NUR 631 Midterm Exam
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Grand Canyon University
1. What is an example of compensatory hyperplasia
a. Liver (Regeneration)
2. What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential to initiate and
action potential.
a. Sodium gates open, sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
3. What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
a. Caseous Necrosis
4. Low plasma albumin causes edema as a result of a reduction in which pressure.
a. Plasma oncotic
5. When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from who.
a. Both parents are carriers
6. Describe the chromosomal defect related to Prader Willi syndrome.
a. Imprinting, Deletion, 4mb of chromosomes 15, inherited from Father short structure,
hypotonia, small hands and feet, obese, mild to moderate mental retardation,
hypogonadism.
7. What mechanism can cause hypernatremia
a. Caused by loss of H20, DM Insufficient H20 intake,
b. Hypertonic solution
c. Over secretion of Aldosterone
Version-1
Grand Canyon University
1. What is an example of compensatory hyperplasia
a. Liver (Regeneration)
2. What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential to initiate and
action potential.
a. Sodium gates open, sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
3. What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
a. Caseous Necrosis
4. Low plasma albumin causes edema as a result of a reduction in which pressure.
a. Plasma oncotic
5. When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from who.
a. Both parents are carriers
6. Describe the chromosomal defect related to Prader Willi syndrome.
a. Imprinting, Deletion, 4mb of chromosomes 15, inherited from Father short structure,
hypotonia, small hands and feet, obese, mild to moderate mental retardation,
hypogonadism.
7. What mechanism can cause hypernatremia
a. Caused by loss of H20, DM Insufficient H20 intake,
b. Hypertonic solution
c. Over secretion of Aldosterone
