroderma, Lupus
Muscle - MS, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravia
◉ Describe Lupus
Answer: Inflammatory disorder characterized by joint pain and
butterfly rash
◉ Describe Myasthenia Gravis
Answer: It is an autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack own
Ach receptors. This causes weakness of skeletal muscles over the
course of the day, along with ptosis, double vision, and difficulty
swallowing.
◉ dermatitis
Answer: inflammation of the skin
◉ eczema
,Answer: noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by
redness, blisters, scabs, and itching
◉ decubitus ulcer
Answer: sore caused by lying down for long periods of time
◉ Fungal infections
Answer: superficial, localized skin conditions or deep tissue
infections caused by exposure to spores
may or may not be transmitted
◉ benign neoplasm
Answer: noncancerous growths, stationary, distinct borders
◉ malignant neoplasm
Answer: uncontrolled new tissue growth, irregular borders, spreads
◉ Osteoporosis
Answer: The loss of bone mass often due to age, causing the bones to
become porous, brittle, and easily fractured.
, ◉ osteomalacia
Answer: disease marked by softening of the bone caused by calcium
and vitamin D deficiency
◉ myoglobin
Answer: red pigment that stores oxygen in muscle cells
◉ Bursa
Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of
a joint over another
◉ Rickets
Answer: a vitamin D deficiency in children, resulting in soft bones
◉ Degenerative disk disease
Answer: A condition in which an intervertebral disk loses its normal
structural integrity as a result of wear and tear, acute or repeated
injuries or aging
◉ Paget disease
Answer: Chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and
softening of bones, that can occur in any bone but most commonly
affects the long bones of the legs, the lower spine, the pelvis, and the
skull
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Connective vs muscle tissue disorders
Answer: Connective- RA, Scleroderma, Lupus
Muscle - MS, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravia
◉ Describe Lupus
Answer: Inflammatory disorder characterized by joint pain and
butterfly rash
◉ Describe Myasthenia Gravis
Answer: It is an autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack own
Ach receptors. This causes weakness of skeletal muscles over the
course of the day, along with ptosis, double vision, and difficulty
swallowing.
◉ dermatitis
Answer: inflammation of the skin
◉ eczema
,Answer: noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized by
redness, blisters, scabs, and itching
◉ decubitus ulcer
Answer: sore caused by lying down for long periods of time
◉ Fungal infections
Answer: superficial, localized skin conditions or deep tissue
infections caused by exposure to spores
may or may not be transmitted
◉ benign neoplasm
Answer: noncancerous growths, stationary, distinct borders
◉ malignant neoplasm
Answer: uncontrolled new tissue growth, irregular borders, spreads
◉ Osteoporosis
Answer: The loss of bone mass often due to age, causing the bones to
become porous, brittle, and easily fractured.
, ◉ osteomalacia
Answer: disease marked by softening of the bone caused by calcium
and vitamin D deficiency
◉ myoglobin
Answer: red pigment that stores oxygen in muscle cells
◉ Bursa
Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of
a joint over another
◉ Rickets
Answer: a vitamin D deficiency in children, resulting in soft bones
◉ Degenerative disk disease
Answer: A condition in which an intervertebral disk loses its normal
structural integrity as a result of wear and tear, acute or repeated
injuries or aging
◉ Paget disease
Answer: Chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening and
softening of bones, that can occur in any bone but most commonly
affects the long bones of the legs, the lower spine, the pelvis, and the
skull
