PATHO NR605 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which |elevated |lab |value |may |be |protective |of |the |development |of |atherosclerosis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High-density |lipoproteins |HDL's
Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |left |ventricle |into |the |aorta |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Aortic |valve
Transports |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |right |lung. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Right |pulmonary |artery
Transports |oxygenated |blood |from |the |left |ventricle |to |the |systemic |circulation. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Aorta |(aortic |arch)
Conveys |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |head |and |upper |extremities |to |the |right |atrium? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Superior |vena |cava
Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |left |lung? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary |valve
Transports |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |left |lung? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-left |pulmonary |artery
Conveys |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |trunk |and |lower |extremities |to |the |right |atrium? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inferior |vena |cava
Transports |oxygenated |blood |from |the |left |lung |to |the |left |atrium? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Left |pulmonary |veins
,Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |right |atrium |into |the |right |ventricle |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-tricuspid |valve
Right |ventricle |enlargement |caused |by |chronic |pulmonary |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Corpulmonale
Which |chamber |of |the |heart |endures |the |highest |pressures? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |
Ventricle
Occlusion |of |the |left |anterior |descending |artery |during |a |myocardial |infarction |would |interrupt
|blood |supply |to |which |structures? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |and |right |ventricles |and |much
|of |the |interventricular |septum
What |is |the |initiating |event |that |leads |to |the |development |of |atherosclerosis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Injury |to |the |endothelial |cells |that |line |the |artery |walls
Name |4 |Age-related |changes |associated |with |the |cardiovascular |system |include? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1. |decreased |cardiac |output
2. |increased |blood |pressure
3. |decreased |compliance |of |the |heart |muscle
| 4. |thickening |of |the |heart |valves.
An |individual |who |is |demonstrating |elevated |levels |of |troponin, |creatine |kinase-isoenzyme |MB
|(CK-MB), |and |lactic |dehydrogenase |(LDH) |is |exhibiting |indicators |associated |with |which |
condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Myocardial |infarction |(MI)
Which |form |of |heart |failure |may |result |from |pulmonary |disease |and |elevated |pulmonary |
vascular |resistance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right-sided |Heart |Failure
, Orthopnea, |crackles |and |coughing |pink |frothy |sputum |result |from |back |up |into |the |lungs |from |
which |heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left-sided |Heart |Failure
jugular |venous |distention, |hepatomegaly |and |ankle |edema |are |more |from |backup |from |which |
heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right-sided |Heart |failure
Dilated |cardiomyopathy |means |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |cardiac |chambers |are |
enlarged |(increased |diastolic |volume) |and |the |myocardium |has |decreased |contractility.
In |restrictive |cardiomyopathy, |the |cardiac |chambers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |decreased |
volume |and |the |myocardium |is |rigid |and |noncompliant
Cardiac |valve |damage |in |rheumatic |fever |is |caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |abnormal |
immune |response
Acute |rheumatic |fever |is |characterized |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-carditis, |acute |migratory
polyarthritis, |chorea, |and |erythema |marginatum, |which |occurs |1 |to |5 |weeks |after |
streptococcal |infection |of |the |pharynx
a |condition |characterized |by |thickening |and |hardening |of |the |vessel |wall. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Arteriosclerosis
Gastroesophageal |reflux |disease |(GERD) |is |a |result |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |zone |of |low |
pressure |of |the |lower |esophageal |sphincter |(LES).
Define |GERD |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Regurgitation |of |stomach |contents |(reflux |of |chyme) |
across |incompetent |Gastroesophageal |junction |into |the |esophagus |producing |irritation |and |a |
number |of |symptoms |heartburn |being |the |cardinal |symptom |often |relieved |by |antacids |and |
aggravated |by |lying |flat.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which |elevated |lab |value |may |be |protective |of |the |development |of |atherosclerosis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High-density |lipoproteins |HDL's
Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |left |ventricle |into |the |aorta |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Aortic |valve
Transports |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |right |lung. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Right |pulmonary |artery
Transports |oxygenated |blood |from |the |left |ventricle |to |the |systemic |circulation. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Aorta |(aortic |arch)
Conveys |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |head |and |upper |extremities |to |the |right |atrium? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Superior |vena |cava
Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |left |lung? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary |valve
Transports |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |right |ventricle |to |the |left |lung? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-left |pulmonary |artery
Conveys |deoxygenated |blood |from |the |trunk |and |lower |extremities |to |the |right |atrium? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inferior |vena |cava
Transports |oxygenated |blood |from |the |left |lung |to |the |left |atrium? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Left |pulmonary |veins
,Provides |one-way |flow |of |blood |from |the |right |atrium |into |the |right |ventricle |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-tricuspid |valve
Right |ventricle |enlargement |caused |by |chronic |pulmonary |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Corpulmonale
Which |chamber |of |the |heart |endures |the |highest |pressures? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |
Ventricle
Occlusion |of |the |left |anterior |descending |artery |during |a |myocardial |infarction |would |interrupt
|blood |supply |to |which |structures? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |and |right |ventricles |and |much
|of |the |interventricular |septum
What |is |the |initiating |event |that |leads |to |the |development |of |atherosclerosis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Injury |to |the |endothelial |cells |that |line |the |artery |walls
Name |4 |Age-related |changes |associated |with |the |cardiovascular |system |include? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1. |decreased |cardiac |output
2. |increased |blood |pressure
3. |decreased |compliance |of |the |heart |muscle
| 4. |thickening |of |the |heart |valves.
An |individual |who |is |demonstrating |elevated |levels |of |troponin, |creatine |kinase-isoenzyme |MB
|(CK-MB), |and |lactic |dehydrogenase |(LDH) |is |exhibiting |indicators |associated |with |which |
condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Myocardial |infarction |(MI)
Which |form |of |heart |failure |may |result |from |pulmonary |disease |and |elevated |pulmonary |
vascular |resistance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right-sided |Heart |Failure
, Orthopnea, |crackles |and |coughing |pink |frothy |sputum |result |from |back |up |into |the |lungs |from |
which |heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left-sided |Heart |Failure
jugular |venous |distention, |hepatomegaly |and |ankle |edema |are |more |from |backup |from |which |
heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right-sided |Heart |failure
Dilated |cardiomyopathy |means |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |cardiac |chambers |are |
enlarged |(increased |diastolic |volume) |and |the |myocardium |has |decreased |contractility.
In |restrictive |cardiomyopathy, |the |cardiac |chambers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |decreased |
volume |and |the |myocardium |is |rigid |and |noncompliant
Cardiac |valve |damage |in |rheumatic |fever |is |caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |abnormal |
immune |response
Acute |rheumatic |fever |is |characterized |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-carditis, |acute |migratory
polyarthritis, |chorea, |and |erythema |marginatum, |which |occurs |1 |to |5 |weeks |after |
streptococcal |infection |of |the |pharynx
a |condition |characterized |by |thickening |and |hardening |of |the |vessel |wall. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Arteriosclerosis
Gastroesophageal |reflux |disease |(GERD) |is |a |result |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |zone |of |low |
pressure |of |the |lower |esophageal |sphincter |(LES).
Define |GERD |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Regurgitation |of |stomach |contents |(reflux |of |chyme) |
across |incompetent |Gastroesophageal |junction |into |the |esophagus |producing |irritation |and |a |
number |of |symptoms |heartburn |being |the |cardinal |symptom |often |relieved |by |antacids |and |
aggravated |by |lying |flat.
