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NURS 611 EXAM 2 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
(MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY) NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
describe the action of phagocytes in inflammation - ANSWER-1.
opsonization (recognition of the target and adherence of the
phagocyte to it
2. engulfment (ingestion or endocytosis) and formation of
phagosome
3. fusion with lysosomal granules within the phagocyte
(phagolysosome)
4. destruction of the target
what systemic changes are associated with acute inflammation -
ANSWER-fever, leukocytosis (transient increase in the number of
circulating leukocytes), and plasma proteins
how can fever be beneficial - ANSWER-the generation of a febrile
response can be beneficial because the microorganisms that
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cause some conditions are highly sensitive to small increases in
body temp
resolution of tissue - ANSWER-is damage is minor, no
complications occur, and destroyed tissues are capable of
regeneration, it is possible to return injured tissues to an
approximation of their original structure and physiologic function
repair of tissue - ANSWER-replacement of destroyed tissue with
scar tissue; new tissue may not be able to function as the original
tissue; occurs if resolution is not possible
what happens if resolution is not possible - ANSWER-repair takes
place instead. This is when extensive damage is present, injury
occurs in tissues not capable of regeneration, infection results in
abscess or granuloma formation, or fibrin persists in the lesion;
scar tissue forms
what population is at risk for impaired inflammation and wound
healing - ANSWER-older adults; impaired healing may not be
directly associated with again but can be linked to a chronic
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illness such as heart disease or DM. In addition, anti-inflammatory
steroid medications can interfere with the healing process
humoral immunity - ANSWER-antibody circulates in the blood and
binds to antigens on infectious agents
cellular immunity - ANSWER-T cells undergo differentiation during
an immune response and develop into several subpopulations of
cells that react directly with antigen on the surface of infectious
agents. some develop into t-cells that can stimulate activities of
other leukocytes; some develop into t-cytotoxic cells that attack
and kill targets directly
target cells for t-cells - ANSWER-cells infected by a variety of
viruses, as well as cells that have become cancerous.
active immunity - ANSWER-acquired; ex-vaccines; produced by
an individual either after natural exposure to an antigen or after
immunization
NURS 611 EXAM 2 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
(MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY) NEWEST 2025/2026 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
describe the action of phagocytes in inflammation - ANSWER-1.
opsonization (recognition of the target and adherence of the
phagocyte to it
2. engulfment (ingestion or endocytosis) and formation of
phagosome
3. fusion with lysosomal granules within the phagocyte
(phagolysosome)
4. destruction of the target
what systemic changes are associated with acute inflammation -
ANSWER-fever, leukocytosis (transient increase in the number of
circulating leukocytes), and plasma proteins
how can fever be beneficial - ANSWER-the generation of a febrile
response can be beneficial because the microorganisms that
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cause some conditions are highly sensitive to small increases in
body temp
resolution of tissue - ANSWER-is damage is minor, no
complications occur, and destroyed tissues are capable of
regeneration, it is possible to return injured tissues to an
approximation of their original structure and physiologic function
repair of tissue - ANSWER-replacement of destroyed tissue with
scar tissue; new tissue may not be able to function as the original
tissue; occurs if resolution is not possible
what happens if resolution is not possible - ANSWER-repair takes
place instead. This is when extensive damage is present, injury
occurs in tissues not capable of regeneration, infection results in
abscess or granuloma formation, or fibrin persists in the lesion;
scar tissue forms
what population is at risk for impaired inflammation and wound
healing - ANSWER-older adults; impaired healing may not be
directly associated with again but can be linked to a chronic
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illness such as heart disease or DM. In addition, anti-inflammatory
steroid medications can interfere with the healing process
humoral immunity - ANSWER-antibody circulates in the blood and
binds to antigens on infectious agents
cellular immunity - ANSWER-T cells undergo differentiation during
an immune response and develop into several subpopulations of
cells that react directly with antigen on the surface of infectious
agents. some develop into t-cells that can stimulate activities of
other leukocytes; some develop into t-cytotoxic cells that attack
and kill targets directly
target cells for t-cells - ANSWER-cells infected by a variety of
viruses, as well as cells that have become cancerous.
active immunity - ANSWER-acquired; ex-vaccines; produced by
an individual either after natural exposure to an antigen or after
immunization
