3/31/25, 8:20 PM NURS5315 Exam 1
Science Medicine Pathophysiology
NURS5315 Exam 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the process by Action Potential
which excitable cells
transmit information to
one another?
What types of cells use Nerve and Muscle
the action potential?
What potassium Hyperkalemia
imbalance hypopolarizes
the cell?
Does hypopolarization Increased
cause increased
excitability of cells or
decreased excitability of
cells?
Which potassium Hyperkalemia
imbalance causes
hypopolarization of the
cell?
In which calcium Hypocalcemia
imbalance is the cell more
excitable?
1/18
,3/31/25, 8:20 PM NURS5315 Exam 1
Which calcium imbalance Hypocalcemia
leads to cirmumoral
paresthesias?
In which calcium Hypercalcemia
imbalance do lethargy,
confusion, and
hyporeflexia occur?
Cardiomegaly is a Hypertrophy
pathologic expression of
what disease?
Which adaptation pattern Hyperplasia
causes the endometrial
lining to grow r/t excess
estrogen?
Metaplasia of cells in Barrett's esophagus
esophagus; due to GERD;
squamous cells changed
to columnar cells
The thymus gland Physiologic;Atrophy
shrinking during childhood
is a__________ example of
_________________.
Liver regeneration is a Physiologic;Hyperplasia
_ ________ example of
_________________.
What is the most common Ishcemia
cause of hypoxic injury?
Loss of hemoglobin leads Hypoxic
to ________ injury.
Reperfusion injury leads to Calcium
_ _____ overload.
2/18
, 3/31/25, 8:20 PM NURS5315 Exam 1
Tissue transplantation may Reperfusion
cause __________injury.
Molecules with an Free radicals
unpaired electron in the
outer shell
_ _____ is a normal Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Oxidative Stress
byproduct of ATP
production that can lead
to________ from
exhaustion of intracellular
antioxidants.
What type of injury can Ethanol
lead to Wernicke
encephalopathy?
Phosphorus deficiency r/t Rhabdomyolysis (Muscle Breakdown)
ethanol injury increases
risk for ____________________
What 4 deficiencies are Folic Acid, magnesium, B6, phosphorus
caused by ethanol
injuries?
Smooth philtrum, thin Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
vermilion border, and
small palpebral fissures
are signs of ________ _.
What two organs are most Liver and stomach
impacted by chronic
ethanol injury?
What deficiency causes Folic Acid
Fetal alcohol syndrome?
Cell death caused by Necrosis
mitochondrial dysfunction
3/18
Science Medicine Pathophysiology
NURS5315 Exam 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the process by Action Potential
which excitable cells
transmit information to
one another?
What types of cells use Nerve and Muscle
the action potential?
What potassium Hyperkalemia
imbalance hypopolarizes
the cell?
Does hypopolarization Increased
cause increased
excitability of cells or
decreased excitability of
cells?
Which potassium Hyperkalemia
imbalance causes
hypopolarization of the
cell?
In which calcium Hypocalcemia
imbalance is the cell more
excitable?
1/18
,3/31/25, 8:20 PM NURS5315 Exam 1
Which calcium imbalance Hypocalcemia
leads to cirmumoral
paresthesias?
In which calcium Hypercalcemia
imbalance do lethargy,
confusion, and
hyporeflexia occur?
Cardiomegaly is a Hypertrophy
pathologic expression of
what disease?
Which adaptation pattern Hyperplasia
causes the endometrial
lining to grow r/t excess
estrogen?
Metaplasia of cells in Barrett's esophagus
esophagus; due to GERD;
squamous cells changed
to columnar cells
The thymus gland Physiologic;Atrophy
shrinking during childhood
is a__________ example of
_________________.
Liver regeneration is a Physiologic;Hyperplasia
_ ________ example of
_________________.
What is the most common Ishcemia
cause of hypoxic injury?
Loss of hemoglobin leads Hypoxic
to ________ injury.
Reperfusion injury leads to Calcium
_ _____ overload.
2/18
, 3/31/25, 8:20 PM NURS5315 Exam 1
Tissue transplantation may Reperfusion
cause __________injury.
Molecules with an Free radicals
unpaired electron in the
outer shell
_ _____ is a normal Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Oxidative Stress
byproduct of ATP
production that can lead
to________ from
exhaustion of intracellular
antioxidants.
What type of injury can Ethanol
lead to Wernicke
encephalopathy?
Phosphorus deficiency r/t Rhabdomyolysis (Muscle Breakdown)
ethanol injury increases
risk for ____________________
What 4 deficiencies are Folic Acid, magnesium, B6, phosphorus
caused by ethanol
injuries?
Smooth philtrum, thin Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
vermilion border, and
small palpebral fissures
are signs of ________ _.
What two organs are most Liver and stomach
impacted by chronic
ethanol injury?
What deficiency causes Folic Acid
Fetal alcohol syndrome?
Cell death caused by Necrosis
mitochondrial dysfunction
3/18
