GNRS 515 - Advanced Pathophysiology -
Exam #2 Questions With Correct Answers
A |20-year-old |male |received |a |knife |wound |to |the |arm |during |an |altercation. |Which |of |the |
following |types |of |immunity |was |compromised?
A. |Innate |immunity
B. |Inflammatory |response
C. |Adaptive |immunity
D. |Specific |immunity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Innate |immunity
A |child |fell |off |the |swing |and |scraped |the |right |knee. |The |injured |area |becomes |painful. |What |
else |will |the |nurse |observe |upon |assessment?
A. |Vasoconstriction |at |injured |site
B. |Decreased |RBC |concentration |at |injured |site
C. |Pale |skin |at |injured |site
D. |Edema |at |injured |site |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Edema |at |injured |site
The |microorganisms |that |make |up |the |normal |human |flora |are |important |for:
A. |Regulating |inflammation
B. |Secreting |bacteriostatic |substances
C. |Activating |white |blood |cells
D. |Preventing |the |colonization |and |multiplication |of |pathogens |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |
Preventing |the |colonization |and |multiplication |of |pathogens
,A |nurse |recalls |the |mast |cell, |a |major |activator |of |inflammation, |initiates |the |inflammatory |
response |through |the |process |of:
A. |Chemotaxis
B. |Endocytosis
C. |Degranulation
D. |Opsonization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Degranulation
The |directional |migration |of |leukocytes |along |a |chemical |gradient |is |termed:
A. |Chemotaxis
B. |Endocytosis
C. |Margination
D. |Diapedesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Chemotaxis
A |20-year-old |male |shoots |his |hand |with |a |nail |gun |while |replacing |roofing |shingles. |Which |of |
the |following |cell |types |would |be |the |first |to |aid |in |killing |bacteria |to |prevent |infection |in |his |
hand?
A. |Eosinophils
B. |Neutrophils
C. |Leukotrienes
D. |Monocytes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Neutrophils
A |25-year-old |female |experiences |a |headache |and |takes |aspirin |for |relief. |A |nurse |recalls |
aspirin |relieves |the |headache |by:
A. |Decreasing |leukotriene |production
B. |Increasing |histamine |release
C. |Decreasing |prostaglandin |production
D. |Increasing |platelet-activating |factor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Decreasing |prostaglandin |
production
,A |25-year-old |male |is |in |a |car |accident |and |sustains |a |fracture |to |his |left |femur |with |extensive |
soft |tissue |injury. |The |pain |associated |with |the |injury |is |related |to:
A. |Histamine |and |serotonin
B. |Kinins |and |prostaglandins
C. |Vasoconstriction
D. |Immune |complex |formation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Kinins |and |prostaglandins
A |5-year-old |male |is |diagnosed |with |a |bacterial |infection. |Cultures |of |the |bacteria |revealed |
lipopolysaccharides |on |the |bacterial |cell |surface. |Which |of |the |complement |pathways |would |
be |activated |in |this |case?
A. |Classical |pathway
B. |Lectin |pathway
C. |Alternative |pathway
D. |Kinin |pathway |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Alternative |pathway
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |teach |on |the |subject |of |opsonins. |Which |information |should |the |nurse |
include? |Opsonins |are |molecules |that:
A. |Are |composed |of |fatty |acids
B. |Regulate |inflammation
C. |Degranulate |mast |cells
D. |Enhance |phagocytosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Enhance |phagocytosis
A |10-year-old |male |is |diagnosed |with |a |parasite. |Which |lab |result |should |the |nurse |check |for |a
|response |to |the |parasite?
A. |Monocytes
B. |Eosinophils
C. |Neutrophils
, D. |Macrophages |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Eosinophils
During |inflammation, |the |liver |is |stimulated |to |release |plasma |proteins, |collectively |known |as:
A. |Opsonins
B. |Acute |phase |reactants
C. |Antibodies
D. |Phagolysosome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Acute |phase |reactants
A |6-year-old |female |is |diagnosed |with |a |bacterial |infection |of |the |respiratory |system. |Which |of
|the |following |will |most |likely |try |to |fight |the |antigen?
A. |Antibodies
B. |Cytotoxic |T |cells
C. |Self-antigens
D. |Helper |T |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Antibodies
A |20-year-old |female |is |applying |for |nursing |school |and |is |required |to |be |tested |for |immunity |
against |several |illnesses. |Testing |that |looks |at |which |of |the |following |would |be |the |best |to |
determine |immunity?
A. |Culture |and |sensitivity
B. |Agglutination
C. |Precipitation
D. |Titer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Titer
When |the |immunoglobulin |crosses |the |placenta, |what |type |of |immunity |does |the |fetus |
receive?
