age 1 of 98
Nightingale College Pathophysiology Midterm EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
cervical nodes ......ANSWER........located in the neck in deep and
superficial groups, drain parts of head and neck
tracheobronchial nodes ......ANSWER........near the trachea and
around the larger bronchial tubes
mesenteric nodes ......ANSWER........found between the two layers
of peritoneum that form the mesentry, 100-150 nodes
,age 2 of 98
Inguinal nodes ......ANSWER........located in groin region, receive
lymph drainage from lower extremities and from external
reproductive organs
buboes ......ANSWER........enlarged Inguinal nodes
the spleen ......ANSWER........cleanses blood through filtration and
phagocytosis, destroys old blood cells, produces red blood cells
before birth, serves as a reservoir for blood
splenectomy ......ANSWER........surgical removal of the the spleen
lacteals ......ANSWER........specialized lymphatic capillaries in the
lining of the small intestine that absorb fats
the thymus ......ANSWER........plays a role in early immune system
development, t cells mature, shrinks after puberty, produce
thymosin
,age 3 of 98
appendix ......ANSWER........fingerlike tube of lymphatic tissue
that figures into the development of immunity
Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
......ANSWER........important barrier against infection; found in
portions of digestive, respiratory, and urogenital mucosal linings;
helps to destroy contaminants by means of phagocytosis and
production of antibodies
gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) ......ANSWER........largest
aggregations of MALT found in the digestive tract
tonsils ......ANSWER........protect against inhaled or ingested
contaminants; trap pathogens;surgery to treat if become
infected or swollen and reoccurs which makes swallowing and
breathing difficult
, age 4 of 98
palatine tonsils ......ANSWER........oval bodies located at each
side of the soft palate; generally what one refers to as "tonsils"
pharyngeal tonsil ......ANSWER........commonly called adenoid;
located behind the nose on the posterior wall of pharynx
lingual tonsils ......ANSWER........little mounds of lymphoid tissue at
the posterior of the tongue
lymphadenopathy ......ANSWER........disease of the lymph nodes
lymphedema ......ANSWER........swelling that obstructs lymph flow
four phases of respiration ......ANSWER........pulmonary
ventilation, external gas exchange, gas transport in the blood,
and internal gas exchange
pulmonary ventilation ......ANSWER........exchange of air between
the atmosphere and the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs
Nightingale College Pathophysiology Midterm EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
cervical nodes ......ANSWER........located in the neck in deep and
superficial groups, drain parts of head and neck
tracheobronchial nodes ......ANSWER........near the trachea and
around the larger bronchial tubes
mesenteric nodes ......ANSWER........found between the two layers
of peritoneum that form the mesentry, 100-150 nodes
,age 2 of 98
Inguinal nodes ......ANSWER........located in groin region, receive
lymph drainage from lower extremities and from external
reproductive organs
buboes ......ANSWER........enlarged Inguinal nodes
the spleen ......ANSWER........cleanses blood through filtration and
phagocytosis, destroys old blood cells, produces red blood cells
before birth, serves as a reservoir for blood
splenectomy ......ANSWER........surgical removal of the the spleen
lacteals ......ANSWER........specialized lymphatic capillaries in the
lining of the small intestine that absorb fats
the thymus ......ANSWER........plays a role in early immune system
development, t cells mature, shrinks after puberty, produce
thymosin
,age 3 of 98
appendix ......ANSWER........fingerlike tube of lymphatic tissue
that figures into the development of immunity
Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
......ANSWER........important barrier against infection; found in
portions of digestive, respiratory, and urogenital mucosal linings;
helps to destroy contaminants by means of phagocytosis and
production of antibodies
gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) ......ANSWER........largest
aggregations of MALT found in the digestive tract
tonsils ......ANSWER........protect against inhaled or ingested
contaminants; trap pathogens;surgery to treat if become
infected or swollen and reoccurs which makes swallowing and
breathing difficult
, age 4 of 98
palatine tonsils ......ANSWER........oval bodies located at each
side of the soft palate; generally what one refers to as "tonsils"
pharyngeal tonsil ......ANSWER........commonly called adenoid;
located behind the nose on the posterior wall of pharynx
lingual tonsils ......ANSWER........little mounds of lymphoid tissue at
the posterior of the tongue
lymphadenopathy ......ANSWER........disease of the lymph nodes
lymphedema ......ANSWER........swelling that obstructs lymph flow
four phases of respiration ......ANSWER........pulmonary
ventilation, external gas exchange, gas transport in the blood,
and internal gas exchange
pulmonary ventilation ......ANSWER........exchange of air between
the atmosphere and the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs
