ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURS 6501 MIDTERM EXAM | 2025/2026 NURS
6501 MIDTERM EXAM |NEWEST ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURS 6501
ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM REAL QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) |GUARANTEED PASS.
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy
reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the
autopsy report to describe this condition?
Answer: Tetraploid
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
How are cells specialized?
Answer- through the process of differentiation or maturation
What are the eight specialized cellular functions?
Answer- movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion,
excretion, respiration, reproduction, and communication
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following?
,Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a probed,
what is the nurse looking for?
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse
include regarding cholesterol?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prayer-Willi syndrome. This
condition is an example of:
Answer: Gene imprinting
,When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular
cation as:
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish
aging from diseases?
Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are
believed to result from cell injury.
, What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that
reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X
chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely spaced
nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair.
Answer: Turner syndrome
What are the three general components of a eukaryotic cell?
Answer- the plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and the intracellular
organelles.
What causes the release of lysosomal enzymes?
Answer- Cellular injury causing cellular self-digestion
What is the location and function of the nucleus?
Answer- the largest membrane-bound organelle and is found usually in
the cell's center. The chief functions of the nucleus are cell division and
control of genetic information.
What is Cytoplasm?
Answer- an aqueous solution (cytosol) that fills the space between the
nucleus and the plasma membrane.
6501 MIDTERM EXAM |NEWEST ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURS 6501
ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM REAL QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) |GUARANTEED PASS.
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy
reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the
autopsy report to describe this condition?
Answer: Tetraploid
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
How are cells specialized?
Answer- through the process of differentiation or maturation
What are the eight specialized cellular functions?
Answer- movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion,
excretion, respiration, reproduction, and communication
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following?
,Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a probed,
what is the nurse looking for?
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse
include regarding cholesterol?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prayer-Willi syndrome. This
condition is an example of:
Answer: Gene imprinting
,When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular
cation as:
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish
aging from diseases?
Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are
believed to result from cell injury.
, What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that
reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X
chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely spaced
nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair.
Answer: Turner syndrome
What are the three general components of a eukaryotic cell?
Answer- the plasma membrane, the cytoplasm, and the intracellular
organelles.
What causes the release of lysosomal enzymes?
Answer- Cellular injury causing cellular self-digestion
What is the location and function of the nucleus?
Answer- the largest membrane-bound organelle and is found usually in
the cell's center. The chief functions of the nucleus are cell division and
control of genetic information.
What is Cytoplasm?
Answer- an aqueous solution (cytosol) that fills the space between the
nucleus and the plasma membrane.