A. |Active
B. |Passive
Exam #2 Questions With Correct Answers
A |20-year-old |male |received |a |knife |wound |to |the |arm |during |an |altercation. |Which |of |the |
following |types |of |immunity |was |compromised?
A. |Innate |immunity
B. |Inflammatory |response
C. |Adaptive |immunity
D. |Specific |immunity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Innate |immunity
A |child |fell |off |the |swing |and |scraped |the |right |knee. |The |injured |area |becomes |painful. |What |
else |will |the |nurse |observe |upon |assessment?
A. |Vasoconstriction |at |injured |site
B. |Decreased |RBC |concentration |at |injured |site
C. |Pale |skin |at |injured |site
D. |Edema |at |injured |site |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Edema |at |injured |site
The |microorganisms |that |make |up |the |normal |human |flora |are |important |for:
A. |Regulating |inflammation
B. |Secreting |bacteriostatic |substances
C. |Activating |white |blood |cells
D. |Preventing |the |colonization |and |multiplication |of |pathogens |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |
Preventing |the |colonization |and |multiplication |of |pathogens
,A |nurse |recalls |the |mast |cell, |a |major |activator |of |inflammation, |initiates |the |inflammatory |
response |through |the |process |of:
A. |Chemotaxis
B. |Endocytosis
C. |Degranulation
D. |Opsonization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Degranulation
The |directional |migration |of |leukocytes |along |a |chemical |gradient |is |termed:
A. |Chemotaxis
B. |Endocytosis
C. |Margination
D. |Diapedesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Chemotaxis
A |20-year-old |male |shoots |his |hand |with |a |nail |gun |while |replacing |roofing |shingles. |Which |of |
the |following |cell |types |would |be |the |first |to |aid |in |killing |bacteria |to |prevent |infection |in |his |
hand?
A. |Eosinophils
B. |Neutrophils
C. |Leukotrienes
D. |Monocytes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Neutrophils
A |25-year-old |female |experiences |a |headache |and |takes |aspirin |for |relief. |A |nurse |recalls |
aspirin |relieves |the |headache |by:
A. |Decreasing |leukotriene |production
B. |Increasing |histamine |release
C. |Decreasing |prostaglandin |production
D. |Increasing |platelet-activating |factor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Decreasing |prostaglandin |
production
,A |25-year-old |male |is |in |a |car |accident |and |sustains |a |fracture |to |his |left |femur |with |extensive |
soft |tissue |injury. |The |pain |associated |with |the |injury |is |related |to:
A. |Histamine |and |serotonin
B. |Kinins |and |prostaglandins
C. |Vasoconstriction
D. |Immune |complex |formation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Kinins |and |prostaglandins
A |5-year-old |male |is |diagnosed |with |a |bacterial |infection. |Cultures |of |the |bacteria |revealed |
lipopolysaccharides |on |the |bacterial |cell |surface. |Which |of |the |complement |pathways |would |
be |activated |in |this |case?
A. |Classical |pathway
B. |Lectin |pathway
C. |Alternative |pathway
D. |Kinin |pathway |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Alternative |pathway
A |nurse |is |preparing |to |teach |on |the |subject |of |opsonins. |Which |information |should |the |nurse |
include? |Opsonins |are |molecules |that:
A. |Are |composed |of |fatty |acids
B. |Regulate |inflammation
C. |Degranulate |mast |cells
D. |Enhance |phagocytosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Enhance |phagocytosis
A |10-year-old |male |is |diagnosed |with |a |parasite. |Which |lab |result |should |the |nurse |check |for |a
|response |to |the |parasite?
A. |Monocytes
B. |Eosinophils
C. |Neutrophils
, D. |Macrophages |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Eosinophils
During |inflammation, |the |liver |is |stimulated |to |release |plasma |proteins, |collectively |known |as:
A. |Opsonins
B. |Acute |phase |reactants
C. |Antibodies
D. |Phagolysosome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Acute |phase |reactants
A |6-year-old |female |is |diagnosed |with |a |bacterial |infection |of |the |respiratory |system. |Which |of
|the |following |will |most |likely |try |to |fight |the |antigen?
A. |Antibodies
B. |Cytotoxic |T |cells
C. |Self-antigens
D. |Helper |T |cells |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Antibodies
A |20-year-old |female |is |applying |for |nursing |school |and |is |required |to |be |tested |for |immunity |
against |several |illnesses. |Testing |that |looks |at |which |of |the |following |would |be |the |best |to |
determine |immunity?
A. |Culture |and |sensitivity
B. |Agglutination
C. |Precipitation
D. |Titer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Titer
When |the |immunoglobulin |crosses |the |placenta, |what |type |of |immunity |does |the |fetus |
receive?
A. |Active
B. |Passive
